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Sequel to Pingshan Shooting Affair.
"beaten tos jolly blue." He was then handed over to a detective who also beat him, urging him to confess. The detective told him that he would not die for it, if he confessed, but would be sent to prison for a time, and the
- * This morning, in the Supreme
Court, the Chief Justice, Sir Williberatad.
lam Rees Devire, K.O., op-ned, His Lordship said there was no the May criminal sessions for doubt that there bad beau * which there was quite a small sobbery, but the question was #calendar......
whether the Crown had connected the prisoner with it.
Chan Chan Hi, an oyster bed scoolià of Sau On, was obergdi with entering and breaking into
A verdict of not guilty" was returned and, in discharging him, a house at Ha Chun, in the New His Lordship said :—Tell him the Territory, with committing an sooner he gces back to Canton, armed robbery, and with shooting the better; we don't want him at the police, on Match, 13, here at all." 1913.
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Kidnapping Charge.
Prisoner, in answer to the first A man and a woman were charge, said he admitted going charged before the same jury to the house to rob, he pleaded with kidnapping two children. guilty to the second charge; and not guilty to the third.
soner.
In answer to bin Lordship, to Attorney General said that nothing was known about the prisoner.
Prisoners pleaded not guilty.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1913.
clothing, of which they robbed her. After tying ber up, iboy escaped into the street. They had all got out of the house, when whistles were blown, and the menscattered, two of the three being caught.
The prisoners were found guilty
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The Attorney General, the Hon. The Attorney General, the MrJ AS. BucknillK O., prosecnt- undoubtedly familiar. It occurred Hon. Mr. J. A. 8. Buckuill, KC, ed, the prisoners being andefend-s long ago as September last, justruoted by, the Assistant ed.
the men committing a robbery Crown Solicitor, Mc. G. A. Wcod- The case for the Crown was at Beaconsfield. oconpied by Mr. cock, appeared for the Crown, that the woman kidnapped the Robert Mo. Ewen. He was badly and accepted the ples of the pri- children at Shan Fak. They had damaged and was taken to hos- A case of attempted robbery
been sent out to buy rice, by their pital, and while recovering there, is reported from Gough Street. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. mother, when the female prisoner be managed to effect his escape Two men are said to have gone met them. She took them to an and get away to Macao. He to the house, stating that they eating house, and later took them was subsequently prested and had come to do some repairs, and to Canton. There abe gave her brought to Hongkong. His Lordship.insentencing the husband one bay to bring to Ho, Mr. Hodgson, was going by the throst. She, managed to prisoner to six years' bard lab ur Hongkong. and followed ster to prove that the man atole ory out before she was gagged, on each of the first two oberges with the other. One night on the night of September 4 and some of the inmates ruised and ten stokes of the est, eaid he the obildien heard tbe a quantity of articles, the total the alarm? The men then made had pleaded guilty to entering women enggest to the man that value of which was more than off, but one was arrested by a THE Company's Steam-ship a dwelling in the village of Haley should sell i obilaren for $24. He would have to pre District Watchman. Nothing was
* MISHIMA MARU," Chun. He had also pleaded $170, and when these defendante that in order to substantiate the stolen from the house. The ar guilty to being a party to the slept, they clipped out of the charge of larceny from a dwelling rested man was this morning having arrived from the sbore ports, robbery in the hours of Chan Po house and went on to the Prays. boneo. If the amount were less, charged at the Police Court and
Here they met a lukong, who the charge would have to be reman led: questioned them and took them to reduced to
Ho, bia Lordship, saw in the pri- soner's statement which he gave
оде of simple
The case was proceeding as we went to press.
to the police, that a party came he police station. The mother was larceny. Counsel enumerated the with him to Ha-Chun. He car-sent for and she identified and various articles which he said ried a torch, nine had revolvers, laimed the children as here. The totalled in value $34. and one had a rifle. He further man was arrested on going to said that he carried the torch the Police Station to claim the but had no gun. His Lord, children, and from information ahip pointed out that if that he gave the woman's arrest the prisoner were there and was was effected. one of the party to the robbery, it was wholly immaterial whether
be carried a gun or a torch, as far
is the law was concerned.
The case wae proceeding aa
we went to press.
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To the second court, before the Superintendent (the Hon. Mr. E. Robber Killed.
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Prisoner who looked quits a A. Woodcock, prosecuted.
ouras a certain amount of the Fonston, B. The following jury were em-yonth pleaded not guilty.
Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Crown car was damaged, and this Goi Yeow-teng panelled:-Messia. J. R: Lea
Hanchecorne, de Tran Chin was probable that there Was (foremen), Q. Baechnen, G A Solicitor, prusecated on behalf of wout have to be discharged. It Geurremen, Mra
M. Dutton, W. B. Purcell, A. B Pol the Crown, but the prisoner was,
more damage done by water than Hua. Can look, E. Sargon, Aud C. A. H. unrepresented.
by fire.
Holasso, E. The jury was composed as Westerburger..
The Assays will probably leave dua Tien; Mrs. The Attorney General informed follows: Messrs E E.W. Abney. the jury that the village of Ha foreman, T. L Philip, T. F. de Singapore for Hongkong cn Kek Shee, Mira. Chan was noir Pingshan, close to Silva Alonen, A. H. Hewitt, J.J. Tuesday. Her mails have been Loi Mien the border, and late on the night da Dores Barros, . H. Taylor, transferred to the P, and O. in Lien Hang
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The case for the Crown was that is dus here on Thursday at noon. raid was made on this village by a band of ormed men, who crossed the mother of the child lived at The Macao, and on April 20 she missed from Chinesa, territory, inhabitants defended themselves the child at about the middle of BIG DYNAmite seizure
She Was looking baldly, and one of the robbas the day. was actually killed by a villager for the child for about two day
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Mrs.. Bury Correo Chu Ching-fo On Saturday afternoon, Detec- Colomt who shot him through the and eventually she tack the 8.ative Sergeant Wills paid a visit Doerger head as he was attempting to Sui Tai to come to Hongkong. to a house in Shanghai Street, Cubblin enter the house. After a fight When on brord the vessel she Yaumati, and as a result of his
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Loon, F. de. injured, fortunately not eoriously, plained to the compradore of the licence or permit. The man was Blothen, B, T. Lange, M. N. de
Baptista, C. Loon, M. De. Eventually the robbers withdrew, hip and the men was arrealed. arrested and charged before Mr
Lee Pang leaving in the bands of the police The Crown Solicitor pointed out Melbourne at the Police Court this Uruz, G. De la.
Crowley, Judge Macleod, J. F. une of their number and also that the man was not charged with morning
Asked by his Worship what he
& Mrs. T. J. Napomuceno, G some of the booty which they had kidnapping the lad because that packed up to remove. The evid- was done in Macao; he was charge intended doing with the stuff, de- Cruz. J. M da.., Remy, d
fendant esid he did not know Chong, W. M. Rabun, Mr. and
Cean. V.
Mrs. E Buce which connected the acou aded with detaining bim.
The child's mother said her what it was used for, et
880, Yu with the robbery related to aventa |
Detective Sergeant Willa said Chiong Seng which occurred subsequently. On husband was a godown keeper for
from what he could hear, the de- Chiang Quing Shing, I.
Shing, D.. the morning after the raid, the Mesara, A. S. Watson and Co
The jury, after a short relite fendant was making a good thing Dencantos, M. Bau, Siu- police and district watchmen
Erlanger, 8. E. Sing, Y- S. were scouring the countryside rent, returned a verdict of not out of it.
His Worship What were you Farrow, Uapt. & Bun, B. for traces of the robbers, and guilty, and bis Lordship in dis
Mrs. E. A Sales, F. a district watchm while ser charging the prisoner agreed with going to do with it?
Defendant A friend of mine Fook, Yu. Thurbor, H. ching ia the neighbour the verdict.
left it there and said he was com-Groyes, J. M, Tao Soi Slai hood of a hill, came upon the Lascar Row Armed Robbery.
Uy Chiong, Mr accused who ran away immed-Muk, Teim and Mak Yau, were ing back for it, but he never Hashim, N.
Hoy Fan,
& M Williams. D'B iately be saw the watchman. The indicted before the same jury, came.
A fire of $100, in default two Jaj Kim gave chase, came up with withlo'ng concerned with another and had a fight with person, not in custody, in on months' imprisonment, was im- Jai Bing. Mas him, finally taking him in custody. armed robbery with violence on posed. Accused was said to have made April 4 certain statements after arreat,
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