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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WRONGFUL ARREST
CASE
STIRRING SCENES AT KOWLOON TONG,
that.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1926.
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RED PLANES.
(Continued From Page 1.)
Mr. Wadeson It has been fur ther stated that, on Mr Murphy's arrival back from Kowloon City Polles Station, he shouted to the Chinese detectivos "lock them up. leck them up."
woro escorted into the city where Witness:-I did not hear him say they were fetod and made much of. They stayed there two days The case in which Mr. A. E.
Did you hear him order in any Murphy, of 47, Kowloon Tong, is the defendant in a claim for $1,000 way the detectives to arrest the and this morning they set off for Changsha not ly aeroplane but by dumages, was continued bofore mon?I did not.
1.e. Mr. Justice Wood in the Summary Replying to Mr. McCallum, wit the good old Chinese way Court this morning, when ovidence ness said he saw the men hand-Sedan Ghair. If they trust them- for the defonco was opened.. cuffed, and the Indian guards with saves to the chair coolies they will There are six Chinese plaintiffs rifles." He did not tell Mr. Murphy reach Changsha, all right." The employed in developing Kowloon to take the men to Court, but to broken machines still on the Tong, and they allege they were get into communication with the other side of the river guarded by
·Station. Ig accepted falsely charged with theft, and Police imprisoned at Kowloon City everything he was told on that scldiers and the report has it that Police Station, on the instructions occasion as true. He did not make the aviators have returned to of Mr. Murphy. This is denied, investigations as to whether the Changsha for spare parts. and there is a counter-allegation men had committed a theft, as that the plaintiffs attacked Indian that was the duty of the police. guards, one of whom arrested a plaintiff who was carrying,cement bags, believed to have been stolen, Mr. R. A. Wadeson is defending and Mr. D. McCallum is for the plaintiffs.
STEALING. BAGS.
A DENIAL
How
long the machines will remain here no one knows," but meanwhile the ferryboats, are minting money ferrying folk across the river to have a look see." This is the first. Referring to his hotes, his Lord time in history that aeroplanes ship told witness that Mr. Murphy have been seen over this city and had said in evidence that he, the folk here have really being witness, told him to take the men seeing visions and dreaming dreams to Court. Witness denied this and as a result of the arrival of these anid his version was the corres birds of passage.
Mr. McCallum:-Apparently the man who was accused of stealing
Shet he had tried to justify having the
after After-
Yes,
A
Mr. F. S. Ramsay, superinten- one. He did not see Mr. Murphy dent of construction for the Kow-point the men out to the detec loon Tong Development Company, tives, and did not know who did said on the evening of July 27th point them.out. he was in his office, and, on hear- Mrs. Murphy, the defendant's the bags sat very quietly and made ing a noise outside, he went to see wife, said she was called out of no endeavour to escape?--Yes. what it was. He saw Mr. Murphy, her house by her son, when she You understood at that time that four Indian guards and some saw an Indian guard with a Chinese." Witness asked what Chinese and a cement bag. was the matter, and Mr.. Murphy told them to wait outside in a lane bag in his possession, because he
men that the replied.
had until her husband came home, and handed a document to the guard? been arrested by the police later two other Chinese arrived on guards for stealing cement bags, the spot. They were very violent,
NOT EXAGGERATED, for which they had failed to give shouting and swearing, Butisfactory explanation.
Mr. McCallum pat it to witness They
which they went away.. had also caused a disturbance outwards more men came and com-that she had exaggerated a bit, side his house, threatening the menced to shout and swear. The and there was not the disturbance guards and himself. Mr. Murphy guard told them to wait, but they and hooliganism she had stated. asked what he should do, and would not do so and shouted
Witness denied this suggestion. witness told him to get into com-Strike!"
Her husband was not excited. and munication with the Police Station.
The guard then loaded his rifle, had no reason to be afraid. Mr. Murphy went away for about
men with it, crowd of about forty or fifty- col- fifteen minutes, and returned with and covered the several Chinese detectives, who after which they went into the lected.
of the
One of the Indian guards was walked up to the men and hand-street." As the result
guard blowing his whistle, another
He said he saw, the cuffed them.
guard came along and also next called
The plain man with the bags and told him loaded his rifle.. tiffs then threatened the guards, to stop, but he did not do 80, 80 and witness pointed out, two of witness chased and caught him. the men who shouted "Strike!" Asked about the bags, the man When her husband returned, he said they were his own. asked what the matter was, and handed a document in Chinese, but one of the plaintiffs attempted to witnces told him he could not read sec one of the overseers, and if strike, but he dodged just in time.Chinese, but they would go and Mr. Wadeson:-A witness al-the bags belonged to him, it would leged that your husband went in- be all right They went to Mr. side the house and came out with Murphy's house, and later other a revolver.
Chinese camé and abused him: Witness:There is no such They swore at Him and tried to carry the bags away. One man, thing in the house as a revolver..
Another witness "alleged that rolled up his sleeves and picked up' your husband shouted to get him a stone. Ancther picked the bags a revolver, and you went inside up, and all five tried to strike him. and got one?-No, I did not do so. Witness then blew his whistle, and
Assuming your husband had not loaded his rifle. come, what do you think would have happened?—A fight.
Mr. Wadeson: I want you to go back to the 26th or 27th. I believe your matshed had been broken into on that night?
Witness:Yes.
Mr. McCallum, stating that the question was not relevant, lodged an objection,
In answer to further questions, witness said that on various oc- casions cement bags were atolen, and the contents left on the floor.
REVOLVER STORY.
has
Mr. Wadeson:-It been alleged at the previous hearing that the defendant had a revolver in his hand. Did you see that:
Witness: No.
In reply to his Lordship; witness said he did not aec Mr Murphy with any firearms at all..
He was
The case was adjourned until to-morrow morning at ten o'clock.
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