VILLAGE ROAD MURDER
MUCH-POSTPONED TRIAL RESUMED
HAWKER'S STORY
Friend's Evidence.
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a detonating Are-cracker shortly after 8 o'clock on the night in question.
and
It made him look in the direction of Yick Yam Street, where he saw two figures, that of a man woman, hurrying along, while at the same time he also heard run- ning footsteps behind his
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Chan Wing-yung, a man of in- dependent means of 14, Shan Kwong Street, where George Fung and La! Ming-fay had spent the early evening prior to the shooting,
Shanghai, May 17. was next called and in reply to Mr Lindsell said that he knew the ac-i
stall It is reported that the Tibet- cused with whom he was on friend- ly torms. On March 24 George making for one of two lanes border-Bikong dispute le taking a more The Steamship. Fung went to his house in the ing the terrace of Man Chung Borious aspect. The Dalai Lama is five additional bat- morning and after time they left! Fong. One of the two people he despatching
saw hurrying along appeared to be The Pollco Court trial of Tseng together. At 6.45 pm. Fung onestating the other, and they were Kwok-yau, chaged with instigat-turned with Lai Ming-fay. The ing the murder of George Fung in two left at about 8.80 p.m., and five making for a corner houso, the first Village Road, Happy Valley, on minutes later Fay returned to the presented to his view in Yick Yam
Street. the night of March 24, was re-house where she reported the shoot-
Detective's Evidenco. sumed before Mr. Wynno-Jones ating to witness, who drove her in the Central Magistracy yesterday his car, to Yik Yam Street but on afternoon.
Before the hoaring was resumed Mr. Lindsell said that he under- stood Mr. Brutton did not want to cross examine Miss Lal Ming-foy that afternoon, so that, with the pormission of the Court, the Crown proposed to call other witnoSSÃO,
In reply to his Worship, Mr. Brutton remarked that ho desired to reserve his cross-examination.
seting nothing unusual there, they went to the police Station.
Later he went to the Young Wo Nursing Home, where he saw Fung who was then unconscious. To ether with Mr. Morris Fung and Quenton Fung, brothers of the do- censed, witness went to the Hotel Nathan for the deceased's clothes.
Witness remarked that before he had left his house a friend, Sung Mr. Lindseli indicated that he Chi-ming, had telephoned and re- might wish to put a few questionsported the tragedy to the Police. to Miss Lai Ming-fay before hor examination in chief was concluded.
A Telephone Message. Dr. R. S. Bogble, acting Assis Lau Cho, house "boy" in the em- tant Government Bacteriologist ploy of the last witness said that gave evidence of the post mortem about 7 o'clock on March 24 some- examination which be performed on one telephoned for Lai Ming-fay, the body of Georgo Fung at 10 while half an hour later an amnh o'clock the day following the handed witness a letter for Miss murder. Witacas described the Lat
Witness accordingly deliver- bullet wound, which had its ened the letter to the lady. trance from near the lower angle Mr. Brutton (cross-examining): of the loft shoulder blade. Its course went from the back to the front of the chest where the bullet was subsequently extracted.
Did you hear Lal Ming-fay say over the telephone) "bring the letter to this house?"-No.
When the letter was brought to Witness stated that the bullet, the house and given to you, you in ita сонгяе, had pierced were merely asked to give the latter the lung at the back, the heart to Lai Ming-fay weren't you?— muscle and the lung in the front. Yer Death was due to haemorrhage and shock as a result of the wound. The body was otherwise healthy.
Mr. Lindsell: Could you form any opinion as to the range at which the shot was fired? There was no evidence to show that the shot was fred close to the deceased. I think it was probably fired at a distance of more than three feet from the deceased.
Shok Tuf, a detective attached to the Wanchal Division, stated that on the receipt of a message, he hurried to the district, proceeding first to Yick Yam Streat, and then to the Young Wo Nursing Home.
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He next saw the hawker Lo Yau, and secured from him information which led to his making a searcha file or been rubbed away of a scavenging lane at the back of Man Chung Fong, Hore, he found a pistol discarded in the gutter, and took it back with him to the Wan- 'chai Station.
A Diary,
Detective Sergeant Kennedy, who took over the case from his Chinese subordinate, said that he accompanied Lai Ming-fay and Chan Wing-yang in the latter's car to the Young Wo Nursing home, where he found Fung in charge of Dr. S. C. Ho and apparently in a dying condition. He received a re- port announcing Fung's death after his return, to the Station, and pro- ceeded to circulate what was off. cially styled a "murder message," naming the wanted man as Chan Kwok-you.
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That samo evening, he received a bullet extracted from the body of the murdered man. It was iden- tical with the six in the magazine of the weapon exhibited.
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Mr. Brutton's Query. At this stage Mr. Brutton, ap pearing for the accused, called for ed a definite statement from the Crown as to whether the accused was in any way connected with the weapon exhibited. Mr. Brutton declared that they knew of another gun, of which the number, and in respect of which there was a licence, was known to the Pollco. He was in a position to lay his hands on that gun at any time.
The Magistrate: I think it is very important that every valuable bit of evidence should be brought forward. It may be also for the benefit of the accused.
The
The following morning he handed certain bloodstained articles of There was no question as to who clothing taken from the body of the was in the house 7~~No.
deceased to Sub-Inspector Rozes. No
Pubilc Prosecutor (Mr. question an to whether kwy, also a silver-backed note-book. Lindsell) replied that in his CX- George Fung was there?—No.
And no questions as to whethered of a singlet, a waistcoat and a his cards on the table, and pointed The bloodstained articles consist-tensive opening he had fully laid all Lai Ming-fay was there?-No, whe (the amah) said to give the letter jacket. The liver-backed note- out that if such an allegation was
book is described to Lal Ming-fay, that's all.
as containing made it would have found a place entries in the form of a diary by there. He had then also mentioned the deceased.
that the Police were still making Inquiries, and the position as far as that went, was still unchanged.
Hawker's Story.
Lo You, a hawker, whose stall Mr. Lindsell: Can you form any was placed a little way below the opinion as to the maximum disentrance into Yick Yam Street, tance 7----No.
stated that he heard a report as of
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Peculiarities of Weapon. The pistol picked up by the Chi- peso detective in the locality of the crime was next exhibited, and the Police Armourer, Sergt. J. E. Scott, who had examined and tested its mechanism, described the weapon as an automatic of cheap Spanish make, firing cartridges of 32 inch calibre. The magazine was charge ed with six cartridges, of the same type, but not of sams make, being Remington products which could be used for that pistol. In the breech was an empty cartridge: the reason why it had not been ejected after being fired, was because of a defect in the mechanism.
To test the mechanism he had recourse to firing it with six other cartridges of a similar calibre, and at each time it failed to eject the empty case. Decomposed powder extracted by means of a cotton wad thrust into the barrel showed that the weapon could not have been fred within more than 24 hours.
Marks Removed.
Counsel Protesta.
Mr. Brutton protested that be was entitled to an explanation, and what. Mr. Lindsell had told him as to the inquiries had told him nothing.
The Public Prosecutor: It tells you everything.
pre-
Later Mr. Lindsell declared that! he was not going to tie himself down to any particular statement which Mr. Brutton might want to have at that stage. "I am pured to say there is not at present any allegation against the accused in connexion with that pistol. That is as far as I am prepared to go. I am not propared to go fur- ther."
With the conclusion of the Police Armourer's evidence, the Court found it convenient to adjourn, and the following afternoons were not aside for further proceedings:
To-morrow (Thursday) and Fri- day (May 19 and 20); and Wedoca- day, Thursday and Friday of next week (May 25-27.)
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Before the Court rose, Mr. were conformed with, there should Brutton said, in response to the have been the local registration Crown's offer of Lai Ming-fay for number stamped on the total. cross-examination, that if possible There were traces of such a num- he would not be cross-examining ber having been there, but no wornher at this preliminary stage of the that he was unable to
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