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THE VILLAGE ROAD MURDER CASE
DECEASED'S BROTHER SUBJECTED TO SEVERE
CROSS-EXAMINATION,
AMAH'S STORY OF ACCUSED'S AND FAY'S LIFE
SHANGHAL.
Although it whs the fourth hearing, interest had not abated in the slightest when, the case in which, Cheng Kwok Yau, a young Chinese, is charged in connection with the murder of Georges Fing at Village Road on the night of March 24, last, was called before Mr. E. 1. Wynne Jones at Central Magistracy yesterday.
As in the previous hearings, the Court-room was crowded long. before the case was rotumed and again special police officers had to be called to cope with the Targe crowd
Lai Ming Fai, the girl in the caac, who on previous heurings? was referred to as Pay," was present in Court
Mr. R. E. Lindsell conducted the case for the prosecution while the defence was in the hands of Mr Geo. K. Hall Brition.
PUBLIC INTEREST IN TRIAL.
The first witness called at yester-
Had your brother, any name be
And the lady be married. What was her name 1-1 cannot remember, I think it was Ho Mow You De
And you say your brother and his wife lived with your father after he got married-Yes
On Good Tarma With, Brother.
When did he go to Singapore - cannot remember:
day's hearing was Dr. S. Ho, aides George Fung and Fung Tat the well-known loanl medical practi-Him-You. tioner, who said that he was attand; ing a case at the Yeung Woy Nurs ing Home, Happy Valley, on the night of the murder. He was just about to leave the Home to proceed to another case in that district when he heard a shot, Witness said he stopped and listened and shortly he heard the blowing of police.whistles. He then want into his car and proceeded in the direc tion from which the report caine, and at the junction of Shan Kwang Road and Vick: Yain Street, be sEM a: arowd. A young woman was în the crowd who was screaming and Dr. Ho added that she made a statement. to him, as the result of which he asked her to go to the Police Station while he went up to
plied in the negativo. This com pleted Mr. Fung's evidence.
The next witnesa to go into, the Witness box was Detective Sub- Inspector Rozeskwy who told the Court that be first saw the body of the decaheed at the Young Wo Nurding Home and that he caused it to be removed to the Victorin Mortuary whore is was identified by the last witness the next morning. Inspector Roroskwy added that on the night in question he carried out apare in No. 50, Village Road, with the Chist Detective. Tnpector but found nothing incriminating.... The next afternoon he returned to. this address with Mr. Brutton and the socused and searchod two look" ed boxes He did not search these boxes the previous night, and this time, as on the night before, he did not find anything incriminating..
Ten Years With Tay,
Ta Kwai Chan, in amah who claimed to have been in the employ of Fay for some ten years, was the next witness. She told the Court how she came to Hong Kong with Fay, in the company of Fay's mother and her (witness') husband, and how upon arrival they went to sthy in 79,Wong Nel Cheong Road. The acoused was the tenant of this floor at the time, and although he paid Her wages, he did not stay at that address. Some seven months later continued witness, they moved to 50, Village Road, and it was then that the accused lived with
Was it very shortly after he got married, leaving his wife behind No, he took his wife with him.
Sura of that Yes.. How long did he stay in Singa-Faye pore I don't know.
Weren't you on good terms with your brother Vory good terms
And yet you cannot tell us any- thing about his mode of life 8 or 7
Witness added that she did not know Fung and as for the accused and Fay she only knew that "they slept in the same bed and nothing.
the first house in that street. On months after he got married-1 dohould think that is errgh!^
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not know because he was not living with us..
After he returned from Singapore, where did he go -He lived with
the landing an the first floor, wit nesa said he saw George Fung whom ha know very well. Fung was hang: ing on to the door knob, and was at that time able to speak to him.
*Died in Nursing Home.
Now, if I put it to you that he Continuing, Dr. Ho said that after he saw Fung, he rushed down was in Shanghai in April 1999, stairs and asked two strangers to would that be right -You- help him to carry Fung to his canHe was in Shanghai for several which pook them to the Nursing: Home There he examined Fang months while his wife was in Hong and found what looked like a bullet bolo on his back, under the laft shoulder blade. In the chest, was a bruise and just under the skin Dr. Ho said he felt a bullet. It was then abant 8.45 p.m. and by
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Kong Yes, but his wife eventually joined him.
Mr. Lindsol Nothing else I
Continuing, witness said that she never heard of a quarrel between them. True they did look a little unhappy sometimes but they always made it to
Fay and her mother left Village |Road at the end of February, said witness, but she did not know he
Mr. Lindsell: Why did they forehand that they were leaving....
leave? I don't know at all.
Are you still there You
Any reason why you shouldn't have gone with them after having been with them for ten years.1-Be- chuss the accused has not paid my Iwagen N. MA
Did he live with a girl damed Connie or May in Shanghai don't know.
Your brother was out of employ ing. Despite all that was done for him by way of injections, etc., hement for several years -I think he
had employment some years ago. passed away at about 9 pm, or a little later.
Before his marriage 1—Yes.
In conclusion, Dr. He said that during the course of his examipa tion, he had to remove some of Fung'd garments and he later hand ed these over to Detective Sergeant: Kennedy.
Brother's Evidence.
He had no employment after his. marriage -I don't think so.
How did he live then My father and the family helped him,
Very small sums -We helped him all we could.
And that all you could wis very, ampi) 1-Yes,
Witness said that he did not know whether bis brother. eamed any
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Continuing her evidence, witness said that since that day she saw Fay ones but she could not re member when that was though she could say that it was before accus ed, was arrested.
On the might of the murder, wit ness said she had reason to tele Mr. Chan's house in Shun Kwong phone to Fay who was then st
Road Sho had received a letter from Shanghai and she wanted to give this to Fay. The first thing: she did was tó telephone the Hotel Nathan und Fay's mother then told her that her daughter was in Mc Chan's residence.
money at all and repeated that he happened the day before, Mr. Lind- Taking her back to the stints that. was on really good terms with him. It was because they were so
sell asked witness if her master was friendly that he did not want to as home on that night; witness an interfere and ask him how he lived.wered in the affirmative.
Mr. Eindsell:And on the day of that he obtained money from women he go out-He was at home till Mr. Brutton I put it to you the trouble, was he at home or did would you deny it-I don't know.
And you mean to tell us that it was only about two months before his death that he told you about. Fay?—Yes.
The next witness called was Mr. Maurice Fung, brother of the de censed, who told the Court that the deceased was his younger brother who lived formerly with the family. About six or seven months after ho (the deceased) got married, he moved out. Mr. Fung said that from that time he saw very little of his brother but he was certain George had no enemies. Regarding the accused, witness said täde when George was living with the family, the two lads were on very good terms but after his brother left the family house, he did not know what were the relations between them. „:
Continuing, Mr. Fung said that it was not until about one or two months before his brother's death that he knew how things stood bes tween George and Fay and added she divorced him that he also did not know whether That was because of his relations George had any means of livelihood with other women. I don't know. The last time he saw George was.Witness added that his sister in about six or seven days before the law never told him her opinion of latter's death when be called on his brother and that he did not him, at his office,
Concluding, witness said that he first heard of his brother's death at about 8 pm on the night of the Lragedy, and, as soon as he was told, he rushed down to the Leung. Wo Nursing Home only to find this his next morning he went to the brother bad niready passed away. Victoria Mortary where he ideas filed the body before Sub-Inspector Hozeakwy and Dr. Begbie.
After he had given his evidence. Fin-chief, Mr. Fung, whe subjected to’ carolley of question by Mr. Bration who carried out a detailed: eroan- examination. Mr. Brutton'ifra question was i
You are not quite right in your dates as thy when your brother was misoried 1-le was on September 1, 1029.
What did he tell you He said he wished to get married:
Having already got one wife 1-1 knew that he divorced her
Shall we put it the other way, that
Yes,
about 12 noon.
Telephone Conversation.
Witness added that her master. returned about 10 p.m. when she told him of the telephone conver sation she had had with Fay, After that the accused went out again without giving her any instructions whatever,
Ahlizder cross-exaanination, witness told the Court that when she first entered. Fay's employment, the latter was still in school. Later on sy took singing and dancing lessons and ultimately she came to know when the divorce took place,
Hong Kong with a touring company You don't knw anything of
made up of students. After a stay other at all I don't know you of about a month or so here and in Cantons thebroape went to Merwe put it this was then, that Singapore and there she met the the family did not want to have scoured Fay lived with him r anything to do with your brother at all-Noy not a fough they pocupied different soluetime in a boarding-housa
nest denied that when his brotherness) went back to Shanghai, Still
In reply to further questions, wit
rooms and after a time she (wit visited him about six or seven days httle later Fay returned to the before the murder it was to borrow northem port, in August, 1929, and
the next month Cheng went up,"
In Shanghai Cheng and Fay lived together, very much like has- and and tiles This contranet "for" about
money
but respon
“Mutual Divorce.
examining, Mr. Brutton asked
position of comprada own forin,
Did your father make your bro
allowance Not regularly
Whom did he marry then A girl wheneve George asked for money
“I have a copy, pf_tho-marriage certificate and it says the marriage vaa on October 9, 1998 T agree;
I may Imre made a mistake.
Regarding the divorce, was sided or was it by mintomă consens
According to what my brosuse Bold me it was by mutual consent
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