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INDIAN MURDER TRIAL. ❤
At the Criminal Sessions yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir William Rees-Davies, K.C.. three Indians, named Babour Khan, Mahomed Khan and Khair Deet, rembers of the Royal Naval Dockyard Palice, were charged with urdering Sergt.-Major Shahab Lees, of the same force, ab Kowloon, un, July 7th.
THR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8rd, 1917,
What were their numbers1--Nos. 111 133 and 130,
Who struck you first? --No. 135, Who was the man who held you --No
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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
THE EXPORT OF METALS.
frm, of 51, Des Voeux Road West, was The manager of the Un Yu Wo. Tai
during the week ending September 30th,summoned for attempting to export vari-C
Where did the assault occur?- the and are gratefully acknowledged: -- and
What was the cause of it all 7-I have to arry out the rules. These men suggested certain things to me and I would not to them.
Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp. Attorney-i
"What things did they suggest 3-One- General, prosented and Mr. F. C -Jenkin, instrueled by Mr., Leo d'Alinada,suggested that I should put one of his appeared for the defeuer
The following were the jury :--Messre. David G. Nigel... C. Bernard Brown, Las Chris Chuen. H. T. Palmer, William Gardiner, J. D. Pereira and G. Treland
Prisoners pleaded not guilty,
opening the case the Attorney „General drew the jury's attention in due
Friends in the force.
Was there anything else ? ---The other wo asked why I had transferred them to
Kowloon.
Was the first blow struck at yön fromị behind 7-Yes.
cleat as it could be that the three men who attacked deceased were the three prisoners. The Sergt.-Major gould not be mistaken about the individuality of his constables and there was no reason why I should give untrue evidence, in a mutter of this sort, especially whilst he' was Tring in the hospital dangerously
The Attorney-General, continuing his address to the jury, said the deceased subepiently identified the three prison- points of law which they should remeners as the men who attacked him. Their r. The first way that there who aided numbers were those given on the deposi- amt abetted in an offgree were equally tions. He thought it was, therefore, as guily. If the men stacked another and one me strick a fatal blow whilst the others are there ready to give the`r * help if nece-spry, all were equally guilt v A second paint was that it was not neces sary in a manger case for the Crown 10 prove a motive for the crime. Very often so far as it coulil be aliscovered, a motive, was quite trisufficient. It always of Course, imust javaflicient, but it secrated ta ur minds very often that it was very --aligkindeed. All the Crown had lo de was to prove that the murder was com mil Aotive was difficult to trace especially when thng werp dealing with people whose modes of life and habits of thought were different from our OWI, The third point was that the intention welly to kill was unneenssiry if the attack was teade on a man with intent i do if some grievous bodily harm If the man was killed the effruce was
then, in law, vns of murder. Or, if the
unet was attacked io diremstances under which he was put to great disadvantage and was killed, that was murder. In the case which was to cerme before them they would find that the deceased was attacked by there men from behind and struck over the head with a stick and that the bloss fractured his skull from "which he
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Dr. Sulley, who was the first, witnesse statel that he received a message to at tend deerised-e-July 7th and found-hian-
stab in Nathan Road bleeding from & wound beliind and above the left car There was a truck of blood from the middle of the end to the shat. The bone of the skull was fractured. It was a serious wound, and the blow mast been a He dressed the wounds very heavy one,
and subsequently the deernsed was taken away in an ambulance. The man was dazed, but was able to speak to him.
Cross-examined by Mr.-F. ('. Jenkin-... Speaking generally, the skuli of a man: was strong at the point where the fracture was made, and this was his reason for stating that the blow must have been a hetry one. It was quite possible, how- ever, that in one particul- ease the skull in this part might be thin. He had
He had heard that day. inedical men had found that the deceased's skuli was abnormally thin in that parti-
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The case was adjourned to Wednesday: week.
ARMS CARRYING BY CHINESE
A Chinese was charged before Mr., Dyer Ball, yesterday, with having a Maiser revolver in his possession with nut a police permit
-Defendant pleaded guilty, but said the revolver was given to him by another i Chinese at Yaumati to be brought to-the
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TYPHOON WARNING,
The following telegram hus
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Sergt. Blackman stated that, the re- volver, was found amongst some salt fish
Defendant was fined $25 with the allern- tive of six weeks' hard labour, and it was ordered that the revolver be confisented:
JAPANESE FIM SUMMONED BY THE IMPORTE AND EXPORTS
JOFFICE.
The manager of tim: Osaka Shosen Kaisha was summoned for furnishing to the Superintendent of Imports and Exports Office with an incorret statement of färticles exjorted by the Halunya Alarm to Singapore; more particularly in respect often bales of matting, one case of. tubnégo, and twenty: enses of lychers."
Mr. J. Lloyd told the Magistrate that there seemed to be considerable laxity in.. she was the various staffs attended to
te Export Ordinances.
The magistrate adjourned the case, to Saturday ness and ordered a new au mons to be made out against the defen- dant, who did not appeare
BOY'S THEFT FROM A YACHT.
A Chinese hoy, aged 10 years, who was working on board the yacht Tullgo was charged before Mr: «J. R. · Wood - with -sterling-u-gold wrist watch, valid ub↑ 850, and a leather purse from the yacht on the 30th-ultimo.
Defendant admitted that he found the articles on the yacht's dock and touk them.
Huspector. Sun stated that the watch was left on the deck, by a lady who, had gone'
for a pisnic on the yacht. The defendant
died. They might think that Die "person's icythe main Nathan Road on received by the American Consulate pawned the watch for $15. When arrest-1)
congmed in attack and no intestion. ef killing the man, but that did not free thiru from the charge of murder, although it might affkol the execution of the excular part. Arůrvé penalty: The attack was made on Dr. W. F. Woodman, Asat-Supt. of the The deceased hear the Club Recreio, in Government Civil Hospital, gave evidence Nathan Road. Kowloon After the attack of receiving the deceased into the hospital. the three prison weir een running The wound behind the left car was shaped Salony Nathan Rond towards Austen Road something like an empty cotton sued. He Two-witnesses world be called who saw was bleeding from the nose and the ears. the running. The deceased had been The skull was fractured and the brain was * Sergt. -Major, of the Naval Yard Police exposed. Upon & Inter examination he force and the three prisoners were con found the deceased had a bruise acros stables in the force, On July 7th the his back and a braise on his hip and Sergt. Major went over to Kowloon from right arm. The wounds were probably Hongkong to visit someone in the lines caused by a stick. The man died in of Gun Club Hill Coming back from hospital on July 28th, the cause of death there about 4 o'clock in the afternion ring the fracture of the skull. There he was according to the evidence, attacked were two operations on the patient, the by three men That attack was witnessed first to remove a clot of blood and the by a number of people who would be call second to see if there was any abscess d. None of these people, unfortunately, forming. On both occasions mall pieces could identify the men who altacked the of tone were removed which were pressing Sergt. Major, but witnesses would be on the brain. The thickness of the de- cathed who saw the prisoners running | ecased's skull was not normal. It was thi. The blow behind the ear might sway. Evidence would also be called to showithal a little before that time-about have been caused by a heavy stick. It 'slock-the three prisoners left the must have been a heavy blow, and he Naval Yard, Kowloon, and it would also considered that it was delivered from To shown that they turned together. | behind, because there was no sign of They had the fact that these mun set out bruising on the ear. He was present when From the Naval Yard, Kowicon, together, the man's first deposition was taken. that the deceased was attacked in Nathan The patient was then quite sensible, Road by three men who ran away towards) By Mr. Jenkin-If a stick had been
Observatory:
4.15 p., October 2nd. Cyclone or typhoon 113 degrees, Long, E. and 10 degrees Lat, N. direction an known.
We want to know, who can tell us! Dr. Korh
pawnbroker should have handed the boy, to the police instead of receiving the watch in pan
The boy was sentened to receive ten strokes
OPIUM FOUND IN AN
ENGINEER'S CABIN
Wolex Piper, 2nd engineer of the By the Chief Justice-The man died osti. Tag Shong, was charged on 10 July 28th.
Mr. Jerkin-You stated that the blow was probably caused by a very heavy stick. The deceased said he was struck In view of that statement by a cane. would you qualify your opinion)—1 think the stick must have been a heavy
on.
The injury from which decensed died was the result of one blow only ?--Yes.
The blow delivered would not have brought about death in the ense of a. normally built head 1 should not like to say that.
When the deceased mude his depositions he probably thought he was going to re- cover I-I think he did.
The bruise on the back might have been caused by a cane?--Yes.
and. Along with a Chinese cabin-boy, with the unlawful possession of 748 täcks of prepred opium."
On application of Inspector Brazil the catt-boy was discharged.
Detave Fallon deposed that, in com pany, ith Sergt. Shannon and four Chines constables, he went on board the Thing last Sunday and saw the SecondOfficer, to whom he explained: that
were police officers searching for up. He went to defendant's cabin, and to defendant that he wanted to search Defendant replied “All right," and weed away, instructing the third enginio to watch the search. Witness opened in unlocked drawer and found in it tins of opium. Witness then Edward Larmour, Surveyor in the vent the wardrobe, but found it P.W.D., gave evidence of preparing the locked defendant's boy said his mas plan of the site where the assault tookter hade ker. Defendant denied this and
told wigs to break the wardrobe open placo
Mahomet Dyer, an interpreter at the The the engineer did so, and witness Magistracy, who took the depositions of found 748 taels of opium concealed the deceased, was asked what were the in two Defendant became excited actual Hindustani words used for the and the opium did not belong to phrase which he had represented as
hini anihat
Austen Road, and the fact that three used to inflict the wound it was probable este used as a stick," but witness could toom. Eybody had access to his
not remember,
Nicholus Church, Inspector of the Naval Yard Police, and Alfred: George, Sergeant of the same force, also gave
vidence.
prisoners were econ running down Austen that it had some sharp edge. An ordinary foad dodging in and out between the stick would not have caused the projec tacks of the houses. If they were doing tions of the wound. His impression was that they were doing it for a purpose, and that it would have been a stick with some he suggested that they were running away sort of iron washer let into it, or with after having done deceased an injury same ring or dise at the top of it. The That alone would perhaps be enough wound might have been caused by a walk- mpon which to ask a jury to convict the ing stick which had les into the handle prisoners. But that was not all. The of it a disc similar to the one in the deceased fortunately did not die at once handle of the deceased's umbrella pro-Indians ran away.
Put
Evid was given by the cabin boy, who sathat he saw a bag put into the wardroby the defendant himself at about 5. 11 a Friday. The defende locked the wardrobe and the key his pocket, All European offi A Chinese woman who was attracted by cers, all as Chinese engineers, had the crowd which gathered when the as
access fendant's room.
Defnt entered the witness box and sault took place caused some laughter by her description of the occurence."I swore he knew nothing about the saw three Indians strike at a body, either spiun early everybody on the ship He used the stone or a person-I thought it was a had ne to his cabin. stone with unbrellas or sticks. As soon wardrobe koep, his dirty clothes in, but a Portuguese man called out the three his ma was attended to by the buy Posjed polying the ship's custom for the Another Chinese, who was in the boyato after the officers' clothes, etc, from the injuries he received. He was duced. He did uut think, however, that vicinity when the attack took place, said He aved a key to the wardrobe, his
taken to hospital, and on July 18th and the wound would have been caused by the he saw one Indian catch hold of the de-room waver locked and it was very again on July 19th a Magistrate took man falling on to the umbrella because ceased and another strike him with adobe touched or put away his
clothing from him has depositions giving an
Capta Huey deposed that he the skull was too much splintered.stick The deceased was thrown to the
ground and a Portuguese boy called out, had alwacen thoroughly satisfied with account of what took place. On the để If the man had been flang to the ground The Indian continued to strike the man o Mr Prices during the 18 months positions of the deceased there were the could not the fracture have been caused the ground until the Portuguese hoy call he had on the ship. The witnesa corrobor defendant's statement that following questions and answers:
by his head striking a stone? Yes, I ed out a second time. The men then raIN
away laughing. It appeared to him that it was istom for the cabin boy to think so.
the deceased was holding an umbrella.
look afte des clothing, By. Mr. Jenkin--Before any blows were
After further evidence, his struck all the men seemed to be quite Worthing que old scarely believa friendly. They were.
How were you injured?-One man held ae. Another struck me with a cane used as a stick. I was struck and I became unconsciou
How many struck you?-Three men. Who were they?-My constables.
Until the 24th of July there was every hope of this man's recovery-Yos
Did the mau recover at all after the together were walking and talking the cabividence, and, as there
operation on July 27th-I don't know.
(Continued at foot of next Columa.)
Ribeiro also gave evidence that he saw three Indians assault another.
The hearing will be continued to day
was no cesto prove that the onirim was cone the defendant's wardrobe with hedge, defendant would be discharge v
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