HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1937.
Charcoal Murder Case At Sessions
though there were three possibili-been tles, namely, fracture of the skull. intercranial haemorrhage result- ant on the fracture, and asphxia, tion from strangulation
At an identification parade, the accused was identified by various witnesses.
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LADIES' DAY AT ROTARY CLUB
this hammer "tences. Accused and one Au Wing Distinguished Guests
caused with found in the middle cubicle. Is it not more ilkely that Sum Ku was killed, not by the unaided efforts or To but by the combined efforts of Tp and accused one using a sash or his hands to strangle her whilst the other hit her on the head with the hummer.
It might be thought that no one in his senses would plot, a murder on this floor where the accused's relatives might walk in at any mo- ment. There was no place more suitable for the murder than an empty floor and it might have been difficult to lure 'Sam Ku to any uther empty house. This one. being at accused's house, would not make Sam Ku suspicious. It was quite easy to lure her here perhaps by the pretext used by accused before, that his wife was going to pay her at his house.
DECEASED LURED
On accused's own admission be lured ber there to make her 'un- consclous and get the documents. That involved
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of risk just as murder did. I It was suitable for one purpose It was suitable for the other. Everything cannected with the actual killing could have been done in one of the cubicles. We know the murder was carried out whilst members of the, family were in the vicinity yet none was at- tracted to the scene by any shouts.
AUCUSED'S STATEMENT Accused's statement in answer to the charge was as follows:-"Now" I do not admit the charge of) having killed this girl because I
not all her with my did
own hand. I can admit (the fact of) having taken the deceased Cheung Yuk-ching up to the floor. When the deceased was murdered I was also present and witnessed" (the marder). The reason why I took the deceased up to the floor was because I desired to get back cer- tain written proof belonging to me in order to prevent her from tak- Ing legat proceedings against me. The way in which I (intended) to get back the written proof was to make her insensible by blowing upon her stupefying smoke and to get back the written proof without } amount causing any danger to her life The person I employed to apply the stupefying smoke was one call- cd To Wat-man. He claimed that he had a kind of stupefying smoke with which he could stupefy any- body without causing danger to his or her) life. He said it was necessary for him to apply the smoke with his own hand and that I wanted to stupefy any body he could do it. for me. I pro- mised to give him the sum of $30 as "tea money" for the recovery of the written proof. So he promised to do it for me. When the in- cident took place that day it was beyond my expectation. Instead of using the stupefying smoke he strangled her by using force and threatened me with menace. I was therefore) compelled to sub-
Even If you and yourselves un- mit to what he had done. He
able to accept my contention that actually committed a murder and robbery. With a view to destroy-cused I say is still guilty of murder the plot was to murder, the ac-
ing the dead body he set fire to
even on his own statement-and burn it. The reason why. I did
you may be sure that accused has not muke a noise was because the
not revealed all his share in the incident had taken place in my king. own house and people had seen me going up 'to the floor in com- pany with the deceased. That was the reason why I did not dare to make a noise. At that time I did call out "save ilfe" and tell him to refrain from so doing. Unex- pectedly he threatened me with a
knife saying thus: "If you make
a noise (Iwill stab you to death as well. For this reason I did not dare to make (any morë) noise.
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it was only the burning of the body which led to the discovery.
I do not say that the plot was necessarily one to burn the body after the murder. .Possibly the body was put in the box with the Intention of removing it
and dumping it "elsewhere and then some hitch occurred. Accused knew he had been seen coming up- stairs and this may have led to an alteration in their plans.
Accepting accused's atory we have a plot between accused and To to lure her to the floor, to use stupefying smicke on her until she became unconscious and then to steal these documents.
Let me tell you that such an ofence is one of the most serious
crimes known to our law. falling
only short of murder. Administer- ing choroform or any other stupe- fying drug in order to steal any- thing of value 'from & Der- son is punishable with imprison- ment for life.
The first witness. called was Mr. V.
Branson, Government Analyst, and in cross-examination In law if two persons set out was shown E34 card containing to carry out such a crime of vio- Chinese characters. Mr. D'Almada lence and in the course of their pointed out that on the back of common intention of carrying out the card was a prescription which their object one of them kills a included datura stramonium and person then each of them is guilty belladonna, both of which wert
of murder. It does not matter in "leaves which could be used to our case whether accused struck make poison. Stramonium in the any blow at Sam Ku or inflicted form of cigarettes was used as any violence such as holding her cure for asthma and an overdose throat. If the common intention could cause death. Datura stra- was merely to give Sam Ku a monium was used in India to mild beating and To then mur- stupefy victims before committing dered her it would be a different robberies.
matter. Accused would not be
Dr. R. S. Begbie gave medical guilty of murder. If evidence...
Mr. D'Almada; Would it be fair to say that gagging was the cause of death? It was very unlikely.
Would it be fair to infer that the gag was placed on after death?-- It would be very unlikely.
You would fairly say that asphy. xia was brought about by strangu- lation-Yes.
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satisfied that she met her death from violence inflicted by either To or accused to enable them to carry out their plot and even though the violence was not in- tended then accused is guilty of murder. Even if you believe ac- cused's story that he never expect- ed To would me such violence the violence was clearly done in order that the documenta could be ob- tained, which accused says was the
Attend
A TALK ON MOROCCO.
Ladies' Day at the Rotary Club yesterday was honoured by the presence of His Excellency the officer Administering the Govern- ment, Mr. N. L. Smith, and Mrs. Smith, and the apeaker of the day was Mr. J. B. Montargis, who chose as his subject, "The Land of the Setting Sun: Morocco.**
accompanied Cheung Sam-ku to Macao on December 13, ·'Cheung Sam-ku, paying the travelling ex- penses. On arrival at Macao they stayed at a certain hotel and there they drank wine in the course of which accused became intoxicated and began to quarrel with Cheung Sam-ku, during which he snatched her handbag and tore" up the P.W.D. document and threw it on the floor. The police came and picked up the fragments of the torn document had brought them to the police station where ac- cused WAS detained overnight. There was a large number of The next morning he was released indies and guests present and at at the request of Cheung Sam-ku the conclusion of his talk Mr. Mon- who told the police officers that targis was thanked, on behalf of she would like to prosecute ac- the Club. by Prof. C. A. Middleton- cused in Hong Kong. So the P.W.D. | Smith who made a very witty albeit document was returned to Cheung | short speech. Sam-ku.
Before calling upon Mr. Moritar- "They returned to the Colony on gls to address the gathering, Major December 14. Accused learned R. D. Walker, president of the that Cheung Sam-ku had already Rotary Club, thanked His Ex- given Instructions to Messrs.cellency and Mrs. Smith for their D'Almada and Co. to bring an presence and expressed the hope action against him. Later Cheung that the Club would have the honour of their presence more often in the future. He also ex tended a welcome to M. Leurquin. Consul-General for France and also to two visiting Rotarians, Messrs. Eveleigh, of Shanghai, and Ray- mond of Swatow.
Sam-ku consented to have the matter settled quietly.
COMPENSATION' SETTLED
"I next saw him at my office with three men and two women,-{ one of whom was introduced to me as Cheung Sam-ku. Cheung Sam-ku agreed not to carry out the prosecution on condition that ac-
cused would pay ner the damage
the
matter. Accused
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she had suffered. Cheung Sam- ku insisted that accused's father should come and see her before settling phoned his father who refused to come. The parties then left. next saw the party on December 21 in my office, where they dis- cussed the question of compensa! tion. Cheung Sam-ku agreed to accept $250 as settlement $150 for the fight in Macao, $50 for legal expenses and $50 for travelling ex- penses.
sam-ku together with two friends "On Dec. 27 accused and Cheung
came to my office, saying that they would like to settle the amount in my presence. Upon their instructions I drafted out two documents in Chinese and the compensation was settled, which consisted of a $150 draft receipt and an LO.U. of $100 to be paid by the end of February. After they had signed them, I gave Cheung Sam-ku $150 which was sent to me by accused's father, Cheung Sam- ku promised to return the P.W.D. documents as soon as she had got them back from the solicitors."
Mr. D'Almada. Before accused Arst went to see you his father telephoned you and asked you to look after this affair on his be- half? Yes.
"MOROCCO
In addressing the gathering, Mr. Montareis said:
We, Rotarians, are supposed to address the Club only on subjects that we know and we love, with the object to serve." I do not think could choose to-day a better one than Morocco, the "Far West of the Mussulman world. How do we get there? By rail. by boat, by plane; In days, in a few hours. By, rall, from Bordeaux, via Madrid, Alge- ciras and Tangiers; by boat, from Marseilles to Tanglers and Casa- blanca, or from Bordeaux to Casa- blanca; by plane. from Toulouse to Tangiers and Casablanca.
through Spain and arrived at A few years ago, we went there Ceuta, from Algeciras and Gibral tar. Last year, we decided, for many reasons of which you can imagine а Jew We took the longest way, "le chemin des écoliers."
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ROMANTIC TLEMCEN We left one morning Tiemcen, en. route to Morocco. Tlem- cer is а romantic city, three thousand feet high, at the foot of precipitous reddish cliffs, orice of historical remains once a Romau a city of 150,000 inhabitants, full
camp, once the capital of an Arab Kingdom, the centre of barter be- tween Europe and tne interior of Africa.
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URBAN COUNCIL MEETING
Two Applications
Refused
Exactly two minutes were re- the day at the fortnightly meeting quired to complete the orders of
for
or Jews, have maintained at best The natives. Mussulmans
of the Urban Council held yester- You took them to a solicitor, but their racial originalities. I can later they decided that it would
but recommend this way of day afternoon. reaching Morocco, If you be better to have this matter set-
.Applications
11 Laundry not too much tied in a friendly manner? Yes
pressed by licence at No. 100 Pet Ho Street, After further evidence was given times and you will be amazed by time. It will repay you a thousand
and for an offensive trade licence by Li Foon, Yuen Poon-chan. the changes and contrasts both in
for No. 198. Hai Tan Street, Cheung
ground floor, were refused. Woon. Chan Wan, Mo Kwai and Choy Sik-chun, the case
nature and people. was adjourned Ull 10 o'clock this morning..
DONATION
Thirty years have passed since the signature of the "Anglo-Frenca Declaration" concerning Egypt and Morocco, decided the political orientation of France and Great Britain and laid the foundation of the Entente Cordiale which was to have such momentous con sequences, and ja still stronger to- day.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Sd clety of St. Vincent de Faul scr knowledges with grateful apprecia-
OLD TOWNS UNTOUCHED tion and thanks the receipt of the The old towns have been left Funds. following donation to the Society's untouched; modern towns have been built, one or two miles away; "Anonymous" $100.00
5,000 miles of perfect ronds; ports have been constructed on a coast known for the violence of the oceau that breaks upon it; railways that make possible the journey by sleep- Ing-car from Tanglers to Mar- Mr. H. Gomerset Fitzroy, former-rakech and from Marrakech To the use of stupefying smokey Public Prosecutor and Assistant Algiers and Funds. but even if To did not use the
Attorney General, is at present in smoke and instead used other Hong Kong having arrived from methods of overcoming Sam Ku Shanghai last week, Mr. Fitzroy accused must take. the
was here from. 1927 to 1932. con- sequences.
The hammer blow must have been of considerable violence be- fore it could cause that injury.plot. Yea..
The clou of haemorrhage in the skull could not have been produced by a post mortem injury It could not. MORE
Possibly accused did discuss with
INTERPRETER'S EVIDENCE Wong Kam-hong, interpreter of Messrs. Hall and Brutton said: "On the evening of December 17, accused came to my residence at Shamshuipo.
MR. H.S. FITZROY
POLICE TRANSFER
CROWN'S SUBMISSIONS Mr. Williams concluded:- You will see that accused throws all the blame for what happened on.To.. To, he says, committed a murder and robbery, but his state-
Inspector W. Mair, from Central, ment does not explain how accused
has been transferred to West came into possession of all the himself to me as Chiu Yuk-fal, one
ducing Point as Divisional Inspector vice jewellery Sam Ku had with her of the sons of Mr. Chui Chun-po, Inspector M.H. Hourihan who is not merely a part of it but as far my friend, he told me he was a
proceeding on Home leave as we know the full amount in draughtsman of the F.W.D. He value over $200. If To robbed her told me how he got into trouble of the Jewellery then he must have with a woman and asked for my handed it over obediently to ac- advice. He said that sometime ago cused.
his girl friend, Cheung Sam-ku, decided to sue a certain person for
go to Macau
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL
A Drill Display given by all the
You will also recollect that Dr. Begble in his examination found that the skull had been fractured on the left side, the fracture pass- ing completely through the bone In the region of this fracture was a blood-clut. From the presence of the blood-clot be formed the Bo he took out two sheets of letter function will last about an hour opinion that the fracture had been paper belonging to the P.W.D. and and a half No formal invitations caused during "re-it could have wrote on them meaningless sen-are fisuéd.
a money loan. To recover this classes of St. Mary's will take place sum of money the debtor had to in the school grounds to-day at & pm. All parents, relations and friends of the pupils are cordially invited, as well as any one who takes an interest in the school. The
"One day accused planned out a scheme to make a trip to Macho at the expense of Cheung Sam-ku.
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The Chairman (Mr. R. R. Todd): There is just one other matter I would like to mention. I had hoped to put forward the amendment of the Dalry and Mi'k-Shop By-laws making pas teurisation compulsory. Unfor-" tunately, the Crown Solicitor has been very busy this last week and I have only just received the draft amendment and these will be elr. culated immediately.
Present at the meeting were Mr. Todd, Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington (Vice-Chairman), Hon. Mr. R. M.
of (Director Poblic Henderson Works), Hon. Mr. R. A. D. Forrest (Becretary for Chinese Affairs), Hon. Mr. T. H. King (Inspector General of Police), Hon. Dr. Li Shu Fan, Hon. Mr. 8. N. Chau. Messrs. F. C. Hall, L. C. F. Bellamy, "Ael Arcullt, B Wong Tape, C. J. Roe (Becretary). and Im Ping Tseung (Assistant Secretary).
The
JOURNEY DESCRIBED Mr. Montargis then went on to describe the journey in detail, giv-
following licences, were ing a graphic picture of all the granted by the Urban Council between April 13 and 28 inclusive: sights, people and conditions en-
Food Factories 6; Food Pre- countered on each "station.".
1930 JOURNEY RECALLED serving Establishments 4;. Food Continuing. Mr. Montargis said: Shops 7: Laundries 1: Swine 39; "In 1930, when we could cross Eating Houses 2; Total 59. Spain, we landed at. Ceuta, h Spanish Morocco and visited Berber mountains of the Anu- Tetuan, with its thick walls nanked Atlas, surrounded by arlow and with square towers, one of the gushing springs, with their casca-
imagine: des and lakes of ice-cold water,] Tangiers. an ideal residence for the under skies that are always blue; winter, with its grand and petit Khenifra, a citadel of by-zone socce, its crescent of blue sea old days; Kaşba-Tadia, and its im- walls and Kasha, its white houses mense fortress; Beni Mella), with with terraces, and hundred of Eu its orchards and running waters, a ropean villas and cottages hidden place of delight for the mountain. by the green vegetation. Ouerzane, tribes; all but yesterday in the a holy city a true Moroccan dangerous and forbidden zone
Mecon" and a place of pilgrimage In so short a time (and I am for the Jews, in a majestic afraid to have already bothered panorama, which you could not you) x could not tell you the tenth. visit at the time without a pass part of all the beauties of a trip from the military authorities through, Morocco, which is a per
petual enchantment, and when, cannot express myself as well as would do in my native tongue.
And I have no time to tell you of Aarón, Itrane, two cities of winter-sports amid cedars in the
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