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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRELS, FRIDAY, MARCH 12ND 1918.
JURY FIND THE PRISONER NOT GUILTY:
The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. H. Kerap, C.B.E.) conducted the proscou
tion, and Mr. C, G. Alabaster, O.B.E., defended the prisoner.
Mr. Alabaster Now Lo Hol says that
Were you hit at that time-Well, it was impossible for me to say which bullet the man who rushed forth and put his struck ma, there was a series of bullets at the time and I was struck by one.
Did you say other reports came from underneath the bed?--Yes, ----
Was the box underneath the bed-I
The shots came from underneath the hed-Both from on and underneath the bed.
His Lordship. This is the statement
into the box was the man who came from outside of the door1Witness: He 18 responsible for his statement, I for mine. I cannot undoretand why the statements are different, but I can vouch for mino
Lo Hoi says he saw Bergeant Clarke, Inspector O'Sullivan and Kwong Sing nach pressing a man, and one man wan free to do any damage he choco?--I don't
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you were supposed to have made to soner rushing forward.. Inspector Terrett Witness: Yes
And which was put down, in writing -Yes
The jury empanelled to try the coly taken, was composed of Messrs. G. H. Wilson (foremas), B. M. C. da Cunha, B. Basto,
E Greig, J. T. Shaw, J Melatyre and JH Scott.
If the statement has not been accurate
down, say so 7-Yen, my lord.. Mr. Alabaster: Then you say in the report that you saw Inspector O'Sullivan and Sergeant Clarke fall?—Yes; but I did not say together,
His Lordship: There is great discre paney in the evidence.
Continuing, witness said he was not struggling with the fourth man who came in, but was searching him.
Mr Alabaster: Do you think Inspec
down I saw Inajector O'Sullivan tor Terratt made a mistake when he put
fall -Witness: Yes, it is wrong
the GRESSON STREET MURDER. Job Witchell, manager of
Was SEARCHING CROSS-EXAMINATION King Edward Hotel, said he
FOR THE DEFENCE. standing in the Jockey Club enclosure the near
the
entrance gate to race track, at the time of the collapse of the tintahes. He noticed a very large crowd of people in the sheds. A Jockey
At the Criminal Sessions yesterday, wearing a purple jacket, was galloping before the Chief Justico (Sir Williamsaid it was on the bed. fast towards the winning post. When he Rees Davies, KC) the trial was con- reached the shed occupied by Chinesecluded of Ng Ling alias Kwong Ewang, witness noticed a rush of people to the indicted for the murder of Inspector M. dront of the shods. Within two or three O'Sullivan, Sergt. G. Clarke and Chinese seconds he heard a tremendous cracking detective Kwong Sang on January 22nd. of timbers. He did not notice any sign of panic either among the people in the sheds or among those in front of the sheds before the crash occurred. The first seemed to come from sheds 14 and 15 and it was just about there that he saw the roof caving in. The sheds seemed to stagger backwards and forwards and then the whole structure from that point to wards the Grand Stand sorted to colle lown in one continuous wave, leaving the The Attorney-General said that afte nataleds on his right to fall indepen what his Lordship had stated the pre- dently. They did not appear to come vious day, he had taken steps to ascertain what statements had been made by the down with the others. He saw two or three people fall from the front of the
witnesses for the Crown in the present shed, whether they jumped out or were
case to the Police, shortly after the thrown out by the collapse he could not cloud of dust and say. There was a great then same a spiral of succo from behind murder. It was a regular thing in any matsheds 8 or 8. Shortly afterwards he important case for the Police to take saw & flame. There was only an interval such statements down, partly for the pur. of between
five and ten seconds between the collapse and the time he saw the fre pose of finding out the facts of the case, "By the Crown Solicitor He only wand partly to see what the witness said one plac district officer, and to silt out any witnesses that did not fire start in
Wa Hamilton, acting.
said he was in Southern district, the Hongkong Club stand at the time of any anything of valua StatementaTM of in the direc that kind were taken in the present case, collapse the
He was booking tion of the stands to see if the ponies and amongst them was a statement taken had down and he heard a noise like the fring of crackers. He saw a section from the principal Chinese detective, of the matsheds keel over slowly from his Sun Tai, who was really the most im right to
to his left. Approximately, llapse began from the right centre of Dortant of the witnesses for the Crown Ind. ae I struck prisoner a blow with the the Police or the story you gave hero. the row, somewhere near No. 10. The that statement were certain points which whole of the matsheds to the left of that point seemed to go over very slowly. He might be of assistance to the prisoner, he fell. As he fell forward I was shot on rent. REVER went to the back of the Club stand to and, though he did not admit the defence leave a stick and when be returned to the had a right to those statements in an
ho saw smoke rising far
away ordinary case, yet in a serious case such where near shed Just afterwards that the Crown should allow the defence he saw flames. When he was looking at to make use of the statements The the collapse he did not notice any of the Crown never liked to conceal any evid sheds sink vertically; he remembered Lence in a case which might be in favour
manner in at the
which
of the defence Therefore, Bun Tal would cing surprised
fall sideways, my be recalled and cross-examined by Mr. Ching Kam-Yes, Baby Maurice, who was on Polica
Alabastor The Attorney-General added. on the race-course was called upon to
from where the coupe Occurred some as the present he thought it right
from
You say they fell, not together?-No, I paly said I saw the Sergeant fall.
Inspector Terrett has taken you down as having stated that Inspector O'Sullivan and Sergeant Clarke fell-I did not mention the Inspector at all.
Inspector Terrett took it down by accidenti-Probably so.
Did you say: The man struggling wound with mo broke away when I was od 7-Yes
The Attorney-General He was pre- sent at the identification and had identi- find the prisoner as the man who was lying on the bedHe saw him as he entered the cubicle. He was not naked to narrate the whole story at the identi- fication, and did not describe him as the man who picked up the revolver
His Lordship. One of the most im portant facts in your evidence was that you saw prisoner pick up a revolver 1- Witness: That is, so, my lord,
did
There is not a word about it in the statement you made to the Police autho rities That is so. I admit You did not see P. c. 297-I did not.
not refer to it at the
because When Inspector O'Sullivan fell down Why not you were struck in the log-1 did not think of say that
not
You did not think of it! Why it is You think Inspector Terrett put Inspeo the most important portion of your tor O'Sullivan's name there again by evidence, and you have had twenty years Which is true the story you gave to mistaks He must have done. This is experienes I did not think of it. what I said: Bergeant Clarke fell down, palm of my hand on the back of his neck What I related to your Lordship is cor- the leg
You told the Court that you saw pri- That is what you told soner pick up a revolver, you yourself Loitness No, my lord, that is were wounded and you went out? Yes, us here?- what I told Inspector ferrett. my lord.
Mr. Alabaster: And that after you You told us yesterday most emphatical were struck in the leg you went downly I did not see Inspector O'Sullivan stairs. You did not know if you were fall before. I left the cubicle-Tes. chased: you were the first to leave before I saw Bergeant Clarke fell before I
robbers Yes any of the robb
In the street you saw the constable
His
That was the only door you saw open couldn't have said it
left-Yea
to the statement you gətə According Inspector Perrett you said: “I saw Sergeant Clarke and Inspector O'Sullivan
give evidence because it had be reported that, though those points wore to nest in the street I did not say that all the man. I was struggling with
the prisoner, it must not be taken for granted that the Crown waived aside those statements
broke away I never said that I saw
Voa say that a moment afterwards one in various quarters that ho had seen some Uhinese
lashings. His evidence
of the robborn wearing a long coat came Inspector O'Sullivan fall cutting
down? Yo was simply to the effet that he had on
He came down a moment after you? You say you did not know who it was
His Lordship said he entirely agreed.
Yes
Inspector Terrett was then called P said that du-January 30th he took a state- ment about the case from Sun Tai in
see the man doing soything particolours to coperly Attorney shuts you, thought it Xã Toner wounded. He was in herl at the titan
to
Hospital, eight days after he was Did you say he looked like the man commenced to make the statement struggling with No. 2--No, he was not witness. About half-way through the the man struggling with No. 1 statement, which occupied oven an hour, described the man to Inspector Terrett as he seemed to get very tired and languid. a tall man
In raply to his Lordship witness and Then this, too, in a mistake --Yo, pro- The statement was taken by one of tr Coldest and most experienced interpreters.
a man in a white coatstanding on a hole He did not wish to ash for the statements, the corner of shed No. 19. He did not although it was within the province of and paid little attontin walim
Inspector Allen, of the Sanitary DeGeneral had very partment, who was sitting on the verandah defence had no right to ask for the pro of the Civil Servics CC. pavilion, at the duction of the statements, but, in the time of the collapse said he saw the administration of justice, his Lordship tops of shed, 17, 18 and 19 move slowly though the Attorney-General was adopt towards the Grand Stand There were ing the proper course in allowing the four men sitting in the Club at the time defence every opportunity of bringing He shouted to them that the matabeds out points in the interest of the pri-bably 16 were falling and ran to the telephone soner park & Did you
Sun Tai, the chief Chinese detective, booth and rang up the Central Police
was then recalled and searchingly croes examined by Mr. Alabaster,
Station. He asked that the Fire Brigade
and Ambulance might be sent. The men
adh Pole Station was rather slow in In reply to questions the witness said taking the message and so witness told that on January 30th his statement was
Yes.
shat
In reply to Mr. Alabaster witness said: I understand Chines and was able to understand what Bun Tai was saying
this man is a robber; shoot him and the man fell - Yes, am antisfied that the interpreter took the
And that Ching 'Kam fired one Ching Kaur says he fred two shots ?
only
statement down accurately. Everything wision appears in the statement is quite correct
him to get the Inspector in charge. This taken in Hospital by Inspector Torrett pay ating what I heard. BAIC I came to Hongkong on, the lithi
Yes, that is what he says, but I heard one and then the man fall. He fired two shots for all I know;
The prisoner next gave evidence Ha I am
You say you did not
or not?--Inspector 7th day of the 7th moon. I went prisoter was armed or not whether incon, of last year. I left the Colony on Terrett asked me whether I zxw holding firearm in his hand.ard to Shanghal and came back on the 27th A visited Canton. The last dete I returned no, I did not see him holding it in his day of the 8th moon. Since then I have
meant to say was that I entered the hand, you did not 800 any other from Canton before the date of the
Did
say
whether his message was the first to reach Did you Bay you saw So Yuet Chee the house? I did not see Gressons, Street affair was on the 19th
with snother man smoking opium ?—Yes.
Mr. Alabasters You said that Inspec must have taken from two to two sod a half minutes. After his messago, was tor O'Sullivan and four others antered sent, and as he was inving the telephone the first floor while Sergeant Clarke and booth, Inspector Kerr came in and repeat a party went to the top floor I did,
You said you entered the first floor first ed the message to the Central Station When he reached the verandah of the and were followed by others 1 What 1 olub again the fire was starting w
room arst, not that I went up the sisirs By Mr. Bowley: He could not say arst pla the Central Station N
Inspector C. E. Frith, slso of the Saaitary Department said at the time of the collapse he was on the public road behind sheds Nos. 4, 5, 6 supervising coelies watering the street. He was facing the sheds 4, 5 and 6. He heard another sitting on the bed 1-Yes
You told them to get up and you loud cracking noise and looking up, besearched two of the persons sad Kwong saw the shed 7, 8 and 9, sway to the Ieft, more or less in the direction of the Sang searched the third - Yes golf club house, than to the right. There You said you questioned the prisoner was a rush of people out of the Esck and and he said I have come from
Swatow-Yes
Did you any you saw another man sitting on a bed in the passage-Yes
You said "When I entered the cubicle I saw two men lying on the bed and
Yes
all the sheds collapsed It seemed toward you asked for a pair of handcuffs him that the rush of people to the rear brought the shed, down in the rear. He had a clear view of thed No. 8 from where And then you said: “I told the man he was standing. A fow minutes after outside the cubicle to come in "Yes. the collapse, he heard cries of fire and he and that Sergeant Clarks then entered then saw the fire himself near the centre the foor Les of the row. The fire was not a big one
when he brat saw.f
You heard him ask the men on the bed who was in the end cubicle and who was living on that floor 1-Yes,
E
By the Crown Solicitor: He was using the hydrant for wafering the roads. The You next heard Inspector O'Sullivan stand pipe was the property of the Sant say in Chinese: Don't move your tary Board and he believed it was used handa 1-Yes
||
robber
tion I was.
robber leaving, from the direo
Did you say only four robbers took part in the struggle 1-I did.
And that one of the four was free Yes, that was the man I searched last-
The man that came in from the passage Yes name in
Did you say he was the man firing from under the bed 11 mid min was firing from underneath the bed
You do not know whether it was & policeman or not? I cannot ray
of January. I went to stay at No. 6, Gresson Street. I had an elder brother staying there named Ng Ming. I re momber the 22nd of January when tho police came. Ng Ming had a friend there and I was there; that make three. Those were all I saw in the cubicle that morning When the Police cammer in I was standing by the partition; the other two were on the bed. The Inspector came in with two constables and said "Get up" and then we were searched. After we were searched Ng Ming pointed to some European clothes hanging up and said The clothes are mine. The Inspector took them down and handed them to him, pointed to a long soat and said ** That cost is inise" Then a friend who was the Isat to speak, pointed to a long cost and said 1 That cost is mine Ng Mug then put on his European coat and at Did you say that Sergeant Clarke ever on the edge of the bed His friend also That not no, because, as I already bien-ng leaning against the wooden partition had a chance to grapple with anyone sat on the edge of the bed. I was stand tioned, Sergeant Clarke was struggling list about two pacts from the door. The Inspector struck Ng Ming with a stack. That is
he was not the policeman be must have been the one who was freo I can not say and
ποτ
In reply to other questions witness stated that when Inspector Sim and the polio arrived he went upstairs in No 10 and got his wounds dressed. He had known a man called So Yuet Ches for ten years,
And that Inspector O'Sullivan hter by the Fire Brigade. The stand pipe was in good working order. then struggling with a man dressed in ourous Is it also a mistake! Then Ng Ming a friend fired. The aho
European clothes 1-Yea
By Mr. Bowley: The hydrant he was using was the nearest one to the Monu And you saw a man coming from the ment The coolies filled their buckets passage and you struggled with him!
there. The nearet water cart was at
30.
truck the witness who was wearing Lordship: The statement was red sash (Ban Tai). Ng Ming then stoop- taken by an interpreter-Witame: Yasu over this hoz (produced). The second
tractions witness In reply to further paid Inspector Terrett understood Chinese alot, which was fired by a friend, struck me in the center The Inspector, then was being used. There were 25 coolies in man Yes, CA of prisoner rushing to get a firearm. The AV Coristable caught hold of me by the Bowrington Canal where another hydrant And that C. 29 was also struggling with He did not mention in hospital the fact stooped over and pressed down-Ng
And that Sergeant Clarize then entered: Skyyetsanak a Big Victoria asppened. Sun, Tai ostight hold of ne
was made on
pain the On February 131 when an identification: parade
collar of my coat The constable, who Geol was injured then ran This is what
his gang at the time. Bomeone had thought of using his buckets for the fire the cubicle behind you Yes, and for six of them were baraty. He himself! You being nearest the door? Yes.
The man struggling with Inspector Was concerned in saving the life of those Sullivan managed to get a firearm and he identified prisoner 2 the man who by the collar. When the firing started penned in the sheds. Between the railing from the box on the bed and made a shot was lying on the bed in the room. He ho was shot in the arm and was shot and the montaheds there were many #hawkera and people escaping were hinder.
at you -No, it is not so; I did not was able to identify prisoner immediate in the chest. Sun Tai ran and I follow-
day he waa wound
ed We both rea into the street. When
know
fifty paces by the side of the side channd.
I was thot in the mouth. I fell motion-
ed by the railings. There was a commo say that the shot was fired by the mantly because he had spoken to prisoner got nuta the street and had gone about tion and people had to fight there way in European clothes with whom Inspector Alabaster: What out. He did, not think the gangway O'Bullivan was struggling but what I le running from the first floor of No. 8 meant to convey was that the shot at that is why you made the statement that pri stred collapsed by itself. He thought it particular nomical name from that direo-soner was lying on a bed
his band into the was the rush of the people to the gang tion and hit me in the GTR Did I not say he was the man who put
way that caused the shed to collapse. **
Did you say that the man was strugVingerie Then
By the Coroner There was ample gling with Inspector O'Sullivan and that pressure of water to reach the top of the that man managed to get a firearm from sheds at 10.30 on Tuesday morning, using the box on the bed? What I said to que hose. On Monday morning there was Inspector Terrett was this: That the man sent very good pressure, except when two triched forth his hand to the box hydrante, were used. There was & suffici- grabbed hold of a firearm, and the report ent pressure of water to be of use for cams from the box ange one hose on Tuesday afternoon. Abandoned the use of the hose, imply because of the trafi
The enquiry we then adjourned unit this morning.
That was the man in European clothes
This is to say be fired through the box, but you did not see the shot?—I did not
at the time see the revolver
-am no
for what has been taken down, With adder that Mr. Kit
reali the Densification to be on a bed in s eetly harmlessation. He remem- stinctly mentioning the fact that rau to the box for firearm. He know bowling Lo Hun was
Ms, he was not as badly wound-
He admitted the Lo Ho feel comfured than hinzal£
les on the street. Then I was taken.
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