THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
1984.
YOUNG COOLIE ON TRIAL FOR KNIFE ATTACK ON MRS. HUNTER
Temporary Insanity to be Pleaded by the Defence
PRINCE ADAMANT
TO WED GIRL OF HIS CHOICE
The Stockholm correspon- dent of United Press · says
VICTIM'S STORY OF
THE AFFAIR
the coolie. They returned to tho Colony where the arrest was made. Cross-examined, witness Baid accused returned to Hongkong voluntarily.
FATHER'S EVIDENCE. Accused's father, Tong. Slu, of No. 1293, Shanghai Street, Yauma- January 29, 1919, and had been in Hongkong five years.
that both the Royal Family "KNIFE IN HAND RUNNING FINGERS !, said his son was born on
and the Swedish Govern-
ment 'have decided to
abandon their efforts to dis-
suade Prince - Sigvard of
ALONG EDGE”
Sweden from contracting his NO REASON FOR ATTACK
proposed morganatic mar- riage.
As a result of this decision. Prince Sigvard will be deprived of his royal rights and will be forced to become plain Mr. Oscar Sigvard when the wedding takes place in. London on March 8.
of
The heart-strong.lasistence the Princo to marry Miss Patzek. the girl of his choice, is said to have been great disappointment to members of the Government an well as the Royal Family, but the feeling prevails that it would be troless to make any further efforts to prevent the marriage.
Films in which Miss Patzek has minor parts are drawing large crowds at every cinema where they are being shown no a result! of the publicity that has developed out of the news of the forthcoming marringo-United Press.
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in reply to Mr. Maunamara, witness said his son used to violt him at least once a month, bring-
Amongst the novelties to be ing about $5 with him.. During the six months prior to the in-introduced will be the World
danco fun had complained of Fair cident. he
виссон. Бу headaches. In 1832 he fell very Lavergne Lambert, whilst Bill A defence that the crime was committed during an and he sometimes "used to stare Meran will give impersonations of the well-known English comedian, epileptic fit and that accused was at the time temporarily and pay no attention."..
Tam Wal-hin, interpreter of the George Formby, a personal friend insane was indicated at the Criminal Sessions this Water Police Station, gave evidence of his from whom he received morning when a fifteen-year-old coolie was charged with of accused's statement in reply permission to give some of his wounding Mr. H. J. Hunter, of No. 56a, Nathan Road, to the charge, on December 7. He best numbera. Eddie Conrad will cald that ho gave way to temper present several of the numbers with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, or to maim, and was now sorry.
which won him success with the, disfigure or disable hor, and, alternatively, with malicious}
The case for the prosecution hav- Ziegfeld Follier, ing been closed, Mr. Macnamara wounding:
addressed the court.
The full story of the terrible knife attack made upon her was related by Mrs. Hunter, who agreed that the lad seemed to have "gone out of his mind."
The case is being heard before Mr. Justice Lindsell, and a jury, and was adjourned.
mara,
SUBJECT TO EPILEPTIC FITS
fits he had, except to deny the charge, this again because he was frightened to admit the attack.
Tula concluded the defendant's evidence..
'nd-
TEMPORARILY MAD Counsel Baid: "In a case like this, it is hardly necessary, think, to warn you, but 1 do sound a note of warning, at the very ba- ginning, that I am quite sure that
The further hearing was you will not allow your feelings in any way to influence your judgjourned until Friday afternoon at 2.30, the defendant being remand- crime of this sort, if it ised under the Juvenile Offenders not justified in some way, is a Ordinance to the place of detention very terrible thing and anyone who provided by that Ordinance. Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- was bright, good-tempered, and has heard the story this lady had torney Ganoral, conducted the a good worker:"
told you can have nothing but prosecution and Mr. H. C. Maena- "Everything happened as usual commiseration and aymathy for. Instructed by Mr. G. S. on November 30, until about 1.45 her. It has already been mado Hugh-Jones, appeared for the p.m. when the coolle left the flat. clear on the evidence of the Crown accused.
I had told him to return at 4.46 alone that there must be something Prisoner pleading "not guilty" p.m. to take the dog out for his more in this case than meets the to the charge, the following jury-daily walk and also to get some eye at first sight.
"Mrs. Hunter has said, in men were ompanelled:-Messrs. bread while he was out. I was F. H. Barnes (foroman), Man Chi- sitting in the dining room at admirable evidence she has given, Salling vacantly whilst in the leong. L. A. Roberts, J. H. da 4 p.m. when I heard a door clase that her servant must have gone That precisely dock, a man named Wah Kee. Roza, L. E. Politi, Ho Tung-son, and as the dog's chain was gone temporarily mad. cheung was charged before Mr. and E. A, Grifths.
I thought the coolie had taken fits in with the real facts of the Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Mr. Fraser said a plan of the the dog out.
case that when this boy made the reason, Magistracy this morning with rooms concerned had been pre-
"A little later the back door attack. for no assignable loitering outside the stairs of No. parod to assist the Court.
opened and I saw him with the ho must have been deranged. A 199 Prince Edward Rond, the
STORY, OF ATTACK.
dog. I asked him if he had ye doctor who has had him under residence of Mr. Wallace Harper.
membored the bread. He muttered observation for some time while ho something-and went out by the has been kept in the custody, Or back way. I was going to put which is now required by the kettle on a few minutes after-dinance, will give evidence to this wards when I saw the coolio in effect. The doctor is Dr. Pringle. the ball holding the knife in one
To Be Placed Under Observation
It was stated that defendant Outlining the facts of the case, was found by Mr. Harper outside Mr. Fraser said Mr. and Mrs. H. J. his door shortly after midnight on Hunter occupied the flat with their Saturday, and handed over to the daughter and kept twe servants, police. Defendant had been seen one of whom was away on Novom in the vicinity four times in twobor 30. Defendant was paid $10 a hand and running his fingera days, and had once before rung month and was given extra pay along the edge. the ball to Mr. Harper's flat.
for the work he had to do at this "I have two kide in my house, particular time. your Worship, and I don't characters of this type to around," said Mr. Harper.
Defendant gave a rambling count of why he was there, ended up by saying that he
invited to go there,
want
SUBJECT TO PITS.
the
"It is not suggested that uccused la insano now-he could not be tried if that were so
THE ATTACK."
witness who con-One of the most singular things was produced and and as to what constitutes `legal insanity, I will leave to langt knife in the evidence for the Crown is
'Master Bay
hang was a good-tempered boy on ex identified by
The evidenco would be that he The knife cellent terms with his master and ac-mistress and that, without any tinued and knowh reason, he attacked her
was
so.
D
savagely and unexpectedly while Before I could say or do any the remark made by accused Just she was alone in the flot between thing, he struck me in the face before the attack, Master say this
knife belong Ah Chung," was His Worship:-He's crazy. four and five o'clock that day. with the knife. I put up my arm Court Interpreter:-I think Ho then made-off Mr. Hunter to protect my face. He struck remark absolutely void of mean- sir. He doesn't know what he I returned to the house, informed me four or five times, I was too ing and his statement later to the to know how many police bears signs of a deficient the police, and took his wife to far gone
mind. His Worship: I'll remand him hospital where she remained for times. He went out and I moaned "The medicai avidence will for seven days in prison for some weeks. Meanwhile, the boy and screamed as loudly as I could be that persons who have been medical observation.
had dianppeared, but his father but nobody came."
subject to epilepsy and epileptic
falking about.
MANCHUKUO POSTAL PROBLEM Settling Accounts Internationally
London, Feb. 26.
answer to a
DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE.
or Witness: Xea, four
NO REASON.
Ave
FOUR FITS.
Prisoner then entered the wit ness box. He is a very allyht youth and he appeared nervous.
In reply to counsel, he said he had had four fits, one In the Mr. Macnamara (cross-examin-country when he was 10 years of ing): Can you suggest any reange, once whilst at the Bank Line son for the attack? No.
us a messenger, once at the flat where he worked, and once in the street.
messenger
Witness identified a boy who asalsted him on the second occasion he was ili.
was found and it was he who offer- Mr. FraserDid you scream fits-as I shall prove the accused
to go to the country and find before he went out?
is-can make such an assault as his son. He went, accompanied by local Chinese detectives and per times. Then I went to the bath-this, and I shall suggest that this Runded his son to come
to the room and tried to wash myself. is the only rational explanation." Colony where he was arrested. I felt that I was fainting, ao 1 Accused made a statement in gently let myself on to the floor. Did you see the dog about?-- charge preferred Net at the time of the attack. against him on December 7 that the reason for wounding his mis- "I am unaware that the Man- treas was "I lost my temper." The chukuo Department of Communica- statement also said: "She was my have tions has made representations in mistress and I should not regard to improved postal services done it."
At the preliminary examination between Europe and the Far East," said Sir John Simon, replying to
you said "His attack on me was Mr. W. Nunn, in the House of Com-
Dr. P. F. Court, of the Kowloon Almost as if he had gone out of
hla mind?"-Yes. mons to-day.
Hospital, said Mrs. Hunter was Mr. Fraser (re-examining) :— Ho added that the question of admitted at 6.20 pan, on the day of
hava Is this something you
In reply to Mr. Macnamara, settling postal accounts had been the incident, suffering from in-
yourself or has it defendant said that he did not raised. Reuter,
juries to her forehead, scalp, and thought of
Dot face, the incisions being two or been suggested to you?-I thought know what he did-he had
it myself at the time and I have thought that such a thing could. more inches long. There was
have
relations happened. His h doop cut on the loft wrist, and thought of it since.
Anyway, you ground your opinion with Mrs. Hunter were very good, the bones had been out and frac
whatever tured. Mrs. Hunter had suffered on the fact that it was so unusual and he had no reason
for attacking her. floss of blood and was in serious and unexpected? Yes.
His Lordship:-You' алу he In reply to Mr. Fraser, defen- danger of losing her life.
mattered something when you dant said the first fit he could The Injury to her wrist would spoke about the bread. Was he recall occurred six years and 20 Chinese nt the days ago, according to result in permanent damage. The annoyed? I thought so. fracture of the forearm might have time, but afterwards I thought he rockoning. He was then in the
playing country,
with other been caused by a fall or blow with could not be
heavy blunt instrument but the The Foreman of the Jury asked children. He seized the scooper Nanking, Feb. 27, knife must have been used with if accused spoke good pidgin with which he was making mud Commenting on the sliver altus-considerable force. Mrs. Hunter English, and witness replied that ples and struck the other children
with tlon, Mr. Tang Ching-po, Chief left the hospital on January 17, he did.
It. He also used his fists. Secretary of the Nagking Minis- but was still receiving treatment. Mr. Fraser proposed to call Mr. The seizure lasted ten minutes, try of Industry and Commerce,
Hunter, but
Lordship and when it ceased, ho went to on his MRS. HUNTER'S STORY, declared in an interview that the
pointing out that the facts had play with the children as be Chinese Government could find no Mrs. Flóronco Annie Hunter, gone. unchallenged by the defence, fore. reason to ratify the London Silver who still appeared to be auffering he said he would merely question Agreement, if the spirit of it was from the effects of her injurios, Mr. Huster on one point. violated by the boosting of the was next called, and on Mr. silver price by one of its signa- Fraser's suggestion she was given tories.
a chatr the witness box. Witness Mr. Hunter said accused had The London Silvor Agreement. said she was 54 years old. studied English for several ho sald, aimed at the ellmination "I had employed accused for months and was one of the best of fluctuations of allvor prices nine months and while the cook-coolles he had known.
CHINA'S REAL NEED
(Continued from Paga 1.) to the price of silver.-Reuter..
VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT !
(Special to "Telegraph")
GOOD COOLIE.
In reply to his Lordship, defen- dant said that he dropped the Mrs. knife after the attack on- Hunter, and that was the prealso moment when he "came to".
· BECAME FRIGHTENED.
It being pointed out that this
and did not imply the boosting of boy was away we did the house, Sub, Inspector C. Rozenkwy sald statement conflicted with the such prices.
work townther. Isracolved. $12 he inspected the flat and found discovery of the knife on the bridge Later. a month and 20 cents a day extra considerablo quantities of blood on connecting with the servant's quar- Dr. H. H. Kung, the Finance during the time; with an occa- the floor...
tera, defendant déclared that he Minister, is returning to the sional, tib. He was
on quito
Cross-examined, be agreed that picked up the knife and dropped capital from Shanghal this morn-friendly terme- with us, and we ing after his consultations with had taken him twice to the beach. there was nothing in the neho had become frightened Chinose finanafnt leaders.
Onto ho asked to have his cused's quarters to indicate that realising what he had done with On his return, it is believed that photograph taken thoro with the lie had prepared for flight.
Kwong Lun, C118, said he nor somathing definite will omerpe in dog and we gave him two copies
When chargou, he had not told tho silver situation.Central of the picture. I never had any companied accused's father to the police about the
cause to find fault with him as he Mun Tong village whero he found
"News"
it on the bridge, this being becauso
on
occasional
The Bishop of London, who has
Just celebrated his 70th birthday with a game of golf in Old Deer Park at
Richmond.
FORD FACTORY FOR CHINA
$4,000,000 COMPANY
AGREEMENT.
(Special to "Telegraph")"
Nanking, Feb. 27. Tho. Nanking: Ministry of In-. dustry has concluded negotiations with the Ford Motor Interests, for. an agreement governing the ex- tabllaliment of a motor-car factory in China.
The draft agreement, which is expected to be signed next month, provides for a capital of $4,000,000 for this enterprise, to which the Ford interests will subscribe three-" fourths, Central Now.
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BEAT WEDNESDAY IN SHEFFIELD
Landon, Feb, 20. Banished from the Colony for a 'In the First Division of the Eng- period of five years, Ll Kam-chung, tish League to-day, Leeds United who returned, was sentenced to nine sprang a surprise on Sheffield months' hard labour by Mr. Balfour in the Central Police Court this morn-Wednesday, going to Hillsboro and ing. Inspector E. A. Vincent, and leaving with both points. defendant had been away for eight · Leods scored two goals withou
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