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THE "SUNNING" PIRACY CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
CASE.
FORMER ACCUSED GIVES
EVIDENCE.
SHIP'S CARPENTER AS WITNESS FOR THE CROWN. EVIDENCE OF THE QUARTER- MASTERS.
Six witnesses were called yesterday it the resumed hearing of the case in which seventeen Chinese are now held on charges arising out of the piracy of the .s. Sunning. This now makes the number who have given evidence 38.
The first witness called by the Crown was the ship's carpenter, formerly the 19th acensed. Following him came four quartermasters and one of the second class cabin boyz..
In answer to Mr. H. E. Holmes (the Crown Solicitor) the ship's carpenter, said that he was in his cabin at 2am. when three armed men forced him to proceed to the poop deck where, with the stevedore, he was compelled to assist in launching a boat. Upon inatructions from one of the pirates, whom he identi- fied as the sth accused, be got into the
boat
When in the boat, the ith accused stood on guard while witness and the stere dore rowed. The others went to sleep. A: 1a.m. they saw H.M.S. Bluebell in the distance and witness was told to row quicker.
THE "SAIKUNG "PIRACY CASE.
TWO PRISONERS DISCHARGED.
Two of the fro accused charged in connection with the Sailung piracy and the murder of an Indian guara, were dis- charged at the Criminal Sessions yester. day.
There was no legal evidence to connect Nos. 2 and prisoners, the Chief Justice said, with having been on the launch at the time. The charge against them was murder and owing to absence of evidence, ha directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty in respect of Nos. 2 and prisoners.
The jury found accordingly."
Mr. Dyer Ball (Assistant Attorney- General) indicated that there was another indictment against the two prisoners in question and asked permission for them to be detained in custody.
This, His Lordship indicated would be done.
Lam Fut (the twenty-third witness in the case) said that the 3rd prisoner came to his shop at Tap Mun island, near Taipo, and asked, for opiums. When pri aoner offered to pay he opened an at- tache case he had with him and witness noticed that there was a revolver inside.
The following day the 3rd prisoner was seen in a house in the neighbourhood, the police arrived, called on him to come out and he refused. Shots were fired in the air and he eventually surrendered. Later in the evening witness noticed the fourth prisoner hiding
the hills. Wit-
Mr. Holmes: What did you say to the pirates-I told them that it was im-ness concealed police in his house and induced the fourth prisoner to enter. possible to escape. They then dumped the The arrest by the police was, then made. irearms overboard.
Witney went on to say that the 5th accused was in the boat and the 1st Recused was the arroud man who forced
him to lower the boat and who after- wards handed him a ralt of bank notes which were taken from him when he was searched on HLM.S. Bluebell.
Questioned by Defenca. Cross-examined by Mr. M. K. Lo (de- fending certain of the accused men) wit nesa said that the 8th accused was in the bow of the boat.
Mr. Lo: Was he seasick 1-I only saw him lying down..
Mr. Lo: From the time you saw him in the boat until the time you arrived on beard the Bluebell, did you hear him speak at alli-No.
31r. Lo: Did he ever have a frearm -No.
1
The three other prisoners, each in turn, gave evidence on his own behalf. They denied that they were connected with the affair. The case will conclade to-day.
SEPOY DISCHARGED. JURY'S VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
Pola Ram, the sepoy who was charged before Mr. Justice Wood with the at- tempted murder of Subadar La Khuram at Whitfield Barracks on November 16th was found not guilty by the jury yestor day and discharged.
During the morning hearing Mr. T. Addis, for the defence, put it to sa Indian sergeant who had acted as interpreter when the Indian was formally charged Gad after arrest, that he (witness) brought pressure to bear on prisoner by Mr. Los Did he do anything to lead telling him that you must have done it; you to believe that he was a pirate will hit you unless you confess; if you write down what is dictated you won't No, I did not think that he was.
need to worry; I will burn chilli under Mr. Lo: He might have been a payour nose unless you confess." senger trying to escape from the burning ship --Yes
Quartermaster's Evidence.
The next witness called was one of the Sunaing's quartermasters, who said that when he went on watch at 4 o'clock he found three armed men on the "bridge with the Captain and the Second Officer. A tall man weating glasses wax with the Captain at the chart desk. Witness was at the wheel until 3 p.m., remaining standing by until 6 o'clock. He returned to the bridge at 8. p.m. When the shoot ing started at midnight, he ran to the stoke-bole At 3 o'clock he helped to Jower a boat in which he left, being after-; wards picked up by a Norwegian steamer. Witness identified Nos, 1 and 2 accused as being active pirates armed with short firearms.
Further Evidence.
At the afternoon hearing another quartermaster said that the aft port boat was not set en fire by the pirates, but caught fire through the wind blow ing the flames from a boat which had been set alight by the pirates Witness failed identify any of the accused as being among the pirates.
Two other quartermasters were called and gave corroborative evidence, but could not identify any of the accused.
Witness denied all these allegations and stated that he had merely translated what Sub-Inspector Andrew had told him to say This merely included the put- ting of the, formal charge in reply to which the prisoner had made his confes- sion without coercion of any kind
Witness, said that the prisoner had made a verbal confession frst but it was no use his (witness) taking this down as, to be of any use, prisoner would have had to sign it Prisoger and witness wrote different scripts and prisoner would bave "understood what he was signing. Prisoner, of his own volition, wrote a statement in Romanised Hindustani
Blood-stained Hatchat, Sub-Inspector Andrew gave evidence of going to Whitfield Barracks early in the morning of November 16th, the morning of the attack. In D. Block, No. 2, he was shown a bed which was stained as if with blood. There were similar stains on the wall and floor. Witness was shown a hatchet which was also stained and to which adhered some red threads The blanket of the bed was of a red colour. This was gashed in two places.
On November 18th; continued witness, an identification parade was held and a man named Ram Singh was picked out. by a certain witness as one of two men to whom he had sold a hatchet. Ram Singh was arrested but later in the day, in con- The last witness called was one of the sequence of information received, he was cabin boys who served accond clasa pas-released and the prisoner arrested at
A Cabin Boy's Story.
sengers. He said that there were two Whitfield Barracks threats of any kind
One of No inducements or
were held out to prisoner at any time. Prisoner made a verbal statement but witness interrupted him and they ther went into the detective's office where pri soner was formally charged and made a written statement.
ladies travelling second-class. them was Mrs. Anderson (not Mre Allison, as was inadvertently reported previously). This lady handed to him a sealed envelope, which by its appearance suggested that it contained valuables. Witness hid this envelope under the steer-
A sepoy stated that he bad seen ac- inw chair cover. Lator he was compelled by pirates, at the point of a revolver, tocased in a shop and helped him to choose show them where the envelope was, and an axe. Witness had been arrested in connection with the offence on November they took it out.
18th and discharged on November 21st, He further stated that on one occasion he heard the accused say that were he in India, he would kill the Subadar..
Witness identified No. 20 accused ne one of the pirates with a gun. He also identified Nos. 1 and 2 accused as being among the armed men on board. He said he saw these men between-6 and 7p.m. examining the cargo register. A
In answer to Mr. M.-K. To witness agreed that there were two passengers in cabin No. 18, a Cantonese and No. 8c cused (the Formosna). He did not know whether they were sea-sick or had their meals served in their cabin.
Witness in reply to Mr. Addia denied that he was at enmity with the accused
The caso did not finish until late, and the result was as announced Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith prosecuted for the Crown.
Another week, has again been taken into custody boy called passengers out to meals. He by the "Police. did not believe No. B was a pirate. He
The authorities have declined to make
did not see him do anything at all after a statement on the matter, but it is
the piracy started
When the evidence had been read out to witness, he amended his statement by saying that he saw No. 8 accused examin- ing the cargo register with Nos. 1 and 2 accused, but on pressed by Mr. Lindsell said that he did not think that No. 8 was a pirate:
Witness appeared to be dense and not to understand the questions fills, for he contradicted himself several title, and Mr. Lindsell remarked that the man, was stupid,
The hearing was then adjourned until this morning, and will be continued again this afternoon,
Re-Arrested?
who fellowing a submission by Mr. M. It is understood that the 17th accused K. Lo defending) that there was no case to answer with regard to the charge against him in connection with the Sun ning piracy, was discharged earlier this (Continued on next Column),
anderstood that the arrest is in no way concerned with the Sunning piracy “
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CHEKIANG. TROOPS OCCUPY, HANGCHOW.
A NEW CABINET IN PEKING 'SWATOW NEWSPAPER STRIKE
and joined the Kuomintang are reported to have left Hangehow for places. unknown.
Bwatow was without newspapers yes. terday, except the Kuomintang organ. All the printers had gone on strike for an increase of wages The employers. had until last Wednesday evening to
Peking reports received yesterday state that among names mentioned of those likely to form a new Cabinet in Peking is Mr. Chin Yun Pang, an ex- Premier of the Republic, whose chance of succeeding in the task is believed to
Kuomintang authorities in Canton are be better than anyone else's.
DOING A PUBLIC SERVICE.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. I comply with their demands, but they re-
fused to do so. We have been naked by the Police authorities to publish the following in More than 20,000 Northern troeps nnection with the Sunning piracy case, under General Sun Chuan Fang are now "When the s.s. Sunning was pirated along the Shanghai-Hangchow Railroad, there was a Chinese gentleman occupying according to latest reports from Shang- second class cabin. No. 18. If on seeing hai; and on the morning of December this notice he will kindly come forward 23rd, 4,000 loyal Chekiang troops re Police Headquarters he would be doing city for General Bun, disarming the guarding the thres caseir recently sized and see the Chief Detective Inspector at entered Hangchow and re-captured that a public service."RELATED
This passenger is said to be the fellow passenger who was referred to by Mr. M. Lo carlier this week as occupying cabin No. 18 with the No. 8 accused.
Kuomintang forces under Chea Hangchow is now free of Southern forces by the labour unions against any further according to this report. Chen Yi, unlawful actions, according to a state- Chiang Chin Kwei, and other Chokiang ment by the China Merchants Stenzo leaders who bave revolted against Sun Navigation Co., who are the owners.