OPIUM POISONING.
LENGTHY CROSS-EXAMINA- RETION OF ANALYST.
Yesterday afternoon the enquiry mea continued before Mr. R. B.
SECOND OFFENCE.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE
MARINE ENQUIRY.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S
HEARING.
THURSDAY.
MAY 19, 1927.
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Lindadil, into the death of a Chitor's house at No. 8 Yuon Mlog Enquiry at the Harbour Ofice to means, according to the drafting Ayer Moleks.....10 por cont Int.
nese woman who passed away at the Government Civil Hospital on Apill 22.
Mr. H. J. Armatrong represented the husband of the deceased and Mr. M. K. Lo was present on bo- half of the father,
The Jury were
Messrs, Goo. Anderson (Foreman), Chan Chun- sang and Francisco B. Silva.
An, armed robbery, carried out | At yesterday afternoon's pro- by four men at a master carpen-ceedings at the Marine Court of Street formed the subject of a Criminal Sessions case yesterday
hefore afternoon,
the acting Pulsne Judge, Mr. P. Jacks. Only one man, Li San, was charged, the others not having been traced, and he pleaded "not guilty.
tho circumstances investigate Attending the loss of s.a. Leung Kwong on May 9, in Capsulman Pass, the case for the s.s. Leung Kwong was opened by Mr. Sheldon, his first witness being the pilot of the Leung Kwong.
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Котран and undertake investigations on Azam Kumbang Tin an international scale with a view Austral Malay Tia to ascertaining the most efficient Malim Nawars methods of production and to en- courage the interchange of Infor Lo Tui. the pilot of Loungmation. Also that Governments In outlloing the circumstances Kwong, stated that he had been are advised to take periodically of the ease, Mr. Holmes said the employed on the run for five years, census. of production along the Ayer an carpenter, Chan Sue, was employ Leaving Hongkong at about 6.45 lines laid down by the International Changkats ed with work at the Kum Wah res-p.m. on May 9, the Leung Kwong Institute of Statistics.-Renter. taurant, and on the morning of February 16th. they were working "The mor, including the there. prisoner, left at midday, but he (Chan Sue) stayed behind for the purpose of mixing some paint,
Mr. H. K. Holmes prosecuted for the Crown.
was followed at a few minutes in-
terval by Kwong Fook Cheong and On Lee. The Master and Chief Officer were both on the bridge on stated that his ticket had probably sailing, when the vessel, proceeded bean sunk in the vessal, he not to Capsuimun at full speed, the having seen it for the past six weather being fair, wind South-years, when he joined the vessel Witness stated that he left the east und sea choppy,
bridge on May 9 at about 7.30 p.m: leaving the Chief Officer in charge, when the vessel, was clear of the fairway and some three miles off the Capauimun light. The On Leo and Kwong Fook Cheong followed the Leung Kivong out of harbour,
Mr. H. J. Armstrong produced the Government Analyst's certifi- cate. According to this it was shown that the pills alleged to be supplied to the deceased woman by the father contained only 300036 grain of opium per pili.
MF. Lo objected to the produc- don of the certificate at that stage of the enquiry and said that if The robbery occurred at about 1.16 p.m. at the master's flat, in there was at any time any sus- pleton that death was caused or which were living his wife, another
On reaching the western end of may have been caused by those woman and an amah. The amah
the channel the Captain was absent lls, the police should have pro- opened the door in response to ceeded to the father's house and knock, and the prisoner, with from the bridge and according to They witness, was in his cabin. Witness the stock three other men, entered. taken a sample from which the man possessed. It was produced knives, bound and gag-first saw the Moonshine in the bay the father who had instructed Mr.ged the imates, using oranges and below the Capsulmun red light, o to see that an inquest was held wire for gagging purposes, and showing only her green light. She was close to the stone pier and wit- and that the matter was then ransacked the place.
ness imagined that the Moonshine horoughly thrashed out.. The
was inshore . for the purpose of bills given to the analyst were
picking up passengers from the produced so many days after the,
nearby village. woman's death and it was up to the police to find out if they were he same as the pills which the father of the deceased supplied.
Possible 'Cause,
Mr. Lindsell intimated that that ould be done after the case was djourned for the next hearing.
Mr. Armstrong said that there was no suggestion as far as the husband was concerned that these 5111 Intentionally caused death, but inadvertently they may salvably have caused" death and e put forward the suggestion as onceivable and likely.
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In the meantime the master had finished mixing the paint, and when the men returned he noticed that the prisoner was not among them. He went home for tima, bus on opening the door he was seized like the others. They took the key of his safe from his pocket and from it extracted $60 in cash. When they left they also tock anmu clothes with them.
The prisoner was arrested about two months later, but it had not been possible to trace the others
The prisoner told a rather long story in which he alleged that the master painter had grudge against him with regard to some work, and had trumped up the charge.
The jury returned a verdict of
Li Pak-hol, u Chinese medical ractitioner who has been practis- ng for the last 25 years in Hong-guilty and after commenting ong and a few years previous to that the prisoner had been con- hat in Canton and Fatshan, next victed in 1926 for stealing, is vent into the witness hox. He Lordship sentenced him to a term tated that he visited the deceased of five years' hard labour. roman for the first and only time n the morning of her death at bout 9 a.m. The woman. com- Jained of pains in her atomach ind also that her brenth was ather fast. The woman com- lained of pains on both edges of er tongue. He wrote a prescrits lon and afterwards saw a woman aking it into his drug shop to be ompounded,
In reply to Mr. Armstrong the Fitness aaid that the woman had old him that in previous cases he had taken pills and had felt etter. In his opinion the pains the stomach were caused by atulence. The pains in her ongue might have been due to ever. He had never attended a ast of oplum poisoning and could ot say at the time he visited the eceased whether she was suffer og from opium poisoning,
Mr. Lo: She did not strike you"
taken at the very longest within twelve hours of her death.
On the 12th of May, he received some pills from Messrs. Deacons in a sealed packet. He analysed them and found opium present as shown in the certificate which he produced.
On sighting the launch, witness sourded two blasts which in his rendering was that it indiented that both vessels should pass ench other on their own starboard sides. The Moonshine did not reply and the Chief Officer ordered a further suunding of two blasts. About one minute later the Moonshine reply- ed, with two blasts. The ship's heat during the interval of the blasts, was about Southwest.
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and cries for help were hoard. Piracy was suspected but on close approach it was seen that the black mass was the Leung Kwong, sink- ing rapidly. The On Lee was closa behind and witness informed her by megaphone of the disastor. Both vessels sent boats and picked up survivors, that of the Kwong Fook Cheong bringing back 11.
Captain Wilson was called from
There had been a steam launch his cabin by the sounding of two syren blasts, he reaching the on the scene when the Leung bridge in time to see both side Kwong was first sinking, burning lights of the Moonshine about 10 two mast head lights, but she had feet off. Almost simultaneously a left the disaster without lights of the collision occurred,, the Moonshine within a few minutes striking the Leung Kwong about Kwong Fook Cheong's arrival. 20 feet from the bow, slightly abaft the bridge. He know nothing of wilat happened subsequently, as a falling spar struck him, rendering him incapable,
The coxswain of the Moonshine recalled stated that he carried usual side lights and stern lights and one musthead light, all of which were all burning. They were burn- ing at full visibility during the Mr. Sheldon again introduced whole time, prior to, during and the question of loss of life. If, he lafter the collision. said, this was going to be gone Chief Officer J. Reynolds of the into, he would put further ques-wong Fook Cheong gave corro- tions to witness, but if on the other borative evidence of rescue work. hand the subject was not within He saw no lights on the Moon- the court's terms of application shine, but heard one blast from then he would not press the point the Leung Kwong, which might Captain Wilson then stood down.
Rescue Work.
After the first blast was made, the Chief Officer on duty ordered the engine room telegraphs to "stand by". Subsequently engines were stopped at which time the Leung Kwong was bows on to the bench, at about 60 feet off. The
Captain Johnson of the Kwong course of the Moonshine was at this time approximately South Fook Cheong gave brief evidence East by East East. With the of rescue work carried out by the production of chart, witness ship under his orders. A black Rave contradictory evidence-of-the-mass-had been sighted close to the' positions of the respective ships Western shore of Capsulman Pass from which little could be gather-,
ed.
The Collison.
Witness further stated that the Leung Kwong was stopped at the time of the collision, heading South-west. On hearing the Moon- shine's sound signal, the Chief Officer ordered fill speed astern," but as the telegraph handle was grasped, the collision took place, the red light of the Moonshire only
Opium Poisoning. The certificate stated that the average weight of one pill was grain and that the quantity of
at that moment having been obser- opium present wis.18% or about 0.00036 grains per pill. The docu- red, the Leung Kwong was struck ment further stated that four abaft the bridge on the starboard to fill and sink, No attempt was ruins of opium were usually re-side, and immediately commenced garded as the minimum fatal dose.
made to beach her. To get this quantity of opium one would have to take 5.3 ounces of the pills.
The master of the Leung Kweng had been in his cabin only two or Mr. Lo pointed out at this stage three minutes when the collision t that time as wanting to com-that even if the decensed had occurred and so far, as witness not return to tho alt suicide?No, not at all.
taken a hundred pills there would knew, he did In answer to further questions be only .036 grains of opium taken. bridge before the ship sunk, this five minutes. itness said that he had heard of Mr. Armstrong caused a good taking place within Thuen Lint. It
EL Wus Chinese deal of laughter by stating that it Witness jumped into the water and was picked up by Moonshine. He hedicine which was good for con- would be casier to get an idea of
time seen the Moon- tipation if the patient was not the quantity of opium in the pills had at no
Mr. Jenkin, heated." In other cases it would by stating that 100,000 pills shine's port light.
examination, ad- e worthless as a medicine,
would contain 36 grains. prior to cross
dressed the Court on the subject Mr. Dovey added that there was of evidence, which he said, had in evidence to show that the opin found in the stomach was not the the first place been all on the point had coxswain and same as the orium found in the of the Moonshine's position as
given by the pills. The latter oplum was of a
not been questioned. The evidence persistent yellow colour.
In answer to Mr. Armatrong Mr. of the pilot just taken made out an Dovey said that the opium could be entirely different case. It was not. a lawyer's quibble, but it was
Analyst's Evidence,
Mr. David Loie, an assistant to he Government Analyst said that tradslated the proscription vritten out by Li Pak-hoi. He ould identify all the herbs named xcept two which he could not find
the list.
taken with a glass of water or tea.desirable that the attention of the Mr. E. R. Dovey was the next If the woman was found uncon- Court should be drawn to this. ~ Jiness called. He was subjected scious then she must have taken
examina- a lengthy cross-examination by the opium within one hour of the Witness under cross
the Leung Ir. Lo. He said that on the 23rd time she lost consciousness. tion admitted that bril he received a bottle from
Mr. Lo: Supposing this Indy was Kwong had sunk on the identical Government Civil Hospital practically well at 0 o'clock, then apot of the collision and that there belled "Stomach Washings." she lost consciousness quite sud- had been practically no interval he bottle contained a mixture of denly at 12 o'clock, can you definite between the stopping of engines crbs. In the washings he foundly say that her death could not and the sounding of the second two plum, the quantity being 5.25 have been caused by the pills which blasts, and the collision. rains: He also received some you analysed-I don't think any biled herb mixture for examina-
one can die of poisoning from those on, but he was not able to do pills.
Ship's Position.
Prior to the collision the Moon-
about Kwong
the
ery much in the way of identify- Assuming that this lady did not shine was about 60 feet from the 3g them. He tested the mixture commit suicide, assuming that she port bank of the channel and the or the commoner poisons, which was poisoned-deliberately can a Leung hcluded opium, with negative re-sufficient quantity of opium be put same. distance. Only Captain ults There might have been into the cup of Chinese medicine wilson,th plum. In the prescription, but and awallowed by this lady with hen it would have been boiled out. out her knowing it? Yes, I think
On April 25 from the Govern- it would be quite easy.
ent Civil Hospital he received a uantity of post mortem material om the body of a Chinese female, or examination. On examination was found that there was opium
these various parts. From the stomach walls there
as à quantity of morphine ex- facted which was equivalent to
ared opium.
and
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the Chief Officer witness
beel "had the bridge up to the time of sound- Assuming that she did not in ing the first two blasts. Up to the fact commit suicide but was poison-time of the Leung Kwong's ed, could you think of a more like teration to the Western bank, the first two blasts, making
had remain- the Moonshino ed in the bay, said witness. The
ly way than to shove the poison in-
to the bowl of Chinese medicine?
Mr. Lindsell: Mr. Dovey is here master gave no orders after his
in the capacity of an analyst and arrival on the bridge. Questioned
I don't think your question is fair. by officern of the Court, witness
8 grains of Government pro-the whole of your, evidence went it light of the island to the left of Mr. Lindsell: You found 5.25 did not touch the possibility that the starboard light of Moonshine. ains in the stomach washings the opium which caused this Indy's On both occasions of sounding nd 5.8 grains from the stomach death was put into the bowl. I two blasts, course had been altered ails. Now assuming that all this mean, your evidence is not incon- to port but engines were never put plum was taken at one time how gistent with the opium being added astorn. There was about one min- ute's interval between the sound fich is the total amount she could into the bowl of medicino?
signal of the Leung Kwong and ave taken?Twenty or thirty Falira
the Moonshine's reply.
Mr. Lo to Mr. Dovey: So far as stated that he had observed the red
Mr. Lindsell: That is obvious. The case was adjourned until Continuing witness said that Tuesday afternoon next, the 24th.
whole quantity must have been instant.
Captain J. R. Wilson of tho Leung Kwong was then called; who
have been sounded prior to the col- Hision or after. The Kwong Fook Cheong was at that time about 4 mile from Leung Kwong.
This concluded yesterday's hear- ing, the Court adjourning until 10.30 a.m. this morning.
To-day's proceedings will be found on, another page.
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