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TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1911.

[Corrmont.] TWO MURDERS IN INDIA.

FUROPEAN COLLECTOR SHOT.

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LOSTOS, June 10.

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The murderer cornmitted suicide. A native police detective was, also shot dead near Calcutma yesterday.

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A YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT.

Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, at the Crimina! Sonions this morning, Janes Hurray, a private of the K.O.Y.L.I., pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting Miss G. M. Temos, on May 2nd in the hill district, ocensioning her grievous bodily harm

Hon. Mr G. C. Alabaster. Acting Attorney General, appeared on behalf of the Crown, instructed by Mr F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, and the Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, K. C., appeared for prisoner, instructed by Mr J. H. Gardiner.

Hon. Mr Alabaster said-My Lord, I understand prisoner, ander the advice of his learned counsel, is going to adopt a

certain course with regard to the third count and under the circumstances I suggest this point he read first.

Mr Alabaster said he accepted the pleas and cTered no evidence with regard to the other counts. There was no suggestion in any of the other counts, or in the facts of the case, that there was any improprietry in the uult or any danger of improprietry, but at the same time it was an extremely cowardly and severe assault to which the

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cluded she had forgotten me. Engnin salp defendant did. What was there wrong Good evening, Miss, but as she did tetassing, as he did, that Miss Tomes was reply. I caught up to her and put my right the nurse, in following behind and address- arm round her waint. When we got to ing her and asking her to go for a walk the entrance of No.41, the Peak, she with her? There was absolutely nothing Raid unly live just up here," and wrong in that. If that was to be consider directly aftor this sho made a suddened wrong, well he would submit that anch turn and rush as if to go up to No. a thing took place on every day at tho 41. We then slipped and both foll Pesk and must take placu oz overy summer into the small gully just by the side of the evening without any harm. Now, what lanp, which was alight. The female foll happoned nost? She mid that she had below me and my hat fall of She sercannot answered and walked on and that he ed, and I may have put my hand on her put both his armis around her and she told to prevent her making more uoise and him that she was going to the house and in order to get clear away. I then that he had better go away. That was her face clearly and discovered that Miss Tomes' own statement. That wia xn had aside a mistake as to the identity innocent and excusabio wie-statement ef of the female. The fenule under me her's then started to struggle and proceeded to scratch my face. I endeavoured to get off on top of her and secure my hat, which was up above her hat, as she appeared after it, and I was anxious that she should not secure it, for my auraber is written inside.

nud, she thought this would here the effect of no doubt shaking accused off, but unfortunately the effect it was likely to have, having regant to the mistaken impression, was of confiradng him in the belief that the Indy was the nuce. The next description of the Attorney General, although

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when I found out my mistake. She had Melbourne, Deputy Registing, to which I was struggling to get clear away been struggling ever since we full into the prisoner pleaded guilty.

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Hon. 3 Pollock said that prisoner's statement, which had just been read, showed that it was identity, as he said that he ind se conversation with a curse some few days

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left her friend at the Peak Club and on her way home when she came across prisoner. He called out to her Miss," but she took no notice and walked on. put his mm round her waist and she, Laving reached the house of a friend, tamed in, when he got her by the waist with both frus, dinging her to the ground. She struggled, ranted and scratched him and he got her-pound the throat and dealt her three deliberate bows on the face. She sustained two black eyes and a bleeding and when she was knocked down her hat-pins were broken. Prisoner got up and left her and she managed to get into the house, where she was attended to. next day a roll call was called of all the en who might possibly be concerned in the assault and prisoner was picked out by the scratch marks on his face. At first he read the evidence, counsel said that from denied it and said he had obtained the tera shond stated to walk home alone scratches by shaving, but subsequently head, hearing footsteps behind her, she hur admitted his identity.

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for an umbrella to be let in that way Tuk Club and ong called out to her Miss." angle of 15 de bew was possible THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, nearer and she heard another call of unless they acerpted the theory that thero "Miss" and asking if he might walk along was the sudden emeh and that they fell with her. It was absolutely impossible to apon the umbrella unid that Miss Tom CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, 98. conceive, continued counsel, that defendant had fallen back? In pulling her back with should have called out after Miss Tomes both arms it would be impossible. Accused James Murray. I was twenty years of age and ask if he might walk along with her said that as a result of the fall his hat fell unless he had been under the impression of. It was a Service cap and one which last October. I have been in the Army for

that she was that somebody when he would not readily fall off. It was also three years. I belong to the K.O.Y.L.I., "B" Company. I was on Tuesday, the had spoken to before and unless he had suggested that there were three blows 23rd May last, the day of my arrest, & expected at the time that the lady he which defendant inflicted on the Ence of was addres-ing, of called out after. Bliss Tomes and defendant in his story Lance Corporal. I was made a Lance would have been willing to have walked ditted striking her once but it accred Corporal on the 19th May last. I under

The words wery of the to be done not with the object of doing stand I have since been disrated to Private. with bin.

have been quartered at Mount Austin utmost importance, as it was impossible to wanton harm but simply with the object of It was well understood how barracks since 2nd of December Inst. conceive that defendant would call out recovering his hat which was on the bank frequently, when not on duty, go out to an absolute stranger, somebody whom above. for walks with myself and with my comrades. In some of these walks round the Peak, I have, on several vecasions, got into conversation with some European A report from St. Petersburg states the in an article entitled "East Asia." the aures and servants on the Park. About Naroya Fermyu contends that China keeps the first week in May I become nequinted

with nurse. I don't know her name. another woman, with whom he apparently that evening. As regards the blows which A SUPERBLY- 13 auxiliary army 90,000 strong distributed outaido cach city in Manchuris in addition had a few friendly words with her. She had had a pleasant conversation. Accused were the only things which could be brought stances of the case which were not likely to four regiments of the standing army and was a very good-looking, elite girl. It was thought the woman was the nurse and he against accused, in the peculiar circum. expected, as he followed her up the pathway, to occur again, they were not done wanton forts of 6,500 troope, trained on the at about 7.30 that I met her at the junction he fully expected that she was the nurso by but with the object of escaping. Miss European plan, stationed at a point three of Mount Gough Road and Chamberinin bu supposed her to be and that aba Tomed in her evidence had said that she daya journed from Earbin. Against this Rond. We were only together a few would be willing to have another Friendly struggled and screanted and scratched a force, saya the writer, Russia keops only minutes. When she left me she walked conversation with him and have a walk cused on the face and by the scratches he was a small military force known as the rail-past the Peak Club and walked into 42: with him. He submitted that what Mine afterwards identified at Mount Austin way guarde. The writer attacks Russian I saw her go in there. I have many Temes had said confirmed the fact to which Barracks as being the man, hut the seat- diplomacy which is in the hands of 31 times since been round that way in the prisoner spoke, that he honestly mistook Bialypin, the Premier, during the sickness

hope of secing her again, and her for the nurse, because it was of the Foreign Minister M. Sazonoff, and

having A chat with her, batabourd to suppose that the man would run declares that no provision is made to

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the after her or anyone at the Peak if he had respond to any diplomatic event which

wind bay last I left barracks at about the smallest idea as to who they were, Ithin utter astonishment and amazoment may take place.-Jiji,

the 5.45 p.m. and strolled towards the east. I was preposterous to suppose that anybody that the woman who was lying in gutter took the dog "Chicko" for a run. I met would be so absolutely demented as to was not the woman whom he thought she Private Baigent and had a few words with follow anybody round the Peak if that lady lock must have beers to hire when Wednesday Next, June 21st.

wan and one could clearly imagine what the hi in Chamberlain Road Ho left me was an absolute stranger and make the pro. he found that the woma WIS 20 and walked towards the Sanatorium. Iposal to go for a walk. The caly possible absolute stranger, and a face he d subsequently mot Private Glen. At about explanation of the matter, an explanation never expected to see. He would sub.

mit that "the blows were not struck wan- 7.10. it was still light, but there a fairly which, he submitted, was absolutely born only and rocklessly but with a desire to thick mist hanging. It was not raining, out by what Miss Tomos mid at the polica free himmelf and get away. With

egard but rain had fallen an hour or so before, court was that defendant's story was true to the punishment to be inflicted on circum- NEW YORK, June 1.. the paths were slippery.. Soon after and that he honestly and bons tide took prisoner, under de su heavy, finnishment said them was a pleasant conversation and Mr Pollock-Not at all. Har simply The Great Northern Railway Company p.m. I saw two fornitus walking along Misa Tomes for the nurse mentioned stances of these no heavy

was called for as defendant would not be is raising a loss of 800, million dollars Out the path. They were coming from the with whom he had had a conversation only likely to nike such a sutions and foolish he did not desire to say a single thing | of this sum 300 millions" will be used to direction of Mount Kellett. As soun na I

a few days before and he was anxious to sou mistake again. Defendant was a young man Air Alabaster replied, and mentioned that redeam old loans, while the remainder will saw them I believe one to bo gain and to speak to again. That ex-of 20 years of age and had a most promising the blows wore those of a coward who be devoted to the purchase and improve nurse I had spoken to in the first werkplanation of the conduct of accused was received his stripe as lance corporal only snatched his hat and escapod. Ha had career before him in the army. He had when he found he had made a mistake, had ront of the Burlington Railway, running of May! I could not woo her face the only reasonable one. There was no some ten days before the occurrence and led to the Colonel and it must be ro between Seattle and Tacoma. Six hundred properly as she wore a hat that came well other expluation which would hold water that had now been taken from him while membered that he had seized her by the million dollars is mid to be an unpre- over her eyes, Those fousled passed me

he had also been dierated" the rank of throat. aedentedly large amount for a company as I was sitting on a seat near the cross for a minute, sud it was a most fortunate private and it seemed only reasonable to

His Lordship said James Murray, I Joan-Japan Chronicle.

roads, and I felt sure one was the me thing that Miss Tomas happened to winke believe that in consequence of that ecur have listened with very great care to what girl I have alluded to. She did not take that statement, because it seemed to him it rence he would have to leave the army and you: leathed counal has said and I put everything to your credit that can be any notics of me, but I put this down to was the strongest possible confirmation of make an entirely fresh start in life.

Prisoner hero broke down and wept unid. It is clear there was a mistake, the fact that she was with her friend. the truth of the story of socused. Fram the bitterly.

and I think there was a slippery path, Loxboy, June 4.

With regard to Miss Tomes, continued but beyond that I fear I cannot go. I am According to a Lisbon telegram, the hot walked towards the Peak Club evidence of Mr Looker, it appeared that Purtuguese Government borde held by the I got up and passed them as they were both ladies were similar in figure but that counsel, the unfortunate victim of the not considering whether it is the lady or case of mistaken identity, every sympathy the nurse, but the impression that I have Roman Catholle missions have been con. standing talking together near the Peak Miss Tomas was the faller of the two. I must be extended to her and he thought it on reading the evidence was that what had Axcated. The value of the bonds en con- Club. I was still firmly under the im-But it was to be remarked the hour at only right to aid that the depositions happened to this unfortunate lady was one of these females which the occurrency took place. Probally taken at the police court showed that she what would have happened to the nurse if decated exceeds £6,000,000,--Asahi,

lund, bolaved. With the utmost courage and she had resisted your advances. It locks was the one I had convened with in the the bour was 7.35 or 7.40 and the evidence high resolution in the difficult circumstances to a list it is a case, that the maximum early part of the month. I had only given at the police court all strived that it in which she, unfortunately found herself penalty which the law provides should ho

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1, do not think, in view of Defendant's Company officer, Captain the circumauces, it would be tight for femalos parted and the one I was looking out the fog or semi-light, undoubtedly took for passed me quickly. I felt convinced it Mine Tomes for the nurse. She was going was in court and he would be able me to impose such a sovers penalty as thres to tell him Lordship that so far na deyears imprisonment, nor do I think, the towards the entrance of the Faak fendant's regimental sheet was concerned inferod portion, by whom I zice to was the same female with whom I had con su decused maid that he had seen the defendant's conduct had been very good, parents of the lady, would wish you each a versed, and took it she was either playful use turn up to the same heter dad was His Lordship-I am willing to take it avere penalty. I am bound to consider

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