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MAGISTRATE REVERSES
DECISION
WOMAN CONVICTED ON CHARGE
OF RECEIVING
VALUABLE RING RESTORED TO
JEWELLERY SHOP
The big jewellery receiving case in which the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo prosecuted WILS concluded before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- tral Magistracy.yesterday when, after expressing the opinion that the defendant might have been an innocent tool, the Magistrate later re- versed his decision and registered a conviction, upon which the pro- secution submitted a plea for leniency.
...His Worship: I have taken into consideration the fact that she was not represented. If she had been she would probably have gone into the box.
The defendant. Lai Wal-chuen, ed there would not be any case at 30-year old widow, was charged all of a receiver being brought to with receiving 1 ring set book. "with diamonds, valued at $6,300 knowing it to have been stolen. This ring was part of a collection of jewellery to, the total value of $29,000 with which Ng Tat-sheung, a broker well-known to the Chi- nese jewellers of Queen's Road Central, had absconded in April of this year. Ng has been arrested in Salgon and is awaiting extradi- tion proceedings there.
Mr. Lo then commented on some outstanding points of the case and the weakness of the woman's de- fence, repeating that she had given no explanation.
After further considération. His
One of the witnesses who testi-Worship said: I think there is
weight in what you have said. Mr. Lo. but I wish to give her another chance. I will again give her an opportunity to go into the hox she wishes to do so.
Hed yesterday was L Tout-wan, who lived at the same address (No. 129 Johnston Road, third floor as the defendant. She said she had gone with defendant to the Tal Wah jewellers on the day the ring was offered there for sale, but had not known that there would be such a transaction attempted, as she had only accompanted defen- dant. A week before the date in question, December 1, a young wo- man had called at their addressing crossurxamination by Mr. Lo. but witness did not see anything
handed to defendant.
CASE TO ANSWER
His Worship held that defendant had a case to answer and she elected to make a statement, which follows:-The ring was handed over to me by a person surnamed Choy, who said it was given to her by Ng to be brought back. In truth I did not know" It was stolen property. Had I known it was I would not have dared to sell it. I took it to the Tai Wah to sell, she having told me she was going to Canton and would come back about eight or ten days later to get the money. All the other Jewellery were brought to me for sale by Wong Choy and I was to get commission on them. There were two occasions when I went with Wong Choy to sell them.
His Worship: I don't think there is sufficient evidence here to ren-. der it absolutely impossible that this woman is an innocent tool. It was open to her to say, and she did say, that she did not know it was "stolen. I there..."
Mr Lo interposing): Your Worship.. the last thing I really want to do is to press for a con- viction. But defendant has not given evidence in this case" at all. Once you held there was a case for her to answer, and called upon her to answer. I respectfully submit I don't see how Your Worship could discharge her. She has said she did not know it was stolen. All the receivers in the world could say that and if that were accept-
"ACCIDENTAL DEATH"
A verdict of accidental death was returned by a Coroner's jury at the Central Magistracy yesterday
the
SEARCHING CROSS-·
"EXAMINATION defendant accepted In the witness box she re- Deated what she had cald. In her statement. Then followed search-
The offer.
during which the woman contra- dicted herself several times. To Lo's concluding request to her to give a rational explanation why she had told sub-Inspector Whant that the ring had been given to her by the woman witness when, as she now said. Choy had handed it to her, defendant said she was rather timid at the time and made a mistake in what she said.
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His Worship (to defendant): I find you guilty.
NOT PRESSING CASE Mc Lo: Having obtained a con- viction. I would like to say both Sub-Inspector Whant and I are not pressing. I dòn't mind saying now that from our informa- tion there is no doubt there is a big gang behind and she is not the prime mover. I leave the matter in your Worship's hands, of course, but personally I hate the idea of a woman going to prison.
His Worship: It seems to me.. now that I am satisfied she was not an innocent tool, that It Is a very serious offence.
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Mr. L: Yes, the only plea in ex- tenuation is her sex.
H's Worship (to defendant): The prosecution are not pressing the case and I will give you the option of a fine. Fined $100, with the alternative of six weeks' im- prisonment.
An order for the restitution of the ring to the Tin Wau jewellery shop, the firm who had handed it to the broker Ng for sale, was
ande.
GAMBLING RAID
Nearly $300 was picked up in a gambling raid on No. 183 Lockhart Road, first floor, on Tuesday night,
at the conclusion of the inquiry and 19 men were taken into cus- Into the death of Mun-kan, a 47-tody..
before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday when one man was charged with keeping a gaming house and the other six with gambling.
year old coolle, who died from a Only seven of the men appeared fracture of the skull and laceration of the brain on December 5, as the result of falling, from lorry No. 2358 in Des Voeux Road near the Gas Works. Mr. R. A. D. Forrest sat as Coroner and the jury com- prised Messrs V. M. Xavier (fore- man). Chan Cheung-mal and Wal Man-lok Traffic-Bergeant Clark represented the, police,
Dr. R S. Begbie, Medical Offler in charge of Victoria Mortuary. said he examined the deceased on the morning of December 6. and in his opinion the cause of death" was fracture of the skull and laceration of the brain. The con- ditions found were consistent with a fall from a lorry.
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Detective Bub-Inspector W. N. Darkin said he conducted, the raid at 10.45 p.m. and had to break into the premises. He found that though most of the people there were unemployed refugees from various parts of China, the place was run on a large-scale-by-pro- fessional gamblers.
First defendant, Chan Tui-chi,, pleading guilty to the charge against him was fined $25,Five of the others admitted gambling and were fined $2 each. One man denied, the charge and was dis- charged.
Li Wing-yus, driver of the lorry, sald on the day in question he was driving his lorry along Des
Of the 12 absentees one was on Voeux Road near the Gas Com- | $100 ball and the other eleven on pany, going eastwards. They lorry | $5 each all of which was estreated--{
hod 30 baskets of vegetables loaded. They were placed in bundles of three, one on top of another, and was not tied to the lorry! He was responsible for the loading. In the body of the lorry were Ave coolles and there was another sitting | beside him. Those behind were sitting on the baskets of vegetables. There was a slight left-hand bend in Des Voeux Road near the Gas Works and when he was going round it he heard someone behind shout that a man had fallen on, He stopped the Worry Immediately,
The sum of $275.60 picked up was ordered to be put in the Foor Box.
got down, and found deceased.
lying in the tram tracks. At the time of the accident be thought he was going at 12 miles an hour.
Trame Sergeant' Dall said when he weighed the lorry after the ac cident he found it. to be 11 cut, overweight This. however, was not considered very serious. He thought the lorry was going at a moderate speed at the time.
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