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HONGKONG · CRIMINAL SESSIÓNS.
OCTOBER · 22ND, 1918.
The prisoner had nothing to say. His Lordship characterised the prison
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it was elicited that the prisoner had Dr. C. W. McKenny, Superintendent approached the eldest of the three boys, of the Government Civil Hospital, said (DEFORE HIS HONOUR THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SI help to kidnap a smaller boy and August 3rd. Both of them were in the Palace Hotel on Monday night to who was fourteen years of age, and asked that he examined the two women on
A large number of queirts assembled, at WILLIAM REES DAVIKS, EQ)].
bring the latter to Hongkong, where he collapsed condition owing to serious
witness an exhibition game between Mr. FORGERY ON A BANK DRAFT could be sold. The elder boy refused at wounds on their heads. The old woman
ed, and later had 10 scalp wounds, one over the right Docks, and J. Gibson, A. 8. Watson ✰ J. Parkos, Hongkong and Whampoa Fung Kam pleaded guilty to a charge first, but afterwards agreed, of forging the endorsement on a draft the two of them brought the other two eye, and one on the left side of the face. Co. Much interest has been taken in this. on the Bank of Canton, for boys to Hongkong. Before the Magis. Two of the scalp wounds and the wound game, as Gibson was an unknown quantity trate the prisoner unblushingly stated over the left eyebrow extended down to in Hongkong. Both players started with and to uttering the draft in question."
The Attorney-General stated that the that he had brought the boy here with the the skull. Her condition was very serious caution, and nothing of any note occurred for quite a week. The condition of the for some considerable time, although bath draft had been made out in favour ofsa intention of selling him Japanese named Cho Sen, who had
younger woman, also, was very serious players were scoring 10-12 and 14 con- when she was brought into Hospital. Sh200: Gibeon, 191. The highest break up to sistently. Game was called-Parkes, brought it with him from Canton to
point was 20 by Parkes, who then was bringing the children here for the went right into the skull, and one wound scoring with breaks of 20, 24, and 28. pocket-book, which be dropped while
purpose of selling them, but, fortunately, taking a walk in Kowloon on Augusta was detected before he was able to
on the right side of the forehead. Wit: Parkes was 97 ahead when game was called Gibson was playing a cool game, although s4th, only discovering his loss the next
ness had to give them anaesthetica beat Parkes, 388; Gibson, 27% From this carry out his wicked purpose. His Lord- morning. Nothing happened till Sept ship said he could not too often pointsoner, who was admitted the same day, beautiful break of 41, followed by two
fore sewing up the wounds. The prospect, as Gibeon came away with
time the contest assumed a different 19th, when the prisoner presented the draft at the bank. The endorsement was signed in Chinese Characters "Chan Cheong Tee," the prisoner evidently thinking that the name on the draft was Chan Cheong Tee because the Japanese characters for "Cho Sen," Esq." (the Japanese in whose name the draft had been made) were similar to the Chinese characters for "Chan Cheong Tee." When prisoner was charged at the Police Station he admitted that he had picked up the draft on the street. The Attorney General added that he did not think the fraud was deliberately planned. The pocket-book was found in a box in the prisoner's house
Hongkong. He had the draft in his er's offence as a cowardly one.. Prisoner had six wounds on the scalp, one of which atters in hand and did most of the
His Lordship asked the prisoner if he had anything to say or anyons to speak. on his behalf.
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The prisoner called his wife, who said that her husband was ignorant of the laws of the Colony. He picked up the pocket-book in the street and did not. inform anyone that he had done so. She asked that, in consideration of his ignor ante, he might be punished lightly. He was a very good man and had never been in trouble before.
out to men like the prisoner that if they wished to do such things they should do tong for the purpose. Ha sentenced the them in Canten, and not come to Hong prisoner to seven year's hard labour and to 10 strokea with the birch." BRUTAL ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.
robbed, with violence, an old Chinese Wong Yan was indicted for having woman, and for having wounded two Chinese women with intent to do serious
bodily harm.
The women, who were in Court, pre seated an unedifying sight, and the Attorney-Chneral, in opening what he termed a remarkable case," paid a high tribute to the manner in which the woman behaved after they had been most. brutally assaulted on a junt in the harbour.
The following jury was empanelled:-- Messrs. F. W. Gibbons (foreman) P. M. Gutierez, A. 8. G. de Silva, W. Ford, T. B. V. Ribeiro, A. H. Carrol, and C. M. Soares
had a fracture on the base of the skull The other man who was brought in with the prisoner, was in a very collapsed condition, suffering from sculp wounds, and died the same morning.
After bearing the evidence, the Jary brought in a verdict of guilty.
His Lordship, in passing sentence, die, otherwise the prisoner would have said it was fortunate the women did not been charged with manslaughter, and the punishment would have been imprison- ment for life. Prisoner had committed a very dastardly and grave crime, and was not fit to mix with respectable society. in Hongkong. People of prisoner's. character were not wanted here. Pri- soner would be sentenced to four years' hard labour on the charge of robbers, and to ten years' hard labour and to receive fifteen strokes with the "cat" on. the charge of wounding and cutting, the sentences to run cousecutively.
(BEYORK HIS HONOUR, THE PUISKE JUDGE (MR. JUSTICE GOXPERTZ.)]. ARMED ROBBERY AT HUNGHOM
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Chun Wa, Chung Yau, Lam Cheung, and Lau Kai were indicted for commit- ting an armed robbery at Honghom.
The following were the jury-Messrs. K. B. Macaskill, A. J. de Figuloredo, J. Khan. J. M. Alves, G. Lee, LA. Ribeiro and C. E. Seybt.
successive breaks of 24 and 20. He after the winner by 40 points. The consistency wards put on 29, and eventually ran out of the play is shown by the fact that 960 points were scored in two bours and twenty minutes.
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A billiard handicap is being arranged the Palace Hotel and those wishing to enter are requested to forward their games to the Proprietor, together with the entrance fee of $3 The Brat prize will be be seen at any time at the Hotel. a gold wrist-watch and band, which can Other prizes will be presented.
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The Straits Times is glad to hear that Mesars Sandilands, Battery & Co. are giving a lead to the European Arms of Singapore, which, it is hoped, will bo largely followed. They have, it appears, purchased a block of three acres of Cluny estate and intend building immediately. The Straits Times tinnes: We very earnestly hope that others will soon follow
The housing question is becoming gravely serious, and European firms which have the health and happiness of their staffs at heart cannot ignore it. Recently we gave the report of the Housing Commission, but it will ba a long time before the Government takes action, and the policy of Europeans build ing for Europeans is the only one that giver promise of relief. The interest of the firms in Singapore is permanent The interest of individuals is seldom sum attractive, and very few indeed of those who require houses most urgently have the necessary capital."
The Attorney-General said that the story of the case was a dramatic one. Une of the women had 13 wounds, 19 of which were on the scalp; while the other woman had 10 wounds, B of them on the scalp. Both women were in serious danger of His Lordship informed the prisoner their lives for over a week. It spoka that he had pleaded guilty to a very much for the stamina of the old woman, serious charge. The Attorney-General who was over 50 years age, that aho was had said, however, that there was probable to pull through after having beed ably no design on his part to commit seriously injured. The daughter, though a fraud; he had just picked up the bleeding profusely from 12 wounds, thinking that he would be found out, cabin to the deck-a remarkable feat for No. 157 Wahu Street, Hunghom, at 9.30 [ciently permanent to make house building draft and attempt to change it, never managed to pull her mother up from the He hoped it would be a lesson to him. He would deal very leniently with him owing to the circumstances of the case. He sentenced the prisoner to two years hard labour.
POVERTY LEADS TO CRIME!
Fong Kam pleaded guilty to forgery on three bills of exchange (two from a bank in Mexico on the Bank of Cantony and one from a bank in California on the Mercantile Bank), The sums involved were $100, $25, and $125.
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The Crown Solicitor, who prosecuted, stated that the four prisoners entered Pm, on September 25th, The place was being used as a grocery shop and a money changer's establishment. The master and his folis were in the shop when the men entered. One of the prisoners was armed with a revolver, which was hanging on to his wrist by a piece of rope. This man threatened the accountant and the
SINGAPORE O.C. BARS ENEMY SUBJECTS.
A special general meeting of the mem- bers of the Singapore Cricket Club was held in the Pavilion, recently, under the presidency of Mr. D. Y. Perkins.
He said they did not feel inclined for many years to come to extend the hand of friendship to any of their enemies, zot on account of losses in fair fighting but... for the manner in which the enemy had overthrown
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trado. That was not a matter upon which
a girl. The prisoner, who was accom. panied by another man, was struck on the head with a long pole and bad his skull fractured by one of the other men in the boat. He was able, however, to swim a long distance to the shore and walk away a considerable distance before he collapsed. His companion in crime had ruptured his liver and kidney, re-fokis, while his confederates took away ceived a fracture on the akull, and was 815 in subsidiary coins, and disappeared. twice hit by some firearm, which bow-
The Police, on being informed, searched ever, only inflicted a flesh wound. He the neighbouring bills, but could not also had awam ashore and walked some find trace of the robbers. The Police at distance before he collapsed, but he died Yaumati were also informed, and several The Chairman proposed:-That the The Attorney-General said that the on the morning after the assault as a
constables were placed at the entrance to following rules be added to the Rules the Yaumsti-Kowloon City Road and of the Club after Rule XV., Fiz:IV. prisoner was employed in the Tai Fung result of the injuries he had received. Cheung shop, Hongkong, and it was part The hero of the story, montinued the under the railway bridge at Yaumati(a) Any member who is or was on August of his duty to go to the Post Office and Attorney-General, was a man named few hours after the robbery, the third 4b, 1814, & German, Austro-Hungarian,
Balgarian, or Turkish
Club get letters addressed to the firm. More Wong Chan, who was sleeping na the prisoner was noticed coming towards the to be a member of the subject shall cease than once he had got letters with drafts junk on the night of the assault (August bridge. He was stopped and, in reply to German, Austro-Hungarian, Bulgarian or XV. (6), No in them; and he selected three drafts, 2nd), when the junk was lying off Sham-estions, stated that he was paying a Turkish subject shall be eligible for eles on one occasion, and, having put the sui-po. The prisoner and his fellow visit to a friend in Kowloon City. He tion as a member of the Club.
was, arrested and taken to the Police shop's chop on the back as an endorse criminal were fakin on the junk, and st ment, went to the bank and cashed them. was their mistress whom they attacked. Station. A few minutes later the fourth The prisoner had been employed in the On the night in question. Wong Chan was prisoner was seen coming in the direction shop for 3 years, and, as he was only sleeping in the quarters of the crew with of the smallpox hospital. He had appa drawing a salary of $3.50 per month, it the prisoner, his accomplice, and a boy rently come down from the hillside, and was unfortunate that he was given pos- of about 17. It was a dark and stormy had several bruises on his body. He was session, at times, of the firm's chop. The night, and the prisoner woke Wong Chan stopped by a constable, and Eve rolls of it might be that after the prisoner had admitted his guilt at the up, and asked him to take part in a rob-
30-cent pieces each were found in his and others would come to Singapore to Police Station and also before the Magis bery of the mistress, who was sleeping in possession. These rolls were subsequently they would have much to say, but that was trate. The only excuse he offered was a cabin in the after-part of the vessel.identified by the complainant. At the their own Club British Club and they that he was driven to commit the offence The sons of the mistress were sleeping in
Police Station this prisoner made a could decide to whom they should extend by poverty. Because of robbers in than adjoining cabin.
statement, as the result of which the first the privil
privileges of membership. country, his aunt had come to stay with Wong Chan refused to join in the rob and second prisoners were arrested in a Mr. O. E. Provis, in seconding the him, and, to prevent ber from leading an bery Apparently the prisoner and his house at Shamsuipo. A constable met resolution, said that perhaps many of immoral life, he had to keep her war friend were not good judges of character the first prisoner on September 25th, them had not had the same opportunition supplied with money. He borrowed this, when they thought he would keep quiet coming down from the hill-side, and being as he had had of seeing what our enemies and his creditors pressed for repayment about the robbery, for Wong Chan-who suspicuous, called upon him to stop. The had done. As to the ravages of the Ger- Therefore he had to forge the drafts and by-the-way, was then only a visitor, butan, however, commenced to run, and mans, he had scen children in France with. The wording of the obtain the money, some of which he had has since been employed on the funk the constable fired two shots. These did their hands cut off.
not hit the prisoner, who disappeared resolution was all that could be desired. sent to his father and mother in the did not keep quiet. The prisoner and his
The resolution was carried unanimously. country. He had been in indifferent friend went on top and closed the hatch into a house in Kowloon Road. Near the health and had to spend money on him- leading to the crew's quarters by putting house the Police found a loaded revolver. The fourth prisoner made, a statement a heavy coil of rope on it. Soon after
at the Police Court, admitting that he Ho Lin, the employer, was called they went on deck, Wong Chan heard the
was invited by the first and third After he had corroborated the statements mistress of the junk call out "Save life." of the Attorney-General, His Lordship He managed to get on deck and run aft prisoners and a man whom he was not pointed out to him the temptation he and stood above the door to the women's equainted with to rob the house. The had put in the prisoner's way by giving cabins. He saw the old woman and one second prisoner, however, made a curious a man who was only drawing 3.50 bf the robbers come out. Witness struck statement to the effect that the fearth month as salary possession of the firm's t the man. Exactly what happened prisoner, who had not even mentioned the chop. He asked the employer if he wish after this was bary. It was only to be second prisoner's name, had a quarrel ed the punishment to be lenient. The expected that the witnesses would not with him and was accusing him falsely. The men, in every case, were covered latter replied that he wished it to be
Agree 08 to what had occurred.
with bruises, proving that they had made. as severe as possible. It should not be it was a very dark and there was no otherwise.
that robbers bad counted on the poverty His Lordship said that th
of this circumstance to help dete hillsiders through the woods on the the prisoner was no reason why he should When the robber' was hit by Wong have committed the crime. The worst Chan, he managed to go for ard. The the prosecution it was found that all the the Police, in their endeavour to earn
Bubsequently, of it was that there were three distinct other robber came out of the daughter's witnesses were missing forgeries. It was a very bad case. The cabin and Wong Chan struck at him, on the application of the Crown Solicitor, only thing in his favour was that his also. The robber struck at Wong Chan the hearing was adjourned till the after that there was no evidence at all against employer, who paid him only $3.50 & with a chopper which, fortunately, only noon.
Two of the Police witnesses identified the second prisoner, and nobody could month, was not justified in trusting him struck the long pole which Wong Chan with the firm's chop. He sentenced the was carrying After this, the alarm the first prisoner as one of the men seen identify the third prisoner. The defence was that the Police had trumped up the prisoner to three years hard labour on being raised, the robbers were badly coming out of the house in Wuhu Street. each of the three counts, the sentences to knocked about. Both the robbers and the The second and third prisoners were not charges against the prisoners. If it were run concurrently.
people on the junk must have been dazed, identified by anyone. The fourth pria trumped up case it was remarkable that the Police did not go further and for no one knew when the robbers left the soner, when arrested, had the stolen get the men of the shop to identify the
money in his poencasion. junk
self.
COWARDLY KIDNAPPER Mok Bhing pleaded guilty to detaining an eight-year-old Chinese boy with intent to sell him
When the firt witness was called for
The Police launch, which was on duty The first prisoner, in his statement, in the vicinity, heard the sounds of the made allegations, of cruelty against the struggle and hurried to the scent, only to Folice at Yaumati. He stated that, when And the robbers gone The Folice took he was arrested he was assaulted by the The prisoner had three other similar the women to the hospital
Police at the Station and was rendered The Police, subsequently charges against him, which ho denie The prisoner's story which the unconscious. and the Attorney-General said that
Attorney-Genera) submitted, the jury burnt him to make him Islsely accuse the prisoner had admitted the first charwould have no diffienlty in dismissing as people. he was willing to enter a nolle prose untrue was that the mistress of the junk The second prisoner stated that he was in respect of the others,
owed the prisoner and his friend $20, And in bed when arrested. He, too, was In relating the facts of the case, the when they asked to be paid the mistress assaulted and burnt. Nobody recognised Attorney General said the prisoner, se con got excited and wanted to strike bis he third prisoner stated that he was found on the Kowloon Canton railway friend (now deceased). Prisoner inter- between Bhum Chuen and Sam Bui, on fered and was struck himself. It was burnt and asked to give wrong informa September 28th, in the company of three incredible, said the Attorney General, tion. Being angry with the second pri boys whom P. Mackie questioned. As that the boatmen should have chosen the soner at the time, he falsely accused him result of the answers he recaived, he, hour of 11. p.m. on. * dark. Bod stormy
of complicity in the robbery. arrested the man. From inquiries made; night to sak their employezd for unges. (Continued of foot of next Column.)
be a policeman but was advised by The fourth prisoner said he wished to friends to be a stone cutter.
Eis Lordship: In view of the allega- tions made by some of the prisoners against the Police, I shall be glad to bear Mr. King's evidener. I understand that Mr King was at the Felice Station at
the time.
Mr. T. H. King, A.B.P., went into the witness-box and denied the allegations. He said none of the prisoners complain- ed to him of ill-treatment
The first prisoner then remarked that praise
and a reward, had falsely accused
His Lordship, in summing up, said
him
Prisoners by giving them & description af the prisoners beforeband. If the Police had gone the length of torturing the prisoners by burning they surely would be ingenious enough to get the prisonera identified b
The Jury brought in a verdict of * guilty *' against the first and fourth, prisoners, and of not guilty" as Yo- His Honour Anything against the gards the second and third prisoners?
The Crown Solicitor Nothing except that the fourth prisoner sent in an appli- cation to be appointed a policeman.
His Lordship: The Police have had a lucky escape. Becond and third pri- nonera are discharged; first and fourth, five your hard labour..