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NUR AHMED SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Second Prisoner Discharged.
The concluding stages of the trial of two Indian watchmen, Nur
of his uncle and there could no longer have been any desira in hurt the deceased. There could PROTECTION FOR 'INDUSTRIES. ba no possible doubt that there ex-" isted in the mind of the deceased
A
Berlin, August 11-There was an incentive to attack prisoner and series of stormy scenes in to get even with him because he the Reichstag during the debate on had been publicly humiliated on the tariff bill, consequent on the his own beat.
adoption of the proposal of the majority parties to restrict the
Deceased's Curious Silence.
He added that
Ahmed and Sardar Khan, on the Two witnesses for the Crown time of speeches. The chancellor, charge of the murder of another had said that they had naked de- who was continually interrupted, Indian watchman at Bonham consed what was the matter with asked the speedy passage of the Strand West on June 23 attracted him and why his clothes were bill in view of the ponding negotia: a great deal of interest among the muddy and he had refused to ans- tions for commercial treaties with Indian community and yesterday wer them. It was a fair if not foreign countries. the Surpreme Court was throng- the only conclusion to come to since the foreign markets ed with the accuseds' fellow that deceased was only occupied largely closed to German manufac-
with getting rid of Government turers it was
necessary to have The Crown. case, conducted by property and getting off duty so strong home markets capable of ab. Sir Henry Pollock K.C., acting Atthat he could go after his man. sorbing German goods. Such mar- torney General, having closed, Mr.They had this fact that the one kets could only be built behind high F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mesure, incentive which had been in the customs walls.
nationals.
were
Attorney General's Remarks. Sir Henry Pollock, finally ad- dressing the jury for the Crown, said counsel for the defence had related the facts where the cuse for the Crown, and defence were on common ground. The facts were common as regards the meet- ing of the three men and the posi If the men had intended to murtion in which they were seen by der deceased there would have various witnesses but then there been no need for them to have was a divergence and the question Wrestled." Deceased was outnum which the jury must put to them- bered and could the jury believe selves was whether while in that that they would have found it position the first prisoner stabbed necessary to have practiclaly the deceased while "the second trussed the man up before they prisoner held him. struck the blow? Having regard
Leo D'Almada and Nephew for the first prisoner's mind had gone. The Communists yesterday caus-}. defence, called both the prisoners. They must assume from the Crowned an uproar and refused to leave No other evidence was put in. Mr. case that the first prisoner still when expelled. Detectives literal-} Jenkin made an eloquent speech had anger in his mind and an laly threw them out amid a dia. for the defence and after a sun-centive against the deceased. But Later others were efected after an ming up by Mr. Justice Gollan first prisoner on leaving his best attempt to obstruct the tariff bill lasting over an hour, the jury re-had passed by the deceased with which the Government are deter tired. Within half an hour they out even speaking to him. The mined to carry through before ad- returned to court and found Nur evidence warranted him saying journment-Reuter. Ahmed guilty and Sardar Khan not that after first prisoner had passed guilty and he was discharged. by the deceased, deceased also left There was a recommendation to his beat and followed in the same mercy in the case of the condem-direction. The only evidence wo med man, the jury considering have was that the first prisoner the case for the defence that de- that he had provocation and net-who was supposed to have struck eased's death was accidental they ed on impulse. The jury was the blow was holding the left arm would also return a verdict of composed of the following gentle of the deceased and those who not guilty. men: Messra, L. A. Tobias, C. S. were in a position to observe what Remedios, A. R. F. Raven, C."Tet-happened had given definite zėl, A. J. de M. Sousa, H. Wilson evidence that there was no blow and G. Travers,
of any kind seen by them In his oech t ej ry, M. Would the first prisoner after ht as having struck the blow have con Jonkin ised the to whether an acting Attorney tinued to hold the mat by the General had the same right to two arms? No, there would have been Orders for Wines, Liquors, speeches and the last word to the no need. Provisions, Fresh Fruit and jury as an Attorney General had. Vegetables, etc.
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Mr. Jenkin then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners. He said there was one thing which had undoubtedly been very much in their minds since the morning
The story of the prisoners wat when listening to the case for the to the scene in which number one that they heard noises behind thew defence, and which they might prisoner fought deceased could and then saw deceased approach. have thought would embarrass they believed that he still wanted ing them with a knife in his left him when he came to address to attack him and that the pri: hand but when crassexamined on 48, during the
North-Easthem. Thai was the fish story told soner was in truth the assallant the point as to whether most peo- Monsoon there is always by the first prisoner. Notwith later when he had had such an ple did not as their right hand possiblity of North-bound steam standing the introduction of this opportunity to attack deceased instead of their left they were not ere running short OF BUNKER into the case, which was obviously befőre.
a little confused. According to COAL, this is to inform you that untrue, he desired them for the
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their story deceased did, a very He would leave them to visualise imprudent thing in that he at patooted port with good anchorsion it might have left on their the fight which; must have taken tacked the first prisoner while he age) have stocks of GOOI minds and listen to what he had place. It was common to both was in the company of another JAPANESE BUNKER COAT to say and see what they thought cases that the first prisoner was man instead of waiting until he AT REASONABLE PRICES. of the case for the defence,
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Later on he would deal with with both hands and that number attention of the jury to the fact kong or Formosa are re-trans- mitted by the Great Northern the fact of this fish story, told by two was engaged on holding his that the doctor had expressed his Telegraph Co. and a wire, a man under "circumstances such arms from behind.
opinion that the wound could no TAIT or COALBUNKER as the prisoner was in, and when witnesses had stated that. "It was have been inflicted in the rannner: AMOY, will receive their promp trying to assist his case he told a not difficult to believe or difficult in which prisoners said it was lie and unwittingly mared his case.of comprehension that in the in the course of the struggle. It The case for the crown was one struggle, which took place the de was the height of improbability of dillberate murder by these two ceased could have received such he submitted, that the wound could mon, the blow having been struck an injury as he had received.
have been inflicted in the course presumably by the rat prisoner do not think it is impossible to of a struggle. but that the two men were guilty believe that when three pairs of He was obliged to submit to of the crime because they acted arms were struggling the men them that the fish story told by with a common purpose.
could have known just where their the first prisoner was important. arms were going. On the medical Its purpose had been to try and The case for the defence was evidence the doctor, with the same explain away the several blood that this was not murder at all facts before him, expressed the stains... which had been found but that deceased met his death view that it was possible for the upon his trousers, the pair which It yield. Negatives of rich gra- by misadventure and that he was deceased to have received the in were worn by him on the night. dation, with full detail in shadows stabbed in a struggle which en-jury which he did from the wea of the occurrence. It was a lie and highlights. It stands forcing sued in his attack upon these two pon being in his left hand. In told with a definitle and distinct in development, possessos great men. Continuing Mr. Jenkin sub-thle court the same doctor veu object... latitude, and is unsurpassed for mitted that they would not find ched that it couldn't have been The prisoner had said, com› But this medical mented the Attorney General, when that these two men had any cri- so inflicted. minal intention, which was neces-opinion was only an opinion and he was charged that he did not sary before they could bring in a when one and the same doctor stab and knew nothing. But i verdict of murder.
expressed two opinions with no seems that he communed with him The key of the whole case he extra facts to assist him they self since that time and had submitted was Who was the a-might accept either opinion. Deal-found a good deal to say. He sailant?'
If he could establish ing with the fact that the men had submitted that it was impossible. upon the facts that deceased was walked away after the affair coun- to believe the story of the attack the "assailant he did not think sel said that sometimes unwit by the deceased on the number one they would find themselves very tingly and unwillingly and sud-prisoner and there was so much greatly embarrassed in finding indenly when one found oneself in that was improbable in their story favour of the prisoners. Their volved, in -circumstances which coupled with the facts story had been told to the best of might take on an ugly aspect one doctor's evidence, and the non-re- their ability in a foreign tongue made oneself scarce.
port of the attack to the police, and through the medium of, an It was not the right thing to that he did not think the jury could interpreter. Although it was not do but it often followed. A man accept the story at all. necessary for the Crown to prove invariably wished to disconnect
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