ALLEGED THREAT IN ICE HOUSE
STREET
MR. O'SHEA RELATES HOW LA SALA THREATENED HIM WITH KNIFE
MAJOR CASSGL'S "ASE AGAINST DEFENDANT
DISMISSED: MAGISTRATE'S OPINION
The case in which B. de la Sala, was charged with threatening Major Cassel with a revolver on September 26 at the offices of the Shameen Printing Press, was concluded at the Magistracy yesterday when Mr. Wynne Jones discharged the defondant
The case against la Sala for threatening Mr. Raymond O'Shed with a knife in lee House Street was then proceeded with and at the close of the afternoon's hearing, the prosecution had The hearing was then adjourned, until 11.30 completed their case. to-morrow morning when it is hoped that Mr.. Lammert of the Shotacon Printing Press, Canton, will be able to give evidence for the defence.
Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro appented for the defence,
'MY FIVE YEARS IN HELL "
In
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1932.
CLAIM FOR SALARY
witness cross-examination agreed with Mr. D'Almada that he had known accused a year ago when he went to him for his ex- periences in the Foreign Legion | EMPLOYEE LOSES ACTION from which he published two arti- cles in Chopsticks entitled “ My five years in Hell." Witness said that he was certain he made no promise of any payment to the defendant
at that time.
the
Hanovim Judgment for Quartz Lamp Co., 10, Queen's Road Central, who appeared as the defendant firm, was given by
Mr. Justice J. R. Wood in the Supreme Court yesterday, in s claim for $431 for salary, commis sion: and travelling expenses brought by Mr. H. C. Yuen, an em- ployee, and a former student of Queen's College.
Mr. D'Almada: la it not usual to offer some kind of payment Not with a literary magazine,
Witness, in answer to a question by Mr. D'Almada as to whether they became very friendly, replied in the afirmative and added:
Mr. W. C. Hung, for the plain- Daly as between editor and contiff, explained that there was also tributor."
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A. Change of Face. Witness also agreed that the arrangements between The Critic and the Shameen Printing Press were made through the defendant He had found the defendant quite friendly until one occasion in July when Mr. Lammert threatened to stop publishing The Critic unless certain sums which were due on that was paid. The defendant was then said: "Let go, I'm going to rather rude in his attitude on that do ́you in."
What You have
'Don't be a fool, la Sais. is the matter with you? nothing against me.'
In discharging the defendant in connection with the alleged threat to Major Cassel, Mr. Wynne Jours said: In this case thy natual threat alleged by Major Cassel was in the words that he (the defen wanted
in " "do dant) would
Major
Defendant
He added that be
ness.
Asked about defendant's domean.... our in the St. Francis, witness
said that he was not drunk but a trifle unsteady.
As a matter of fact the lady you mentioned was Madame Tinti-
to do that because hoccasion and was less friendly. It alleged that I owed money to his was a change of face, added wit Unsel or anybody else who inter employers. I said: "We don't fered with him at some indefinite owe you any money at all. Any
time.
Major Cassel biaself has debts we may have had are covered said that he would not interfereby securities; besides if you do me with defendant. We then have the in you will get nothing at all."
At this, witness said, accused statement that Major Cassel saw a black automntie produced and put became calmer and put away the back in the pocket of the defendant; } knife when naked to do xo, ' I saw The suggestion, put forward by the defence is that, that might have bern black leather key ense.. It is just passible that Major Cassel might have been mistaken in what he saw and I therefore have to give the defendant the benefit of
the doubl
That being the case there is no criminal intimidation as alleged in the original charge nor is there evidence of assault according to the strict reading of the law and therefore the defen dant is discharged on this parti cular count.
Mr. D'Almada: In view of that decision, Mr. O'Shen might wish to have time to consider the wis dom or otherwise to consider the wisdom or otherwise of continuing with his case,
Уен,
Regarding the defendant's meet- that he was in an insane mood."ing with Mr. O'Shen in lee House added the witness.
The Magistrate: What do you mean by that?
-Witness: His action and his speech suggested that he was either drunk or insane.
You mean you thought he was either drunk or insane-He did not seem to be drunk!
Street, when the alleged threat in and to have taken place. Mr. D'Almada put it to the witness that what took place was that the defendant was in a ricksha nnel is he passed Mr. O'Shea who was on out he said "Hollo, O'Shea, I want a word with you."
Witness: I did not see him in a rickshaw.
I put it to you he did not pro-
claim for the cost of a passage and expenses for plaintiff's return to Shanghai. Plaintiff' was former- ly employed by the defendant-firm in Shanghai and in April last year he was transferred to the Hong Kong office." He did not get on wall with the manager here and on June 2 notice was given, to plain- tiff that he would he retransferred to Shanghai. He was assaulted by the manager and received medical treatment. Since July 13 plaintiff had received nothing on for his salary or commission.
account
During the course of the plain- tiff's evidence it was shown that there was a sum of $110 due to
him from the defendant firm of respect of salary and there was n sum of $181.05 due from plaintiff
of his dismissal. to defendant which was the subject
The Puiene Judge suggested that the matter should be adjourned sine die so that à statement of the commission account could be sub- mitted.
Mr. Rendall: I will give an undertaking here and now to pay to plaintiff anything that is due to hire from the defendants. I think
writ, I am here to answer a claim am entitled to judgment on this and I have, I subunit, answered it successfully and am therefore en- titled to judgment.
His Lordship gave judgment for costs provided
You are giving me an opinion, You are not an expert on drunken- news or insanity 1-No, but I should duce a knife-I have said on oath defendants with xay he appeared either drunk or he did. insane I am more inclined to You have read in the papers that
think the latter... temporarily.
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there was an undertaking to pre pare the account for commission carned and that it be adjusted in consultation with Mr. Hung.
PETITION FOR CHENG
TO BE SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT.
It is reported that over fifty of
Major Cassel said he had Witness went on to say that he automatic in his pocket that after- reasoned with the defendant who nuon, can you shy why he should then became normal and expressed produce a knife to you when he
wish to rejoin the Foreignwanted to threaten you Legion and later broke down and Witness replied that he saw a Mr. Wynne. Jones: 1. mлy say Feried. Witness spoke gently to kuife. Mr. D'Ahmada then asked that in the ease of Mr. O'Shea, the him, walked down the pavement whether it was not true that defen allegation is definitely that a knife with him and tried to persundeant had told witness not to look the most prominent Chinese re at him in a sarcastic sort of waysidente of the Colony have signed a petition which will be presented and that he threatened to give him to the Government some time next a hiding if he kept it up. "You week in an attempt to scsure a turned round," said Mr. D'Almado, commutation of the sentence
Cheng Kwok Yau, the young man and told him, Don't get excited condemned to death for procuring like a hot-blooded Spaniard.' "'-- the death of Georgo Fung, Witness denied that,
was produced.
him to go home. He said he want Mr. O'Shea: In view of the pire to get drunk and “in order to cumstances I will proceed with the get rid of him rather than help him in his decision," said witness, "I took him into the Hotel Cecil where he ordered two drinks for which I paid.
case.
Mr. O'shes in Witness-box. Mr. O'Shen then gave evidence which was briefly as follows:--
table.
Mr. D'Almada: He asked you to have a drink -Yes.
ess
on
severe
The petitioners plead that Chin-
oustoms demand the punishment of offences such as the seduction of a man's wife.
The plea for clemency advances the tender age of the condemned man and the fact that he and La! Ming Fal ware actually husband Could Not Shake Him Off, and wife in the eyes of Chinese, because they had lived together, as Witness denied the suggestion | man and wife for months, ag rek that the two of them were very sons, friendly when they left the hotel. "I could not shake him off," he added. Witness was asked whether, if he thought la Sala was mad, it was not his duty as a good citizen to notify the police that very night. He replied that his first thought was to get home.
Referring to a telephone con Iversation between Mr. Lammert of the Shameen Printing Press and witness, Mr. D'Almada, asked if
A serious fracas at the Central witasse did not say that in Sala was arrested for threatening Major Market, in which a foki was severe. Cassel and that he witness) re-ly wounded byer pofte eye with grotted the whole affair. Witness chopper, had quel yesterday when-Fung-Chine, tile,nian alleged denied this.
Mr. D'Almada: Did you not say I am very worry for the whole affair which has nothing to do with me"-I did not say that.
Did you not say you liked him 1 Possibly. I do like him. Do you still like him--You.
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"I Must Have Blood!" On Septeraber 6 he was in the St.
"His mood of violence had not Francia Hotel with a friend at 0.30.
entirely passed," said witness, and About a p.m. having a drink, quarter of an hour Inter in Sala upon leaving the hotel ha said to one more together with a certain Captainne, "I will give you
If you don't pay the Hail entered the Hotel and joined chance. their table and In Bala ordered a money you owe my employers by strink for himself and one for his mid-day to-morrow, I will. kill friend. Mr. O'Shea said that he both Major Cassel and you. I re- did not invite la Sala to join his minded the accused that we had a déed giving securities for monies The defendant invited a French Indy to join the table and owing to his employers and be re- spoke about his experiences in theplied, "That is all legal stuff,
don't give a b... for it." Just foreign legion to the French lady.
"In view of previous circum-before leaving me tha necused beat stances," said witness, "I was his fiets together and said, "I must considerably agitated by the entry have blood, I am going to gef of the accused and I imagins that somebody to-night." He then said, There is my lawyer and left he had followed me to the Hotel."
At 7.p.m. the defendant left the 'me.
The injured man, who had in the fable to go to another room and Next morning I told Major
meantime had three stitches over witness said he took the opportu-Cassel what had taken place the
one eye, explained that he was IN Inging sto, à friend, the tale of p. At the previous night and acting on his uity to leave the hotel. corner of Ice House Street. adjoin advice I wont back to the office us I put it to you then that what butcher who went about wearing a domar lever language he might have used white jacket,"When Túng Chée, à ing the Netherlands Bank, witness usual. Shortly after 10 o'clock to you was fully condoned by you market akl who was passing by heard footsteps behind him. Some-nccused appeared and stood on the Forgiven because of the circum at the moment overheard the re-
(8 one gripped him by the arm and verandah. His arm was in a sling stances under which it was com mark and thought be was the butt on turning round he saw the defen- and he said; See this, I got it Witness was then asked by Mr.In answer to the charge, Fung dant who then said: "I am going, when I heat up those Filipinos last Wynns Jones: Were you in fact Chee rated: He meant me to to settle with you and Major night at a cafe. He was referring afraid of your life-Yes, owing hear the remark and all I said Cassel and I am going to do you to some people connected with the to this man't threat I was afraid was that if bs dinot like fay
of my life,
wearing a white jacket, he could in first.Defendant then releas Cathay News.
Didn't you part on very good throw himself into the gutter and terms 1-Yes when he became drown himself there. edwitness' arm and reeled back
Witness went on to say that the normal, but he had threatened to
*****You know you might have killed Ho gainst one of the pillars. then produced from his pocket, a defendant produced a tooth which do me in on the following day and him with the chopper," his Wor
ship pointed out kans rickle plated clasp knife about 4 he said came from the mouth of presumed be meant it
In answer to a further question Defendant denied"" having used inches long with a corkscrew the manager. He also in alleged later on, witness said: bly sole I any deadlier weapon than a wooden tached. Defendant in alleged to have opened the blade and made a to have said, "You had better object in bringing this charge is | ologr
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***Major Cassel telephoned ta medence, the case was adjourned pensation to the complainant, or to from the Central Police Station until tomorrow morning at 11.20 undergo a farther work's imprison I seized him by his arm and and asked me to go up there which when it is expected that Mr. Lam- ment in defanit, nd, finally, to 10.27 p.Rugby mid-day Press held it down his side and there. I did and preferred the firebent mert from Canton will be in Court sign a bond of 150 keep the knewsletters
to give evidence. brief struggle. I said: charge against the Acensed.
Brief Struggle.
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