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The facts that he was financially embarrassed and had borrowed monay from an Indian money-lender disclosed yesterday at the resumed inquest on Lance Sergeant L. V. Daker, who led from the effects of A gunshot wound in the head on the night of November In quarters at the Central Police Station. Pooms amongst his personal effects also found, bordering on the melan- choly.
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A witness, Lance Sergeant H. G. Bakor, yesterday told the Coroner (Mr. Schofield) he saw 1. V. Bakor at 11.20 that night at a moment when they were entering the compound of the Central Police Station, and L..V. Baker had then appeared to him to bo normal.
Twenty-minutes later, witness was informed by Inspector Mist, the off- cer on duty at the Station, that Baker had shut himself. Witness en- tered the room and found L. V. Baker lying across his bed, with his head rosting on a camphor wood box and blood spurting from his mouth,
Lanco Sergeant Soutar, a personal friend of Baker, said that in May of last year Baker went to him
and produced a letter from n firm of Mollcitors requoating payment of sum of $750 which Baker had bor- rowed from on Indian money-lender, Baker asked witness if he could help
him in the matter, and witnasa agreeing, gave him $500 which Baker said would cover his debts up to that date. Baker agreed pay witness by monthly instalments, and up to October of that 'year refunded a total of $350, after which'ho stopped.
The Coroner: Any reason you can suggest for his stopping further pay- ment?
Witness: No. I never pressed, inst left it entirely, to him.
Witness saw Baker only four times wince that date.
Poems Found
Crown Sorgt. D. E. Mucdonald, in charge of tho Upper Levola Polica Station, gave evidence as to Baker's hours of duty, and stated that Baker was in good spirits when he last saw him.
Sergeant C. H. Goodwin, who had charge of the inquiries, deposed to finding the body. At the public mor- tuary he searched the body and found 30 cents in money and a metal wrist watch which Baker had been wearing. Witness found the revolver lanyard In the right trouserà pocket, and the revolver holster on his belt,
On November 6, witness searched Baker's pernonn] effécta but found no money except for 60 cents Singapore money; also a bill of the Asix Provl- alons Company, 13-46 Des Voeux Houd Centre", for $384.10 for goods supplied monthly from February to August, 1934, Inclusive, while the deceased was at Tai Station. The bill was the uchumulation of keven month bills. Witness made other enquiries and found Baker's debts amounted to 51,200.
Amongst Baker's personal effects were a number of poems, written and type-written, all bordering On the melancholy.
Temperamental
As far, as the witness knew. Baker: was temperamental. At times he was highly cluted and at times he would hardly speak. He was very fond of dancing and frequented the dancing academies.
Asked by the Coroner If thero were any other important debts, Sergt. Goodwin replied that Baker
had a debt of $175 owing to the No. 1 Boy at the Yaumall Police Station. In September last year he borrowed in all $250 from the bay. At the end of September this year he paid back $25 and a further $60 at the end of Octalier, leaving a balance of $176.
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Summing up, his Worship said that the evidence, tooth medical and cir. cumstances, pointed clearly to suicide. The evidence of the two Chinese dancing partners was important, as one bad stated the deceased An- nounced his intention to shoot him- self and the other had testified ho was too drunk to dance properly.
Too much drink, continued .the Corner, may have had the effect of Baker losing control over the melan. cholic tendency of his mind.
The Jury (comprising Mr. R. V. Dodd, foreman, Mr. A. R. Tavares and fr. Shing Fu-lam) returned a verdict that Baker shot himself while of unsound mind.
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