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HAYNES AGAIN IN THE WITNESS BOX.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1927.
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GRUESOME FIND IN A SINGAPORE CEMETERY
COMPENSATION FOR SHIP'S OFFICER'S RELATIVES.
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as one of the most brutal murders Finance Committee of the Legis Central Magistracy, before Major C. Willson, yesterday afternoon, of the that has ever been committed Jalative Counell, supplementary ex caso in which Colonel James Christie Singapore was mentioned in the penditure amounting to $11,897
lowing the experiences of Italian and Christopher Bluhm are charged Second Court there, last week, will be submitted for approval.
Thero da a Police vote of $200 and Chinese missionaries who with criminal conspiracy to extort when the evidence of one of the money from a Chinese polico Re principal witnesses in the dastard- for repairs to Polico motor cars were detained by the Communists
and cycles. Provision was made and put in prison. servist who posed as a buyer in an ly crime was taken.
The first intimation of the hap The murder, it is believed, is the in the estimates for $4,000 and alleged morphia deal.
Much of the testimony already result of a grudge a certain gang there has been a supplementary penings in Swabue was received heard on the morphis charge was bore against a Chinese, who told vote of $2,000. Since the vote of on Monday when a Christian con- ropoated yesterday by the Police the pollee the whereabouts of a $2,000 was asked for three motor vert arrived in Hongkong and re- Roservist, Au Young Hing Koo, large illicit distillery in a jungle cycles have met with accidents reported to Bishop Valtorta that who, with Haynes, had several in Thompson Road, This still, it quizing repair. This has neces- three priests and seven nuns had meetings with the two accused, at will be recalled, was captured by sitated additional expenditure and bean taken prisoner by the Swabue which the alleged dead was negotiat-Inspector Dale lately.
it is requested that a further eum Communists. The priests were ed by progressive stages.
Only one man was arrested, of $200 be allowed to cover ex-Fathers M. Robba, and L. Bianchi, however, the rest making their penditure to the end of the year. Italians, and Father Wong a Chinese born in Hongkong. The escape before the police were able
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pino. In addition there were four
In cross-examination by Mr. J. A Gordon Leask (for the defence), Au Yeung said he was armed with n full knowledge of the nature of the der by Mr. 7. F King, the Director of Criminal Intelligence. Ho admitted that Bluhun was silent, taking no part in the conversations,
arrest.
Travelling Expenses,
Chinese nuns.
All were arrested by Com-
On the morning of December 15, at any of the three-micetings covered according to the evidence of the other officers of this Department munists on December 22 for prea-
witness, this same informer went to Thompson Road, Witness, who was an assistant in a coffee shop, saw the first and third accused and three others assault the deceased in the five-foot-way of his shop.
by the evidence.
Witnoen was quite sure that the name of Thatcher and Company, as pil dealers, was not mentioned by Christie, and as regards the pro- duction of a deposit receipt on a Bank at Swatow for $100,000, witness thought that. Christie's motive was to off-set the suggestion that the 2000 should be placed in a Bank. Fo was made to understand that Christie, after having boon cheated out of this 8300,000 was now not going to take any further risks with
smaller sum.
Mind Fall of Morphia. Witness denied Mr. Lensk'a
cemetery.
shown.
•
The District Officer North asks for $62 for transport. The sum of $450 was provided in the esti: inates. The number of journeys on duty made by messengers and
no conveyance allow-ching and practising Christianity. who drew ance has been larger than was While they were preparing to take anticipated and has made it neces- the mid-day meal a hundred sol- sary to incur travelling expenses diers appeared, turned the Fathers exceeding the vote" by the amount into a small room and ransacked the Mission. The European priests and nuns were taken prisoner Witness succeeded in preventing
The Ko Chow Piracy.
while the Chinese were taken to the men from further assaulting
an hotel which the Communists the deceased. A little later the
using Under the heading of Charit-had confiscated and were deceased was again attacked by able Services, there is a sum of
as a military barracks. the same men at a little distance $8.520. In the estimates, provi-
Chained by Neck und Feet, from the shop. They were accusion was made for $3,200 and At first their captors ordered! pushing the deceased along the there have been supplementary the Chinese nuns to be led to a pipe line towards the Cantonese votes amounting to $20,960. Go- common prison but the priests vernment Notification No. 223 protested and the Chinese nuna On the night of December 16, on suggestion that his mind was full as the result of certain informa- tablished, on 25th April, 1924, were allowed to join the Italians. Father Wong was chained by of morphin," that in his anxiety to tion received, Inspector King sent cer of a ship on the Hongkong the neck and feet and kept, with koop his job na a police reservist,out detectives who arrested the Register meeting his death as other prisoners, in a filthy gaol his one obrossing idea was to look three accused. Later the same result of piratical attack, the from which prisoners were led out for morphin, when he interviewed night the first accused led the Government will grant the equi- each day for execution. Execu the accused, to the exclusion of any police to the Cantonese cemetery; valent of two years actual pay to tioners' swords and platol hung other things, as for example, oil. He led them to a fresh mound the estate of the decensed. In high on the walls of the gaol.
which, on being dug, was found to
the recent piracy of the s.3. Ko contain the body of the informer. Chow which occurred in the West The unfortunate man's hands were River on September 1, 1927, the bound behind his back and he was Chief Engineer Mr. R. Black lost When Bishop Valtorta heard ragged.
his life at the hands of the pirates the report late on Monday evening and as the Government is satisfied be called on His Excellency the that the Piracy Regulations were Governor and asked for assistance properly observed in this case, it in releasing the missionaries. lle is now proposed to pay to the was placed in touch with Admiral state of the deceased officer the Tyrwhitt, who ordered II.M.S. sum of $8,520 in accordance with Seraph, under Commander R.B. the undertaking quoted above. Wilmot-Sitwell, to be ready to There is no provision for this insail for Swabue at midnight,
Mr. Lonsk: As a Police Officer, who was given a special job of detecting trafficking in drugs, would, it not strike you as being more useful to find out who was supplying the drug-I had cortain instruct ions from Mr. King, and all I was told by Christie was that the drug was coming from Shanghai,
Witness said that of the three names mentioned by Christie as
thone of different brands of morphia, Swiss" stond out clearly in his mind, as being that of a place-name with which ho was familiar. Io could not remember the other two names.
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Judging from the deceased's in juries, it is surmised that he was buried before life was extinct.
The three ren who are alleged to be connected with the crime were produced before Mr. H. R. Bull on Monday last week, when
The destroyer sailed as the evidence of the coffee shop aa-the Estimates. sistant was recorded. It could
ranged, carrying Father Valtorta' plainly be seen, that the witness
who had volunteered to act as He was told of certain toats with was in mortal fear of giving evi- A Public Works Extraordinary interpreter and also the Chinese Cailler's CHOCOLATES neid and water which could be dence, for the accused, it is believ vote for the Bowen Road alter priest, the Rev. Chan, who escap applied to prove the value of theed, are members of a dangerous beds conversion amounts. to ed from the Communists at contain only the choicest ingre morphia All these technical details secret society. Witness was well $3,000. Provision was made in Swabue. The Seraph arrived at dients, are prepared under ideal worried him, and he caught at the aware that he might suffer the the estimates for $50,000, and dawn on Tuesday, when a party, name of "Swiss" cagelly and played same fate as the Informer for there has already been a supple- under Commander Wilmot-Sitwell, repeatedly on that word to disguise coming forward and giving evimentary vote of $65,000. In the put off in a whaler and a motor his ignorance of the subject matter dence against them.
original estimates a surn of $151,- boat. of the conversations.
Inspector King, in handing the 000 was put down and $78,278 was
Time Limit Given. witness' statement to the Magis- expended up to December 31,
rate, said that it was a little 1928. The sum now required is Approaching the shore a crowd different from what he told the for the completion of the work of at least 200 soldiers, taken by Court. The man had his sym- The final test of the mechanical surprise at this Intervention, as if to pathy, he was clearly in fear ofquipment has proved satisfactory frantically gesticulated revenge, and, there was a big dif- and a final payment of 10% of the signal the party not to land. Bi- ference in giving evidence in open contract price is necessary, toge shop Valtorta then held up a letter ther with the Crown Agents' written in Chinese, addressed to court and relating the story to a police officer in his private office. charges. It has been impossible the Chief of Police of Swabue, and Witness seemed to be in great fear to ascertain the exact amount due told the crowd that it had no of the second accused and was under these two items, but it is reason to fear. He explained that most reluctant to give evidence considered that the provision of the letter simply asked for the this extra sum of $3,000 will, with surrender of Father Wong and the against him.
the amount remaining unexpended release of the other missionaries. in the vote, provide funds adequate Wading knee-deep in the water, a soldier received the letter and to meet the total cost.
took it away.
In re-examination by Mr. King witness said that he consulted Mr. King and Mr. Taylor (Government Opium Monopoline) after this in- terview, and had explained to him all the necessary information re- lating to morphia and morphia traffic before trusting himself to another interview with the nreused. This closed the examination of
the Police Reservist.
In his statement to Mr. King he gave the name of the second ac cused as the man who was seen to
As the work has been completed assault and push the deceased along the pipe line in the direction in 1927 it is considered more cor- of the cemetery, but when, ques-rect that the payments should be toned by Mr. King he said the made from 1927 funds. accond accused was not the man.
The hearing was adjourned and
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Finynes was next called, and in roply to Mr. King, said that he was now a private tator and free lance Journalist, living at tho. King Edward Hotel. He recounted his first meeting with Christio at the King Edward Hotel, and the ensuing interview at No. 5 Victoria Gardens, where Chriatie was living At this interview Christie asked me if I would meet a certain Chinese and pose as the man from Saigon in an arms deal; it would
it was ordered that police protec- be worth a thousand dollars for me
tion be given the witness.
for incidental expenses amounts to: Chinese law. A second note! He told me of the quantity and
Another gruesome discovery was to $115. The provision made in was then delivered stating that kinds of arms, which I wished to
made in the same cemetery, which the estimates was for $6,000. The Father Wong was a British sub- Exchange Bldgs. record in my notes. I made an
s very likely the work of the amount provided under this. aub- ject. The Chinese were warned excuse of going to the lavatory, and
same gang. The body of an un-head has proved insufficient as the that they must act rapidly to effect made notes when I was outside."
Resuming, Haynes stated that the known Chinese was found in an expenses of Medical Examination the release of Father Wong. conversation was switched, on his advanced stage of decomposition of Officers in England and the cost It was partly eaten by dogs. So retum, to heroin, but he made no
far no arrest has been made in definite answer to either proposiconnexion with this crime. tion. At the
meeting, next Christie definitely came out with the offer to sell morphia. They had other meetings, at St. George's Police Reservist (now posing as a House where Haynes was staying, buyer) and Karim Din were brought and, later, at an office at Nathan into the deal one after the other. Road, where Bluhm, the Chinese The hearing was adjourned."
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