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THE CASE AGAINST MR. SQUIRE.
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1926.
Witness: Yes,
a ricsha followed by Sergeant
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy asked wibi Rozeskwy going along Causeway Bay Road. When about a hundred ness if he passed any other motor yarda cast of the tram terminus cycles and he replied that he did he saw two motor cycles upproach not notice any." from east to wast on the left-hand side of the road.
The second motor cycle closely The case for the prosecution in followed the one in front, which the manslaughter charge against werved out to the left hand con Mr. S. J. Squire of the Hongkongre of the road. Witness said he Electric, Co, closed at the hearing called the Sergeant's attention to at the Central Magistracy yestar the speed at which both machines day, and the case for the defence
'He said ho were travelling. will be, opened to-day.
could not see the number of other machine or who the riders were One of the riders had pillion passenger on his maching."
The charge arises from an cident at Causeway Bay on April 17, when a motor cycle ran into a Chinese who subsequently died from his injuries.
Yesterday evidence was given that two motor cycles were seen a short distance from the tramway shelter just before the accident and they were being driven at a very high speed. Witnesses were unable to identify the drivers,
The case is being taken before Major C. Willson.
Eye Witness's Story..
Thirty-Five Miles An Hour. In reply to a question by Chlef inspector Kent, witness said he had ridden a motor cycle and said be could give a general idea' of speed." He thought the speed of the motor cyclists was between 35 and 40 miles an hour.
Inspector Kent: Can you give any reason for the second machine swerving.
Inspector Field: The rider A coolie employed by the Tram- way Company was the first wil-gave a shont but could not ness called yesterday, and in the hear what he said. My opinion is main he corroborated the evidence that he wanted to pass the one in
front. given by other eye witnesses at previous hearings. a
lle said there were three men outside the tramway shelter, two sitting on a box and the other squatting near-by. Witness-saw the two motor cycles coming from
Witness added that when he arrived at Bay View Police Station he received a report of the accident at Causeway Bay.
Mr. Leask: You were on a bomb that night. Were you carrying
A Load of Bombs., Sergeant Rozeskwy gave similar evidence and described the speed of the machines në terrific.
Mr: Lensk: I believe you were carrylag a load of bomba...
Witness: Yes.
His, Worship: Live ones? Witness: I was told they were. Mr. Lensk: Were you more in- terested in the bomba than in any thing else?
Witness: Yos. I think I was. Witness also stated that he thought Inspector Field drew his attention to the machines. Wit- nose did not turn round and look at the number plates..
Mr. Leask: Was there anything elso unusual about the machines?
Witness: thought the last one was trying to overtake, the one in front. They seemed to be so close to each other,
A Question of Light. Mr. Leaak: If you had turned have got the round, could you numbers of the two machines?
Witness: No. There was no light at the back.
Mr. Leask: What? Another traffic offence?"
Chief Inspector Kent pointed out that a rear light was not essential so long as the front number plate | was illuminated.
the bombs back in the rischa.
Sub-Inspector Bloor said he was Witness: No, there were detec-on duty at Wanchai Police Station
Conlined on Pane 51.
the direction of Causeway Bay, and one turned into Caroline Ioad.tives following me up. The other one ran into the tram- way shelter and into the man who was sitting down.
The two men sitting on the box jumped up when they saw the moter cycle approach. Witness could not estimate the speed of the cycles, but said he heard a horn sounded.
Cross examined by Mr J. A. Gordon Leask, who appears for the defence, witness, said that on
Mr. Leask: What time did you get back to Bay View Police Sta- Lon?
Witness: It was .9.16 p.m. by my clock in the charge room.
Mr. Leask: At 9.10 you were
hundred yards Away
from the tramway shelter. What is the distance from the shelter to the police station?
Witness: Just over half a mile. Mr. Leask Coming down the
the night of the accident he finish-road just before you saw the two
fed his duty at 9.35 p.m.
Blood Washed Away..
Mr. Leask: You cleared some blood, away after the accident?
Witnesses, together with another man.
motor cycles did you see a push oycle?
Witness: No.
"Mad Devils.”
Mr. Leask also questioned wit- ness concerning the swerving of)
Mr. Leask: Did you see Mr. the motor cycle and said that Manten your inspector, that even-unless "Left hand centre" was a ling?
traffic term he could not understand it at all.
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Witness: I washed the blood faway under his instructions.
saw him some time aftor the act cident.
Witness' was further questioned about the exact time of the acci- dent and when he went off duty, and said he was able to read the [clock.
Mr. Leask: Are you quite sure that the accident was at 9.10 p.m. an, that you went off duty at 9.35 pm?
Witness: As a rule I finish my duty at 10 o'clock; but I was told to go earlier that night. Mr. Mantón tok me at 7.30 p.m. to go olf duty at 9,35.
Mr. Leask: What day of the week was this accident?
Witness: I can't remember. ...Mr. Leask: Do you reckon the days in the Western or Chinese Jenlendar?
Witness: Western. It was on April 17.
Witness was asked to tell the lime by the Court clock and dij so correctly,
Witness explained that the cycle swerved to the centro of the road.
Asked what he actually said to the Sergeant when he referred to the speed of the motor cycles, Inspector Field replied. "I sal look at those mad devils. I should like to get hold of their numbers and summon them."
Mr. Leask: Why didn't you take their numbers?
Witness: They were going too fast,
Mr. Leask: If you had wanted to get them you could have stop- ped, your ricsha?
"
Witness: Absolutely impossible. Mr. Leask: You were a hundred yards away when you passed them, and the accident would have hap pened in another ten seconds. You.could not have been far away. If you had been really keen about the numbers, I think you" could, have got them..
!!
Estimating Speed. Mr. Leask: How do you esti- mate the speed of the cycles?
Witness I just took it as ther were going along.
In answer to further questions witness said he did not "tell the Sergeant how fast the machines were travelling.
Motor Cycles Seen. Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, who ap- pears-on behalf of the relatives of the victim of the accident, ask- jed it witness suw more than one
man on the second motorcycle. Mr. Leask: I think you will Witness replied that it suumed to agree with me as a man who has him as if there were two persons | ridden a motor cycle
that you on the machine.
cannot estimate sneed of ar ap: Questioned by Chief Inspectorproaching machine? Kent witness said the number of Witness: I`agrec..
the damaged machine was 59. ". Mr. Leask: You still adhere'
Inspector Field said that about that they were going between 35 9.10 p.m. on April 17 he was in land 40 miles an hour?
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