MINNESOTA AFFAIR.
ACCUSED TRIED AT CRIMINAL SESSIONS TO-DAY.
Unanimous Verdict of Not Quilty.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1912.
Saw No Weapon.
Mr. Potter The deceased did{ not appear to know that the da-| ceased had been injured at all? He just wanted to know if be he had sobered up.
I gather from what you have told us that deceased was violent even to you ?-Why: yea."
And it was because you were afraid that he would do some injury to the old man, that you olled out "Catch him and don't let him attack the old man " Yee
In answer to the judge; the struggle lasted less than a minute, be should think, and during that time he saw no knife nor any other weapon in the hands
f the pecused..
Thero was a fair attendance of the thor mes-room. As he people in the Supreme Court passed it was wild that the this morning when a special locosso min mulo use of a Crimal Sassians was hold, by thether insulting expression. How Chief Justica, Mr. W. Rees lever, nothing happened until vies K., to try John Saxton ho accused man laving lind Dunn of ios8: Minnesota, what he collde, we returning past stood charged that be on Oct 28, the Foom' in which WAS in this Onfonyani within the Wangstrom. The deceased had HLordship:You saw 'blowa. jurisdiction of the court, feloni had come beer after he had come truck by the deceased'; d'al you ously did kill and slay one Robert on board and as the deceased pas-see any struck by the accused ? Waugstrom. Naturally most of red ho got up and said either "I-No the spectators were of the same are going to lick that old son of The Attorney General remark nationality as the prisoner, but bh" or "elso, (ho, the Attored that he would like to say that, outside their numbers, save for ney General, was not sure,) sonic- Maysent had behaved in a coura the jury in waiting, there wore thing to the effect that he was geous manner.
few of the other residents in the going to make him, the accused, His Lordship-I think your Colony present.
fight. At any ralo, words of that conduct was most exemplary and There was a little preliminary sort of meaning were used. Wang-I shall be glad to convey the ex- business when the native soldierstrom got up and, notwithstand pression of the court to the pro- Ibrahim, who stands charged withing that one of the officers sought prietors of your ship. the murder of a subadarat Canton, to stop him, he rushed out into camo up to be put back until the the narrow passage ran after the next session. It will be remembers censed, and, according to ovi that at the first trial, the prisoner dence, struck Dunn violently on Was defended by Mr. F. U.the back of the heal, apparently Jenkin, and the jury disagreed.
on the neck, and also again on the The prisoner was remanded. to face. There may have been a take his trial at the next Criminal kind of strugglo but what hap- Sessions, starting on Oct. 18,. pened was difficult to say, and it In case of Dunn, the Attoinoy was clear that one of the officers, General the Hon Mr. J. A. S. coming up, separated them. Buckaill instructel by Mr. P. M. Hodgson, prosecuted and Mr. Eldon Putter, instructed by Mr. Crewe of Mossers Ilastings and Hastings, defended.
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The day watchman named Ire-appeal would say that no jury' land said the deceased came to could find in these circumstances, men stood up to fight in hot blood. him and asked if the doctor was supported by the crown witness The accused had not wanted to on board. The witness replied that themselves they would say fight, he had retreated as far as he did not know, and decensed that as a matter law, the he could retreat, had received the swayed and witness had to sup accused was entitled to defend first and perhaps the second blow, port him. Deceased collapsed himself to the extent of killing and bearing this in mind were shortly after, witness stopping him.
they going to say that the man at with him until the end.
the end of bis life was going to be stamped a felon? He would be sur- priced if they did. In concluding he again reminded them that it was a very serious case for his client.
The Attorney General was ask ing witness what the deceased had said to him when Mr. Potter object ing, remarking that he hardly liked to do so because of the fairness with which his client and been treated.
The question was not pressed: Witness did not know whether
His LordshipWith no less than fivo wounds?
Mr. Potter:-The law goes the whole way.
His Lordship promised to road the authorities quoted during the adjournment.
The Defence.
It was a
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The Attorney General replying romarked that the case was very the dock, was sad but at the distressing; to see an old man ir sama time it was even more dis- tressing to think of a young man the prime of life hurried out of life by the chance of a stab.
The learue counsel accuted the ides that the affair was an no
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Nothing seemed to have been said at the time, nor was it known that the deceased was hurt, but a few minutes afterwards the deceased
Afler tillin, Mr. Potter, addres- was discovere in a dying condi- Prisoner who is a big built, tion on the deck, lo oallapsed this deceased bore the accused a sing the jury, said that the case clean shaven man, when asked. whether his name was Johur
and died a few minutes after-grudge, but they were not on the was a very serious one. wirds. Of course, as the jury could best of terms.
cose in which an old man of 68 Saxton Dunn gavo an almost well imagine thoro was a great
"Do you know," asked the years of age, a married man with inaudible answer in the aflirm to-do. A doctor and the police Attorney
General," whether a family, with, up to the present time, an unblemished character ativo. Dunn bears his sixty odd
accused carried any- years well, his marked were sent for, and the body was the for giving no hataylor ke taken to mortuary on shors. thing?-He caried a large clasp
The doctor examined the body of knife. He would use such a knife a fight of years, sive that is the docensed and it was found for cutting packing for machinery unfortunate set of circumstances could not all have been caused by closely cropped air and bushy that he had received more than
Would you know the knife if which the Crown witness had de- one insertion of a knife. The eyebrows, are marked with grey, une stab. Ile was stabbed in the you saw it? Do you think you tailed. It was always a serious whole point of the case was, was He seemed to feel his position heart and in two other places in have ever seen it before?--I have thing for any man to be charged the accused justified in using the acutely, and, as he entired his :
with manslaughter bat especially knife. the ghost, When it was dis seen one similar but I could not plos of not guilty to that," hovered that Wangstrom was say it was the same one.
in this case by reason of detaile leant heavily on the railing of dead, the accused was spoken
The jury retired for only five minutes and unanimously return. Where have you seen it?-In which he would give, the dook in front of him. Etahmeas. It was evident, from what bis hand at work.
Mr. Patter after paying tribute no surprise when the Attorney he said, that he is not then
Erwhose hand? The accused's to the manner in which the ed a verdict of not guilty. Generalremarked that tho accused
the slightest idea that the Mr. Fotler, the jury havingrown had assisted the defence was nearer seventy than sixty deceased unit was dead. All been allowed to go until after in every way, passed on to years, and one of the pleasant he seemed to have said, when tiffin, addressed his Lordship on review the evidenco ia A HEAVY FINE features of a distressing case was
conitended spoken to was:-"Well, I hope a point of law. He asked the the sympathictio presenting of the Wangstrom is sobered up a bit court to assume for the sake of at the outset that and he want A Portuguese merchant, Mr. oircumstances alleged, by the clearly showing that, assuming argument that the prisoner had od to say as little ill as possible Vieira, of Queen's Road,
he had used a knife, he had not stabbed the deceased; if they of the deceased-had the deceas-charged at the Police Court, the slightest intention of killing were satisfied that the knife ed been alive he could have been this morning, before Mr. G. D the decoseed. When he was told was used hy the prisoner put in the dock on a charge of Melbourne, with unlawfully hav L. C. & CO. Aim at the Production of Articles of the Ross, foreman M. Davenberg, Wangstrom was dead ho express in order to defend himself from attempting to do sorious bodily ing on his premises 1,600 ounces serious violence, or if he was un-harm to the prisoner and there of cocaine in two distinct and der a reasonable apprehension would be ample evidence to susta lefence, he would be justified. and so used it in necessary self-in a conviction; so, in the eyes of the law, the deceased in this case His Lordship-That is Queen was actually attempting to com-
mit actually bodily harm. v. Smith.
Crown..
Addressing the jury which was
composed as follows:-Messra, J,
E. B. Raymond, C. 1. cermann, od contrition and sorrow.
G. Bird, A. Laing, and J. Bentley. The Hon. Mr. Buckniltanid:-
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All cases in which a man's life He lind told them just now that has been lost are serious, but the deceased was a very hig among those casos, of course, as
powerlui, strapping young fellow you can well imagine, some cases drunk or half drunk. They Mr. Potter: No; Queen v
.. Violent From the Start. are, much more rious than could sco.what the deceased was. Weston, which is a stronger case. Mr Potter attached great im others. The circumstances which surround this so think bnt he was nearer seventy than they were not bound to go to the deceased. "I will get you yet." To was a powerful looking man, Continuing, Mr. Patter said that portance to the words used by the
Defendant was fined $1,000 are such that I may fairly gay to you that they do not constituto sixty, while he, counsel, was extreme and say that only if a Those words shows I, that the de- on each of the two chuirges. The
was use-inin was in danger of losing his ceased had it in his mind to do money was paid. one of those more serious cases told his left arm
less and นก attack by an life would he be justified in using some bodily harm to the prisoner. Continuing, the At orney Gen-
native young man would place a weapon. He submitted that he They would agree with him that eral was proureling to outline e acoused in circumstances of was entitled to use a weapon in the deceased was in a certain the positious hold by the accused and Wangatron when his Lord- difficulty. At the same time it defence-even to shoot a ship said Mr. Potter; your client will be seater.
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Story of the Affair. On October 28, nccording to the Hon. Mr. Buckeill, the 5.6. Minnesota was lying in the watera
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was his duty to tell them that the down if he was in danger of which he was going to do some- use of the knife was conduct which violence.
thing to the prisoner, and Inspection of the Fortifications would need to be justified. There His Lordship-Such violence having spoken those words, was evidence in the case of very as entails death,
he rushed out of the cabin great provocation, and there was
a certain amount of evidence to how that the deceased bore the
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General Sir Ian Hamilton; to- Mr. PatterNo, serious vio-with that intent. The deceased day visited the Penk and in Mineral Waters. leace, my Lord.
was violent from the very start. pected the fortifications of the Mr. Potter further urged that He submitted to the jury that the various heights. nccused considerable ill will. it was not a question of what prisoner had good grounds for He was accompanied by several They were not on good terms. badily harm may be done to him; learing that be was in danger of officers of staff, and it is under- of this colony. and the deceased One witness would any it was well if he had reasonable ground for grievous bodily harm,
stood that he expressed himself man, who was a powerful young known in the ship that they did thinking the bodily harm might But up to the present they had as being well pleased with the Youth." fellow of about 28 years of age, not agres and could not get on be done to him, then his client been assuming that the prisoner military conditions in Hongkong. went on shore, the accused re- together. That was in favour of was not guilty. Was there any had in fast stabbed the deceased. Gan practice was carried out maining on board the aliip. At the accused. That was the whole evidence which went to show that The evidence on that portion from Mount Davis between tho about 10.30 p.m. the deceased story and it was for the jury to the man was not afraid of that. of the case was the flimsiest hour of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. retarded with some others of consider the circumstances which The deceased was avowedly going possible. The orown had to We understand that General Life." the ship's company, and went he had put before them. after the old man with the inton-identify the knife produced as Hamilton has expressed a wish to mess room. Now, there Evidence was given by George tion of doing him an injury. The being that of the accused. They to inspect the Hongkong Volun
be little doubt that Stein, Strand, und Mayeont, the prisoner was pursued, received had not done a. It had not teor Corps. It is proposed that Per Case of 48 Half Bottles Wangstrom had been drinking, third electrician. The last named a violent blow in the face, and been anggrated that there were the parade will take place on and evidence would be brought gave evidence of parting the two another on the cheek, and rotrent blood stains on the knife and if Monday, November 11th, at 5.30 before them to show that he was men and stated that when he was impossible. When that was there had been proved it should p.m. and in that ovent Members somewhat under the influence of returned to the mess room, alter so it was his right to ask the had been proved at once. will be required to attend at the drink. Dann appenred to have separating the combatants, he judge to direct the jury that they He had been addressing them Drill Hall at 5 p.m. E gone to get some coffee at one of discovered blood on his right must find so and so.
so far on the assumption that the It is proposed to go into camp ibe messes called the engine land and
forearm. Having His Lordship: It is for accused had flicted those on Friday evening, 15th Novom officorn mess, and the deceased washed his hands and, on going the jury to decide on the wounde. He reminded them of her, and an appeal is made to em man seemed to have been in an ad- to a second class room near the facts whether, in their opinion, what the doctor bad very fairly ployers to grant members of the joining roura. Between the two dispensary, he found the deceased the violence used by the deceased said, the wounds could have been corre every facility to participate. rooms was in passage, and the there in o dying condition. Later towards the prisoner was such inflicted without the accused Brigadier General G.F. Ellison, mess room where the deceased he saw the accused in the ice that the prisoner had reasonable having any knowledge of it at all. OB, Director of Organisation, man war, was the water tenders house attending to his duties. He grounds for apprehension. If that were so it was Army Headquarters, arrived mess. The deceased, with two asked if Wangstrom had sobered Mr. Putter I submit that, if their duty to find the so- from Shanghai to-day by the or three others, was sitting in the ap yet. Witness replied that he this oase were to go from a Juzy oused not guilty. The doctor, French mail steamer Magellan to meas room, when the cocused did not know.. Ilo did not like to at home to the court of criminal he would femind them again, had join General Sir Ian Hamilton
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