81
TO
BOY CONFESSES TO TWO
MURDERS.
B
Harold Jones Sent to An
Asylum.
The end of a case in which snormous public interest has been
Mr. Justice Roche ordered him
A LINK WITH THE
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THE HONGKONG
Retirement of Col. R. Noyes
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1921.
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of Infantry. Colonel Mrs. T. Balean and two children. This confession, made in wris-Colonel ing by Jones, was produced at Noyes, who is at present in Miss Squires, Mr. Bullock, Mrs. his trial at Monmouthshire As-Shanghai, is shortly returning to sizes, when he was indicted for Manila and will go home to the Bullock, infant and child, Miss the murder of Florenes Little.
States after having formally M. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. T. Neare, ported at Fort William McKinley. Miss Neave & child, Mr. and Mrs. TOWN to be detained during his Ma He has seen 48 years' service Maitland, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Chap jesty's pleasure.
with the Army, and has been an man and child. Mrs. Robson and Earlier in the year Jones was officer for it year, having grad- infant, Mr. and Mrs. Dinsen, tried and found not guilty of the tated at Wast Point in 1879, Mr. McKechnie, Mr. and Mrs. murder of Freda Burnell, and his Much of this long period has been Dickens, 2 children and infant.
nad
E. Kerrison, Mrs. acquitta) gave rise to local despent in China, where the Colonel Mr. monstrations. Some months later first saw service in 1900 as an Mr. Heanley, Miss Tassell, Rev. Florence Little was found dead officer of the 9th US. Infantry R. H. Goldsworthy, Mr. E. Chat- in the garret of the house in Regiment which farmed part of terton, Mrs. D. Semple, child and which Jones lived. A second the American expedition de 2 infants, Miss Gordon, Mrs. J. S charge of murder was preferred patched from the Philippines to Sorby and Infant child, Mrs. against the boy who had stoutly assist in the relief of the Legs-T. Melrum and infant, Mrs. maintained bis innocence.
tions threatened by the Borur R. Hall and infant, Mr. H. G M. Dowbiggin and infaut, Misa When the accused appeared for bordes. trial a plea of "guilty ** WAS The regiment arrived about the Hendy, Miss Blenkinsop, entered.
time when Admiral Seymour had and Kra. G. H. M. Bannerman, His lordship pointed out to the retired on Tientsin after an on-Mr. G. McQueon, Mr. & Mh. A. boy'n counsel, Mr. St. Joba Mickel-successful attempt to reach Pek-G. 3. Fletcher and 2 children, Miss Miss R Harrison, thwaite, that it was unusual on sing, mod as in time to pareas, capital charge to allow a plea of ticipate in the taking of the Mr. & Mr. C. E. Stewart, Mr. E (walled cily as a necessary pre- H. Sharp, K.G, Mra. Savi. guilty to be entered.
Mr.Mickelthwaite, in reply.ask-liminary to an advance on the Mr. & Mrs. N. C. McGregor, Mr. & Mrs. E. Burrows and 2 children, ed his lardship to accept the plea. capital.
Argent, THE MARCH ON PEKING.
Mr. E. P. The boy, he said, was 15 years
The slack, in which 1,200 Oliver, Miss M. M. Murphy, and nine months old, and there- fore at the present moment all his U.S. Infantry and 1,000 Marines Mr. H. B. Woodford, Mr. & Mrs. McArthur, lordship could do under the took part was begun on July 13 T. Danne,
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detention during his Majesty's walls managed to keep up a Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Sorensen & child, pleasure. On the other hand, if stubborn resistance for 24 hours. Mrs. WJ. Milne, Mrs. H. C. New- for any reason the trial should go when the city was captured.
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Jones, said counsel, fully appre-is recalled with interest that there. Hamilton, Mr. T. P. Main, Mr. ciated the ples he was making Commander-in-chief of sue Amer. A. R. Wilson, Miss Wilson. The rosition had nese: arisen ican Forces, General Chaffer, Res, & Mrs. S. P. Smith, Miss B. before in which sentence of death struck a distinctly piquant zotein E. Bastard. Mr. W. McMurray, Mrs. might be passed at some furare the divided counsels among the Jameson and 2 children, Mr.
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CONFESSES TO PRISON
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allied leaders as to when the J. Daniels, Mrs. McDonald troops should march. No deciand 2 children. Mr. and Mrs. sion being arrived at. General 3. J. M. Caret, Mr. & Mrs. Stagg. Mr. Vacbell (for the Crownli Chafer coolly announced: briely related the circumstances "Gentlemen. Ishall move off with Mrs. C. Beckett, Mr. & Mrs. H. H. Bristow infant and child, Miss of the crime; of the girl's dis. my troops on August 5." August
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of the search party which tried later the Legations were relieved. Donnelly. Mrs. Mackenzie, Mr. & Having been wounded in the. 1. Meggitt, infant & child. to find the girl in which Jane
anyes. Was deprived Miss D. Hivey, Mrs. M.E. & Miss 100% gal; and then of the distis interesting experien, Pitcairn, Mr. & Mrs. L. Smith, Mrs. Noche, in the eir.but he returned to Chica in P. Y. Smith & infant, Miss Ae 0. cumstances, directed a plea of December and was with the U. S. Bradbury. Mr. & Mrs. Dryver & guilty to be entered.
force stationed in the Teraple of infant, Mr. E. 0. Padwick, Mr. D. Mr. Mickelthwaite said the Agriculture. The troops spent a T. Land. Mrs. Richards. Mrs. D. confessions which were about to comparatively quiet time, but F. Salt, Mr. H. Dehn, Mr. & Mrs. be read were made by Janes to there were occasional diversions T. H. Morrison, Mr. F. W. Franks, the prison chaplain, and in reply in the form of small expeditions Mr. F. A. Franks, Mr. & Mrs. S.. to questions put to him.
to quell disturbances at outlying Bruce, Mr. M. Bruce, Mr. G. K. villages.
Dinsdale, Miss A. Wirgin, Sir R. Mr. Vachell then read the ,HIS INTEREST IN CHINA. Gamble, Mr. Smith, Mr. Purcell, following statement which. he Colonel Noyes is also an old Mr. Fleming, Rev. & Mrs. J. G. said, was written in pencil in campaigner of the Spanish-Walsh, Mr. G. C. Bryson, Mr. and Jones's handwriting.-
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1. Harold Jones, do confess tion in the Philippines. Having that I wilfully and deliberately spent the greater part of the past! murdered Flora Little on July 20 years in China, the affairs oft 3. causing her to die without the county have claimed his preparation to meet her God, interests as a social and political reason for doing being student, and for this reason his desire to kill.
active interest in the country will Flors was about leaving the not cease with bis retirement. FIT house when I got hold of her. We believe it is his intention. Demand and saited her throst, and cut upon settling down with his dis har throat with a knife in the family at home, to do such work 50 d/s. back kitchen. I carried the as may be possible in stimulating 4 m/s body upstairs." I brought interest in Chinese affairs.
T/T Shanghai little table out of my room, and From the American point of T/T Singapore. go: on to the table myself. Iview. the country is daily becom-TT Japan took the body under the arms. ing of greater importance, and TP India.... and tried to push it up through while in all the more important Demand, India the manhole into the garret. matters, the States are well TT 80 Francisco
I replaced the body on theserved with information. Colonsi & Now York} table, and went downstairs to Noyes thinks that an effort might| T/T Java ....... get a rope from outside in the well be made to arouse the T/T Marks 'back-yard. I tied the rope interest of His country in the T/T France ............ around the body. I got on more intimate details of Chinese Demand, Paris ...... to the table, and dragged m-national life. The idea is very self through the manhole with commendable as being an ex- the end of the rope in my hands.cellent way of putting experiance Finding the rope was not of the country to practical use, long rough to enable me to and the many friends of Colonel get right up through the man-Noyes will wish dim all success bola, I dropped back on to the in the undertaking. table and tied roy handkerchief on to the rope. I then clambered back through the manhole and dragged the body up into the loft. After getting on to the table I replaced the cover on the manhole.
As I was having a bath Mrs. Little came to the door. I
1. Heroid Jones, wilfully and deliberately murdered Freda
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denied that Florrie was in the evidence" said the judge. "no Demand. Calcutta... 195
BOY'S SECOND CONFESSION. His lordship then passed the sentence, and the boy who bad listened quite calmly,
turned because quickly and went below.
Demand, New York 53% TIT Bombay
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much disturbed as to what might happen to their children, because, if Harold Jones was not guilty, was evident that the culprit was was still at farge.
.
"Among the motives wbich contributed to the second crime. desire to be in the public eye. was overweening vanity, and a which could not but have been 'kong 50 ot. pieces 1/5% pm. But, 17 m 11 47 47 - fed by the unseemly
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Previous
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on date.
slightly at Hongkong and Aparri. Barometer ......30.04 29.99` 29.97
The anticyclone has moved Temperature ... eastward, and depression has Humility... formed over N.E. Chias.
Wind Direction the North of Amoy.
The monsoon is interrupted to Wind Force...
Weatherst
Moderate monsoon may be ex- Rain... pected over the China Sea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 bours ending at 10 a.m. to-day. 0.00 inches. Total since January 1st. 97.20 inches; against an sverage of 82.54 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 2 HOURS ENDING AT NOOK TO-HORROW,
Forecast.
District
1
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1 Hongkong to Gap.} moderate į
BockCanonNe
overcast, some rain.
* Formosa Channel }The same
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Highest open
Temperature on the 15th 70 Lowest open
Temperature on the 16th 67
← T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
H. K. Observatory, Dec. 16.
3 South cost of The same
China ~ between
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