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THE HONGKONG“. TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1934.
ACQUITTALS IN NEW TERRITORIES TEMPLE MURDER TRIAL
CHIEF JUSTICE'S
ANALYSIS
WASTE OF TIME TO PROLONG TRIAL
ANY FURTHER
FORMAL VERDICTS OF NOT GUILTY
The failure of the Crown to circumstances which suggested a pin the Nam Hang Temple slay-strong motive and considering ing down to either of the two that deconsed had only recently accused led to a sensational con- been borrowing from friends, his clusion of the murder trial of poor circumstances would rule out
a motive of robbery. ns unlikely, Lam Sang and his alleged lover,
His Lordship not always mean Borrowing from Wong Ying, at the Criminal one's friends Sessions this morning, when the that one is poort Chief Justice. Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, instructed the jury verdict of "Not to return A Guilty" against both accuserl.
The acquittal followed a sub- mission by Mr. Leo D'Almada on behalf of the woman that there
was no case to answer.
His Lordship had already ruled against Mr. II. C. Macnumara, appearing for the male accused, on this same point.
noi
His Lordship anid: It is fitting for me at the moment to express my view of the case as a whole.
go to cannot
the length of saying that there 越 no chae at all to Angwer and no far as the first accused is concerned the case must proceed. Mr. Macnamara said he did not propose to call any evidence,
"NO CASE to angWER.”
After
hesitation
nome
Mr.
the
The Chief Justice agreed with Mr. D'Almada's submission that D'Almada said he wished to make
submission that the Crown had failed to attach a similar the actual killing to either party Crown had failed to make out a and though the jury might think prima facie case. thut (a) one of them did i, (b) either of them might have done It, and (e) both of them might have done it, they must in those canes return a verdict in favour of the accused.
The deceased was Chu Kwai. the husband of the woman ge
have to convince Your Lord. ship that there can be no case to answer in the case of the woman.
The upper photo shows a slda view of the Fairey Fox machine which was demonstrated last work by Mr. A. D. Bannett in an aerobatic display at Hungião Avrodroma. The bottom picture is a front viaw of the same machine.
in the dock alone, there would I think, have been some evidence,) though very little indeed, just
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cusod, who had left him to live going to blame one accused more sufficient to justify me in letting CAPT. PENNACK AND To the Editor,
with Lam Sang. -
BATTERED TO DEATH.
Mr. H.
no
MISS L. R. MACKAY |
Hangkung Telegraph.
BROKER SENT TO DEATH OF MR. J. P.
GAOL
STORY OF ASSAULT
DISPROVED
Allegations that when going out on enquiries with two Chinese | detectiven, he Was taken to
public lavatory and there, tled, gagged and beaten, were made by Lo Ki-hing, a broker “dealing in anything", when he appeared
WARREN
PASSES AWAY IN: LONDON
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Profound regret will be felt in
before Mr. Macfadyen in the business and social circles of the Central Police Court this morning Colony at the nows of the death of On A charge of the unlawful Mr. J. P. Warren, director of possession of twelve yards of white Messrs. Dodwell and Co., Ltd. cloth. The defendunt was arrested Hongkong, which occurred in Lon- On Saturday morning.
don on Sunday, at the age of 58 Detective-Sergeant Gowans: | years. With regard to his allegations of The late Mr. Warren, who was assault, your Worship, o hospital an Unofcial Justice of the Fence, chit was made out and he was sent was taken suddenly III with a
hospital in
ambu-throat affection in May and Im-
to
tance. The detective who took him mediately proceeded Home for came back without a hospital chit, treatment. Despite all that could and so I telephoned up Dr. Thomas be dong for him, however, he who said that the man bore nu passed away. marks of assault but was suffering from opium. If loft with the police he would only be a nuisance and so he kept him until yesterday morning.
A keen and sbrowd business man, Mr. Warren had been associated with Messra. Dodwell and Co. for nearly forty years. He It was further stated that when junior assistant, and later became Arat joined the firm in Kobe as a the defendant was approached in manager there. He romained in Jubilee Street on Saturday he Kobe for some fifteen years, and dropped the cloth and attempted was transferred to Hongkong in to run away. One detective re- 1923, remaining with the local trloyed the parcel while second office ever since. chased the defendant and caught him. Defendani told various stories. When arrested he had only seven cents,
Defendant was convicted. He admitted a previous conviction for theft and a fine of $60 or one month's hard inbour, was imposed,
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the case was opened and the prior the second accused had stood
were indicted jointly as 50ers having murdered deceased.
There was no suggestion in the opening that Mr. Fraser wns than the other. The suggestion the case go to the jury; but when we take the two accused standing was that they were both con. cerned in it and Your Lordship in the dock together, I am quite unable to get over the difféulty put a very pertinent question to
her he that such opportunity as there was The dead man, Chu Kwal alias him yesterday as to whether
applies as much to one as to the Chu Lol, was battered to death In was suggesting joint action or
My learned a disused temple at Sap Pat Heung, otherwise.
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of respect to the deceased. Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At Mackie has not been able to come ther, weak as it is, I cannot con- by Major J.A.A. Grin, D.SO., torney General, appeared for the in court as it is by no means clear ceive of anything happening looked charming in her lace and Crown.
what happened. It may be that which would remove from me the beige wedding gown which was When the case was resumed this there was a lesser injury which duty of informing the jury in due set off with a hat to match, trimm- morning it was stated that Dr. Mackie, who conducted a post the other injuries were inflicted might have done it assuming. Madame Garnett. The bride wore caused decensed to fall and that course, that either of the accused ed with soft velvet ribbon. The wedding gown was made by mortem examination on the dend while he was on the ground. of course, that they accept the man, was unable through illness
story of the Crown in its entirety a shoulder spray of orchids and to attend, and his deposition was
--and that they must therefore fine maiden-hair ferns accordingly read.
find that neither of them did it,
Attending the bride, was Miss and must return a verdict of Not | Edun Pennack, sister of the bride-
groom. Guilty,
She wore 2. delightful green floral ninon gown over a buttercup slip, with hat to match, As long as that is so, it would and carried a tight posy of butiar bu sheer waste of time-not to cup yellow lowers and maiden- put it on a higher plane, such as hair fern. There was no suggestion that the consideration of the feelings of woman was in fear of her husband the areused-for me
and
evidence
I
Dr.
"OTHER PEOPLE",
It described extensive wounds on Continuing, Mr. D'Almada said the head and stated that the skull there may have been other people the temple and was split and fractured and that who went into
the murder. Chu death was due to these injuries committed which had been caused, some by a Kwai's coat was hanging up. Hej severe fall and some by a heavy may have been asleep on the floor Instrument. Death probably took when someone came in and killed place between 10 a.nl, and hp.m.him in order to rub hin on May 18.
WASTE OF TIME.
Lo prolong! Mry, J. A. Griffin, Matron of KAN KOON-MUI RECALLED. or that he bad come to make this trial any further and in the Honour, chose a beige frack of Kan Koon-mai, who alleged that treable. No weapon or instru- light of the course it as followed Needlerun lace, which was set off And that the two with a picture hat of nigger brown. he watched the temple all the timement of any kind was found on up to date.
the premises and it was not sup? | nczured jointly indicted as they She carried a silk bag.to match. the accused were in it, and Crested that either of the accused are, should not he left any longer The duties of best man were Sang-mau, the Chinese doctor who saw the berused and deceased to.arried weapons, Kan Koon-mui to the jury. i am going to call undertaken by Captain F. W.
Har.
upon the jury for the reason I Young, M.B.E., and Captain F. R. gether, were recalled and briefly had been proved
Referring to the judgment have endeavoured to explain, to Williams acted as usher. questioned.
the Ipswich Murder,
Counsel His Lordship remarked that
give a formal verdict. It is your it
After the ceremony, Major and is proved de hounden duty, even if you think 31rs, J. A. A. Grimin acted us host these witnesses flatly contradicted said: Unless each other as to the times Kan Buitely that one or the other of
that one of them did it but you and hostess for the bride and Koon-mui was in the vicinity of the these persons did the murder, the don't know which one to return a bridegroom at a reception and
only thing Your Lordship can do verdict of Not Guilty. temple.
Buncheon held at the Roof Garden This concluded the case for the is to withdraw the case from the
The jury consulted among them-jur the Peninsula Hotel. Crown, Mr. D'Almada making a jury and discharge them both.
minute decision not to cross-All that the Crown have done la selves and finally asked if they examine the witnesses.
to raise grave suspicion but they might retire. have not established a prima facie case by any means,
Mr. Macnamara submitted on be half of Lam Sang that there was no case to go to the jury. Whilst not wishing to expatiate unduly on
the
His Lordship remained in
In reply to His Lordship, Mr.Court until their return a few Fraser said: I had to admit yes- minutes later when a verdict of weakness of the evidence for terday that there was no evidence Not Guilty was returned and the the Crown he wished to point out of common purpose.... Perhaps accused were discharged.
temple was not only not had no right to say what my opin- that the kept under observation, but such lon was. I nierely wished to show
as there was observation
was the argument I would take of. 4
intermittent kind, when the ease came before It followed that other per-¡Jury..
KONS
very
the
had
Bame menng of access as accused. It had not,
по
WHAT CHARGE?
up
the
been shown that there were no that if the case goes to the jury: His Lordship: The point is! other persons in the temple when the husband and wife entered in what charge am I to put to them 7
•the
first
place; furthermore there Even if you neeept every word said by the witnesses for the
the deceased man was
Later, the happy couple left for their honeymoon which is to bo Spent in Japan and North China. For her going-away dress, Mrs. Peunack chose a pale yellow floral non gown with touches of royal blue. She wore a royal blue halo, and curried a bag to match.
CATHOLIC MISSION PROPERTY:
"DISTRICT AUTONOMY”
NINGHSIA AUTHORITIES”. CHALLENGE
Poking, July 31. Since then, it.'ls, sinted, the A message from Ninghala staten Catholic Church authorities have
against Lam Sang who could be by the woman before Murdered that the Provincial authorities gradually expanded their control}}
moti
the
was ample time for Chu Kwal to Crown in the entirety, can you have left the temple and returned
somebody else. As far any beyond reasonable doubt that
ent, none had been provel the
man are contemplating malting a re- over the local populace, buth poli-
to the Nanking tically and rolig!ously. assumed not to have known that came into the temple, rather than commendation he was living with someone's wie Chu Kwal in conversation there of the land lenne held by foreign
that the female necused wife.
kept Government for the cancellation Thero was no evid
evidence of common mative and if it happened that Lam until the man arrived and murder-Catholic missionaries, Involving Sang wont to the temple to find him? If you are in doubt, the an area of about one hundred that the woman had murdered her only course to pursue is to find aquare miles around - Sanshing- The Ninghala authorities allego) husband, he was only an accessory a verdict of Not Guilty for both. kung, north of Tengkow. after the fact.
"STRONG MOTIVE.”
They have virtually established an autonomous government in the territory in question,
that the Catholle Mission in the Mr. Fraser: 1 agres that the According to the Ninghgla area collects revenues in the form Crown ense is not a cast-iron ono. authorities, the land in question of land asacsements and other was leased to the Catholic Church kinds of taxes from the people COURT SUMS. UP. Mr. Fraser replied that there
authorities after the Boxer Rebel-lving there up to $400,000 п yenz, was no evidence that anybody was Addressing the jury, Ilia Lord-on for an aunual rental of while they only pay the annual In the templo but the parties con-ship sald: The position is a 32,000, to be paid to the local ront of $2,000 to the Chinese cerned. The murder was done in curlous one. If either the first Mongolian Priace.
authorities-Central Newca,
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