Describe what you mean by the bed being
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 1907!
Why should you hava, purchased sucas the prisoner was his fight, which was a mere
Ja Lordship-Bave you anything further to
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Po order? Was there a sheet on the bed? | G. With took his seat und"Adantts was called | trunk to offer her is,& peace-offering: when" "Incident; and may be of no weight. GA'man AP PIERRO Sed his head steadily and looked writing" on 28th #inst the Paulo E CON
Pillows?--Yas).
With the cases, on?—Yar. What
White UR
and have fled not in de
Adiette raised
A six minutes after ten his Honour Mr. A
opened, fire, d 1 Boston said abs wanted it to put lis curios, -EN
YOU l'understand you to admit "all" the evidence Why did you buy that ugly, box when
to
a charged. The prisoner" fed,
went
..
was the theat and pillows?— of the prosecution, except the murdar and bur."); were not intimats with her?" "You were afraid volunteered to, tako, his trial in Then he bowed his hand once, more.
And ware they solled?-No.
You are well acquainted with the town Tes
Are their camphor-wood firms near the Hongkong Hotel? Yes.
master.
if he was daly defended. ::** 1: say,” went on Sir Henryn law under which the "and" it cannot be contra- dicted," that there
MALATHE SENTENCE.
His Lordship, adjusted the black
ting the box overboard? Some things I don't of her rebuketin e Duka, trunki prisoner could be forcibly someted, from" Che "passed sentence of death, day
admit.
What is that? That was seen in the hotel You admitaying at the hotel?--I did, gir. You admit golog to the house of Miss Leavitt?--I recollect going to Miss Hemstead's
You admit taking the trunk to Mesies. But- terfield and Swire and removing it again?--I do. Do you know where Wanchai is?—Yes.
it aboard the Monteagle? You admit taking far or near the town? About, three- quarters of a mile away.
Do you know the camphor-wood shop at Wanchai ?—I cover went inside of it.
PP. J. Wodehouse, deputy Superintendent of the Hongkong Police, gave evidence to being present when the various witnessce Identified, or failed to identity, the prisoner among a number of other men. In cross-ex amination he said that the prisoner at his first appearance for identification was dirty. It was not very noticeable, but witness noticed it. He did not recollect that the prisoner was not wearing a collar and necktie while she other men were wearing them. But it might have been so.
John Hanson, chief defective inspector, sald that
of the other prisoners who was ranged
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You admit pawping the diamonds? Yes. You admit leaving the Colony?-Yos.
You admit all these things although your learned Counsel tried to prove you were not the man?--I do.
What was your business?—I was returning", home to the States.
What do you do for a living?-Tissmith or plumber.
What were you doing in Manila, islihe so- city of this woman?—I was on my way home. How long were you in Manila?-Fourteen
days.
"How long have you known Miss Dayton About a year ago at the house at Calle Alejan
Bp with accused for identiâcation measured. dr that I may take it you only met her once.)
6 ft. 4 in.
Sir Henry-Six feet four !
Witness-He was an extraordinarily tall man. You are aware that Mr. Wodehouse said at the Magistracy that the prisoner, who is 6fr. high was the tallest man?-Yas,
.
Why did you not call the Magistrate's nt- tention to that fact ?--No answer.
-That was the case for the prosecution.
ADSETTS IN THE BOX,
· William Hall Adselts, facing the judge, took the Bible, and kissed it.
Sir Henry-You are charged with the mur. der of Gertrude Dayton. Did you kill her? No, I did not.
* Did you know the woman?—Yes,
Mina
WAI DOL I was my own
first with the idea of putting her body into this
Kiput it to you that you purchased this.
box? No, Sit..
A box like that would flost; while the one you had would not? That I don't know. Perhaps put one overboard.
And easy to put overboard ? never tried to When you found Miss Dayton's body you were surprised ?—Yes.
· Was she dead 7-Ske appeared so.
Why did you not report the matter if you doubted the woman was not dead?-She wa dead.
Was the bed madai
..
And the mattress turned 2-1 'don't know. - Assuming that iba mattress was turned it must have been turned by somebody?-On that assumption, yes,
Was the band round her neck 7-Yer.. What sort of a band?-The band was on exhibition here.
than I was not thinking of rings.
ba
fur
mur.
nud
Main
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EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN
JANJAPAN
INADEQUACY OF ACCOMMODATION,
1,800 can
His Honour Tlog Panichuknja” Provi
Judga of Shansi, arrived here from"
ustryps
of Taiyung to act.as
dance
'ayndicate in Pen general pento Boot
couple of days ago and had an audie Majesties yesterday morning, when dered
red by the Empresa Dowager fo too to Mani 3: One credit on als part was that And the doomed men, looking the picture of Ching and H. E. Top Shin-gal in the be ultimately became willing to take his trial. misery, lite check drawn, and shaking in every in every prosecution especially in the case Hab, was removed to the Victoria Gaol and The subject for consultation in the the reproiciative of the Pakia Syndicate in regard to the settla of murd the duty of the prosecution was placed in the condemned cell to await the other ofgotiations with
ment of the existing dispute between the Britlas? to prove two things: firstly, the identifice carrying out of the sentence.
tion of the murderer; and, secondly," the
concessionaires and the people of Shaqsi over the working of coal, iron and other minasčia identification of the corpse. It was their bounder "duty to prove these essentials, and
Pingting) Tsécbou; sed three other districts by it became the duty of the prisoner's Couprel
the Syndicate, as sanctioned by the Paking: + to see the strictest proof given of those facts.
Government in 1898, 100 STEEPE It wasmonstrous to suggest that the prisoner
alives of An elected twa res=3 / have was prejudiced in any defence put forward.” If |
pectable, it had
Much attention is just now being directed to their dentatives in the copference and him not to make any statement the identification of Gertrude Darton do not the inadequate facilities provided for higher also have expressed their intention of ending not have been established. She could not education, especially in technical matters. At the trouble
a compromise, which will ive be idealised by her clothing she could not present there are thirteen schools under the equal advantage to both pantiedenis s
identified by ber fingers and teeth.direct control of the Department:
of Education
It is understood, also that negotiations, will The Attorney General strangely overlooked
where technical education is given, that is tix be conducted shortly between bit Honour Норовс his cross-examination of the doctor, during the industrial, four commercial, and three agricul- Ting and Mr.
the earlier
mber of applicants part of the relative to the pre-
caso,
tural collagen.
for The Did you bolice if she was wearing any, tipssumption of amicides and suicidal admission to these schools this year wis 9,000;
In order to protect their interests the natives. put it to the jury ch
that there was no
can find places, the re- are exerting themselves to subscribe shares for would they You picked the body up with your own before them ip
be justified of whom only
Their maining 7,200 having been refused simlisine heir, retaily organland Pacchia, Kuang hands? Yes,
inertrude Dayion. There was so
the prisoner guilty of the
principally owing to the lack of accommoda-Kuangsad or Mlaing Company for the And you did not see if she had any rings der of
other evidence before them, to justify them on. The number of students who were grant- tion of the mineral resources of Shauri, to that Now, Sir, why did you not report the matter coming to any other conclusion than that theed of refused admission to the schools during work may begin as soon as a final settlement of
has been obtained. when you found the body?-Ail was against me woman committed suicide. He would showing last ten years will be seen from the follow their dispute with the British concessionaires
Percentage Now, you slept in Ship Street the night be that that was the only logical conclusion that
According to a
to a report made by the Appli-
of. sentatives of the Shansi natives, the discrepancy, fore. Could you not have got the woman with could be arrived at. The woman was found
CADIS * Refused. Refusals. between the English and Chinese texts in the whom you slept to come and speak for your dead in a box with a waist band round her
598 61.0
original agreement concluded by Mr. Lugestii, No. I did not remember the number of the neck. to all criminal cases, while it was not casential for the prosecution to prove
with the Director of the Commercial Bureau at; But in all You took a ricksba to return to the hotel. motive it was well to do so.
Taiyuan in 1898 was entirely due to linguistic, difficulties which occurred between the pa Couldn't you have got the sickaba coolie?-criminal cases especially one of murder -where the prisoner could show lack of couldn't identify him.
who were befooled by the Chinese translators. motive it was an important fact to the jury,
The natives of Shanxi are now! greatly gratified by Dr. Morrison's recent telegram to
to The Times, In this case no evidence had been so far ad- duced to show a motive. The motive of the
Riving a full and trice
c explanation of the situation One of the thousand thoughts that ran Crown was that the woman had been murdered
7.tás 5,58: 78,0 to the British public, and I am informed, by one for her money and jewels, Sir Henry main-
9,035 1957
of the before-mentioned representatives that on 7,304797 through your mind was whether you returned
account of this independent mésinge. to the hotel with the woman that night?-Yertained that the Crown was arguing in a circle.
Writing with reference to this subject, the
from: the And why-did-you-not-notify the police? The Crows said the prisoner murdered the Nicki Nicki (Tokyo) remarks.. that the famous correspondent the claim for Lice per Because I did not want the affair to 'gat home, woman for her money and jewels the evidence
rale of 79 refusal to every hundred diem made by the British Government on be for the Crown, and which they must go by, was to my people.
You said you had formed a biased opinion that he had possession of the woman's jowel ery applications, as in this year, must be regard-half of the syndicate for those days on which against the Hongkong police. Many other and money for safe keeping. They could noted as a noteworthy phenomenon by every work was delayed by the opposition of the one who has the education of the rising people of Shanel, has not been enforced by: Sie And how did you come to Hongkong, being people have larmed such an opinion?-1 had a get away from that... fact. He had the moneygeneration al heart. It is true that the Govern. 1' John Jordan, who in reported to be in favour of A revision of the existing agreement between" reason to.
the two parties.
So
before meeting her this tima ?—Yos, Sir.
And your acquaintance with her was quite casual? Yes.
You were there with the three womeo when the discussion was on ?—Yes.
And you were acting as a short of interme. diary? No, Sir.
You zid you met Miss Booth out riding and she asked you to get Miss Dayton to see her
alope? Yes, Why
should she single you out to get Miss Dayton to meet her alone?-Because wa ware seen together outside and at the theatre.
You were living with Miss Dayton-No,
Sir.
I was not, da You were living in the same hotel?—Yes, You say
this mas O'Brien was a lawyer in Mauila Yes..
And be as her lawyer, after arranging some monetary transactions for her, advised her to leave the Colony ?-Yes,
Did you come here with her did.. "Now tell your story in your own way.". ~Adsetts faced the jury and began, in a strong voice:-1 arrived at Manila on July 17th, hav ing arrived there on the Alexandria-a United States collier. On arrival at Manila I stopped at the Hotel France, and there I met Miss Dayton and Miss Marshall. Miss Dayon I had slightly been acquainted with';, Marshall did not know. One week after my arrival Miss Dayton and Miss Marshall were. in their room. I was there also. A woman. named Booth came to the hotel and to the room of Miss Marshall and Miss Dayton. Miss Booth.asked Miss Dayton to sign some papers, relating to a house at 93, Calle Alejan-to stay and accompany her to Hongkong. dro and also papers for the insurance. She said she wanted the money as the house was burned down," Proceeding, the prisoner. said. htt Misu
signed
the papers relating to the house, but refused to sign the insurance papeis. Taste
discussion between the three women, which ended in Miss Marshall ordering Miss Booth to leave the hotel. Miss Booth refused, whereupon Miss Marshall called the manager and, pointing to Miss Booth, said: "Get that woman out of here before I hurt her." Miss Booth loft without farther trouble. That same
You were living a chaste file in Manila?
Yes, Sir. only a casual acquaintance with bar? Because I was coming to Hongkong
And she asked you to come with her to Hongkong ?--! was on my way to the Slates. was leaving on the Minnesota. When they heard I was leaving Miss Dayton induced me
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afternoon he met Miss Booth out riding and she asked him to try and get Mass Dayton to meet her alone. He told her it was no use, and Miss Booth became angry and said:- "Well, the (Dayton) got my money and I am If I don't 1'll get even with going to get it her," After long preamble, Adsetts. said; Mias Dayton got frightened, having been told by a lawyer named O'Brien to get out of town, and she decided to leave, He then spoke of his arrival in Hongkong with the woman and patting up at the Hong- koog Hotel, be having in his possession Miss Dayton's jewels, which the wat afraid to carryj and the Post Office orders. On the afternoon of August 3rd the day of their arrival--he and Miss Dayton went for a ricksha drive along the the Praya East, and in a shop along that drive Miss Dayton saw some camphor-wood trunks, and signified her intension of purchasing our to take home. The prisoner again went into details after their retum to the hotel and of what they did. That night while they were- going "up the street," a man stopped Miss Dayton outside the hotel. Miss Dayton sold the prisoner not to go too far. Ha moved off and heard the stranger speaking to Miss Day ton in a very excited tone. Then they went to several houses and had much wine: Hencarce ly remembered leaving that part of the town, or returning to the hotel. Next morning he awoke in a house in Ship Street, He left the place quickly and quietly he did not wish
to be seen—and while looking for a ricksha to take him, back to the hotel he saw some camphor-wood trucks, and remembering Miss Dayton wanted cuc, he bought coC. .for her as a peace-offering for staying out. When
...
No.
house.
LI
You returned to the hotel with Miss Dayton after leaving Miss Hemstead's house7-1 can't. remember.
And what was the uppermost thought in your mind. Who did you think killed her? I couldn't say.
1898
1,104
1899.
1,589
974 61.0
1900
2,083
*,373 06.0
1901
2,807
1,878
68.0
1901
3.537
2.521
71.0
1903
4.362
3,047
70.0
1904
1905 1906
5,789
4436.
7,327 30.0
4,380
75.0
VOLCANIC BRUPTION IN KAMSCHÁTKA,
·REMARKABLE PHENOMENON,
repre-
with her consent, and if the jury refused to
paying much at- accept that then the evidence was not true.ment has of late years been payin
tention to higher technical education, and That fact corroborated the prisoner's statement when he said that Gertrude Daylon's money providing increased facilities therefor as far as s compatible with financial limitations. The Did you think she killed herself? Yes. and jewellery were entrusted to him. When And you sat down thinking, over it?-1 was a mon spoke the truth in part be had a right to rapid rate of increase, however, in the number of students desiring to avail themselves of standing near the bed,
art them to believe the other part. Further,
facilities for higher education bas far outstrip You were a willing victim ?—Yes.
Then you jammed the body into the trunk? the prisoner gave reasons why the deceased
woman entrusted him with her jewellery, ped the efforts of the Government. It is most
The Kamacbatkan peninsula is traversed by Do you attach any importance to the China-placed it in.
Did you go to sleep on the couch before you She had fed from Manila, with a large sum of undesirable, says our contemporary, that young
a range of volcanoes which have been for many money which she had misappropriated. That men who are eager to take up the higher courses man conversing with Miss Daylon on board ship? Not necessarily. I was giving the facts did it 7-Did what?
I suppose you knew at the time that your was the reason, and that was supported by a of education should be unable to do so OWIDE years extinct. According to news which bar of what occurred:
just reached Tokyo, Mount Khuchooskaya, Josie Marshall, who was also to the wast of educational facilities. conduct, My conduct? No, Sir.
If found out, was against your life?-Crown witness,
But however strongly the Department of in some way implicated in the affair, although
situated on the upper part of the River Kama "And the story you told is simply to save she said she had not. Thes where was the Education may desire an extension of school on the west coast, 16;131 feet in height, and mative? The motive suggèsind had no found-accommodation, continues the Nicki Nichi, chatka, has been active for several months, your fame ?-Yes, Sir.
The Monteagle was lying off Wanchai ?-1 | ation in reason. In an English Court of it would be woll-nigh impossible, for obvious smoke and fire teuing from five or six points don't know the place.
I put it to you that you did not see the I did see her.. Monteagle
the bay. She could not be sean ?
You
sleep in the hotel the following night --
What is there what importance do you attach to that fact?-1 'don't attach any im- portance to it.
All her jewellery you say was entrusted to you?--Yes,
And she remained on deck watching for the police-I remained on deck.
And what were you coming to Hongkong for?-To catch the steamer for home.
Who paid the passage ? did.
You told us about Miss Dayton, meeting, a
company,
+i
Instead of returning to the hotel you slept at
Was that not a generous offer?--No." 'Did it strike you as remarkable when Miss the woman might wreak big vengeance of you. Dayton met a Chinese boy in Hongkong 7-Na. Why did you think so?-Because was in her Chinese "boy" in Manila and seeing one. whom she recognised here. What was the reason for your telling this to the Court seeing you attached no importance to it ?-She appear ed excited.
Why did she appear excited ?-1 am no mind reader.
The whole thing is a part of your narrative, an important part, is it not ?--Yes.
Having regard to the fact that the woman was murdered, herseeing those boys" pointed to something strange-something on the war path 7-Yes
You had two bottles of brandy and two bottles of whisky in the hotel?—Yes.
Where did you buy the brandy?lo Chefoe, I put it to you that brandy was not found ?--- I don't know what was found.
Do you know Mr. and Mrs. Feist?—I don't." Have you seen them since)-No.
So that was another part of your narrative?— Yes. I was telling all the facts of what occurred during the trip to Kangkong.
Who was the mao "who met Miss Dayton excited tone. and spoke to her in ao What was he like?-He appeared to be aid you hear the conversation? No.
could not see him clearly. The man was talking to her excitedly 7-Yes. And you did not bear?---No. And
you walked
away-so as not to hear the
what?
the Y.M.C.A.Î Yes.
It does not matter where you slept. But have you evidence to show that you were there?-No.
Our
con-
on the summit, The fames could be seen at a been falling over a radius of 200 miles around itance of 500 miles, and volcanic ashes bave the volcano.
The coast of the peninsula near the volcano has been covered with ashes to a depth of from rivers has become turgid, the number of salmon going, up the river of the peniasula this season has been very small.. The "Aguma- muar" (soo tons), the largest of the salmon, thing boats in these water, could only obtain about to keku of fists. The operation of the boats engaged in fishing on the ot coast have proved generally unsuccessful, and those who intended to go fishing on, the coast of the peninsula next year are much concerned a to the ultimate result of the ereption.--- Japan Chronicit
Justice there was only one verdict that could reasons, to give satisfaction to the ever-increas be brought in in such a este guilty or noting army of students. If the Government is guilty. To the Scotch Court there was the unable to relieve the pressure existing in verdict of "Not proves." In an English Court educational circles, the task must necessarily come within the domain of privata enter the verdict of "Not praven" is not guilty. In
The reason why there has been this case the charge had not been proved prise, You were afraid that the person Who killed sbd 'they' must bring in a verdict of practically no, private institution where three to five inches, and, as the water in the
can 'be "Not proven.". They would vidiate their bath technical or scientific instruction
gives in a complete form is because such if they found him guilty.
Sir Henry then proceeded to review the institutions require, unlike law or political evidence; and proceeded to state that when schools, the expenditure of a large amount of
apparatus.. Gertrude Dayton left Manils she was in capital to provide the great state of mental excitement, and in a temporary sees a tendency, however, for schools state of brain excitement from drink when of this nature to be gradually run as private in Hongkong. The Crown admitted the enterprises in the fact of the proposed addition
af A deny it
engineering and scientific courses, to the was "tipsy," and they can't deal if that
bat curriculum of the Waseda University. The woman, who drank "twelve kind of champagne that one gets at those Nicht Nicht urges that in the circumstances some support should be given by the Govern places" would be in a state of mental excite-
ment for the encouragement of this tendency.. meat. The Attorney-Gederal, Sir Henry ob- served, thought it remarkable, when the pri---Tapan Chronicis, soner stated that Gertrude Dayton appeared excited when she saw the two Chinamen-one at Manila and the other in Hongkong. A criminal was always in, dhaad of being seen, The same remark applied to the Jewish-looking individual who stopped her outside the Bong- kong Hotel on the night she was going to meet the Mr. and Mrs. Feist "too ap the street." Od arrival heys bar fear was increased as she expected every moment to be arrested, and with heavy drinking it calculated to bring that
You went away because you were guilty of a foul murder -No, Sir; Ne, Sir
Your behaviour at Cheloo was not that of an innocent man ?i.did not want to be connected with the affair.
I put it you, Sir, that your whole story is a subterfuge? No, Sir.
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You have displayed soms ingenuity in the matter -No, Sir. I have told the true story and I am cross-examined and if there are any lich it
it would come out.
Your wife was at Chefoo when you were there?No, Sir, She left the night before I arrived.
I can't remember.
AFFAIRS IN FORMOSA.
AN INTERESTING. INTERVIEW. General Viscount Sakuma, Governor-General of Formosa, who passed through Kobe on Mon-
Hotel: The Governor-General referred to the
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THE FORMOSAN BUDGET.
NEXT YEAR'S PROSPECTS."
The estimate of the expenditure and revenue of the Formosan Government for the next fiscal year has been received by the Finance Depart ment' at Tokyo. The total estimates of ex-
penditure, ordinary, and extraordinary, is said to show an increase of about Y1,000,000 ab the estimate for the present year.. The estimates of the three important works proposed by the
day (Oct. 14) on his way to Tokie, accorded a brief interview to the Press at the Mikado difficulty of dealing with the aborigines, and
Formosan Government have also been sub- his remarks will beof particular interest in view of the revolt of the aborigines reported-mitted to the Finance Department. The first, in a recent issue, an outbreak which is arous of these in the improvement of the harbour of ing a great deal of attention in Japan, Takow, which work is proposed to be com-
She heard you were coming ?--I don't know. Did Did you communicate with her 2-No, Sir. Did you fawn a ring at Shanghai ?-No, Sir, Did you go to Ullmann & Co. ?--No, Sir. wonian to a high state of tension. She You arrived at Shanghai on 11th August ?-then in such, a condition as to have committed suicide. There were no marks on her body to And you pledged, a diamond ring with show violence or any sign of being throttled, Ullmann & Co., of Nanking Road, at Shanghai, the doctor said that that could have been for $180?-No, Sir.
accounted for by decomposition; but Sir Henry. Do you know Ullmann and Co. No, Supheld that that was only an opinion, Siretor-General, the Formosin authorities, have Y4000,000; the second is the constmction of Where is Ullmana and Co.7-I don't ko. Henry concluded that no man should be con The Shanghai police say that you plodged a victed on circumstantial evidence of this naturo,
he returned to the kötél he found Miss Day- manisation between your lover and another ring with Ullmann and Co., which firm have and asked for the jury's verdict.
ton's body on the bed. He was almost knock- ed speechless, soco thoughts seemed to run through bis head at once. He tried to e
member what had happy but he "could
not. He had formed
opinion against the Hongkong police authorities and as every thing seemed against him he was afraid to re- port the matter. He then placed the body in i trunk and covered it with two towels. He could not think who had done the foul deed- be did not know if she had done it herself
and
be decided to 10
get rid of the body. He then referred to taking. the truck to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's offices, then changing his mind, and taking it on board the Monteagle, but he denied am
Your lover. She was not my lover, .. Then we will call her your companion?—Yes, And all you know of this man is that he had Jewish face?—Yes,
Would you know him again if you saw him?-No, Sir.
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bad to auswer a criminal charge, brought by you. Do you deny all that?-Yes
Did Miss Dayton have any conversation with a man that night?-Ng
That concluded the cross-examination.
In dealing with the aborigines, said the Gov-plated in five years, at the cost of about
The
beeg slowly and steadily advancing the defence railway from Kwatesko to Bokuseki Kakup line No accorate statistics as to the popula« - a distance of 54 miles at the cost of about ion of the aborigines were procurable, but they Y5,000,000, and the third in the irrigation works were believed to number between 110,000 and
at Pestsuo to be completed in thirteen years). THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
120,000. The tribes in the north. and south
mated at Addressed the jury for seventeen minutes. were known to consist of from 5,000 to 8,000 the cost of the three undertakings being esti
about 720,00 200, fe dwelt mostly on the paint that the pri- persons each. Io some parts a number of
proposed railway is considered essential soner could produce na witnesses to batan-bes were assembled, but usually they were for the encouragement of the camphor, and tiate the statements he made as regards sleep scattered widely. This made it very difficule other industries in the district of Bokusekikaku, ing in a house in Ship Street on the night of to dispose of the savages in one action, so the which adjoins the aboriginal district. The uthorities have been disposing of one tribe irrigation works are intended for the edcour the murder. He emphasised the fact that
agement of the reclamation of wasts land, and, plunder, was the motive for the foul deed; that after another.
are expected to earn an income by irrigating the motive of suicide was unreasonable, and that should the fury have any doubt on that
the rice fields and other plantations laid out issue the benefit of the doubt was for the pri-
on the reclaimed land, It is proposed to issoo Bonds to raise the fonds' required for carrying out these works.
Mount Serbia (?) in the central menolain range, which stands about 2,000 feet higher than fount Fuji, was known to be inhabited by the most savage tribe, and the mountain still remained unexplored. During the Chi nese regime, the gallest Black-flag General Liu Ming-Tien sent an expedition to attack this tribe, but was repulsed with a loss of 500 recent bombardment of the tribea doubted effective, and aborigines, having learned the range of the guns of a warship, bava shifted their abode out of range. The aborigines living in the northern part of the island are generally more savage and brutal than those in the south.
men,
phatically having attempted to throw it into know. All I say is that my thoughts went toed with the wilful murder of Gertrude'] < It was precisely at one o'clock when the jury on the eastern coast by the war-ships wAS UN-
the barbour. "The rest of the story," Adralle concluded," is in the possession of the. Court
and I don't deny it."
Sir Henry-is that all you have to say? Adictts-Yes.
The Court then adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning,
THE JURY'S-VERDICT.
ADBETTS SENTENCED TO DEATH.
23rd inst.
William Hall Adretts, the alleged slayer of the Dayton woman, having told his story of what he knew of Gertrude Dayton's death to Mr. Justice Wise and the jury, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday afternoon, mounted the stand this morning to submit to the cross- examination of the Attorney-Generál,
There was a lock of worry stamped on hip pale face when he'roswordd his same and rosé to go to the witness-box. Those who saw Adsetts when he landed in this Colonya tell well built, muscular fellow-saw him
· 10-day wearing away gradually,
There was the greatest rush toʻget sents at the trial to-day that the Court officials had to. contend with since the case opened in the Supreme Court. The Court room was taxed before the bour set for the Hearing,
Rees The Attorney General, Mr. W. Davies who was Instructed by Mr. G. E. Storrel; of the Crown Solicitors office, as in charge of the case for the Crown, while Sit Henry Berkeley, X. C., instructed by Mr. Re ginald" Harding, was in command of the de
bring in s
trict
All the focal Governments started operations to dispose of the aboriginal tribes in the dis
under their rarpective jurisdictions, and it was expected that all the triber, would be brought into submission at an early date. It seemed that the arms in the possession of the aborigines had been mostly imported from the mainit, but the importation of rifles seemed to have largely decreased of late, though sm
smuggled, Tho munition still continued to be
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
CLUB.
The following cards were returned :st? the' quarterly meeting held at Happy Valley from
19th to 21st October, 1907.
the
-MACEWEN- CỨF:-
Mr. C. W. May t Mr. H. W. Slade. Mr. C. P. Chater.
87 87
sinianson. 97-18
SIR HENRY'S ADDRESS. . And you think Miss Dayton was murdered Sir Henry Berkeley, not wishing to re-ex- because she robbed Miss Booth ?-1 don't amine the prisadez, opened his address to the know.
jury, Bespoke for exactly fifty-five minutes, Can you not offer any opinion ?—I can't. during which time he balanced himself in the Now, come; who do you think killed her?--I Heights of eloqgence. The figures of, speech don't know.
that he ated were few, but every word soner. But who do you think?--I think it was done appeared to carry with it the conviction His Lordship then charged the jury. He through Miss Booth.
of sincerity, and he held the crowded court-reviewed the evidence most clearly for fifteen, You need have no compunction of saying ran from beginning to end in an attention minutes, and asked them to consider their
instant. an
Ha verdict. what you think of somebody else?- don't that never failed for
said, briefly, that the prisover
THE JURY OUT."\", WAY Miss Booth,
How long did you stay at Miss Hemsicad's? Dayton. The oath the jury had taken was to went out to consider their verdict and a number -About three or four hours.
of guilty or not guilty accord of spectators left the Court These consisted verdlet And you had all her jewellery in your poring to the evidence. He felt impelled to mostly of older men who apparently, could sertion? Y
-Yes,
address them because, it may be assumed, that stand no more. The news that the jury was out Were you not afraid of being, in possession men of their age and experience were aware travelled that and a large crowd gathered at of them?-No.
that juries should find their verdict with the the various entrasce of the building, acores Miss Dayton went to these gay houses to see evidence placed before them, for he ventured of people on their way home for tiffin her old friends and she allowed you to carry ali to explain that there was hardly a man in this stopping to hear the decision in Queen's Road ths Court-hit as further admilitance to the court-room was her jewellery? You
Colang-except one man had not discussed the question at the time stopped. when no one dreamed that the man would
THE JURY'S VERDICT. bave been brought back here for trial. Further, Lo a few moments it became apparent that there were very few men in Hongkong who the jurors were coming in. The whispered had not found bin guilty. It was a very up converistions which were being conducted by wise act of the prisoner in fiecing, but that cir- the crowd ceased.. All eyes rested on the cumstance. sendered his task Herculean unless prisoner. A little group of Court officials that you did not know when you left the houso? Jury would find their verdict on the gathered at the entrances to the Court." At fout l'rifles need by the aborigines were mostly Mau- 'Mɛ. E. V. D, PATH
No one saw the prisoner commit minutes after one o'clock the jury the the act. That he can only be found guilty on headed by Foreman Ram. Every eye circumstantial evidence, the verdict founded room was fixed upon them as they entered the on circumstantial evidence must be the logical box. By this time the lawyers had returged to restita of reasoning from the facts placed their respective places at the Counsel's table before them. it must be calm
Adsetts, all this time, was looking restless, judgment. The case for the Craws, Sir Henry Anxiety was clearly cut on his features, which explained, was that the prisoner arrived here were white, the result of much strain. from Manila with Gertrude Dayton and went to Then Acting Justice Wise entered from his
the island, it was essential to construct wide the Hongkong Hotel, and it was for the pure chambers while everyone in Court rose, pose of getting her money and jewellery that he When the jury had-settled dows, the Re. roads from the eastern to the western coast. Recently an exploration party was sent out did her to death and disposed of her hady. | gistrar stood up/** If he talked to the end of the day the Attorney. Gentlemen of the jury," he opened," have with 25 natives as guides, The party succeed
ed it crossing a range of mountains rising General could say no moro, All that the you agreed on your verdict? *
"We have
9,900 feet above the sea, and crossed, the island Crowe could say was that the prisoner disposed
answered the Foreman,
from the eastern to the western coast. Any of the body to avoid the charge. The pri Are you unanimous ?
"We are.
other expedition" would be sent out shortly, soner did not feel courageons to stand his trial, and find. There was a great mystery Do you find the prisoner at the bar, guilty said "the Governor-General, preparatory ią.
'or.not guilty?" to be solved, be pursued, and in trying,, to solva it indammatory speeches must be barred. Hethought that the only thing that condemned
What was she, webring at the time?-A few rings and a couple of pins, which were mine.
And she allowed you to carry her jewellery in your trousers' pockets while she wore a few?
She couldn't wear them all.. When did you leave those gay houses?-1 don't know.
And you suggest that you were so drank the
-Yes.
You said you left Ship Street at saven o'clock ?-No."
honorare see it, at the hotel at six o'clock that morning? No, Sir;
What time did you say you bought that box the peace-offering? About seven o'clock. My watch had stopped.
put it to you you were in the Hongkong Hotel at six o'clock that morning before you bought the trunki was noi,
Do you swear to that 7-Solemoly. You said that you left the house in Ship Street quickly and quietly so as not to be seen. Why did you not want to be seen 7-Because I didn't want to be seen coming out of a boose like that, when I was staying at ons of the leading hotels in towa
You then said you bought her a trunk as a peace-offering 7-Yes
evidence.
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Guilt Ho
Adesity head dropped,
close watch against any attempt to smuggie filed ia,sers, made in Germany. The authorities kept arms; which was chiefly effected along the eastern coast, between Kwarenko and Soc distance of shoul-60 miles. There precipitens cliffs run along the coast,andowing to the sea be ing always very rough it was very difficult to sp. proach the shore. To dispose of the aborigines,
for communication and complete facilities
framing a scheme for constructing the neces sary roads across the mountain range.—Japan Chronicle
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