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THE PRAYA MOTOR FATALITY..
PRISONER GIVES HIS VERSION
STORY OF AN APPROACHING CAR.
The defence in the case in which an Indian motor 'car driver, employed by Mr. C. Bernard Brown, of Messrs. Linstead & Davis, is charged with manslaughter, was opened at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan).
It is alleged that this man. Sandi Khan, while driving a Buick car along Connaught Road near Jardine's Wharf, West Point, on the evening of November 21st, knocked down a Chinese young woman, who died as a result of the mishap.
Prisoner in his evidence yesterday submitted that the accident was unavoidable and denied that he was speeding. He put the pace of the car at 19-20 miles an hour at the time of the accident, against 40-45 miles estimated by witnesses for the Crown. Hə claimed that had his foot not slipped off, the brake the woman would not have been knocked down.
He was closely cross-examined by Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, for the Crown, and while admitting that about a month ago he was warned by his employer (Mr. C. Bernard Brown) for drinking, be denied that he had had any drinks that evening or that he was driving negligently.
The case is expected to conclude by tiffin time to-day. Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is prosecut ing for the Crown and Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, jar, is defend
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Sub-Inspector C. F. Alexander, in charge of the Traffic Department, stated that on the scene of the accident he found a pool of blood) some 18 feet from the kerb. The road at that spot was 60 feet wide, He examined a certain lamp post "near by, but did not find anything
unusual on it.
In reply to Mr. d'Almada," wit ness said the prisoner was well known to him (witness) and had held a licence for the past six or seven years. There was no record of a previous accident. His record was not clear, but it was good con- sidering the period over which he had been driving.
Sab-Inspector Mason who examin- ed the car after the accident, said that some of the damage could have been caused by the car striking a
soft body.
Replying to Mr. d'Almada, wit ness agreed that acre of the dam age could also have been caused through the vehicle striking some- thing hard, especially if the car was being driven slowly.
Defence Opened.
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Many Chinese, he went gathered around the car and threat. ened to assault him, One of the passengers in the car, an Indian constable, told him to drive quick otherwise the Chinese would kill them. Prisoner then reversed his engine, sounded his horn and drove away.
Prisoner said he did not seen Chinese constable holding up his hands for him to stop.
Prisoner continued that he told the Indian constable in the car that he wanted to go to the police station' first and make a report of the occurrence, but the constable told him he had better go to the garage firet. This prisoner did and before he could go to the police station the inspector came.
Cross-Examination.
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Ia answer to Mr. Fitzroy, pri- soner said that he thought he had proved quite satisfactory to Mr.
Brown...
"Mr. Fitzroy: Isn't it correct to say that about a month ago you were drunk-Prisoner: I had some drinks on that day. I have some drinks about once or twice a month. was not altogether drunk, but I had taken some drink.
Mr Fitzroy Isn't it- also true that Mr. Bernard Brown forbade you to touch the car on that "ocen- sion-Prisoner: No, it is not so..
DOES A WOMAN JOIN
WITH ROBBERS?!
STORY OF TWO THEFTS.
MAN AND WOMAN SEN. TENCED.
The case in which a Chinese man and woman were charged with
ü participation in two highway, rou- beries within five hours of each other was concluded before Mr. Justice J. R. Wood at the Crimmal Sessions yesterday.
The prisoners' posed as the friends of an "amah whom they led into a trap and then robbed themselves. The first charge' was that on Octo- ber 29th they, together with others. robbed the complainant of $38°10 money, five bangles, and one gold ring in Tai Nam Street at Sham- shuipo. The second charge was that the prisoners," anaided by athers, robbed 'the same woman at four o'clock on the same morning at Hunghom. This second robbery occurred when the prisoners were taking the woman to find the first robbers.
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Yesterday the first prisoner (the man) denied all knowledge of the affair, and alleged that the cour plainant had a grudge against him, He stated that the police forced him to admit that he had committed the offences. In fact he did not know the complainant at all.
The second prisoner, a wOMBI, said "does anyone in the world believe that a woman would join with robbers." She admitted that she had known the complainant for seven or eight years, but the charges were entirely the invention of the complainant.
After his Lordship had summed up the jury retired for about 15 minutes and then returned a verdict of "'guilty!"..
The man was sentenced to five years hard labour and the woman to three years' hard labour.
"IRENE" PIRATES HANGED.
The last three of the seven men sentenced to death in connection with the piracy of the sa Irene, a vessel belonging to the China Merchants S.N. Co., were hanged early yesterday morning the Victoria Gaol. The usual inqucet was held later in the day by Mr. R. E. Lindsell and a verdict of death in accordance with the pro-
Mr. Leo d'Almada, jar., in open- ing his case for the defence sub- mitted that the whole affair was an accident, which prisoner did all he could to avoid. He applied his Me Fitzroy Isn't it true that he brakes, although his foot slipped, told you if it occurred again he and also sounded his horn. Crown would discharge you7-Prisoner: evidence were referred to and Mr. No, he did not say that, but on d'Almada held that prisoner bore the following day he told me that a good character as a driver. He if I was drunk again he would fine, was careful sober, and had good references from employers,
Mr. Fitzroy Then if he says or | write to that effect it ie not true 1-
Prisoner. I don't know, but he did cess of law was returned
None of them made any state- not tell me that on that occasion.
ment
me 85, but he did not mention any- thing about my dismissal.
£20,000,000' MAN.
THE LATE MR. JAMES COX BRADY.
Mr. Fitzroy In 1925 you were The death bra been announced
convicted for reckless driving before at the age of 44 of Mr. James Cox
at
.. Prisoner was called and said that on the evening in question he had taken his emplover (Mr. C. Bernard the C.S.P. and cautioned. You Brady, the American financier and Brown) to Jardine's Corner from were then driving for Mr. Arnold one of the "kings" of Wall-street,
estimated the Hong Kong Club, and after (Secretary of the Hong Kong. Can- whose fortune is wards he returned to the lower tog & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.)f about 220,000,000. He was a son- levels. On the way to the garage Did Mr. Arnold know about it and in-law of the Countess of Limerick, he picked up two Indian passengers give you a good testimonial-Pri of Hall-place, Bexley Heath, Kent. at the Hong Kong, Canton & Macao soner admitted that he had been Mr. Brady was the younger son Steamboat Company Wharf, en cautioned for reckless driving but of the late Mr. Anthony N. Brady, Indian constable and an Indian Mr. Arnold knew about it and did known as the "mystery man of watchman,
not give him a bad testimonial. Wall-street, who began life as a Frisoner also admitted that he bar-tonder in Albany, New York, had been fined $10 for negligent but by engaging in the consolida driving in Connaught Road in tion of gas plants became a mil Angust, this year
lionaire in a comparatively short while.
His younger son, James, graduate of Yale University, was financial genâus, and soon made huge additions to the fortune of £0,000,000 left him by his father. Married Three Times.
There were many people shout and also tram and other traffic. This was about nine o'clock. From the first wharf to the Wing-Lok
In answer to further questions by Street Wharf the year was travel. ling at a speed of about 14-15 miles Mr. Fitzroy, prisoner mid that he an tour. After passing the Wing picked up Mr. Brown at the Hong Lok Street Wharf and proceeding Kong Club on the evening in ques- along the Praya in a westerly direction at about 7.3. He also ad- tion, he increased to about 18-28 mitted that Mr. Brown drove the miles an hour as the road was car himself. They arrived at Jar- wider and there were fewer people dine's Corner about 10 minutes past He married three times. about.
eight o'clock A
first wife, Mise Elizabeth Hamil Approaching the Cheung Chau Mr. Fitzroy Will you accept the tom, of New York, by whom he had Wharf, where the Aberdeen buses statement that you should have three children, was killed in a rail- usually stand, his attention was returned to the garage by 8.25 way accident in New York in 1912. attracted by a car approaching p.m. -Prisoner: If I had driver Then he married Lady Victoria from the West. At that time he very fast I might have been able Pery, only daughter of the Earl was driving in the middle of the to arrive there by 8.25. but other and Countess of Limerick, who road near Centre Street
wise; no.
died of pneumonia, at the end of Asked why he was in the middle Mr. Fitzroy: Toft had no permis. 1918, of the road, and not on the left, sion from your employer to have In 1920 Mr. Brady married Mias prisoner said it was a wide road the car out on Conpaught Road at Helen McMahon, a New York ar- and there were no pedestrians there nine o'clock Frisoner: Norge tist's model," who was said to be at the time.
In reply to further questions, the most beautiful woman in the prisoner said he had not been drink United States. The marriage took ing that evening.
place at Westminster Cathedral, London. A friend of Mr. Brady said to a Daily Mail reporter:
As the two cars neared each other, the approaching car dimmed its lights, and prisoner dimmed his Mr. Fitzroy drew prisoner's atten as well. The cars, were about fifty tion to a statement made by wit- yards away from each other when nesses at the Magistracy which con- the dimming took place.
fficted with his own statement, and Besides dimming his lights, pri prisoner said that the witnesses soner said he also sounded his statements were untrue. His speed bora, once before he passed the was not more than 19-20 miles an other car, and once afterwards... hour (witnessen had alleged his. After passing the other car he speed was between 40 and 48 miles put his lights full on again, and an hour). All he knew of the ac- .again, sounded" the born."
cident was that the car ran over a woman and a man, although there were four people knocked down.
He saw a man and a woman in front of him, and he then applied his brake immediately and sounded Prisoner was closely questioned the horn. The man and woman about the car he saw approaching had their hands clasped and one and when asked by Mr. Fitzroy why was pulling to the right and one he had not included that in his to the left.
statement when charged, prisoner Prisoner was under the impres said he did not know he was going sion at that time that they would to be asked aboutrit
Sport interested him far more than finance. He was passionate- ly fond of hunting, and in his stables at Kentucky he had some valuable thoroughbred racehorses. In his varsity days he was known na a boxer and a polo player. Music and art interest. ed him too, and he adored Eng land and its wonderful tradi tions and achievements.
Mr. Fitzroy asked prisoner if it were not true that he was going very fast and that he would have been unable to stop within a rea sonable distance in any event,
go to the right, and consequently Mr. Fitzroy suggested that the
To this prisoner again replied de swerved to the left, and that approaching car was an excuse to that it his foot had not slipped off wea why the woman was struck by get out of the troubles and his caree
Prisoner replied that he did see the brake the woman would have
heen saved, In answer to Mr. Leo d'Almado, the carpet prisoner asid that when he applied Frisoner added. in reply to other the brake his foot slipped.
questions, that if his foot bad not Prisoner continued that be lost slipped off the brake he would not
Fitzroy, Hir Lordship adjourned the After further questioning by Mr. case until this morning There are
the defence, but it is expected that
his head after knocking down the hava hit the woman. He sounded lex witnesses to be called for woman, but on his second attempt his horn and then the car struck to apply the brake he succeeded, ber.
and came to a stop by a lamp-post. (Continued at foot of nest column,)
the case will conclude by tillin thre
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