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CHRISTIE IN THE BOX.
"ONLY A DEAL IN OIL
ROBERTSON COMMITTED FOR FRINCIPLE WITNESS
TRIAL
SHANGHAI, Dec. ath.
DESCRIBED AS LESLIE
THE LIAR."
Defendant ako stated that he had not entered anything in a note- book, in connection with the tater- views, he had had with Haynes,...... and therefore he was not able to recall exact datos,
A few days after, defendant sald he wrote a letter to Raynes saying that he was going to Swatow and would see him when he returned. When defendant returned from Can- on, he and Haynes again discussed the arms deal.
He also talked
about the prices of oil. This was
In H.M. Police' Court yesterday,
Much interest was again shown before the Registrar (Mr. I. T. by the European community in the Morris), Corporal Hector M. case in which James Christie, an Robertson appeared ca remand,ax-colonel of the British Army, and side line, defendant said, in charged with the murder of To C. Bluhm are charged with traf Ling Pei, a houseboy employed by Acking in drugs. Both defendants Captain Duncan Harvey, A.P.M., were brought up on temand before Shanghai Defence Force. Accused Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central was Captain Harvey's batman.. Magistracy yesterday afternoon..
Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask appear Mr. E. T. Maitland conducted
the prosecution and Mr. M. Rendered for the defence and the case for Harris appeared for the accused. the prosecution was conducted by
Accused's Statement To Police.
Mr. T. H, King Director of Det.-Serg II. Grubb, said that Criminal Intelligence. he went to the Amoy Road Gael
After several telegrams had been on the morning of December 2nd. He cautioned the accused, who put in, the defence opened. Mr. made the following statement:"| Leask said that he would put Christ-
which he had invested some mones. and he allowed Bluhm to run it for him.
All About Ol. On November 8th, defendant asked Haynes if he could arrange a buyer for some oil known as the Long
Life brand. He then gave detalls AFTER THE TURKEY
and prices of the oil to Haypes. The price quoted was $3.60 per case, and Haynes promised that he would get defendant a buyer. De fendant said that he had not sent any cables to Shanghai in connec
was in Capt. Harvey's quarters, tie in the witness-box and it wastion with the oil, but he had accom- Room 601, Chinese United Assirr ance apartments, Bubbling Well Road, together with Capt. Harvey's hoy, when Capt. Harvey left the
unnecessary for him to make, an opening statement since his line of defence was already known to the prosecution.
"Jack of All Trades," The defendant Christie in the witness-box said that, he had been on the China Coast for over thirty years and had been engaged in various occupations from a hotel keeper to a commission agent and he had also been in the mining business.
panied Bluba to the Telegraph Offices on several occasions - when
cables had been sent out by Bluhm
Coming to the telegraphic, ad- dress"Khan Sabib," defendant aid that he met this gentleman at the Bombay Cafe at Kowloon. Khan Sahib is an Army contractor and was introduced to the defen
a mutual friend of dante by Bluhm'a. After that, defendant registered his name as his cable
room about 9.30 at on December 2nd. Immediately the captain leit the room, the boy brought the captain's pistol to me in the pan- try and stated that Capt. Harvey wished to have it cleaned. On taking the pistol from the boy to clean it, it went off, the bullet striking the wall of the pantry. The boy then took the pistol from me and I don't know what hap pened afterwards. I only remem ber leaving the building and walk ing to Amoy Road Barracks,
He had visited Hong Kong on where I reported to Sergt. Still- séversi occasions. When he passed well, of the Military Foot Police." through in July of this year he was Two registered medical practi-aware of the fact that the Police tioners, Messrs. Sing Sih King were watching his movements. This and F. D. Szau, gave evidence to was made apparent to him while he the effect-that-a-bullet had entered--was in Swatow when Chinese Detective-Serg, Bakër în Haynes' deceased's chest and emerged from the back.
Guards, said that deceased was
tn Was
addreen.
"A Poor Old Straits Bumn,” Continuing, defendant said that' Hayaca was after him all the time, and that he bad only been to see Hayces on one occasion. He went there to introduce Bluhm and found
detective, accompanied by a Euro- room. He was introduced to Det... pean boarded the Japanese steamer Sgt. Baker as Mr. Something.. en which he was travelling to Hong but defendant added that he knew. Kong, and asked to search bis the detective all the time because Inggage. Defendant asked the detective why of all passengers. he was the only one-to-be searched and received in reply that it was the direct order of Mr. King.
Always After Loans." Coming to his meeting with Mr. Haynes, the witness who was in strumental in laying the alleged trap, defendant said that he was first introduced to Haynes in March 1996, by Daman, ramed Knight. After that Haynes fre anently visited him to use his type. writer and was always borrowing money from him. Defendant had on several occasions lent Haynes sums of money ranging from 325 to $10. Defendant had never done any business with Haynes.
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he had seen him in the streets with the Chinese buyer would be willing CORRESPONDENCE. the Chinese detective who searched his luggage at Swatow. After to give $300 for Bluhm's expenses Det.-Sat. Baker had left them, to Shanghai, and that the mea was Haynes told the defendant "Oh, coming the next day. They met at that man is another poor old Straite ofice at 450, Nathan Road.
the time appointed at defendant's bum. I am keeping him."
The
:
THE HISTORICITY OF CHRIST.
two defendants, Haynes and the buyer were present. Defendant was asked by Haynes to write out TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG a receipt, and this was done at Haynes" dictation.
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Evidence By Captain Harvey. Capt. Duncan S. Harvey, Scots employed as a boy by witness for nhout seven weeks nad Corporal Robertson was his batman. Ie had been such for over 18 months, And
exceedingly good servant and witness had never bad any trouble with him. On the
The Decoding Of A Telegram. morning in question the accused
The defendant then introduced and the deceased were left in the
Blohm to Haynes and also produced apartment: deceased was cleaning
a telegram which had been received, something in the pantry. Witness
that day from Shanghai. The cable Defendant asked Haynes how he Sin. The Rey, Father Byrne is identified the pistol as being his
was in Bentley's code and read should put down for
goods" property and said that he had
Referring to your cable 26, I offer when the money was actually paid indeed difficult to please, for, it his never fired a shot from it. It was
firm. F.O.B. Shanghai $3.00 a for expenses, and Haynes was letter means anything, it meana last loaded about two weeks pre
ease."
alleged to have said "why, that that only perfectly conceived and laus to the accident and witness
In connection with this cable, it would naturally be understood." written articles should ever see the had unloaded it afterwards. The
wil be remembered that Haynes The receipt was then typed out and pistol was kept in a drawer in
said in his evidence-in-chief that handed to the defendant, who took light of day. Would that such a writing table, the magazine being
Christie had given him a transle bout som? money from his vest consummation might be! But, in taken out, but there were some 80
At that time defendant was busily tion which read "Overstocked, "pocket and handed it to Haynes. or 90 cartridges in the drawer..
this naughty world, faults abound. of the Witness's
So Hong Kong dollars." instructions arranging the buying general
At this stage defendant demor Д Chinesa were that his firearms were to be schooner Talbot for
Defendant when reminded by his strated to the Court how agitated and a little modesty on the part of kept clean, but he had given no firm, and in that deal he was solicitor as to what Haynes had Haynes and the buyer were. writers and speckers is to be côm- specific instructions in regard to associated with the man named said about the interpretation of Haynes was fumbling about with mended. the pistol. Witness knew of no Jorge. Haynes had also wanted to that cable, emphatically denied his watch and the buyer was con- To me it is obvious that, if any trouble between accused and de- come into the transaction but the ever having given Haynes another tinually scanning the receipt, until
defendant had refused to allow translation of that cable. He said a knock was made as the door man is to attempt to popularisé a ceased.
him to do so. Witness left Shang- that this telegram was in Bentley Simultaneously with the opening of now theary, the must be done in hai in June 1926 for Siam in con- code and had no other meaning. the door by Bluhm, Haynes pushed brief space. The result will be a nection with some mining business.
the notes and the rough copy of Two days before he left Shanghai, buyer to the defendant and was Finynas subsequently brought a
the receint into defendant's hands, lecture or article in which a general Haynes approached him for a loan of $430 or at least 8350 in order alleged to have said that the buyer who. without looking. put it into idea of the conclusions of those
do business.
his pocket. The police entered and who hold the theory is given, to- to start a banking account with the was very keen to
gether with one or two examples Cross-Examination. American Oriental Banking Cor Haynes also told the defendant arrested them all. portion. Defendant refused to that the buyer could not speak
of the arguments by which the con- English and that as he was a Cross-examined by Mr. King, lend this sum to Haynes in view Straits Chinese, Haynes offered to defendant said that when Haynes clusions are reached. To this will of his impending departure and Haynes retorted, said witness, that do the interpreting in Malay was introduced to him as Leslie be added a few references to the he would never forgive a thing Karim Din to act as Chinese inter
Defendant, however, got mas the Liar," he took it for a joke. literature where hearers who wish like that. Haynes was that
Mr. King: If you had believed in to pursue the matter further may Bank to close up his account and he was also Bling a petition for bankruptcy as a result of his losing a lawsuit against the Shanghai Mercury.
Firing Of The Shots. Det-Supt. H. E. Peck having givea evidence of finding the body said in reply to "Mr. Mait "lund that it was not possible for three bullets to be fired simultan- cously by pressing the trigger once. The pistol was empty, and the magazine could hold eight cart ridges.
On the floor, he found three empty cases and a flattened buller The spent cartridge cases were Another bullet was found in the
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lying near the feet of deceased. time requested by the P. & Q, Freter and practically the whole it you would not have done business do so. This, I think, is what Mr.
room itself. Witness also found 1 bullet hole in the frame work of the pantry door, four feet six inches from the floor.
,
Forrest did.
conversation was carried out with Haynes, I suppose t-I don't Chinese, Defendant also denied know whether I would. asking the bogus buyer whether
was morph that he wanted Mr. King: In your letter to This method may well leave the ne whole business centred on oil Haynes from Canton, you referred speaker with a sense that he has and drugs had never been mention to another letter sent from Swatow not made the theory appear so per- Statements Of Houseboys.. "Did Not Like To Mest Kaynes." el The brand of the ail was known -Yes.
suasive as it does when stated in Two bouseboys, employed in, ad- Defendant again met Haynes in aa "Long Life and the trade Mr. King: This means to say that full detail in a large volume with joining apartments, deposed that September of this year at the King mark was a Chinese under a tree, Haynes was not the only one who well-marshallied quotations and re- Is it not well for the they heard the shots fired, and Edward Hotel here. Haynes was which represented long life. The went after you.
You went after lerences. heard deceased call out, Lee, Lee sitting near a table with another brand, of oil was not handled is him as well-I was asking about speaker to point out the (necessary) -Lee, Lee." They saw accused man, when defendant accompanied Hong Kong, and the buyer was the pil transaction. **
inadequacies of any cursory treat- ment, to refer his hearers' to larger. leave the room and enter the lift, by a lady and another gentleman alleged to have paid that he could Mr. King: When you wer works, and finally to warn them He appeared to be frightened. On entered the founge of the hotel take over 2.500 pases month searched at Swatow, did you not against any too ready acceptance previous occasions witnesses afirm Christie said that he did not see The deal, however, did not come ask the detective what he won the strength of a popular lee ed that they had heard some argu-Haynes at first but his attention through owing to the price saked
searching for Yes. ments between accused and de was drawn to him by his companion for anul also the expense of send-
ture ?--Yours, etc., censed regarding the disappear who said "Do you know Haynes, ing Bluhm to Shanghai to take 500
Mr. King: Did not the detective
A. M. R. G.
ance of wines.
he is beckoning to you and if you cases as samples.
say that he was searching for con-Hong Kong, Dec. 12th, 1927. This concluded the enes for the know him you had better go over
traband 1-No, he said he was in- "Lesla The "Llar," prosecution, and counsel for the de-
structed by Mr. King to make a fence having no statement to make, like my wife to meet him neither ever known Haynes under a differ- Mr. KingDid you not say that
Asked by Mr. Leask if he bad searchr the Magistrate committed accused do I like to know him." Defen- for trial, on the charge of murder.dant then went over to Haynes and Haynes was introduced to him as anything incriminating with you!- name, defendant said that you were too old a hand to carry After being cautioned, accused te- was told that Kentwell was in plied, I reserve my defence, Sir.
ORGAN RECITAL.
and see what he wants. I do not
ent
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town. Christie said that he would Leslie the Liar in the same way No.
as he (the defendant) was known
NAVAL AND MILITARY Y.M.C.A'S..
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE. ne, the "Notorious Colonel." De- Mr. King Did you go to Canton
TO DISCONTINUE. fendant said that he had never direct from Swatow No, I wont known Haynes under the name of to different places first. I also
The final meeting of the Naval Remington, and had never written went to Macao,
Mr. King: What date would' that and Military Y.M.C.A. Entertain to avaes in that name. He ad-: mitted leaving an open note to be1-About October 22nd...
ment Committee, together with the Haynes on his desk ono day, but Mr. King: How long did you stay
Entortadament Sub-Committee, is denied having addressed any en- there About four or five days.
to be held to torrow. (Wednesday) velop in the name of Remington.
of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & at 5.30 p.m., in the Board Boomi 'Co., Ltd.
Defendant also admitted that is Mr. King: Was Bluhm with you? one letter to Haynes he had refer-No, he was in Hong Kong,
he pleased to see Kentwell and Thaynes at once promised to a range a meeting. Defendant gave his address to Haynes who said that he would call, as soon as he An organ recital is being given had arranged a meeting with Kent this evening at St. John's Cathe well. dral Hall by Mr. F. Mason,
Arms For Chinese Government. A.R.C.O. (the Organist), in aid of
Two or three days. Jater Haynes the Cathedral Organ Fund. The called on the defendant at No. 8. recital. starts at 8.43.
Victoria Garden They talked of The programme to be given is various things And a reply to red to the bogus buyer asKttle Mr King: In one of your letters Owing to the movements of the Harnes' questions, defendant said Willie," this was done because be te Haynes you signed yourself as Troops and the consequent re- Prelude and Fegue in O-Minor that he candidly told Haynes that had never been given the buyer's Papa 1-Yes. I am generally called arrangement of the work of the
Bach. be was interested in a big arms nams by Haynes.
"Papa" "in Shanghai,
Navel and Military Y.M.C.A., it Evening Song.
Bairstow, deal for the Chinese Government, How The Receipt Was Made Out. Mr. King: Do you know a man has been decided to discontinue the (a) Song Without Words.
and also produced & receipt for REIK
activities of the Entertainment Coming to the day when theby the name of Sousky 7-No.
Committee. Holloway. $100,000 deposited in Swatów fot
At the meeting referred to the (6) To a Wild Rose... Macdowell. the business. Defendant said that money was paid over by the Chi Mr. King: Never received any March Solennelle Techaikowsky be concealed nothing from Haynes Tee buyer. defendant said that letter from a man named Sonaky Chairman of the Entertainment Bab-Committee will present the re- Wolstenholm, because there was nothing to hide, after much argument over the price. Never,
At this ringe the case was ad- port of the work accomplished dur Hollins. During the course of conversation Haynes told the defendant that Fletcher. drugs were never mentioned.
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