CHINA
1840
HOMICIDAL MANIA DEFENCE HINT
IN MURDER TRIAL
ACCUSED OF THE MURDER of a seven-year-old boy on the hillside above Kennedy Road, on December 31, Hui Yuk- man, à blacksmith, aged 20, was this morning arraign- ed before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Criminal Sessions.
Mr. E. H. Williams, Crown Cóun-1 and, fearing kidnapping, followed him sel, assisted by Inspector L. R. Whant, to work. Later, the boy who had was for the prosecution, while accus- seen the victim and accused together ed was represented by Mr. Hin Shing- came forward and told what he lo.
knew.
STRANGER'S REVELATION
The jury was composed of Messrs. B. Pasco (foreman), L.A. Xavier, On January 3, the grandmother Chan Yue-nam, Choy Pin-san. E. L. went to the temple and she was seen Starling, Wong Wah-din and F. X. crying by a stranger, who asked her Silva...
what was the matter. She told of her lost grandchild and the stranger told her that a body was lying on the hillside in Kennedy Road. The Po- lice found a necktie which accused used as a belt on a bush nearby..
Mr. Williams said the murder oc- curred about 50 to 100 yards off Kennedy Road revolver range.
The boy and accused lived at No. 19, Wing Fong Lane. The boy lived with his mother and grandmother while accused occupied a bed space. Accused was employed in the Dock- yard, had lived in the house for four years, and the relations of the par- ties were very good. The boy and accused were very friendly.
They had on several occasions gone together to the hills to look for jungle spiders and some three weeks before the incident accused had given boy a belt. Later, however, he ac- cused the boy of stealing it.
the
On December 31, the boy's mother, who was an earth coolie, went to work, while the lad was, as usual, left in his, grandmother's care. He played in the streets. Accused that morning, a Sunday, went to see. a Telative at Sai-wan-ho. at about 11 am. and returned home at about
hoon.
Accused was arrested and admitted. he went to the revolver range with the boy. There, he said, they met Lui ·Mui-chai, who had previously accused them of cutting wood. caught the boy by the neck, took his girdle and tied it round his neck Lui then struck accused and told him to keep quiet.
Lui
Lui was arrested and after long investigations released as the Police were satisfied that he had nothing to 'do with the murder.
Accused was then charged, and in reply to the charge,
said he had squeezed the boy's throat with great force and had then taken his belt and tied it round the neck but later changed his mind and took it off.
STRANGLED
Dr. Alvares, medical officer in charge of Victoria Mortuary, said OUT TOGETHER
that the boy was under-nourished. The boy's grandmother, who had Death was due to strangulation and been out that morning met her all the appearances were consistent grandson in the street and both went with murder. up the flat, where the boy was given a cent. His mother returned about that time for her midday meal. Ac- cused was in the flat.
Shortly after, accused and the boy went out and accused was not again seen till 4 p.m. The pair were seen in Monmouth Path by another boy and his mother. The boy knew de- ceased and spoke to him.
The Crown's case was that be- tween that time and 4 p.m., accus- ed strangled the boy.
There were marks on the neck caused by tying after death.
Marks of finger nails were evident. He added that 30 seconds of pressure was sufficient to cause death.
In reply to Mr. Lo, witness agreed It was .possible that a homicidal maniac might be subject to fits and might be normal shortly before homicidal attack.
The case is proceeding.
ALLEGED STOWAWAYS
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At about 5 p.m. when the evening meal was ready, a search was made for the boy by relatives and accused took a relative out to ald In the
An attempt.to stow away on board a search. He took him along Queen's steamer, bound for Saigon, by Tsang Road up Seven-and-Sixpenny Hill and Kam-chau, 23, and Tsang Hoi, 40, down Monmouth Path within 100 was frustrated by Sergeant Michie, Com- yards of where the body was lying.who prosecuted them before
On the following day, a search was månder. G. F. Hole at the Marine made in Hong Kong and Shamshuipo Court this morning. with no result, and the matter was Charged with unlawful boarding, reported to the Police. A cousin of they were each fined $10, or 10-days' deceased was suspicious of accused imprisonment.
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