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THE CHAI WAN MURDER TRIAL.
DR. MINETT'S EVIDENCE ON BLOODSTAINS.
NEPHEW'S GRIM STORY OF TRAGEDY.
EVIDENCE BY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER.
The trial of the two Chinese, charged with the murder of Mrs. Rose Mackay at Chai Wan Read on August 6th, was contiaued at the Criminal Sessions at the Supreme Court yesterday before the acting Chief Justice (Mr. J. R. Wood) and a jury.
Expert evidence was given na to the bloodstains on the prisoners clothing, and this was followed by a long cross-examina- tion by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, for the defence.
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Daughter's Story, Kathleen Mackay, the daughter, was the next witness called.
She recalled August 8th, and said that at about 3.30 p.m. her mother went out with her (witness's) con- sin, Walter.
In reply to Mr. Fitzroy, witness demonstrated how her mother usually carried her handbag, show. ing that the custom was to twist the strap once around the left wrist and at the same time hold the Bor- tom of the handbag with the left hand
Previous to her mother leaving. the house, she (the mother) took some money from a drawer and put it in her handbag.
She knew that her mother car- ried two forged 81 notes in the bag, these having been given_to her in June of last year. Her mother always kept the notes in an inside pocket of the handbag.
Shown a bill, written in Chinese, witness said she saw this bill on August 7th. She recalled that her mother went to Hong Kong by the 3 p.m. launch on August ach
Small silver money her mother also placed inside one of the com always carried in a purse, which she
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During these questions. Mr. Fitz. NOVEL WAY OF WEARING
WATCHES. roy was examining the handbag and produbed from it a new ten-cent piece.
LABOUR
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SUSPECTS RETURNED TO
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During the day Walter Eckert, nephew of the decensed lady, "retold the grim story of the tragedy, and was commended by His Lordship un the way in which he had given his evidence. The "Wasband of the deceased, and also the daughter of deceased give evidzace, and Dr. A. Cannon described the nature of the wounds of the deceased, and one sustained by the second prisoner at length.
Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy is pro
The Nephew's Story. secuting for the Chown, and Mr. Walter Eckert, Mrs. Mackay's H. G, Sheldon, instructed by nephew, who was with her when she Vessra. "Wilkinson & Grist, is for was attacked at Chai Wan, gaid the defence.
that he lived at Shanghai, but was The major part of the morning now staying with Mr. Mackay, at was occupied in the cross-examina- | Taikoo "Dock.. After detailing the Witness repiled that she thought INVENTOR OF VOGUE GETS
SIX WEEKS' HARD tion of Dr. EF. Minnett, Gov visit to Mrs. Barker witness said her mother put it in the bag to
keep for the Christmas pudding. Bacteriologist, by Mr. they left at 7.13 p.m. They passed Witness was questioned about two Chinese along the path lead-workmen being in the house on
A Chinese who invented a new Replying to His Lordship, Mr. ing back to the motor road, and August 6th, and said that extra
care was taken by her mother with way of wearing watches war paid [Sheldon anid that the defence the two turned round and regard to safeguarding money in for his ingenuity yesterday mornnection with the recent piracy of.
A further development in con- denied that the Crown had proved | followed them. Ho was pushed the house. that all the stains were human into a nullah and when he climbedness said that she bad on frequent when Mr. W. Schofield sent him
Questioned by Mr. Sheldon, wit-ing at the Central Magistracy, the Cantonese gunboat Kwong Kam blood. The point arose owing to a out he saw Mrs. Mackay on the occasions seen the two forged $1
to gaol for six weeks hard labour. statement made by one of the men side of the road and two men "dis- notes in her mother's handbag.
The offender was employed Et the Police Evidence. to the police, that the stains were appearing round a bend in the path.
He assisted Mrs. Mackay to her Police Station, spoke of visiting the board H... Keppel, and accord-
Inspector Murphy, caused by fish blood.
Shaakiwan Stoker Petty Officers Mess
Some 8230,000 was stolen during Replying to Mr. Sheldon, witness | feet and then told how they pro- aceas of the crime and said that be adhered to what he had stated on ceeded onwards, but Mrs. Mackay conducted & search of some new ing to himself, he found two silver the piracy and over $72,000 were houses on the Stanley Road. While watches and chains on the deck found on the arrested man. Ot the previous day that a pair of collapsed three times.
he was doing this a Chinese detec floor. Taking them up, he thought this $40,000 is in Central Bank white trousers had human blood He had been with his aunt for tive reported that he had found it would be a novelty to wear them stains." He also said that his tests about half af hour after the as- some money on the path on the
notes and the remainder in Hong Shaukiwao Road.
around his thigh instead of attach- Eong and Shanghai Book notes were accepted in the medical pro-sault when she told him to run for
The two prisoners were brought ing the chains to his jacket and It has now been returned to fession
hel. He ran down the bill, caught before him at the police station, putting the watches in his pocket. Canton. In making the experiments, hea tram and went to his aunt's house and he noticed that the trousers of Meanwhile the loss was reported. Ar official statement regarding cut out the pieces of cloth contain where he reported the attack to Arst prisoner, and the coat of the to the Inspector Allen of the Naval the piracy of the Atrong Kan second prisoner bore red marks Yard, who ordered a specially care- shows that this Southern Govern taining the stains, but did not use Mr. Mackay and Mr. Davidson. which appeared to him to be blood-fnl search of all employees out from ment gunboat was returning from them all. In the present case, how Mr. Davidson. accompanied him to stains.
the Naval Yard When the new the Southern part of the Kwang. stylist was searched, the twobung Province with revenue for the ever, so far as he could remember, where his aunt was lying, but on
watches were found one around Provincial Treasury at Canton. he used all the stains, in order to arrival they found that she had died}
each of his thighs. make a good test.
of her injuries.
Mr. Sheldon: Did you test.every stain that you cut out separately, or was your test of such a nature that your tests were taken in one complete mass, and your experi-
conducted upon that one'
ments mnak 1..
Witness said in the present case there was very little stain, and as far as he remembered he had to ise all the pieces.
In answer to further questions, witness said he had been using a particular test, for detecting whe ther stains were caused by human blood or not, for five years. He
had not devised the test bimself.
On what, authority, or data did you first use this test?-It is well known is a medical test and is quoted in most of the test books.
The Technical Tests. Witness agreed that from the chemical test alone it was only pos- sible to say whether stains were of blood, not whether they were of mammalian blood.
Questioned by Mr. Fitzroy, the young witness said that he was un- able to identify either of the men He noticed that one was taller than the other. ~
Mr. Sheldon said that he did not
wish to cross-examine.
The foreman of the jury: Can the witness tell us at what time, he reached the house 7
Eckert: About 8.30 p.m. His Lordship: Did both men at tack your nant or only one?
Eckert: I saw the smaller one attack her, and I think the taller raust have gone to his assistance.
What did your aunt do when she was attacked 1 !
Eckert: I saw her raise her umbrella" and strike at the man.
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Further police evidence of a ear roborative "Damre was then given.
Prisoner's Wound Explained. Dr. Alexander Cannon was in the
од
He was charged with the theft of the articles and was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour
is that the eight Northern Chinese who were arrested, at the end of last week were deported on Sun day evening to Canton.
Members of the crew mutinied, and with the help of five or six pirates who had managed to smuggle them.
selves on board, got the better of the. Commander and officers, and secured the gunboat, which they brought as near to Hong Kong sa was safe for them.
witness-box for over an hour de scribing the wounds of the deceased and that found on the second de- fendant. Coming to the cut on the said that it was about sa inch be. second prisoner's hand, witness
low the vein of the little finger, the wound was a flat one and about GETS TWELVE STROKES OF Colony by holding up a junk, in
half an inch from end to end. He had examined the wound, with a lens of ten magnification, and found that the condition was that of 45 hours duration. The wound was of a lacerated variety.
Witness was also of the opinion that the knife which caused the wounds in the deceased was six- lar to the knife that inflicted the cut on the second prisoner's hand. He produced a diagram of the point of a knife, which, in his opinion. could have caused the wounds on both the deceased and the prisoner. The knife, he said, was not a sharp one, and as for the cut in the
A DOG THIEF.
THE BIRCH.
A Chinese boy who stole a Pekingese poodle from Mr. D. O Riceiro was charged before Major C. Willson at the Central Magie tracy yesterday.
They managed to land in this
which they embarked, bringing with them paper money, said to amount to $250,000.
for the cooperation of the Hong The Canton Government asked Kong police and a quick search of the Colcay led to speedy arrests,
previously reported. Four loyal members of the crew of Kung Kam came down, to Hong Kong to assist the police.
Defendant pleaded not guilty and evidence was called to the effect that the accrued was in the employ of the complainant. He was scen whistling to the dog and it went
The first arrest was of a mania away with him. When the boy re-
a silken jong cont who was seed in turned later, the dog was missing. Queen's Rous Central with bulging Defendant was given two chances to pockets. He had just been to the find the animal, and when he failed money-changer's, and on being a second prisoner's band, witnes to bring it back, he was dis taken into custody was found to missed. Some days later a lady have a large amount of money. saw the defendant leading the dog which led to the tracing of seven This "individual gave information along the Central Market
Defendant was given twelve others who were alleged to have strokes of the birch.
participated in the mutiny. Four were arrested in a room at the King Edward Hotel, while others were arrested at the Yeung Woo. Nursing Home at Happy Valley, and at other places in the Colony.
In an endeavour to define the comparative heights of the men, Mr. Justice Wood asked a Chinese constable to be produced as standard. Eckert told the Court demonstrated how the knife must that the taller robber was slightly have been held to make a stab taller than the constable, while the with the butt of the blade close to other was about the same height, the last finger of a cleached fist. Conditions In The Tropica. The two accused were escorted Therefore when the point of the Dr. Minnett, asked as to the tram the dock for purposes of com- blade came in contact with hard standing of various".experts on parison.
substance it would slip back into medien law quoted by Mr. Sheldon, Before the lad Eckert left the the hand and the st would slip said that they were well-known ex witness-box. Mr. Justice Wood con- over the blade and giving a cresceat perts but their knowledge was congratulated him on the very clear cut to the little finger. fined to tests as carried out at way he had given his evidence. home. Many conditions were dif
Further Evidence. ferent in a tropical climate.
Mr. David H. Davidson, a ship's Witness added on the question engineer, related how Mrs. Mackay, of tropical conditions, that blood dried and changed chemically much at Chinese New Year, showed him quicker in tropical climates. The two forged 81 bills. He was at Mr. Mackay's house, when her amount of humidity in the air also nephew ran in telling of the attack. He went to the scene, but Mrs. Mackay was already dead,
had an effect.
His Lordship here directed coun. sel's attention to the evidence of one of the prisoners who had, ad- mitted that the stains were of human blood.
Counsel remarked that also from what the prisoner said it was im- portant to know whether Dr Minnett had found signs of another nature on the garment
The Reliability Of Tests Challenged. Counsel asked if witness was of opinion that the tests he had de- posed to were conclusive.
Witness: So far as our present
medical knowledge goes, I think they are.
Counsel quoted a medical authe rity as to the difficulty of giving A definite opinion as to whether blood was or was not human blood, and the approximate age of the
stain.
Mr. Macway's Evidence. During the afternoon session, Mr. C. Mackay, busband of the deceased, gave evidence.
He said that on the day before the tragedy, August 8th, he had given his wild some money, includ ing a $100 bill, a 360 bill, one $10 bill and some $5, bills,
Since his wife's death he had found a $50 bill He had also found one or two receipta amounting to a little over $20.
Referring to the news of the tragedy being brought to him by his nephew, Walter Eckert, witness said he and Mr.. Ware went to Shaukiwan by motor car, and Mr. Davidson proceeded there by tram- car
Witness also mentioned, in reply to Mr. Fitzroy, that there were workmen working on the verandah next to a bed-room on August 6th. He did not know what tune they finished their work,
Cross-examined by Mr. Sheldon: How old was your wife,
Witness replied that we had ad vanced so far in serum work that it was possible for a medical man to give an opinion. with confidence. Counsel referring to the same authority, quoted an opinion that
Witness: About 41 years, E medical man should not give evi- dence from such tests when a
She was an active lady Yes. matter of life and death was in- She generally wore three rings, volved, or at ang rate not a definite a wedding ring, a gold signet ring, statement based on a result of and a diamond engagement ring?
Yes. tests.
That ring has never been found since the day of the murder No. Was she wearing it on that un- fortunate day I don't know.
You think that probably she was -wearing it -Yes.
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Witness replied that he had no option in this matter as & Govern ment servant but when he was not absolutely certain he always gave the prisoner the beneat of the doubt
HEAVY BAIL REDUCED.
MAGISTRATE SURPRISED,
TRAFFIC COURT.
A BATCH OF MINOR OFFENDED.
offenders
Cross-examided by Mr. Sheldon, witness eaid that it would be an that in trimming nails. "I would impossibility to produce a cut like be willing to let you have 24 hours Magistrate sat at the Low.con Mr. R E. Lindsell, the first to try various positions with a knife, Magistracy yesterday, and when a and I will maintain that you could Chinese, who was charged with not produce a wound like that,' using his hands and fists to chastise said witness.
a fellow countryman, was brought After Mr. Sheldon had demon-before him, "his Worship was in- A batch of minor strated with a knife, witness agreed formed that the man was out on against the traffic regulations were that a cut like that could be pro- bail of 82,000,
suminensed before Major C. Will- duced by trimming nails, but the The information surprised the son at the Central Magistracy yes- knife would bare to be much Magistrate and he, questioned the terday morning, and fines ranging bigger than the one used to inflict Pohcs officer in charge of the case from $1 to $25 were imposed.
as to the reason for such an Mr. G. K Hall Brutton," a local the wound on prisoner's finger.
Mr. Sheldon asked permission to enormous bail. Sgt. Barnicle said solicitor, was summoned for fail have the first prisoner out of the that it was at first thought that ing to renew his licence, dock so that Dr. Caumon might the complainant had been serious Bratton who is away from the examine certain scars on the pri- ly injured, and a ruptured spleen Colony was represented by Mr. L. soner'e thigh. This was done and was feared which meant a possibi witness said that the scars were lity of a mangiaughter, harge those of a mild form of boil, and against the defendant. placed their age as from two months Mr. Lindsell in remand the to one year. The prisoner, he said, defendant until this mornag re had been examined at the gaol, but duced his bail to 895. he had found nothing infectious. He could not, however, remember what he had found on the prisoner. Hie Lordship: I think that the prisoner's medical history had bet ter be produced to-morrow,
In answer to his Lordship, wit ness said that the cut in the second prisoner's hand was made by the edge of a kaife.
He Lordship: Could the edge of a salety razor blade produce the woundi--No.
His Lordship: Could the wound be produced by sword grass that grows on the hill --No, they could not produce lacerated wounds. They cut smoothly
His Lordship Your theory, is that all the three wounds which the deceased had were delivered by backward blows from the right hand 1-Yes.
HAWKER CAUSES EXCITE
MENT.
Mr.
D. Strellett, who said that when the summons reached Mr. Bratton he applied for a xenewal A âne of 84 was imposed.
Dr. Wong Sik To was also sum- moneed for the same offence. He said that he was away from the Colony when, his license fell due. He had, however; instructed n friend to renew his license, but apparently the friend had let him down. He was also fined $4.
Admitting careless driving in Shortly before ten o'clock yester-Stubbs Road, and failing to report day morning a great deal of excite an accident, the Chinese driver of ment was caused at the Central public motor car No. 1,131, w district. Two blasts on a police fined $20 on the first charge and whistle were blown and in less than $10 on the other. In attempting a minute the verandabs of all to overtake a bus, the defendant's office premises at Queen's Road car collided with a lorry which was Central and Daddell Street were going in the opposite direction.
The driver of motor car No. 679 crowded, with bewildered spectators.
Others wore rushing to where the was fined $15 for careless driving police whistle seemed to come from, at the foot of Arbuthnot Road. and when they got to Daddell Sergeant Clark charged the driv Street, sansement mingled with er of motor car No. 7 with speed- perhaps a little disappointment at ing in Des Voeux Road Central.
reing a Shantung constable and A fine of 825 was imposed.
a European detective merely arrest Forcareiese driving in Garden The case at this stage was ading one old Chinese hawker of food Rond, the driver of motor car No.
stuff, for obstructing the foot paik, 1432 was fined 815. journed until 10.30 this morning,