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THE COCAINE CASE.
Evidence Given at Yesterday's
Hearing.
THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1913.
ed). These were sardine tins o tins marked "Sardines." I found another pile of sardine tins.
Me Hodgson: Were they emp ly too?
The Witness: Twenty-four of there tins each contained six
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The following transpired yester coffins to Chinking to-day and day in the caso in which George battles of cocaine, packed with a theee will at probably be Leopold Unnoan is the defendant, transported to Nanking on Satur at the Police Court, Fefore Mr. day when the Shanghai-Nanking Gooffrey Norman Orin, after we Railway is expected to resume bad gone to prese. running to that city. "Within n
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Bis Worship: Sollored down? week four thousand coffins will remembered the 23rd August luat
The Witness: Yes, •. be sent to Nanking, but according when he receivel certain instruc
His Worship: To be opened the estimate of the Rat Cratine about 10 o'clock in the with a key?
Tho Witness: Yen. The Society they are not suflicient, morning About 11 o'clock the
-Cockatoo (at Years Old. sario morning ho two remainder, roughly about 100, Sydney, June 23.-One of the Capes
contained sardines. On the floor out of Messra. minor curirsities of Australia is a McEwen Fickel & Co carried in the same room there were two cockatoo whose age is estimated by two eolica.
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dining and, sunoking, rooma ‘and ordines: wooden cases ut 121 years, Its present owner wooden cases like ond the pro-
not five bedrooms. With ground for has had it for twenty-six years, duced. They came from inside.opened. I opened them. I know Tennis Court
No. 104 Peak. Gough Bill. and its former owner, a sea cap- Thererep ton prck and we they purported to be our diner ta, George Ellis, had it for pulled to Odman Street. He bioause they were marked sardi-Furnished or Unfurnished. 2 sit- The first case contained 50 ting rooms, 4 bed rooms. Suitable "seventy-eight years. The captain | followed the coolies. The cases rs.
Mosa; for 6 months or Hongkong, 26th July, 1919. neol to say the bird was seventeen were ken inside of No. 29 Gilting, och containing six bottles for a years old when it came into his man Strota bourding-house. of cocaine; the remaining tins in longer.
No. 1t6 Peak "LEWKNOE “ Iossession. The bil has an uple then returned to the offico and the cases contained sardines, Toe per blak nearly six inches long, reported the matter to the lo-second case contained 66 tias, Furnished or Unfurnished, 5 FOR SALE--HARTING and curving towards the chest The pector. The Inspetor opened och tin containing six bottles of rooms, beak, which grown about an inch the cases and aftor inspection occaino. The remaining tins in every year, has to be broken was made, the Inspector went the case contained tins of surdings off when it gets too long, with witness to the police station. There were cupboard in the same Mr. Hodgson: You out with room, and I found 96 empty mor- Insect ir Wilden, to the board phine tins. I produce one. And Lalo found a number of empty ing house?
Bardine tine.
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Swiss Guard at the Vatican. Unrest has entered even the gates of the Vation, and the famous Swiss. Guard is under its Witness: Yes..
The expulsion of influence..
Mr. Hodgson: Now did In three ring-loaders of the late specter Wilden know which cases mutiny on the voluntary re-they were? signation of four other Bubliers of the Swise Guard have, for the moment, restore tranquility to the Vatican. It it is thought that the whole queation of the nonstitution of 11 18 Cirps will ere long crop up." says the "Morn ing Puat." The Swiss burd, now e luced from 117 to 73, and about lo he further diminished.
it is said, to 50, is not too well paid. The men have, however free quarters, but not free food they are entitled to a pansion at the end of 18 years' service, and can retira oa full pay at the end of 30, when their age would be
between 148, and 55.
The Witness: I told him. Mr. Hogson: Did you point them out to bim?
The WLiess: Yes, I pointed to two caso,
Mr. Hodgson: Were there any other cases thera?
The Witness: No sir. There were only two Caños, «
want them.
Mr Hodgson: Dil the aardipe tine have any sardines in?
The Witness: No, they were like the exhibit and showed no trace of sardines.
His Worship: The empty Burdine tins showed no trace of sardines?
The Wordship: No.-
Mr. dgson Anything else you could find in that room?
The Witness Keys and strip- pings from the sardine tins. The defendant was present while was in this room...
Mr. Hodgson remarked, that they did not bring all the case to the court but if his friend liked to have them lo could finve them
Mr. Hodgson: "Did he say any Mr, Goldring No. 1 don't thing about finding these things? The Witness: He made some Mr. Hodgson: You say they remark but I have forgotten what were taken up Contral l'olice it is. I did not pay any attention Mr Hodgson: Nothing of Mr. Goldning: have no importance? What'
happened questions to ask.
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The Witness: Ye
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the case at the boarding-house.
Mr. Llodgson: Did you tike them up to the Bration?"
The Witness: Yes. Mr. Hodgson: Did you search other parts of the premises
The Witness: Yes, I found nothing eléo anywhere elne.”
Crose-exy rained by Mr. Gold-
after that? Did you remain inring: Now, how long have you beon attached to the Revenue Department? 1
John Charles Wildon said: I the room? remember the 23rd. of August
The Witness. No, I went out 1 elw
eight cakes; wooden cuers like this one (produced),
The Witpos: Four years thie month:
Mr. Goldring: And you know who have licenses and so on ?
Mr Hodgson: [have not
The Witness Yes. the lot: unless my brought friend wants them.
Another Estate Assistant Attacked. Recently the assian resident of Banjoewangi receive a tele- phone me sage from the manager of the Glenmore estate that Mr. last. Fremember the Inet witness and in the passage way Goosens, an employee of the coming to me and making a est to, had been tracked owl report. In consequence of that severely wounded by Madurese report I went to 20 Gilman Street, coolie, saya the "Sonrabay be Kee Sing boarding house. Courant." The wounds were tem saw casos dosorihed to me by the porarily dressed and bound and last witness one case of the two Mr. Gooners was conveyer by is produced in court. train to Banj ewangi where med- ical assistance was speedily ren- dered by Dr. Luykx. There were several cuts, more or less dan- After the inspection of the ease, gorous ones, inflicted by s piso by Mr. Goldring Mr. Hodgson bluti. A wound caused by an up-asked the withose?
Mr. Goldring: Can see which it is before we go any further?
Mr. Hudgaon: Yes.
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Mr Goldring: I don't want then; emples are enough for mo.
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Mr. Hodgeor: You can"call Mr. Hutchison if you like to put that to him.
Mr. Goldring: I will leave it to Mr. Ha'ebison. Perhaps it is more satisfactory.
The witness, continuing, said, all those cases were closed, al-
Mr. Hodgson: It will save though three of them had been time. opened. "I opened one care, Mr. Coldring. It is rather Pail the Fuspector, and found it difficult to put the questions with ward thrast, in the slonch, was Did you open these cases, contained eight tios of what out plans of the premises. I will fortunately not very drep. »In his Inspector?
purported to be white starch struggle for life, the assistin The Witness: Yes, the case on the tins were the words try to put it in this way..
His Worship: Do you know grasped the knife with his left marked "A container! 198 "Beste Weiss Starch"). A sample the premises ?.. hand which was badly cut in ounces of cocaine, and a number of the tins was produced, Witness Mr. Goldring: Yes. consequence. The attack was of photographie plates.
continuing said: "I ought to have' due to the fact that Mr. Goosens Mr. Hodgson: What do you said that in the strong room I found was investigating a theft of effeo mana by photographie plates ? six of theso tius unl this is one and had traced the coolions being Bixos, you mean?—The Witness of them." One concerned in it. "Mr. Goosen Yes. There were made up Blue condition in hopeful, although he parcels of eight t.ttles onch. cannot be spoken to at present. This is one picked out of the case Active measures have been taken The second box contained 200 for the pursuit of the coolie, ounces of cocaine." who has tince flad."
Mr Hodgson Contained in similar pockets?
The Witness: No.. Some in packets, and some loose.
Mr. Holgaon Empty? The Witness: No, ball, fall of white starch.
And does the
His Worship: witpers know, them?
Me Coldring: Yor. His Worship: Well, that is all right..
"Mr Goldring: Well, there is no behind to Mr Duncan's desk.
The side of it abute on the win- boxdow sill.
Mr Ilodgson: Is that a sample of the tins you found in the in the outside passage?
The Witness: Yep, Mr Hodgson Did you open the tin?
The Witness: Yes. Mr Hodgson They marked starch?
The Witoons: Yor.
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Mr Hodgenn Date Weig Starke?
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Ilis Worship:
Perhaps the witness can explain it ?
Mr Goldring: Yes, I will come to that shortly.
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Mr Goldring (continuing): Now POULTRY, the entrance to McEwen and Frickel's is directly off Des Voeux SUPERVISION and every atten Road by turning to the left?
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tion is paid to the PROPER GROWING OF VEGETABLES, and the Poultry of EUROPEAN Mr Goldring And then by STOCK. Try Our Delicious The Wilnoen Yes. I found turning immediately to the left, CRISP SALADS!. coneraled in the centre four one on entering the door there is a Grand Hotel. Queen's Road. penad tins of morphine."
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Tramped Across Ceylon. Two Europeans,' who, it is alleged, are suspected to bo naval deserters, have been arrested Mr Hodgson I will produce Calcaits. They at first gave their the box next time, your Worship. names ou Ryan and Beatlett, and I did not know my friend wanted stated that they were living at it. We can call it "the other the Salvation Army House in box" for the time being. Address Sudder Suest, a statement which ing the witness, Mr Hodgson was proved to be false. As the raid: Had they also in packete result of a search, a quantity of photographic plates? naval accoutremente, a photo- The Witness: Yes, Sir.
Mr Goldring:
I am sorry, His Worship:In the centre graph of one of the men in full naval uniform and a diary kept your Worsbig, but I would like of the starch? up to-date, were found in their to have it because so much of my possession, lending colour to the evidence will depend upon it or fact that they are novál deserters, be coroborrated upon it.
Mr Hodgson: He can certainly It appears that some interesting revelations about the men are have it, I did not know it was made by the diary found in their coming up at all. possession. According to the entries in the diary, they were originally in Bombay, whence Mr Hodgron: As far as my cases contained the same. The Averno. By Bertram Mitford. Carnacki, By W. H. Hodgson.
C880 contained seven Margaret Dent. they proceeded to Colombo and case is concerned it does not sixth
tias, and in the centre of those than they tramped across Ceylon depend upon it. to Jaffas proceeding to Madras The witness, continuing, said: tins were four one pound tins of It is I subeoquently took them to the morphine. The seventh and eight and on to Culoatth. Buspected by the police that they Police Station. I went to McEwen caecs had been opened and some. were connected with a man-of-war Frickel's premises, Des Voeux thing had been taken out. They which has been lately in the Road Central-the offices and were only half full of white starch. Hie Worship-You think Bombay harbour. Two handker- godowns-I saw the defendant chiefs have been found in their and I told him had a warrant to something had been taken out? The Witness:-Well, they were possession, bearing the names H. eenroh his premises. This was Jackson and C. Enord, and these on the ground floor. I searched half full; the cases had been are suspected to be their proper the premises. I went into the broken. I had them conveyed to names. The Bambay police strong room on the fi or and I the Central Pulice Station. Be- have been telegraphed to, to throw found stacked up in one pie 370 bind Mr. Duncan's desk I saw empty tina (one tin was produc- several boxes of photographio light on the matter.
Mr Goldring: I know I can have it.
The Witness:-Ye», • Mr Hodgson: Did you open any other boxes?
The Witness:-Five of these
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