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VILLAGE ROAD MURDER
MUCH-POSTPONED TRIAL RESUMED
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a detonating fire-crackor shortly after 8 o'clock on the night fo question..
Friend's Evidence, Chan Wing-yung, a man of in- dependent moang of 14, Shan,
It made him look in the direction Kwong Street, where George Fung and Lai Ming-fay had spent the of Yick Yam Street, where he saw two figures, that of a man and carly evening prior to the shooting, woman, hurrying along, while at was next called and in reply to Mr. Lindsell said that he knew the ac- the same time he also heard run- cused with whom he was on friend- ning footstops behind his stall making for one of two lanes bordar ly torms. On March 24 George Fung went to his house in the Ing the terrace of Man Chung morning and after tiffin, they left Fong. One of the two people he saw hurrying along appeared to bo The Police Court trial of Tseng together. At 6.46 p.m. Fung re-assisting the other, and they were Kwok-yau, chaged with instigat- turned with Lal Ming-foy. The ing the murder of George Fung in two left at about 8.30 p.m., and five making for a corner house, 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- houso where she reported the shoot- sumed bofore Mr. Wynne-Jones at, ing to witness, who drove her in the Central Magistracy yesterday his car, to Yik Yam Street but on seeing nothing unusual there, they afternoon.
went to the pollee Station.
HAWKER'S STORY
Before the hearing was resumed Mr. Lindsell said that ho under- stood Mr. Brutton did not want to cross examine Miss Lai Ming-fay that afternoon, so that, with the permission of the Court, the Crown proposed to call other witnesses.
In reply to his Worship, Mr. Brutton remarked that he desirod to reserve his cross-examination.
Later he went to the Young Wo Nursing Home, where he saw Fung who was then unconscious. To gether with Mr. Morris Fung and Quenton Fang, brothers of the do- ceased, witness went to the Hotel Nathan for the deceased's clothes.
Detective's Evidence.
Shek Tui, a detective attached to the Wanchal Division, stated that on the receipt of a message, he hurried to the district, proceeding arst to Yick Yam Street, and then to the Yeung Wo Nursing Home.
Ho next saw the hawker Lo Yau, and secured from him information which led to his making a search of a scavenging lane at the Lack of | Witnces remarked that before he Man Chung Fong. Here, ho found had left his house a friend, Sunga piatol discarded in the gutter, and Chi-ming, had telephoned and re- took it back with him to the Wan- ported the tragedy to the Police.
Mr. Lindsell Indicated that ho might wish to put a few questions to Miss Lai Ming-fay before her
A Telephone Message. examination in chief was concluded.
Dr. R. S. Begbie, acting Ansle- Lau Cho, house "boy" in the em- Government Bacteriologist ploy of the last witness said that tant gave evidence of the post mortem about 7 o'clock on March 24 some- examination which he performed on one telephoned for Lai Ming-fay, the body of George Fung at 10 while half an hour later an amah o'clock the day following the handed witness a letter for Miss
the Lai. Witness accordingly deliver murder. Witness described bullet wound, which had its en-ed the letter to the lady. trance from near the lower angia; Mr. Brutton (cross-examining): shoulder blade. Ite Did you hear Laf Ming-fny say of the loft course went from the back to the (over the telephone) "bring
the front of the chest where the bullet letter to this house?"-No. was subsequently extracted.
When the letter was brought to Witness stated that the bullet, the house and given to you, you in its course, had pierced were merely asked to give the letter the lung at the back, the heart to Lai Ming-fay weren't you?- muscle and the lung in the front. Yen. 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 na to the rango at which
the shot was fired? There was no evidence to show that the shot was fired close to the deceased. I think it was probably fired at a dlatance of more than three feet from the deceased.
Mr. Lindaell: Can you form any
dis opinion as to the maximum tance ?---No.
There was no question as to who was in the house?-No.
No
question an to whether George Fung was there?-No.
And no question as to
whether
Lai Ming-fay was there? No, she (the amab) anid to give the letter to Lal Ming-fay, that's all.
Hawker's Story.
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A Diary. Detective Sergeant Kennedy, who took over the case from his At this stage Mr. Brutton, op- Chinese subordinate, said that he pearing for the accused, called for ed. accompanied Lal Ming-fay and a definite statement from the Chan Wing-yung in the latter's car Crown as to whether the accused to the Yeung Wo Nursing home, was in any way connected with the where he found Fung in charge of weapon exhibited. Mr. Brutton Dr. S. C. Ho and apparently in a declared that they knew of another dying condition. He received a re- gun, of which the number, and in port announcing Fung's death after respect of which there was his return to the Station, and pro-licence, was known to the Police. ceeded to circulate what was off- He was in a position to lay bla cinlly styled a "murder message," hands on that gun at any time. naming the wanted man as Chan Kwok-you.
The following morning he handed certain bloodstained articles of clothing taken from the body of the deceased to Sub-Inspector Rozca- kwy, niso a silver-backed note-book. The bloodstained articles consist ed of a singlet, a waistcoat and n jacket. The Bliver-backed note book is described 15 containing entries in the form of a diary by the deceased.
Peculiarities of Weapon. The pistol picked up by the Chi- eso 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 us an automatic of cheap Spanish (make, firing cartridges of .82 inch
calibre. The magazine was charg- | ed with six cartridges, of the same type, but not of sants 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 caso. Decomposed powder extracted by means of a cotton wad thrust into the barrel showed that the weapon could not have been fired within more than 24 hours.
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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.
Ex-
The Publie Prosecutor (Mr. Lindsell) replied that in his tensive opening he had fully laid all his cards on the table, and pointed out that if such an allegation was made it would have found a place there. He had then also mentioned that the Police were still making inquiries, and the position as far as that wont, was still unchanged.
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Later Mr. Lindoell 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 pared to say there is not at present any allegation against the accused in connexion with that pistal. That is as far as I am prepared to go. I am not prepared to go fur- ther:"
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