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ALLEGED MURDER-
CHINA COMMERCIAL OFFICE CRIME SEQUEL.
OFFICE: BOY'S REVENGE,-
WHY HE SAYS HE KILLED A
FELLOW EMPLOYEE
ARRESTED ON BORDER.
On the 29th the prisoner was seen by the Portuguese police, accompanied by Hongkong detectives in Fortuguese ter- ritory, but clone to the Chinese territory. The apparel he was wearing and clothing in a parcel which he carried turned out to be clothing belonging to employees, of the China Commercial Company.
At the Macao police station the prisoner was charged and cautioned. He made a statement in which, he described the means of committing and the motive for committing the crime.
HOW THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED..
On Monday morning, June 28th, the dead body of a Chinese mailing, lark in the employ of the China, Commercial Company who had first floor offices in the B.A.T. Building, Connaught Road, Central, was found shockingly mutilat ed beneath a quilt in a back: cubiela on
From his statement, which Mr. Hazlerigg the floor. It was evident from the ap read, it appeared that the prisoner is pearance of the place that a terrible 21 years of age, and a native of Nam struggle had taken place during the pro- Hoi. He stated that it was he who had oeding night; while the mailing clerk, killed Young Wing with a knife. The who had obviously been foully-murder-reason-for-it-was-that-last year, about ed, bore about eighty wounds on his the fifth or sixth moon, the deceased in- body, which it is alleged were inflicted troduced him to a woman, Later, he with a chopper and a crowbar.
The alleged assailant, an office "boy" who was in the employ of the China Com- mercial Company at the time, the crime was perpetrated, is alleged to have com- mitted the murder, and he appeared on this charge, before Major C. Willson, at the Central Magistracy yesterday after
noon.
(the prisoner) felt pins and needles · in his body and knew he had contracted leprosy. He went to a Chinese doctor who gave him medicine, but said he could not be certain that he had leprosy. Pri- soner, in his statement; went on to say that he did not improve much with the medicine and became very angry with Yeung Wing. "I took a chopper," he In statements be made to the police continued, “and went to his room and he states that he killed the mailing clerk said: "What did you do me harm or because he (the clerk) had been the means tempt me with 'a woman for," I then of him (prisoner) contracting leprosy struck Yeung Wing. He then came at. through an introduction to a woman. He me with an iron bay, I struck him again stated that he intended to kill his fellow | and injured his hand. The red dropped employee and then commit suicide, so and I got him down and struck at that others would be safe from infection | random. Once I found that he was still Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg (Assistant Crown breathing and I struck him twice.. I put Solicitor) who prosecuted, related an the chopper back in the back of No. 17. Interesting story when he outlined the At 7.30 I boarded the Fatthan for Macao.
case.
I am guilty Before I committed the action, I had made up my mind to kill myself as well. I am quite willing to go back to Hongkong and explain to the Captain-Superintendent of Police, so that co one else shall be blamed."
Mr. Hazlerigg added that on the 30th the prisoner was brought to Hongkong. whore-he-informed the police where the chopper could be found.
TO DIE TOGETHER.
On July 2nd the prisoner was formally charged with murder and he then made.
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy delended. CASE OUTLINED. Outlining the case, Mr. Hazlerigg said the prisoner was charged with having murdered Yeung Kai Wing on June 28th, Both the prisoner and the deceased man were employees of the China Commercial Company, which occupied the first for of Nos. 17, 18, and 18, Connaught Road Central The prisoner was employed as an office "boy and the deceased was a mailing clerk. On the first floor of No. 19 at the back of the floor the second statement. He mid I was prisoner always slept in the first room going to kill myself. I awakened Yeung The deceased slept in a cubicle, and two Wing and asked him if he had intention other employees slept in a front room.
to introduce me to a leprouk woman There was no evidence of a quarrel be He could not answer me. I wanted to fore the time of the murder itself.ft find out if I was suffering from leprosy seemed that on the evening of Sunday, then I could die with a clear mind. He June 27th, both the prisoner and the did not answer me; and as he could not deccased were out. They came indepen-answer me, I knew he had intended to dently between pine and ten o'clock and harm me. I was quite willing for us to were each admitted to the floor by other die together, in order that every other employees. Each man proceeded to his person in the world should be free from room and nothing was heard during the infection." night. No one had any idea that a crime had been committed, until about eight o'clock on Monday morning, when an other employee of the China Commercial Company came to the office, looked for some washing which was being brought back by the amah. In consequence of what he said, be and another man went to No. 19 and saw what appeared to be blood on the floor. They fetched unother boy and went into the cubicle, where they saw a body lying on the Boor partially covered with a quilt.
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"HOW BAXTER BUTTED IN.”
Matt Moore and Dorothy Devor aZ8 & well-matched pair in their own parti cular line of light comedy and they are ominently suited to their respective parts in "How Baxter Butted In," yesterday and will be shown to-day and which opened at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow.
THE AUSTRALIANS.
FIRST DAY'S PLAY AGAINST - SCOTLAND,"
BARDSLEY AND WOODFULL IN FORM.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
EDINBURGH, July 21st.
land and the Australiana.
To-day the match began between Scot-
There were 5,000 spectators, The wicket was soft, after rain. Scotland won the toss and batted frst. ¡j They were all out by 3.30 pm. Their total (for the 1st innings) was 94 runs. C. V. Grimmett (South Australia) took 7 wickets for 42 runs.
Warner Bros. have produced in this a comedy drama that teases the imagina tion, tickles the risibilities until the picture ends. The rush of the story is Dr. Craig (Medical Officer in charge of fascinating in the extreme, and one the Victoria Mortuary) gave evidence of leaves the theatre, saya a reviewer, with making a post-mortem examination on pleasant memories of a sweet love tale, some new comic situations and a greater June 9th of the deceased man. He said appreciation of Dorothy Devore sad there were a considerable number of Matt Moore, who have surpassed them- Australia batted till stumps were drawn, wounds mostly on the head and on both selves in this new Classic of the Screen,
when they had lost one wicket. Both Dorothy Devore and Matt Moore arms and hands. There were two fingers are irresistibly funny in their droll
Warren Bardsley (New South Wales, cut off and two wounds of the left side seriousness, and every time that Matt and vice-captain of the present tour) was of-the-forehead. A number of wounds + Moore becomes a bit apset-or-confused-the-first-man-out He contributed 71
Ward Crnas, Wilfred
W. M. Woodfull was the other.opening. laughter ensues Lucas and Adda Gleason do BODIA splendid, work in their different parts, batsman. His score is 93 not out. The while the two children, Virginis Mar total stands at 208 runs for 1 wicket.
ball and Turner Savage, are infinitely appealing.
cleft the skull and caused hemhorage and injuries to the brain beneath. The doctor proceeded to describe the nature of the wounds,
Shown a rusty chopper, the doctor said that with the exception of three wounds, all the wounds might have been caused by this instrument.
Shown a crowbar, the doctor said this implement might have caused one of the other three wounds.
The head wounds, which cleft the skull, might prove fatal, The cause of death (medically) was multiple injuries, shock and hemhorage,
William Beaudine comes in for a good measure of praise for the fine way he has directed this picture.
AT THE STAR,
LADY OF THE NIGHT
TO-DAY,
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WATER POLO.
"ASSOCIATION MEETING.
The typhoon conditions of yesterday At the Star Theatre, Kowloon, is probably accounted for the poor attend- Lady of the Night," which will be ate at the annual meeting of the Water Questioned by Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, shown until to-morrow. It is a Metro Polo Association held at 6 p.m. at the the doctor said the deceased must have Goldwyn production based on a story by Victoria. Recreation Club, and it was re- Adela Rogers St. John. It was directed
The police were fetched, and on examin- ing the premises they found another room covered with blood, and also discovered one or two of the fingers of the dead man. In the back room, where the body was, there was an absolute shambles Blood covered the floor and there were even splashes on the electric light bulha. On the body itself had been placed a basket containing crockery, and deposited on the diad either immediately or within an hour head was a duplicating machine. Near at the most after the infiction of the the body in the rear cubicle was found wounds. He would be unlikely to live
for an hour or two afterwards. the crowbar, which might have caused one of the wounds, according to medical HIS MENTAL CONDITION. evidence. On top of the cupboard was found clothing and underclothing, which the prisoner usually wore for nightwear, This clothing was covered with blood stains.
PRISONER DECAMPS.
By this time the prisoner was well away from the premises and could not be found About 7.30 to 1.45 on the morning of the 28th a man giving the name of Lai pawa ed, in Queen Victoria Street, a long coat and gauzo jacket, which belonged to another employee of the China Commer cial Company, and was part of the cloth ing which was being brought back by the Amah.
At mid-day on the 28th the prisoner was in Macno and obtained a draft for 820 from a friend at the New Macao Hotel He cashed, this draft and told his friend that he had a fortnight's leave from business, and when asked about the injury to his arm, said that he had in jured it in the press.
by Monia Bell, who gave great promise solved that a further meeting be called by his work in screening "Broadway for Monday, August 3rd, to arrange fix- After Dark" and "The Brot, and it tures and make final arrangements rela- features Norma Shearer. »
tive to the League.
From the spectator's point of view, Questioned regarding the prisoner's the work of Miss Bhearer is the most out
Lyon (Hon Secretary of the mental condition, the doctor said that standing, and the certainly has abundant V.R.C.) presided and others present were when ce examined him he appeared to opportunities here as she appears in twb be quite rational. He found no symptoms widely different roles, as two girls in love Messrs. 8. H. Garrod and T. Ring (re- to suggest that he was insane.
with the same matione a girl of the presenting the FRC.), Mr. L. Weill Further questioned by Mr. Fitzroy, the upper classes, and the other a girl of (K.B.8., F.P.A.), Mr. R. W. Smith (HK doctor said that the prisoner was subdued the underworld, the daughter of Electric Co.) and Corp. Bolwell (Royal and had complained of worms in his body, criminal, And she certainly makes good. or pins and needles. He seemed to be in one she appears in the kind of roles Navy). obsessed with the idea that be had con with which her admirers are familiar. It was decided to close the entries on tracted leprosy. Otherwise he was quite In the other, one of exaggerated make normal. Although he still had the idea up, she reveals exceptional ability as the 30th inst, and all Clubs and persons, he was a leper, witness had not found a character actress. She strikingly interested are to forward their entries Buy: symptom of this disease, brings out the contrast between those two to Mr. Lyon on or before that date, to-
Replying to Mr. Hazlerigg, witness said characters, never once by movement or the conversations with the prisoner were mannerism giving the impression that Bether with the entrance fee of $3 and carried out through an interpreter. He the two characters are played by the same a list of names of their respective teams (witness) did not understand any Chinese person She makes of both characters for registration. Prisoner was not certifiably insane real human beinge
Mr. Fitzroy Do you think he is now sane or insane -The Doctor: I do not. think his condition has altered since he entered the gaol
After hearing other evidence, his Worship adjourned the case for further hearing
There is nothing risque about the story. It is devoid of delicate situations, and it is at all times interesting and entertain
Other performers who make a wood showing are G. K. Arthur as the Bowery bean and Malcolm McGregori?
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