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PRISON MURDER
03
INQUIRY.
CORONER'S VERDICT,
NOT SATISFIED WITH TAMIL'S STORY,
At the inquiry by the Singapore Coroner into the fatal stabbing of Warder R. G. Dickson' at Singa. pore Prison, Mr. C. N. W. Frericks said he was at the main gate on the morning of May 11 when he heard a
whistle being blown. He immediately turned out the Sikh guard. Following them in the direction of the gate leading to the old Prison, he met Dickson emerging. He was stag erring and with the aid of another
man, witness carried Dickson to the hight duty room, and sent for the doctor.
ROUND THE POLICE ACID TO DESTROY
COURTS.
HEAVY OPIUM OFFENCE FINE.
AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY.
A fine of $22,50, with, the alter- native of twelve months' hard Labour, was imposed by Mr. Ts. Whyte-Smith at Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday on a Chinese woman who pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of 190 tuels of prepared opium found at her luigings at 352 Canton Road. Defendant said that the contraband belonged to a man who was living with her, but she was unable to find him.
EVIDENCE?
ANOTHER COURT MARTIAL
·REVELATION.
FURTHER STAGE IN MAJOR'S !
TRIAL.
MILITARY STORES
MISSING.
TEA AND CORNED BEEF.
RAID ON CHINESE RESTAURANT,
In the course of proceedings At yesterday's sitting of the against a Chinese who appeared at Court Martial in Murray Barracks Central Magistracy before Mr. E. upon Major Ogilvy, who is facing W. Hamilton on a charge of receiv charges of negligence while acting ing stolen property, it was stated as P.R.I., 2nd Battn., K.O.S.B.. that recently 847 pounds of tes and Sergt. Bandell, the present P.R.I.'s twenty cases of preserved meat had clerk, said that a book containing been stolen from the Military Sup references to recounts was found ply Depot in Queen's Road Central partially destroyed in a cupboard. and that the issuer at the supply Witness said that first he depot has heen placed under arrest. thought some liquid might have The defendant, who was repre- A Chinese living at Wang dropped on the hook through the sorted by Mr. d'Almada e Castro, Street, Kowloon Gity, was charged ceiling, but he failed to find carerior, was charged with unlawful with possession of 14 taels of pre-responding stains on the top of the possession of 123 pounds of Ceylon
cupboard.
ten and 120 tins of preserved meat. pared opium and nine maer of raw opium. Inspector Phillips told his
Cross-examined by Major Miles. Giving evidence, Lieut. R. W. Worship that there
the sergeant said be other
was led to Marshaff. R.A.S.C.. stated that on people on the floor and from the believe there was more stock than May he was informed by tele- appearance of the premises it look originally shown. That was due to phone that a quantity of tea was
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As witness was attending to him, Dickson looked up and asked if N.G. No. 49 had been locked up. Witness inquired reason, and. Dickson replied that N.G. 49 haded as if defendant was keeping anformation received: really swing missing from the supply depot and urged the Chinese to keep on stab-
suspicion aroused in other it was suggested that in the ab opium den. bing and to try to take his res Defendant, whose record showed places. When he originally check- sence of the officer in charge he volver, N.G. 49 was the Tamil
a previous convicting, was fined $112ed the stock be compared it with should check the 'supply. The wit Cold prisoner in the dock.
or one month on the first charge and that shown in the balance sheet,ness did so and found 847 pounds Warder Dickson still had his re-827 or 14 days hard labour on the and agreed that there was very of ten missing. The value of the volver in his holster, and witness second.
little discrepancy between the two. tea was £43.A report was made. cok it and put in his own pocket.
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In the Punishment Cell, Witness went to the punishment
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He went back to the night duty room to tell Dickson that the had already been secured, but Dickson, had got very bad by then, and was beyond speech. Mr. Bourne: Did he give
you any details say how the man tried to get the revolver?
Witness He did not. He was lying on his back and I was do- ing what I could to stop the bleed- ing when he said: "Thank God you are here,"
I said "Why
He replied: "Take my gun. That ebap tried to get it from me, and urged him to keep on stabbing
me."
Accused's Confession.
ARMED ROBBERY.
Not for Ladies | Further questions dealt with the PRI. stock and when silk stock The three
Chinese wha wete lags were again mentioned the charged with assisting in an armed Judge Advocate asked whether they robbery at an unnumbered cotings were male or female silk stockings. at Ngau Chi Wan on May 15 were It was explained that the sik sent for trill at the next criminal stockings were worn by the men "sessions,
with shorte.
AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY,
MOTOR OFFENCES.
An Indian public car driver was convicted of reckless driving and fined-815 by, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy yesterday. His Worship issued a warning to all public car drivers, to the effect that if they appeared before him on The Chinese prisoner in the similar offences he would recommend dock,
the C.S.P. to have their licences who
identified was..
by Warder. Farwell as the man who cancelled. stabbed Warder Dickson. elected to give evidence, although he was warned by the Coroner several.
tion,
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AN IMAGINATIVE YOUTH.
times that by doing so he would A Chinese youth charged with lay himself open to cross-examina-stealing a bill from a shopman, told his Worship that he won the money by "gambling. By risking all his earnings-$9 he had won 23, and was handed the so note in question.
The accused: "Because he put me in the red coat grade, where I had harder work and less food, I murdered him."
"When I returned to my former grade," accused continued, "I re membered that he had not had sufficient reason to degrade me. That is why I murdered bim."
The Coroner told the accused that there was only
one verdict that he could bring in on the gyidence, and that Was оде of murder.
The checking of the stores was continued and the loss of twenty cases, of preserved meat was dis- covered These were wooden cases containing forty-eight tine each.
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Similar to Military Stores.
Witness said that the corned beef- Bore distinctive warranty mark The Adjutant," Capt. A. G. at the bottom, giving the date up Dobbie, said that a man who was to which the contents of the tin put on extra duty pay would be were guaranteed. recommended for such to the Com
Witness obtained sample of tea from the supply depot and com. manding Officer by his company pured it with the ten seized agd commander. If the appointment in witness opinion the samples received the C.0.'s sanction it were similar.
Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada, would appear in regimental orders. witness said that there The appointment of a temporary distinguishing feature about the relief would not necessarily appear iilitary tea and he would not sug gest that similar tea was not sold these orders, although it would elsewhere in Hong Kong. He did appear in Company Details," not know if similar tea was import- man's Dame did not
The President asked how, if the fed into the Colony by civilian appear in traders and stated that there was orders, the officer was
no mark од the Military tea to to know that he was to stop paying a WAD
lead anyone to assume that it be
if he had been relieved of some longed to the Military. special duty. Witness gave it as
WILS 230
His Worship expressed the wish
Wit.
his opinion that it would be the to hear expert opinion on the tea.
Mr d'Abmada asked witness if duty of the company commander to notify the officer, concerned of the the remarks about the tea applied change.
equally to the corned beef? Questioned with regard to the Tess stated that the cases contain appointment of Pte. Reeves as biling, the beef were marked "S.R.D." Hard marker, witness said he could and he did not think this brand was
procurable in Hong Kong. and no trace of it in orders.
Cross-examined by the President after the tiffin adjournment, wit
was on leave, he did not hear any discussion with regard to the Colonel's taking over the duties of P.R.I.
His Worship advised him to use hisness said that during the time the imagination in a better cause, and ordered him to receive 17 strokes of the rattan. Another hoy, stated to be his elder brother, was dis- charged.
A HEATED AFFRAY.
question
dicated that the defence was per- At this point, Mr. d'Almada in- fectly simple. The defendant was a shopkeeper and he purchased these things on three occasions. The salesmen were a Chinese and
European, the latter had appear ed in uniform on one occasion. The goods were brought in a lorry. evidence, it was stated that the In the course of Lieut. Marshall's issuer at the supply depot had! been placed under arrest.
Chinese Detective's Evidence.
The Court then adjourned. It was stated that Major Lake replied, in answer to a repeated put by the President daring his cross-examination, that he went thoroughly into the ac counts when he took over the duties Two Chinese who were charged of P.B.I. not to consolidate his
A Chinese detective said that he with fighting in the street, explain-grounds
resentment if the went with Mr. Murphy to a restau- duties were taken from him but rant at No. 13, Des Yeux Roud His Honour told the Tailed that their tempers were frayed because it was the natural thing West, on May 20 and found defen prisoner that he had gone careful on account of the heat. One of the to do. ly through the evidence, and he contestants was a rieksha coolie, was not satisfied that what the Tamil prisoner did amounted to
abetment of murder.
and the immediate cause of the scrap was that he had carelessly jabbed the other man in the back with the shaft of his vehicle.
The evidence given by Mr. Frericks about the attempt to take A not unsympathetic Magistrate the revolver did not seem to fit in bound defendants over to keep the with the evidence of Warder Far- pence.
well as to the position in which
the Tamil prisoner was in relation
Lo
where the attack was taking place.
THEFT FROM A PRAM.
ACCUSED GETS THREE MONTHS.
The Chinese who was arrested oa a charge of stealing bedding from perambulator left outside se, Wongacichong Road, was charged
GAMING HOUSE RAIDED.
for
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
dant Fitting at a counter. The de- tective explained why he had called and the defendant produced his purchase book which revealed nothing suspicious. The parties then went to an upper story where on the "vernadah a quantity of loose tea was discovered. Defen datt is alleged to have stated that Wit- the tea came from Canton.
THREE CASES ON THE CALENDAR.
There are three cases down for trial at
this month's Criminal Sessions, which will open at the said that there was no entry Supreme Court on Tuesday next, in the purchase book to that effect and the defendant produced a bill a: ten o'clock.
Two cases of robbery are to come to show that he had purchased thei Before the Chief Justice (Brea A bill covering the purchas Five men were charged before Henry Gollan) and Chau Kau of a quantity of corned beef was Major C. Willson with keeping a be tried before the Fuisne Judge he had bought ten cases, each with who is charged with murder, will also produced which showed that common gaming house at. 260, Des (Mr. Justice Wogd).
In a This forty-eight tins for "8144. Voeux Road and having in their relating to the murder of two cookhouse a rack of tea was also sampan girls in the harbour, was found. Defendant explained that
joint possession 2,655 lottery tickets.adjourned at the last Sessions the tea had been brought to hith
They were arrested following a raid when an application was made for by Sub-Inspector Carey.
the accused's mental condition to be examined,
by a European and a Chinese. The purchase money, the defendant had explained, had been handed over, to the Chinese.
Answering Mr. d'Almada, witness said that his instructions were to
Two defendants had previous con- victions against them and were each fined $500 or three months' hard. labour on the first count, and 9236 BANK EMPLOYEE INJURED. look for Ceylon tea. The defen hefore Mr. E. W. Hamilton at theor eix weeks' for the second offence. RESULT OF 'BUS ACCIDENT ducing his books. and-going to the
Central
The others were fined $250 on each Magistracy yesterday. The defendant pleaded that he had charge or 12 weeks' hard labour.
been, without food for two daya, A friend working in one of the houses nearby bad promised him a meal, and whilst waiting for the friend, be was seized and accused of theft,
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