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THE DAYTON MURDER,
ADSETTS AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS
arst inst:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER 26, 1907
handed him the money. After receiving the money prisoner asked 'witness to get him two outside coplies to carry a sample case to an "outside firm. He did not mention the name of the firm. When the cooles arrived, witness asked the prisoner for the name of the "out" William Hall Adsatte, the alleged murderer side firm to explain to the coolies, but accuss of Gertrude Dayton, who was foully done toed only replied: "I am going along together." death in the Colony in August last, and whose The witness was quite sure prisoner was the body was found jammed in a trunk in the
Sir Henry-You can't identify the prisoner? baggage-room of the C.P.R. liner Monicagis of seven some days later, faced a special jury
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You cannot I can. Ever since the tragedy
that it is the custom for the hotel to You
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May Hemslead, of 3, Hollywood Road, In the trial which generally characterises any knew the deceased' woman, Gertrude Dayton, thing sensational. And with the opening of the for between eight and nine years, but she had Criminal Bessions this morning, by his Honour
not seen her for several years. On the night Chief Justice (Mr. A. G. Wise), there of the 3rd August, Gertrade Dayton, accom. the acting was ample evidence of the curiosity entertained
panied by a man, went to witnesss house, by the multituds in the progress of the trial.
She had never seen the man before, but he Long before the hour fixed for the opening appeared to her to be a man between 28 or 2 29 of the case (ten o'clock) a crowd hung years of age. When the Dayton woman en- around the Court building hoping to catch tered the hauen her first words were? "I fasl a glimpse of the man whose name has been lipay." The man was introduced to witness as the subject of talk in the city for a couple "Mr Jones" but the deceased mentioned that of months past and whose alleged 'crime bad sel the telegraph wires throbbing hat was not his real name. “· Drinks were then served and between Gertrude Dayton, "Mr. Jones" and witness nice plots of champagne were consumed. The Dayton woman gave her a chit for the drinks, which witness des troyed as she did not wish to be mixed upin the affair. The witness then spoke to being shown some postal orders which were in the posses
witness some jewellery woman was woating
sparkling about her. Saw something
would have noticed if she Sir Henry-Y You was not wearing jewels, as most women wear "for the jewels? The reply was not audible.
When Gertrude asked "Me, jones
The crowd came so early that very sood some. thing had to be done to make room for the traffic. But even with the strictest precautions men and women, too, forced their way into the building until the court-room was packed.
Adsetts was brought down from the gaul early in the morning. The police expected crowd and at nine o'clock sharp, the accused, who was handcuffed, was led into a chair and accompanied by a guard of Europeats police- men, under charge of Police Sergeant Hedge, proceeded to the Court.
At ten o'clock sharp Adsetts took his seat in the dock. Two police officers were seated
torney General, be wished to put all the facts before the Jaryngi qolaman k
When the Crown Prosecutor produced a shipping cote for the trunk and proceeded to examine the witness on that point, Sir Henry raised anothar objection. He copianded that the witness, having failed to identify the Euro pean, could not reiterate any conversation held with the man, and, therefore, he could not dis- cloid any verbal matter.
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The objection was over-ruled by the
of one and the shipping note for the shipment trunk to. Hathor, by the steamer Stagan, then read out. At the conclusion of tbre, Sit Henry requested that a note of bis objection be "entered. He id, in support of his objection, that the shipping note wat handed to and made not in the name of F. Jackson." Unloss the prisoner could be identified as "F. Jackson,
Sir Henry-You never gave this evidence. Sir Henry-I put it to you that you remem before the magistrate Pogod Beber advancing money for the pledged diamonds, The Attorney-General-She never gave any but you cannot remember the person to whom
it was advanced ?—No, that is not sojuk ke evidence before a magistrate. Jo who gave evidence before the magistrate; for identify him?-1 said I could not make out his Is it not strange that your daughter-in-law. Why did you say just now that you could not
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Henry, then attempted. to test the old
* But that was not the reply to the question ? lady' e) e-sight.
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Can you see me?—Not quite. Your eyes are defective? Yes. And you with defective eyes say that you can identify the prisoner 10 the dock-ile looks very much like the man,
Didn't your daughter-in-law point him out 10 17-Nov
That is the only possible hypothesis unday which you could identify him, concluded Sir
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The Attorney-General said that he had bo Intention of interrupting his learned friend, but his question was quite inelsvant." The charge against the prisoner was one of murder. apprehended his question. He had no intention, Sir Henry replied that his friend bad mie Chen putting the question; of raising that point. The question he wanted to raise as she conduct of the prisoner, who could not be te
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have to re-examine the witness* at the prisoner did not come since August 7-1 did not. Mis on Henry proceeded on the lices of crisis-exmin
voluntarily. More dhe misionine) and adal Sir Henry-Not after he had received this?
(a letter from the British Consul, stating, Totter
You did. You spoke only of watches. I put to you that you cannot identify the other Europeans who have pawned diamonds with you ?-1 can't
You wont to the gaol to identify the pri-
SODer? Yes NA
Bo was taller than the other men?—He was
it was alleged, that the prisoner would get
The Court then adjourned until ten 10 litigantier?—I cannot say. All I know asked to state by Sir Henry what she knewzofsą
and there was no evidence, before the Court to prove that, the document could not be admit ted. He did not press the objection before for reasons. The shipping note was given to “Iackson " and noi Jones, which name, the CASH FOR THE PROSECUTION CONCLUDED. prisoner was alleged to have been using, and therefore there was no connection.
His Lordship-it does not connect. Sir Henry-If your Lordship will tell the Jury so I am satisfied:
Lolita Leavitt, who had sent, or caused to be sent, to the Court a medical certificate at this morning's sessions, stating that she was suffering from faver, attended in the On being called to the witness- afternoon, box, Miss Leavitt showed signs of illness, hurst Terrace formerly the resided at 18, Hollywood Road. Witness apoks of a mas. clean thaven, calling at her house one night cle
accompanied by Gertrude Dayton, and, drinking two bottits of wine. Asked if she could identify the prisoner who called at her house that night, witness
ADSETTS NARRATIVE.
and inst. The trial of William Hall Adsetis, who is charged with the murder of Gertrude Dayton, was resumed to-day at the Criminal Sessions, before his Honour Mr Justice Wise and a special jury;
ing.
that I identified him.
Lui Chee, a foki in the same pawashop, was then called.
The Attorney-General-You can speak En- glish?—Yes. -.
Sir Henry-Then he ought to be examined in English.
His Lordship-Then you will break down everything.
competent lawyer in Hongkong), RE The Attorney-General-Yet, after that: Mrs. May Homstead was thenre-called and iyi
Gertrude Dayton leaving Manila: "in à hues, v with the fasurance money belonging to the? Booth woman, which she did shortly, and this: brought the Court to the tiffin adjournment
sion of the man. She believed the Dayton She said that she lived at .44, Lynd- One, an Indian, stood inside the Court, and speaking to the European, who was at- | the afternoon session.The crowd that attend- entry of the ordinary visitor by that door. said that this conversation could be given by. trial in this Courtya ha serived in the Colony.
as
the man
alongside him. He was looking pale and postal orders, how did she ask for them?-"Give replied that she could see ED resemblance.........
tressed, the worry and anticipation showing clear op his features. A lew minutes later hir Honour the acting Chief Justice entered the Court.
Then the Registrar wheeled lato action and read the charge to the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, and the following jury was impan. Golled-Mesars. E. A. Ram (foreman), C. W. May, D. W. Craddock, J. Barton, A. Turner, H. P..White and G. L. Tomlin.
Mr. Rees Davies, the Attorney-General, instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell, of Messrs Donnys and Bowley, appeared for the Crown. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.G., instructed by M. Reginald Harding, represented the prisoner..
The Attorney-General opened the case abon after, the jurors were sworn. He said that the prisoner was charged with the murder of Gertrude Daylon-a crime of such a revolting nature as to become unparalleled in the sonale of crime in the Colony. It was idle to suppose that Hongkong and the Far East was not fairly well acquainted with the circumstances leading to the murder, and be asked the jury to banish from their minds any preconceived ideas they held. He then proceeded with the details of the tragedy the arrival of the prisoner and the woman, Gertrude, Dayton, in the Colony on the steamer Easters in July last; their arrival at the Hongkong Hotel and register under the names of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Joces"; the purchasing of a camphor wood box at Wanchais the removal of the Saratoga trunk to Messrs. Butterfeld und Swire's office, and engaging a sampan to take the trunk og board the Monteagle.
NEW EVIDENCE, Proceeding, the Attorney-General stated that he would adduce further evidence which was not given at the Police Court trial. The sampan woman, he stated, would say that while on the way to the Monteagle with the prisoner and the trunk on board, Adsetta got up from the well of the sampan and went to the 'trunk. He picked it up and put it
overboard,
if 啡 to test whether. would sink. Finding it would not, he pulled it aboard again. The simpan woman remon strated with him, whereupon the prisoner near- ly capsized the boat. Had he succeeded in sinking the trunk the ghastly affair would never have been discovered. Going further afield, the Attorney-General spoke as to the body being discovered in the trunk; the pawning of the deceased woman's jewellery in the Colony; the departure of Adaells for Shanghai; his arrest at Chefoo, and the finding of other pro perty belonging to the dead woman in pis possession at the U.S. Consulate there. Con cluding, the Attorney-General observed, that these was only one punishment for the crime of murder and that rested with the Court, and apless Counsel for the defence could produce evidence of such a practical character as to create a doubt in their mind, then be should be brought in guilty of one of the foulest and basest crimes that ever-stained the annals of crime in the Colony.'
J. W. Oxberry, the unner of the Hongkong Hotel, was the first witness called. He spoke as to bringing a "Mr and Mrs. Jones" ashore from the sleamer Eastern and putting them up at the botol. He recognised "Mr. Jones" as
the prisoner.
Sir Henry-You are speaking entirely from memory when you said you brought the pri soner ashore?-Yas.
You say you brought four persons ashore- You've only spoken of three? Yes.
Is your memory good?-Yes. Are you sure that the prisoner registered
H. Jones?"-You. under the name of "W:
Did you see him?-Yes.
Did you doubt the character of the woman, who accompanied the prisoner to the hoteli Did you know she was a woman up the street? -No.
Why did you not report to the manager "Mr. and Mrs. Jones had registered under faise pames?--I did not know they were at Mr. and Mrs. Jonek.
that
How many passengers do you bring ashore ia a week?--About thirty-five.
That makes 200 odd in seven weeks. Are
you prepared to identify all those persons?
No
I am not.
The prisoner was among those you brought shore-Yes.
And you are prepared to identify him?—Yes. The Attorney-General then proceeded to re- examine the witsers, bai Sir Henry objected and his objection was sustained.
The witness was then excused. The counter. clerk of the hotel, A. Sponderam, followed He testified as to astiguing Room 184 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones," pod seeing the register
Joges signed by the man
Sir Henry-You say that the man who sign ed "W. H. Jones" was alops and not accom- panied by a lady 7-Yes,
me the postal orders," I suppose."
Now, don't suppose. Did she say "Give me" or "Lend me"?-I can't give you her verbatim answer. It was "Give me" I think.
His Lordship--When the deceased woman arrived at your house she said she was tipsy. Did she appear so to you ?-She looked as if she had been drinking.
And after she had drank the champagne in your house?
At this stage the Attorney-General said that he had just received a letter from a medical practitioner in which it was stated that Miss Lolita Leavitt was unable to attend Count to-
dny. He would call another witness, but he did not think a mere certificate sufficient. The medical officer would be called to testify to that
effect.
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Cheung Wa, the Wanctial carpenter, gave evidence as to accused purchasing a camphor wood box from his shop carly on the morning of the 4th August. Witness identified the prisoner as being the purchaser of that trune.
ir Henry-On the 25th. September you undertook to identify the man?-Yes, identified him.
You never saw him previous to that morn.
7-No
Are you prepared to identify every European who bought trunks from your shop since September?-Very few come to my shop.
You have said that Europeansonsiderably went to your shop. And now you have been caught in my question you say very few? cannot identify every European who comes to my shop,
Then when you are taken to the police station you identify bim ?----Year
Yeung Cheung, a room "boy" of the Hoog. kong Hotel, spoke as to being present en. the day when room 184 wah engaged. He saw a European, accompanied by a woman, take the room. He identified the prisoner as the man who occupied that room.
Now, on the following morning, 4th August, did you see hi-Yes. That morning answered a bell call from 184 and, on entering, the prisoner said: "Get two coolies to take a box down below."
In consequence of that you got two coolies-- hotel toolics?—Yes.
Did you see them take the box? told the codlies to go to the room, but I did not see them remove the box,
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Did you see the box ?—Yes, when I was called in the room.
the Did you go to the room?-Yes, alter prisoner went out,
Did you observe anything, missing?—Yes, two towels.
The room in which you sleep in near to room-1847-Yes, on the opposite side.
There are a number of bathrooms there, are there not? -Yes.
The bed in tnom 184 is a double bed l-Yes. Sir Henry You had had no conversation
the man who took room 184 on the 3rd No. And all you can really remember"
take it, is that room 184 was pied that day?--Yes.
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Now to come to the 4th, all the communica tion you had with the occupant of 184 was answering a bell and being ordered to get some coolies to remove a box? Yes.
I take it, that being an old Hongkong Hotel servant, as the Attorney-General said, you left
at once to execute the order?-Yex,
The Attorney General-You were brought to the gaol on the 25th September?-Yes.
And you identified the prisoner amongst a number of other men?--Yes.
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The examination of four other witnesses brought the Court to an adjournment for tiffia, Soon after the Court rose Adsatis wasremoved into an ante-room, where he was served with tiffin, he eating heartly and chatting with his jailers
THE AFTERNOON SESSION. There was a bigger crowd present in the body of the court-soom when the Court was re-convened after tilfin. The proceedings were then opened by the calling of Chap stand. the street coolie, 10 Choi, a He spoke to being present on the Govern- ment wharf when a European called him to shift a trunk,
The Attorney-General-Where is thit wharl? The Government wharf, 1 was a coolie
there,
The wharf referred to was afterwards learnt to be Blake Pier,
Witness proceeded to speak as to re- moving the Saratoga trunk, with the assistance
coolie, to
sampan. Asked of another whether he could identify the European the witness replied "How could 1? I was a fow paces away from him,"
Herbert Wade Kent, a shipping clerk, of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, said he lived When you went to the gaol you picked out over the office. He remembered a man cail the wrong man? Yes, because he was cleaning at the office on Sunday morning, 4th
August, to ship a trunk to Hothow, shaven,
And if you were, not told you were wrong you would have identified the wrong man as Mr. Jones"?-1 was not told I was wrong. Then, how did you know he was the wrong man -Because I was poi;asidor
You were put aside because, you were no use No answer.
A. S. Seonderam, a brother of the last wit nois, also a counter clerk of the Hongkong Hotel was the next to occupy the stand. said he knew the prisoner. While the latter was occupying Room 184 of the hotel he asked Witness for a loan of Sto. Witness banded the prisonst a chit to sign and after comparing it ith the registar and Bading it correct, witness
Several policemen were on duty in the build. the official entrance and prohibited the Some time before the sitting of the Court the auditorium was comfortably filled, but as the case got into full swing again the building was, practically speaking, crammed.
Punctually at ten o'clock, Police constables Moody and Mills escorted Adsetts to the dock, and remained seated at each side of him unfil the adjournment for luncheon. Adseiti, unlike ed to the ordeal, Looking quite pallid, and with several days' growth of hair on his face, he stepped firmly into the dock, neither looking here or there, and took up his position. Throughout the day's proceedings be kept his eyes fixed steadily on the Attorney-General, with now and then a side glance at the staring
of
spectators, crowd
THE AFTERNOON SESSION. Police constables Unwin and Speir guard over Adsatts when the trial resumed after the recors. He was looking more. Sir Henry-It doesn't matteries.
refreshed when he returned to the dock, and When the witness spoke as acting as inter- conversed freely with the officers near bin, prater for the last witness the accountant, The Call of Josie Mariball to the sand opened
the
of the tempting to pawn two damands, his Honoured was the largest since Josie Marshall said she the witness in English.
from Manila on the gth August, and was now residing at 18, Hollywood Road. She knew Gertrude Dayton very well for four years. During the time that she knew her the de- censed lived in the States, China and Mauile.
The Attorney-General-Up you know the prisoner?-Yes
The witness proceeded to explain, in English, that the prisoner wanted $70 for the pair of diamonds that the last witness offered Sro only: that the prisoner said he would not pawn for $50; but that he later accepted $55.
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Sir Henry-You say you have been employ
an American ship where you learni your like an Englishman?--Yes.
Here the witness showed signs of collapse} yesterday, appeared to have become accustom- English-and you said the prisoner looked
but some smelling salts, given her by Henry Berkeley, brought her round
Dr. Harold Macfarlane, medical officer in Charge of the public mortuary, was then called, He spoke to finding the body in the trunk, and described, in detail, the position of the corpse, &c.
The
Attorody-General-On the assumption that the woman was strangled would there have been blood ?-Yes, from the ears, eyes and mouth.
On the assumption that the woman bad tangled herself, saying she was right-handed would the knot have been tied on the left-hand side?
Sir Henry-That's not a question for the doctor. And he proceeded to show with part "Couldn't this ha dado?" of his gown that it could be done, remarking,
The question was not repeated nor was the
asked for..
answer
Sir Henry-Is it impossible to strangle ‚one's 'self' with handkerchief?-I bave only
known of two case
But it has occurred before 1-Yes.
Where there are no external marks to show the cause of death the opinion of ape medical writer, Taylor, is suicide 7-Yes:
Is it not also in the opinion of medical jurists that suicides nearly always une articles nearest to hand ?—Yes;
Was it not a lady's waistband that was found tound the neck of this woman?--Yes,
There is nothing then in the position of the kaot, or in the material use, inconsistent with suicide 7-No.
Immediately the trial opened Mr. Frank Browne, the Government Analyst, was called to the box. Be spoke to receiving certain articles from Police Sergeant O'Sullivan for examination purposes. He examined the liquids and found them to be harmless. On the follow- fog day he received from the same officer a piece of ticking and a table cloth, on both he found blood.
The Attorney-General-Can you speak as to the age of the blood?-It appeared to be quite
recent.
Can you for any conclusion as to the marks. on the table-cloth No.
Finger-marka-They might be.
Sir Heary-What do you mean when you say that the marks on the table-cloth were Ohi "might". How old did you say the finger priuts?--I said "might" Blood might have been?-Two weeks or two months old.
You said just now, I take it, that the blood stains may have been two months old before your examination?—Yes.
Can you say if the blood was that of a
women ?—I cannot say.”
JW. Oxberry was re-called by Sir Henry Is the habit of indulging to excess in drink Berkeley, who went about to test the witness
bis identification of the prisoner. likely or not to cause spicide in women 7-Not as to
Mr. Oxberry," he began, where did you necessarily.
first ana the prisoner after taking him to the hotel?"
It tends to make them bervous ---Yes.
You have said that the body was in a high state of decomposition when you saw it?-Yes. As the skin is generally livid and usually black, the medical writer, Taylor, is of opinion let it is not possible to identify a body after five or six days. Are you of the same opinion?
The reply as inaudible.
Was Jonio Marshall present at the exhuma Lion of the body ?—Yes,
Was she ill with the smell?—Yes, And were you present ?-Yes. I am accus. tomed to the smell.se
Will you swear that that was the trunk (pointing to the. Saratoga) that the body was found in ? I think-
Don't think, Can you swear 10 it?—No, The Attorney General Assuming that it was a case of suicide some time would have to elapse before blood would issue from the mouth and nostrils?—Yes.
Would it be possible for the woman to have adjusted the belt round her neck and to have stretched qul to a nearby table to get some thing and so stain the tablecloth? I think she would become unconscious soon after she bad fixed the ball
Witness replied in the hotel.
But after that-In the city of Manila. You went down to Manila to identify the prisoner with the police i-Yen,
Where did you see him there?-In the Court
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You identified him in the Court house be cause be was in charge of some policemen.? No, I did not.
Unconsciously you were led to identify him because he was sitting at the side of bis lawyer? He walked into, the Count as an ordinary person.,
Now, wasn't it because this man was under arrest, because you went down with the police to identify a man, that you picked out the pri soper because he was under arrèzt?--No.
The Attorney-General-You have said you saw the prisoner a year before this?—Yes.
Where was this?-to the apiform of a marine of the U. S. Navy, on board the Toming.
And from his accent you thought him an Englishman?Yes.
You have beau employed on as American ship, where you would becoms acquainted with the American accent, and yet you say be was an Englishman?-He had an American
accent.
Abi Ahi Now you say he was an American by his accent?-Yes. Ha spoke like an Ame rican, but he looked like an Englishman.
"That's a very belated explanation, Sir Henry rejoined...
"I put it to you," began Sir Henry, "that you had a conversation with Li Cho-the pawn. and before yours -No, I did not. baker's accountant-after his identification
The Attorney-General-Now, you ware asked to discriminate between the English and the American, Can you tell me what nation. ality I am-English and American-i won't hazard a guess.
Sir Henry-All white men look alike to a Chioaman?- is very difficult to distinguish between an Englishman and an Americas, They are all white people.
Here the jury asked for the signature of the prisoner given on a cbit to the pawnbroker, which they compared with the signature of the Hotel register,
White, this was going on Adsetis paid only spasmodic attention. Occasionally he glanced in the direction of the jury and at times a slight smile curled on his lip.
This 'concluded, Rasmus Sorensen, the car- penter of the Monteagle, took the stand. On the 7th August last ha noticed a smell and some Witness blood coring from the baggage room. reported to the chief officer and secured the keys of the room. Then he got some tools and, locating the trunk from which the blood flowed. he forced the lid and found a body, He then reported the matter to the chief officer.
Sir Henry-You are unable to say positively if that is the same trunk in which you found the body can't say.
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The Attorney-General-Well, then just have a look at the lock, where you forced it open,
This witness did
For how long?-Since July last,
Where was it you saw him first?—At the Hotel France..
You and Miss Dayton were slaying at the
Do you know of your own knowledge when Hotel France?—Yes. Miss Dayton left Manila?-She left on gist.. July, by the Eastern
Do you know when the prisoner left? By
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You told me you arrived here on gib Aug- You did not know she was dead until your, arrival?-Yor
You were taken to the Colonial Cemetery, were you not?—Yes
What did you see?-The body of Gertrude Dayton,
--No.
body you say dificulty in identifying the You told us you know Gertrude Dayton very well. Was there anything about ber that could have told-you it was her Yes, by her teeth, arms and fingers:
What was the matter with hertenth ?--Large" and gold Glied,
And her fingers-Long, with white nails. Was there anything about the arms?—Yes, they were peculiarly-shaped arms rather square.
Have you anything to doubt that the body you saw was other than that of Gertruds Dayton ?-No,
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Sir Henry maintained that a doubt amoupred to an opinion.
His Lordship-At any rate I am golog to allow it.
The witness was then called upon to identify the deceased woman's jewels and fourteen Scoo Postal Orders made out in the name of Mrs. Margaret Hooper-Gertrude. Dayton's sister of Ohio.
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Sir Henry-You came to Hongkong expact-: ing to find Miss Dayton here ? That's so,
You were told da arrival she was dead? Yes. And you were taken to identify the body, and the body was so decomposed that: you! could not identify the face - Yes, goog
You were taken to see if you could?-Yes! Being unable to identify the features you iden
by long fingers, pointadmašin220 : His Lordship-Well, what, have you to sayYes.
And I take it. Mis Marshall, that you know now?
Witness-That lock is forced in the same man for girls with long fingers and pointed way I forced the lock of the tronk in which'
Daili?--Yes. < found the body,
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Police Bergeant Watt, of Hunghom Police Station, was called on board the Monteagle soon after the finding of thebody. He removed the trunk to the Kowloon martuary,
And I think there are a lot or mostly all American girls are gold-filled teeth-Yes
Going back to before Miss Dayton läft • Manila. Did you deg her off in the shĺp ?--No; --
So you were only fold that she was leaving ! -
Sir Henry How was the box taken to the for Hongkong fact, you do not know if.
montuary in a cart,
Did you accompany the cart ?--Yes. Did you keep the cart in sight?-I did. ' The waistband has been washed, has. It not?
J. Lyons, the ex-quartermaster of the steamer Manseagle, took the stand and spoke to re- ceiving the Saratoga trunk on board ship from-It appears 10. The prisoner on the afternoon of August 4th, He spoke as to the prisoner asking for the trunk to be placed in the hold and el identify. on Blake Fiering the man in geol,
Fung Yee, the owner of sampan. No. 81,said she pled for hire at Blake. Pier. On the 4th August the prisoner appeaess replied, "Yes- and called "Sampan."
Sir Henry was on the 25th September see! Prisoner said: "I wancheb sampan that you went to identify the prisoner?-No, one bour, How mucheal, Witness answer-Sir. ed, "Eighty cents." Prisoner added: "Two dollar." And so her boat was engaged to take the prisoner and the trunk to a ship.
On the way out in the harbour the prisoner, witness said, held the trunk over the side in the water. The box floated while prisoner held it by one handle. Witness asked why he did that and prisoner replied "Shut up" Defendant then pulfed the box back into the sampan.
The Attorney-General-How far as your sampun away from the shore-when the pri soner attempted to put the trunk overboard? In the middle the harbour.
Then you proceeded to the ship 1-Yes How much did he pay you for that St. Was that the usual fare;?—Yes. He gave me as a cumsha,
Quite generous was that, was it not 7-Yes.
There you see you are wrong. It was the 15th September I am not sure as to dates.
"You are not sure as to dates, but you can identify the man?-Yen.
When you went to the gaol, what was the prisoner wearing ?-I can't say.
You can't say! And you can say what he was wealing when he came and saw you on board didn't go to identify his clothing, 1 went to identify the man.
It was soiled when you took it off the body? Yer.
Do you still adhere to your statement that Josie Marshall just had a look at the body and identified it as that of Gertrude Daytones The Attorney-General-What do you mean
"just" had a look?
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Sit Henry There is only one meaning to the word:"
The Aitornay-General-How long did it take her?-As long as take to answer the question.
Ben Fell, a clerk in the American Consulate at Chefnd, said he met the prisoner at a bar at Chefoo in spring last. Witness next saw him in the Consulate under arrest, and saw various articles taken from his person and from bis Precisely. But your identification must have travelling bag. On every article but one, the been bad. What was the colour of his coat ?-witness thought, was engraved the word "Ger-
trude."
Two passage tickets, found on the prisoner, were shown to the witness, who, on examina tion, stated that the word " Mis" on one of the tickets had been altered to read "Mr." The tickets, which were issued by the Boston S.S. Company, were originally made out in the and the other a rail- from Manila to Tacoma a way transfer from Tacoma to New York.
Sir Henry-What is the suggestion of the alteration of the word "Mrs. on the ticket. Does it convey anything to your mind?-No.
What possible object could there be in the alteration? The word "Mrs on passage tocket from Manila to Tacoma has not been altered; only the railway transfer. How do you make that out?-1 have already said that I have no suggestion to offer.
So, as a mutef
Miss.
Dayton left Manila ?--No.
Now, coming to the postal orders, Wash't ons left with you 7-Yes,
And have you cashed it?-No.
How did you come by it ?-It was left with: me to see if I could cash it.
Now, about ka insurance money, Didn't "% Gertrude Dayton appropriate some insurance mosey belonging to Miss Booth ?—That I can't say.
But she left Manila because
she was of being prosecuted? Yes.
And that was why she left Manila on the astern-instead of on the Shamal?—Yes, Ye The
AdAttorney-General-Do you know if
Sir Henry-Excuse me, my friend must con- fine himself to the cross-examination: des
His Lordship-But I have only heard half of the question.
Sir Henry-You have heard a quarter, and in that the name of Adseits was mentioned never mentioned that name,
The Attorney-General said he wanted to know if Adsetts knew the Booth womun asti there was some mystery behind that
His Lordship allowed the question. The witness replied that she had heard Ad- setts speak of the Booth woman, en dagen y Sir Henry said he did not want to prais
You speak English, do you not)-One or when you went to the gaol the prisoner, name of "Mr. Maille." Ong was a passage bis objection. He would `make 'a'technical
two words.
So that when he told you to "shot up, you knew what he meant ? Yes,
Bir Heary-You were at the Police Coth ?- Yas.
How is it that you did not tell there of the sensational affair of the prisoner putting the trunk overboard?-1 was confused and did not say so then. But now I am telling the truth.
Who told you to tell the truth ?Myself. You can identify the prisoner ?—Yes, Then your memory, must be very bad when you can identify this European and could not remember to tell the magistrate of the attempt made to put the trunk overboard, when your sampan was bearly capsized ?—I am a woman
haya very
very little and I
I think after we have finished fis Lordship-1 with the sampan people we might adjourn,
The Attorney-General-Very well, your Lo dihip. We have made great headway to day, much more than I expected.
courage.
I don't know?
What
the colour of his pants 7-1 don't was know.
The colour of his eyes ?—I don't know. And you could speak of, and identify this man-even to the colour of his collar and
do so at the gaol P-No.
out prominently'? being the tallest man, stood -He was sitting down.
Wasn't he dirty -What do you call dirty t What you call dirty and I call dirty are two different things altogether. (Laughter).
But he appeared dirty compared with the other man I don't think 10,
Then what did you go to the gaol for? To identify this man? You couldn't do so by his clothing. You said you did not notice the colour of his eyes. Then did you go to identify him by his poso 7-Yes.
And what sort of a pose has be 7-A promis. ent moss-same as mine (laughter), though a tricho, the pawnbroker's accountant, fol.
Líu
lowed. He said that a man, looking very
much like an Englishmas, called at his shop. Bot he couldn't identify him.
The Attorney-General-Look around the Court and see if that man is in Court.
The witness looked ja the direction of the dock and pointed at the prisoner...
The passage ticket was for the steamer Sawmul, leaving Manila or the 3rd August?
Yes.
prisoner was in Hongkong on the 4th?
7 hat forfeited the ticket ?—Yes.
Sir Henry then wanted to know why the
Attorney General had brought in the evidence regarding the passage-tickets when there was nothing in it. Getting no answer, and satisfy ing himself that there was no charge in them, Sir Henry then produced certain U.S. Govern Fung Yee, the mother-in-law of the last wit ness, gave corroborative evidence as regards "I believe there is some error in the Interprement documents in which Adsetts was men. the removal of the trunk to the Monteagle la bertation, your Lordship, observed the Attorney-tioned as doing certain acts of gallantry during
General. tampan..
An argument took place at this juncture as to the value of this witness's evidence as he had failed to identify the man. The Attoracy Gen oral maintained that they had up to then track, ed the prisoner to Mrs. Batterfield and wire's office and he had called the witness to speak as to what took place there. Sir Henry The Attorney-General-Can you identify the Berkeley contended that Mr. Kent's evidence.European?—I am an old woman and my cyc was no material unless he could identify the sight is not very good. prisoner.
Take a look round the Court and sea if be His Lordship also held that the evidence was is here," added the Brown Prosecutor,
The witness, a woman about sixty years old, not material, but the Attorney-General con tinued to examine the witness, omifting_all" g'anced.In the direction of the dock and, fixing conversational matter that passed between bim her eyes on Adselis, remarked, "That looks and the Europaas, as, according to the At : like him,”
His Lordship-What is the error?
Sir Henry-1 am instructed, your Lordship, that the same thing occurred at the Police Court, This witness first said that he could not Identify the European, but on being asked if the man was in Court he pointed to the mas in the dock...
Continuing, the witness testified i
dan to receive lag two diamonds from the prisoner in pawn,
the war in the Philippines.
Sir Henry--In it not fact that Adectis signified bis willingness to surrender provided he was given adequate trial?—Yes. extradited from a Treaty part of China? His Lordship-The case of Jackson's? Sir Henry-Yes, your Lordship (To the witness) say that there is no power to take Adsetts away from Chefoo) · Is it not no bodie
one, however..
Francis Gomes, passenger clark, of the Nip? pon Yusen Kaisba, spoke to prisoner par chasing a passage from him by the Tows har
Sir Henry-Was he the only passenger to book by the Tom Mart-No. There was a lady.
Did you think you could identify every pas? senger you booked since August 7-Yes, 1975
Do you think you could-identify all the pas? sengers you booked for the last two months fant Yer.
Have you ever booked so passengers month ?--Yen.
Five hundred ?-More ban that And do you know what you have undertaken to do?-No.
You bave undertaken by your statement to identify 5,000 people ?-Witness smiled. 1.
“You see," added Sir Henry, “that you have. answered my questions, too lightly FR04721 A low more questions were put to the witness on the subject of bis Identification of the pris setter, which he answered
straightforwardly and he was excused.
The next witness was Detective Sergeant O'Sullivan. He spoke to searchling Rooms 18.4 of the Hongkong Hotel, Gading, the docblog among them: the blood-stained mattressrand and bringing the "prisoner bache from **Sir Henry--You say, that the bed, was in order when you notared the room on gth áng. first went into the room on the Strik Was the bed la order?—Yes, fa 54974404
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