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The suggestion that a Stanley woman committed suicide owing to her husband's treatment was made at the Central Magistracy yesterday when Mr. R. E. Lindsell conducted an inquiry into the woman's death.

TUESDAY JUNE 22, 1996.

"SOLAR STAR! AGROUND,

SLIGHT DAMAGE TO NEW

FERRY BOAT.:

There was much speculation, among a large crowd of pedestrians

ANOTHER CHENGTU

INCIDENT.

AMERICAN LADY BRUTALLY ATTACKED.

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Consul at Chengtu who had gathered on the Praya reports that Miss Manly, an yesterday evening, as to what had American, on Jume"-8" was occurred to the new ferry Bolar dragged from her ricana Star, which was lying against the by

an unarmed Chinese, Praye wall alongside the west of who apparently attempted to the Star" Ferry Pior, with the strangle her. She struggled and appearance of having run aground was, anally rescued by bystanders whilst manoeuvring to come along after being slightly injured. Hor side the wharf.

assailant was handed over to the Police.

The woman was a Chinese, aged about 25 and it was stated that her husband and daughter and since disappeared and could not be found. Death was caused by Enquiries elicited the informa the woman drinking a herb brew tion that when approaching the

As the result of the Consul's and her husband later administer-pler the engineer had failed to representations, the authorities ed kid's blood as an antidote. respond in time to the tolegraphic have issued a proclamation to the Dr. Graig, acting Medical signals of the coxswain, and the effect that any Chinese foun

molesting foreigners in any way Officer in charge of mortuaries, vessel collided with the Fraya.

will be arrested and shot on the said he made a post mortem of

The occurrence created gren; spot The military police are the body on May 24. The organs excitement among the numerous taking precautions-Router. were congested and this was a sign of possible poisoning. Cer- disembark from the bow of the passengers, who were forced to tain organs were sent for analysis. ferry on to Concaught Road, the Mr. E. R. Dovey, the Govern-boat having grounded in the ment analyst, said he had ex- shallow water. The impact caused amined the organs sent to him. very slight damage to the fender In a preliminary examination he of the bow, but inconveni detected the presence of an alkaloi encod passengers travelling to and and found traces of gelsemium from Kowloon. With the Solar] elegans. This was a Chinese drug Staf out of commission, a curtall- and recognised herb. A brewed service, was ran, for half an from the leaves of it would pro- hour, when an additional ferry was bably cause death.

put on.

No Foul-Play Suspected. He was also handed a broken bowl and some Chinese herbs. A leaf of the herb was adhering to a piece of the bowl, and he identified it as gelsemium elegans. The other herbs were also the same.

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The specimens were later sent to the Botanical and Forestry department and the results of his examination, were confirmed.,

Mr. Lindsell said the statements handed to him showed that the husband had disappeared for the time being. The daughter, whose evidence was material, had also, disappeared. The police did not suapcét foul play, but it appear- ed from the statements supplled to him, that the husband had not treated his wife at all well.

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A Chinese witness was who said he had been employed "as a coolie by the husband. The man was dhgaged in building work and was a good master. Witness knew nothing about his private affairs as he lived a considerable distance away from him in Stan- ley.

Domestic Quarrels. Witness went to the husband's house on May 23 after he had called for him. He saw the wife lying on a bed in the cubicle, and witness was shown two leaves but did not know what they were. Cheung Sze; the husband went out for a kid," and collected, some of its blood. The blood was poured into the woman's mouth from a bowl and she swallowed

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A Chinese detective said the husband told him that his wife had taken some ho min tang. Witness knew the herb as & poi- sonous plants. The husband, and wife had always been quarrelling and after the woman's death he learned that, they had quarrelled on May 23. He understood from neighbours that the two had not been on very good terms.

Evidence was also given that they had a fight on May 22 and a witness said he thought this was the cause of the woman commit- ting suicide. The daughter, dis- appeared on June 12, but the hus- band.said he would go to court to hear the case. Neither of " them had appeared however, and on Sunday their house at Stanley was locked up.

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Disappearance Due To Fright.

Sergeant Langley, formerly in charge of Stanley police station said he understood the daughter had gone to the country, thought the disappearance of the husband and daughter was merely a cane of fright as villagers were nervous people.

The husband had no real busi- nees interests in Stanley, and wit nesa thought it was quite likely he would return. When he examined the woman's body he found no signs of violence, and had no rea- son to suspect. foul play.

He had been unable to get neighbours to come to court and apeak of the relations between man and wife.

Mr. Lindsell adjourned the in- quiry sine die, adding that the police officer now in charge at Stanley should call the man to court to give evidence as soon as he returned.

Immediately after the accident a tow-boat was summoned, and the "Kowloon," from the Gowdown Company, arrived shortly after 6.30 p.m. The tug towed the ferry off without any further trouble, the Solar Star then being taken back in tow by the Evening Sta: to the Company's wharf for minor repairs.

It is not, thought that any ex- tensive overhaul will be necessary, and the ferry will probably be on the service again this evening, or to-morrow morning

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