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THE SUNNING" PIRACY TRIAL.
THE END IN SIGHT.
JUDGE TO SUM UP TO-DAY.
THREE PRISONERS DISCHARGED CASE FOR DEFENCE OF OTHERS..
Yesterday was the eighth day of the Swining piracy trial: at the Supreme Court. It is now drawing to a close. The Crown case was closed on Tuesday, and yesterday the defence was con cluded speeches being made on behalf of the prisoners by Mr. C. O Alabaster, E., and Mr. H. G. Shelden. The Assistant Attorney-General (Mr. J. H. B. Nihill) replied for the Crown, and the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice J. R. Wood), intimated that he would sum up this morning.
Of the original twenty men who appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy ten were committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions. Of these ten, thras were discharged yesterday, Nca. 7, 9 and 14 accused, hii Lordship directing the jury to bring in a verdict of "Not Guilty" in respect of there three men.
At the opening of the Courted rather like someone he saw in proceedings yesterday morning is the first-class, but he was not at all Lordship addressed the jury with į sure. regard to the three prisoners men- tioned ahova
He said: "You were not pre- he sent yesterday to listen to the argument addressed to the Court. One result of that argument was that I have decided to withdraw the case against No. 7, 9 and 14
The responsibility of doing so is mine, of course, and I have came to this decision because the evidence
against them is so slight and so con. Bicting that it would not be right to leave in the hards of the jury
a life or death verdict.
"I relieve you of that responsi- bility and direct you to enter a formal verdict of not guilty on their behalf. Nos. 7, 9 and 14 are therefore discharged.""
The numbers were taken from these prisoners and they were led below the dock by policy officers They preserved a complete stolidity
and showed no sign of clation.
Defence of No. 8,
Question of a Lie.
The only witness who had said saw No. 8 do a piratical act
E
1927.
·Case of No. 8.....
Jury Again Addreisad, As the aftàrnoon sitting of the Mr. Nihill said he did not intend Cout two Chinese born in Farmoss, to say much about the evidence of and now realding in Auloy, gave identification of No. 8 prisoner. evidence of character in regard to | He had been identified by one wit- Na 8 prisoner, to whom they were new sa having been seen armed on related. They stated that he was the ship and another mid he saw "a doctor" and a man of good him with No. 1 oxamining the cargo character.
register. He agreed with all Mr.
RUMORS
MURDER OF CATHOLIC PRIEST.
WAICHOW. QHURCH
RANSACKED
NO CONFIRMATION AVAILABLE.
A rumour was current yesterday outrage
Mr. Sheldon called no evidence | Alabaster had "mid with regard to on behalf of the other six prisoners, | sifting identification evidence with
Mr. Alabaster, addressing the great care, and with « regard to to the effect that an jury on behalf of No. 8 prisoner, evidence of association with the had been committed in the Ho said that although the Crown was pirate band, whether that associa Fang district by a large band of not, as a rule, permitted to give tion was criminal or innocent is "robbers, who were stated' to have evidence of bad character of a pri- would be for the jury to decide, burned down a convent and a soner in order to show that he was ↑ No 8 was found in No. 6-boat and anall church near Walchow in the guilty, they wore at liberty to do so | his cabin (No. 18) was used as a province of Kwangtung..........
The rumour further stated that
...
if he called evidence of good char- | sort of beadquarters of the pirate acter. The challenge had been gang, where they consulted and posthe French priest in charge of the thrown out to the Crown and they 'sibly received reports da to the church was shot dead, the church had not accepted it.
progress of the operation. Was it ransacked, and then burnt down. not a little surprising that No. 8 Up to a late hour last night, primner should have been allowed our representativa was not able to
him.
Regarding the 830 ̊note Alleged to have been found on the prisoner, | Mr. Alabaster "said there was no reason why he could not have said Instead, he said quite frankly that the note was forced upon.
he did not have a 850 note, and consequently "there must be some mistake about it. Mr. Alabaster
Mr. Nihill Replies.
a man named Tai Fun who suggested that when the prisoners one of a discharged crew of No. 6 boat wore searched on travelling on the Sunning. The HM.S. Bluebell it was quite pos- cabin boy picked out No. 8 as a sible that the 930 note might have person who was in cabin No. 1e got into the wrong bundle. with prisoners 1 and 9 at a time, when Tam Fun was himself being paraded as a suspect. He therefore Ba No. S picked out by the cabin boy. In his evidence at the Police Court, that man had said that two pirates, one of whom was No. 8, who was armed, came down to the steerage and told them to be quiet. When he gave his evidence at the Sessions trial, he was asked twice
:
to remain in the cabin and hear all get any confirmation from the local the pirates' secrets and also that he French Mission. The Mission here should be всеп which was next door, was looted,
examining the has had no news from Walchow cargo register No. 18 cabin, for a week. much money and property being taken away, but yat No. 8 on his ewn evidence lost, nothing except OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION. 820, which he gave to two of the gang.
SOCIAL AND DANCE,
There were between 150 and 200
In conclusion Mr. Nihill referred to the firing of rockets from the Sunning at 3.30 in the morning and, suggested that it was a desire to escape capture that led the men members of the Diocesan Boja"" to lower a small boat in a very School Old Boys' Association and rough sea rather than a destra to
down in a
Mr. Nihill, in his address, re-escape the possibility of going their friends present at a social burning ahip. Ee and dance held at the cew school, thought the jury would have no Ho Mun Tin, last night." dificulty in finding that six of the prisoners belonged to the pirate band, that they started the adven ture armed and that it was their intention should resistance develop to overcome that resistance at all hazards
No Admission of Gullt,
Many of the old boys took the opportunity of inspecting the new school building.
viewed the evidence at great length. He said the jury were bound to agree that at least one thing had been proved by the witnesses for the prosecution and that was that piracy did occur on the Sunning on November 18th and that during the course of it there were attempts Mr. Sheldon addressed the jury Lyric.orchestra made by members of the band to
*
in regard to the six prisoners' he
Dancing took place in the great hail, which was tastefully decorated, and music was dispensed by the
During the evening the boys of
by Mr. Nihili whether he recognised murder the officers of the ship and represented. He said it must not the school sang two songs, under
be taken as any admission of guilt
that his clients had not gone into the baton of Mr. F. Mason; and the the witness box. Prisoners had old boys contributed "Spanish pleaded not guilty to the indict meat, which meant that they chal-Cavalier." Mr. Reginald Sung lenged the Crown to prove their gave an exhibition of the " Charles case. His defence of the men being ton," to the latest dance tune a completa denial of the charge, he
"China. Prosa."; ; did not consider it necessary to put them one after another into the witness box in order to say once again" that they were not guilty.
No. 20 in Different Galegory.'
any armed man who went down to to endanger the lives of the people the steerage, and he replied "No." on board. That being so, all he Mr. Alabaster submitted that he had to do was to show then, on replied thus because he was not the Crown submission, where it was satisfed in his own mind about the that the prisoners in The dock came man. Then he was reminded by his into the picture. He should ask Mr. C. G. Alabaster, who defend Lordship that he had said No. 8 the jury to say that they were satis ed the three prisoners discharged, was one of those who came down fed that the priste band hoarded and also appears for No. 8 pro to the steerage. There were many the ship, some of them armed, with ceeded to put the defence of the classes of lists, commented the intention to use the weapons
but he thought the cam-1
should the occasion arise. The latter prisoner. The Assistant Alabaster, Attorney-General had told the monest was the man, who, having facts of the narrative so supported jury, in his opening, that it was a bed reminded, that he had already his submission that that was their life or death offence, practically the told a story which might be a lie, intention" that he thought it bad acts of violence were comitted) THE WORK OF AGITATORS? heen proved beyond reasonable doubt that when resistance by the officers did occur the pirates used the weapons.
Evidence Reviewed,
same as murder, and they should approach it with exactly the same
way.
decided to stick to it.
of piracy with violence
SABOTAGE IN A SHANGHAI LOCAL MILL...
RIOTING BY OPERATIVES.
The case of the No. 90 prisoner obviously came into a different cate gory to the others. He was knock- ed out on the bridge before any
obvious that he had. and it must therefore me quite committed no The prisoner himself would tell
act of violence. He had not fired Heng Fang Cotton Mill, a Chinese Three thousand employees of the them that he was a native of For.
any shots, set fire to the ship or assisted in driving the passengers
concern at 1. Whashing Road, weat Speaking with regard to identity, mosa and had business connections
and the engineers on to the bridge. strike last Friday evening and, Mr. Alabaster continued, they there. Hé boarded the vessel at
His submission in regard
No. 20 egged on by their ringleaders, went would remember that the case de Amoy as a second-class passenger Mr. Nihill referred to the at-picy with violence, and that spindles, and carding machines, was that he had committed no act through the mill wrecking the to recapture the there was no intention on his part, and finally at 8.15 p.m. setting fre pended on identity. Not only had at Amoy and that he was seasick tempts made
in the offices smashing the furniture they to find that certain acta baaon the day of-the-piracy and did i bridge end. zaid the Crown had or on the part of the pirates, to to cotton in the machines which been committed, but it was the duty not leave his cabin. He looked at proved that the subsequent firing shoot, or set fire or do any actesused several hundred taels worth
which would endanger life. It of the Crown to satisfy them be the book with No. 1 and No. 2 pri- of the hip That at the result of may be that the jury felt that he
of damage. yond all reasonable doubt that any soners, 'out of eariosity, and then any sccident but was deliberately
The trouble started about 3 committed an act of simple o'clock in the afternoon subsequent piracy, but that did not entitle to a demand made by 40 fitters that particular act was committed by a got into the lifeboat to escape from done by the pirate band.
Mr. Nihill reviewed the evidence them to convict him on a charge the management should pay them a particular person, and not by some the burning vessel, remaining there
until the arrival of 'H.M.B. Bluegainat each prisoner. No. 1 had one else who might resemble him..
New Year bonus. This was denied. Identification Uzreliable, them as a bonus to the 40 would The records of Courts were full bell. The pirates themselves lay in been identified as a member of the
With regard to the remaining mean paying one to the 3,000 other of cases where people had suffered, the bottom of the bost, under cover,
gang by 14 or 15 witnesses, and prisoners, he contended that the employees. when searched on the Bluebell a evidence of identification was un
The word had been passed around in some cases the death penalty, and the prisoner was too sick and gold and jade neckchain belonging reliable. He asked the jury to re- during the noon hour and the early others long terms of imprisonment, ill to do any rowing.. Mr. Alabasto Mrs Anderson was taken from member the sudeness with which afternoon and at 3 o'clock the for offences which were committed ter concluded by saying that he him. He was seen with a revolver the attack was made and the terror trouble broke. In the number vo
driving passengers toward by persons whom they closely would call two relatives of the pri-saloon deck and money amoting played. The jury had heard how sectional offices on the ground and the the con-European passengere die mill the men and women attacked rescumbled.
soner with regard to his character. to 8410.30 was found on him. In witnesses had picked out men as first foors, smashing: windows and Reliable Witness.
addition he was alleged to have pirates who had never been on the breaking up furniture. On the arst Formosan Gives Evidence.
given the ship's carpenter whilst in Yunning. Three had actually been floor the mob became more violent When they came to examine the No. 8 prisoner was then examined the lifeboat money totalling 83,000. discharged that day who had most and threw spindles and bobbins case for the Crown, Mr. Alabaster at some length by Mr. Alabaster, No. 2 had also been identified by certainly been identified by the through the windows, breaking them said he thought be could convince In reply to questions, witness stat possession of a number of pieces of My. Orr who stated that the man rushed through the dear and broke
many witnesses and was found in Crown witnesses as pirates, one by
all. The windows broken," they them that the only witness who gaved that he was a druggist in Amoy, paper which, counsel suggested, hit him on the head with a bottle. every piece of furniture inside. any evidence of piracy against No. also having a. shop in Formosa, were for the purpose of making His Lordship had considered that When the trouble started the S prisoner was a witness whom they where he was born and where his mentioned the witnesses who had identification for him to leave it toately notified and several officers rolls of 20 cent pieces. Counsel there was not sufficient evidence, of police at Yangtzepoo were immedi could not believe. If No. 8 had not family was now living.
identified Nos. 3, 4 and 5. No. 4, the jury and had' ordered their dis were despatched to the scene. Av been one of the people who left Witness denied all complicity in in his statement had admitted that charge. He asked them to accept the sight of these the mob quietened the ship in No. 8 lifebott, he the piracy, adding that he was with eighteen persone, but later the greatest care.
he pirated the ship in company the evidence of identification with down, and nothing more occurred would not have been arrested. His journeying to Hong Kong for the said that the statement was forced
o'clock. The day shift left peace. presence in that bout, escaping from Purpose of purchasing medicinal oil from him because he was assaulted Beven mor were charged with fully and, although the management a burning ship, was not evidence in connection with his business.
When it was remembered that the piracy with violance, and yet, with had intended not to work last night statement was made in the presence the exception of two of them, Nos. the night shift managed to slip in of piracy. In fact, they had two
Cross-examined by Mr. Nihill, of two European police officers, one 1 and 5 who were stated to have through another gate. At about §: other people in that boat who gave witness said that he had two ad- of whom was Capt, Bloxham, he been seen driving a crowd of
o'clock as if by pre-arrangement, evidence for the Crows, a stovedore dresses in Amoy. Although he had much difficulty in weighing that was no evidence whatever that any cotton in the various rooms of the. did not think the fury would have sengers towards the bridge, there the men and women set fire to the
pa
and the carpenter.
never actually gives the second allegation. No. 3 was found with of them fired a shot or set fire to building in the carding and spinning Reading the evidence of a witness address to the Japanese Counsel, 25 in his possession and No. 8 the ship or did any act which would rooms in particular. The Fire who was unable to be present, Mr. Consulate officials had called upon was wearing a woollen waistcoat endanger life. The jury would Brigade was called in and came
when arreated. Alabaster said that witness stated him at that addres
have to pause long before they could upon rooms full of amore They Case of No. 20.
find men guilty without any direct did not apply water as it would that he saw No. prisoner in his Mr. Nihill: Are you a successful proper cabin, No. 10, lying down druggist My income is $8 or $3 man who was wounded on the the jury very fully and fairly by mediate danger. The full quote of With regard to No. 20 he was the
evidence of crime against them. have damaged large quantities of The evidence had been put before raw material which were not in im and tending a book, and added that
per day
Mr. Nihill: Do you use these oils of the piracy told one of the wit retired he asked them to weigh that than an acre and bit by bit put out bridge, and who during the course counsel for the Crown. When they mer went throughout the large he never saw bin walking about in your shop 1-Yes. I make plas nesses, We are only robbing the evidence with unprejudiced
spinning room which covers more outside. A cabin boy, whose svid- tere with them:
Ž rich to relieve the poor."
and the In a unbiased minds without any ence was also written confirmed
smouldering Further questioned, witness ad scarf he was wearing when taken tho
smoking cot heard outside the walls of the The management of the mill, in in his proper cabin, and the only experiments; it was a new enter he said, "We admit we have tom ness men- and as men of the world tors who they store are in the
previously I was going to make a gold curb bangle and a
Court, and when they had done issuing a statement, attributed the thing he said against the prisoner prise
set with stones. In his statement that then if they could not as busi- whole trouble to professional agita which really amounted to nothing. Mr. Nihili And by coming toifted the piracy for the sake of come to the clear conclusion that service of the Cantonese, Accord- was that he saw him with primers Hong Kong to buy bils about which No. 1, and 2 examining the
giving into to the Englishmen. the Crown had proved beyond all ing to the manager of the mill, the register. Mr. Alabaster submitted you know very little, you gave up Englishmen we would not have allegation they had made, it was equipment will amount to about
cargo
we not given
to the
the reasonable doubt each and every as to furniture, fixtures and office practice worth $2 or $3 per day? been here." Mr. Nihill asked the for them, not by their mercy, but T. 1,000 No estimate could be Tex.jury to say that Noa 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 by the right which was always in mads of the damage done to the Mr. Nihill: Were you frightened and 20 were all members of the every prisoner, to
to sequit the
the pri- machinery or of the material de
he evening that the mills would remain
Dully News
It was a very single before the, change of shifts at 6.
сове
the fact that he saw the prisoner: mitted hat having used the rolls to hospital were found two bought at all of what they had ton.
that it was only natural, as the
Chinese were a curious race, that one who was sitting on his bunk on seeing two men poring over when the piracy farted -I was pirate gang and that they shared soners.
Joas
book, should join them to see what very frightened. Ever since I was the intention to commit the acts The Judge intimated thai (2) stroyed. It was sunounced last
they were looking at Captain a small boy I have never seen a set out in the indictment from the would commence his mumming up closed for about 30 days-O Pringle had said the prisoner look gun in my life.
start of the adventure
this morning at 10.30.