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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
PEAK BURGLARIES SEQUEL..
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Soldiers predominated in the Without a doubt the two of the arge number of spectators who most Interesting contract bridge were present when the trial opened events in the world to-day are the before Mr. Schofield, at the Central masters' events of the American Police Court yeaterday afternoon, Bridge Lengue. One event is for of seven members of "B" Company pairs
and the other for in-of the South Wales Borderers, dividuals, the winner of each quartered at Mount Austin receiving a solid gold trophy. To Barracks, who were charged with qualify in either event a person being implicated in the recent must win An American cham-burglaries at a number of resi pionship title.
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three rounds. During the three Bessions every pair mot every other pair.
Charles Lochridge of New York was the declarer in to-day's hand. It is almost inconceivable that he should make four no trump, but it was done.
The Bidding.
South and West passed. North bid one heart and Mr. Lochridge in the East overcalled with one no trump, South bid two hearts--n pretly wenk overcall. West bid two spades. North bid three hearts and Mr. Lochridge went to three no trump.
The Play.
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The first case taken was that of Pte, Waiter Weeks, Pte. Wm. Hicks and Cpl. Patrick Covney, who were charged with receiving a gold brooch, valued at £3, stolen from Miss Bewley on the night of Sept. 8-9.
Miss Bewley, giving evidence, said that she lived at No. 362, The Peak, which was entered by burigars on the night of Sept. 8-9. She Identifled the brooch produced in Court as one that she had kept in its camo on a dressing table, on the night previous to the burglary. Sub-Inspector W. R. Chester Woode, in charge of Gough Hill Station, who carried out the police Investigations, stated that on re- ceiving certain information, he went, about noon on September 30, to Mount Austin Barracks, where he aaw and spoke to Hicks about the brooch, and was taken by him to. Coyney, and subsequently by both of them to Weeks in his room. Both Iicles and Covney spoke to Weeks, after which Wocks great-coat, which was hanging over his bed, and took from under the folded collar the articic for which witness was looking.
wont to his
Defendants Statements." Statements made by the three men when charged at the Police Station were read.
Weeks stated; I did not know that it was stolen.
Hicks stated: Lee. Cpl. Coyney gave me the brooch, but he did not tell me where he got it from.
The opening lead by Souts was a heart which North won with the ace and immediately returned a Cayney stated: That brooch heart, Mr. Lochridge winning with was given to me by Pte. Hicks. Ho the queen. Mr. Lochridge then said "Here is a present for you". played a small club, winning in I happened to look at the newspaper dummy with the queen and re- one day and happened to see the re- turning a small spude. Northport of the burglaries. I then gave played the nine so Mr. Lochridge the brooch back to Hicks. I don't finessed the ten spoi which held know what happened then. the trick. His next play was the After all three defendants had queen of spades and to his surgone into the witness-box, where prise North refused to win the they gave evidence on their Own triek, playing the jack. Mr. Loch- [behalf, his Worship said that the ridge then played the ten of clubs, case as it stood was clear against overtaking in dummy with the Hicks to his mind. As regards the king so as to create for himself other two, he should like to another club entry. He then play sider his decision further. cd a small spade from dummy Judgment was postponed until which forced North's ace.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock,
con-
North had necounted for all of
War Memorial Hospital Case. the spades, hearts and clubs--his partner had supported hearts. Pte. Haydon James and Pto. What could be have supported on William Bovan next appeared on a but diamonds? So North played charge of atcallng a gold watch, his king of diamonds, Mr. Loch-valued at $70, and other articles, ridge played a small diamond, and the property of Cheung Nga-ching, South, thinking that his partner clerk employed at the War had the diamond auit solid, over-Memorial Nursing Home, from his took with the ace of diamonds so room in the servants' quarters. as to unblock the suit, and Mir. The first-named was also charged Lochridge then spread his hand. on na alternative count of receiv- only ing.
North and South made their three aces, and instead of going down at least two tricks, Mr. Lochridge made four Trump.
no
Cheung stated he left the articles on a bed and locked the door of his room, but left the window, which was four or five feet from the ground, ajar.
Pte. T. J. Davies, called by the Police, stated he was commissioned
HIT BY MOTOR CAR. by James to pawn the watch in a
WOMAN KILLED NEAR WANCHAL MARKET
Wanchal pawnshop for $8, He also saw a shirt, two collars und two pairs of socks in the poasession of James.
Kiving
Yung Lee-sze, 60, who resided at 163 Johnson Road, was knocked
Sub-Inspector Chester Woods, down and killed yesterday by a
evidence, said that on September 26 he searched James' car, driven by Dr. R. J. Wong. kit at Mount Austin Barracks and According to Dr. Wong, the found an electric torch. Three woman was crossing Queen's Road days afterwards, having received East, from the Wanchal Market to certain information, he went to the the opposite side of the street. He Wanchal pawnshop and recovered Hounded the horn and the woman the watch there. hesitated for 1 moment. Ho In the afternoon of the same day, swerved to the right but she witness aaw Bevan, the other de moved again and the front bumper fendant, who took him to the War bar struck her heavily.
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and Nursing Home Dr. Wong attended to the woman pointed to a window four or five immediately and rushed her to the feet from the ground. Government Civil Hospital, but There being no evidence, the she died before admission.
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