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Peking, Sept. 29.
the ladies department the stored the person to whom that was issed took a lady's singlet and a hair slide, the total est coming to something over a dollar. They knew that Mrs. Mackay was the only person in the It was stated that the stolen will default on the interest of the house who faight have made a pur-property was valued at many Anglo-French Loan due to bond- chase on that day. They also hundreds of pounds and practic-holders on October 5. know that after her death a new ally none of it had been recover- It has not yet been paid into singlet was found in the house, and ed. Wood, who was well dressed, the banks, as it should have been. that she had a new hair slide in politely accosted women carrying | Router. her hair..
suit-cases at stations and with the remark, "Please allow me to re- Most Important Question.
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NANKING AFFAIRS.
A Re-Organised Army.
Shanghai, Sept. 90.
tang Headquarters held a meeting
The Nanking Central Kuomin yesterday at which it was decided to appoint Chu Minyi to Shanghai to officiate the inauguration of pointed General Liu Chi, the newly-ap- commander of the 1st.
The meeting also decided to hold the National Day when a grand re- a big celebration in Nanking où view of troops will take place.
The Nanking Municipal Govern- ment will take over the administra- tion of the district of Kiangning which formerly ruled over the territory of Nanking city but has
coupon found on the path with cases women handed their luggage blood on it came from Mrs. Mac to him, but when he got as far as kay's handbag or not. He con- the ticket office be disappeared. eldered that was the most impor
£200 Jewellery Haul, tant question they had to answer
Detective-Sergeant Widdocks for themselves.
ald though Wood had been carry If they found that was so, thening out these thefts since 1026 he Nationalist Army succeeding Gen- they would find that the forged was not caught until he was al-eral Ho, Ying-ching. note, half of which was found on
rested at Victoria last week after the path, and half of which was three robberies from women of found on the first prisoner, also their suit-cases. The court was came from Mrs. Mackay's bag.
asked to take into account His Lordship auggested to the fewer than 28 other robberies- all jury that when they retired to con-hand suit-cases. In one case sider their verdict, they should Wood got jewellery valued at more tackle that point first and answer than £200. definitely whether the Crown had satisfied them on that point. It was a point on which he did not wish to express an opinion him- self, or give them any guidance.
If they answered that point in the negative, he did not think that any solid foundation remained for a conviction. If, however, they Answered it in the affirmative, then they must consider, the re- maining evidence as a whole. The саде did not depend on that altogether. There was good deal of other evidence.
Wood, who was married, was in
receipt of a life Army pension of £65 a year.
Mr. Freke Palmer, defending, said that a man who was with Wood in the Army started the bag- stealing business and induced Wood to act as his assistant at 10s. a time. Seeing how easy it was, Wood started on his own ne- count,
Wood's mother said that her son was unable, to do any hard work and he looked after her little bit of property.
If they answered the point in the Mr. Boyd, the magistrate, said affirmative, then that would lend Wood had been a successful thief them to the stage where they over a long period and he would found that property stolen from be sentenced to 8 months' hard Mrs. Mackay was found 24 hours labour. later on the first prisoner.
The Clothing,
now been abolished.
General Yeh Kai-chen has com- pleted the reorganisation of the Nationalist Army under his com- mand. This force-suffered serious casualties during the recent war with Sun Chuan-fang. General Yeh is now taking his arniy across the river to resume service in the northern expedition. General Ho Ho Ying will inspect General Yeh's
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HANKOW PANIC.
Rush on Pawn Shops.
Hankow, Sept. 23.
One result of the further fall in the note value was another rush
on the pawn shops yesterday. Whatever may be said of the Chin- ese in general no one can accuse them of failing to take advantage of any situation where there is a prospect of gain for themselves, no matter at whose expense that gain is made.
importance of that fact seemed to him to be almost negligible for Additional evidence adduced by the Crown was that the two men the reason that it seemed impos- were arrested together in Shauki-sible that any of Mrs. Mackay's wan 24 hours after the murder. blood could have come on their They were then wearing clothing clothes. The blood on the cloth which corresponded with the desing of the second prisoner could cription given by Walter Erkert, be explained by his cut hand, and who was with Mrs. Mackay when the first prisoner said he had had Many of the pawnshops paid she was attacked. He could not certain boils on his leg which he out for pledges in silver. Most recognise the men however, as the had scratched.
of the articles in store were pledg assault occurred just before dark.
Another point for the Crowned when the C. C. banknote was That boy's evidence was that he was that the wounds on the woman as nearly worth a dollar as it ever was not able to recognise, the cloth and the wound on the prisoner's has been, but six Central China, colours in detail, but he could hand might have been made by the banknotes for one dollar was too distinguish dark colour from same blunt instrument. He would good a bargain to be resisted. white. There were two men, one point out that there was กง This was apparently the only busi-, taller man was wearing a dark prisoner had accounted for his cut yesterday. People with articles. being taller than the other. The evidence of that. The second
ness in banknotes that was done coat and a light type of trousers, by saying a knife which he used in pawn bought notes at the rate and the shorter man's clothing for cutting his nails slipped and quoted, and rushed immediately to was completely dark.
the Crown had endeavoured to the pawn shops to redeem their Another point for the Crown show how unlikely that was pledges.. Was that the prisoners were. Evidence had also been brought to known to have been together on show that the man's nails were the night previous to the arrest, on bitten. the night of the murder, at a boat
They were asked to Infer that when arrested did not suggest They were known to have slept ignorance of what they were
at Shaukiwan, at about nine o'clock the prisoners' attitude of silence in the evening.
In the French Concession where a large number of pawn shops are situated, the police were kept busy throughout the day keeping some- thing like order. among the re- deemers, who apparently, momen-
on the boat that night, and had arrested for. The police evidencetarily expected the shops to close their morning and evening meals was definite that there was no their doors, or state that they there on the following day, and conversation' or statement. The during that time they were wear-prisoners, however, in their state- ing the same clothes as when they ments stated they asked what they wore arrested.
were arrested for and were not Another small point in the case allowed to make statements. was that they each had the sum of 33 in notes..
Cut Hand
would take no more bank notes for the redemption of pledges. In the Japanese concession, where one large pawn shop is situated, an- xiety was greater by reason of the It was further strange that fact that Japanese control permit- although the prisoners had money ted only one person at a time to they made no attempt to leave the enter the pawn shop which 19 district of the murder, and that situated quite close to the bar- Another point which the Crown they were still in the same clothes rier. Until this one came out asked them to consider was the
24 hours after.
amiling with his cheaply recover- wound on the right hand of the the second prisoner, in which fed to enter.
Dealing with the statement of Led property no others were allow- second prisoner. That wound, ac-he cording to the medical evidence, house
said that on leaving., "R Here there was no talk of rush" if they were able to accept it, cor-on the evening of the murder with their pledges willy nilly, appli in Kam Wah street ing the premises and obtaining responded with date and time of the first prisoner, they the murder. It was
met cants simply had to stand and 3 wound which bled.
friend who told them that await their turn, evincing their. The Crown asked murder had been committed at displeasure, at the apparent slow- them to examine Mrs. Mackay's Chaiwan, when the Crown allegedness by an occasional howl, which bag, and say that the blood stains that it was not known until nine inside came from the cut in the o'clock, His Lordship remarked ho prisoner's hand.
He would suggest that when the sary inference. Someone might did not think that was a neces- jury retired they should take the have passed down the road and bag with them and consider that seen the body lying there; point. It was not a matter for expert evidence, but of
The statements by the prisoners sense and observation.
common that they were playing tin kau in Kam Wah Street from six o'clock
The Verdict.
been
A point in favour of the prison until cight o'clock, on the evening ers, with regard to the stains on of the murder, after which they the bag, was that it was always went out to tea, had not possible that Mrs. Mackay might supported by any evidence. have put her hand into the bag to éce what the 'men had taken. It was given in evidence that when she supported
The jury retired at half past herself on her eleven, and returned half an hour nephew's shoulder bloodstains later, returning a verdiet of from her hand were left on his "Guilty" against both the pri shirt. He would remind them that sonera, a ton cent piece, which was found
Prisoners' Point of View.
on the second prisoner bore blood cap, and in delivering sentence of His Lordship donned the black. ataina.'
death said:-You have had a very. fair trial on this indictment. The evidence has been carefully There was however a good deal considered against you, and the to be said from the prisoners jury have returned a unaimous point of view on the evidence verdict of "Guilty" on this Indict- which had been offered: There ment. It is therefore my duty to were certain instances to which pass on you the sentence of the he did not desire the jury to at- court. tach undue importance in consider
The prisoners showed no con- cern when the death sentence was translated, and were hurried out of The first point was that when the dock. the men were arrested blood was sight that seemed to be of great that they would be exempted from found on their clothing. At first patience, His Lordship indicated In thanking the jury for their Importance as that was one of the further service for two years.
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