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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1923)

DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

GERMAN COUPLE'S SUICIDE

WERE POLICE TO BLAME}

The. somewhat sensational circumstances under which a German named Hugo Amburg and his wife met their deaths recently were investigated at the Magistracy yesterday by the Coroner, Mr. J. R. Wood, and a Jury of three:""

THE CHINA MAIL.

RUGGER "RAGGINGS.

(BY SCRIMMAGE.”).

SMALL-POX CASE.

MAXIMUM FINES IMPOSED.

him that Amburg had threatened Whilst he was taking a statement to take his life?—I cannot recall from Dr. Smalley he called witness A whether I did or hot. RISPR Into his office and tapped his head « Witness said that did not finish | meaning to say, wliness took it, the statement that day, At 2.20 that Amburg was half mad." "Dr.. It was broken off.. He then went Smalley did not tell him that this

When will the Club's selection CHIEBAR WHO PAILED TO NOTIFI. | out into the corridor and saw. Am- "deceased man was likely to tom-

bury, who was walking up and mit suicide but he said that Am committee discover that four or down. Witness folund him.burg, had been lit-treating his wife dve he working forwards and Maximum fries were motor out The Coroner: When you joined and as he said this he touched his endeavouring to catch the eye of by Mr. N. L. Smith this morning,

three or four so called Wingers" him what condition was he in?-He head. seemed very nervous. He was

The Coroner: When were you stitute in pack? This is a state

fair spectators do not con- to a Chinese who was charged with nervous about his wife.

first informed that Amburg was of affairs which to my mind dumping the dead body of a girl, likely to commit suicide? Not by has accounted for many of the 12 years of age, and failing to notify anybody.

Continuing, witness said that reverses sustained by the Club in the occurrence of & chao of small- after he brought him back to the the last couple of years. It was pox. station he told Inspector Pincott again in evidence in their match

Dr. Peares, Medical Officer of that the Doctor had told him that against Wayfoong last Satur Health, was present on behalf of Amburg had been ill-treating his day.

have everything to say in wife. I took Amburg Into a room favour of fast, quick, breaking for the prosecution and Mr. C. H. by himself,

wards but when two or three break Lyson defended.. away so quickly that they are rarely within ten yards of the spot where the work is being done, it is time that something was said to the gentlemen. in question,

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The Coroner: What happened then?-We were walking up and down the verandah when he asked Mr. R. E. A. Webster, watched me to sit down for a moment which the proceedings on behalf of the did. He then asked me to give Universal Pictures Corporation of him my note book and pin which New York, for whom the deceased also did. He then wrote down a man was their Far Eastery travel-name and an address. He con- ling agent.

tinued to talk and I gathered that he seemed to think that he was being detained by the police.

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The Coroners What was the object in taking him into a room? I wanted to get a statement out of him about ill treating his wife, I didn't write down what he said, This would be about 11.45 am The conversation with Amburg in the room lasted about 10 minutes, He then volunteered to make a statement. I produce this state ment

Opening the Inquiry, the Coroner said they had met to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the Up to that time had you heard deaths of two persons, Huge anybody tell him that he was de Amburg and his wife, who were, tained ?--No. He then said to me: as far as they knew, German "If anything happens notify the subjects. Their deaths occurred address I have given you and not on the 6th November last and at my parents address. I thought that time they had arrived in the his mind was working back to the Colony only avery few days pro suicide turn: viously. They were then staying i at the Hongkong Hotel. On the 5th was about this time that he over Continuing, witness said that it

The statement, was put in and inst. it was discovered that Mrs. heard Inspector Pincott and Sergt. read out by the Coroner. It threw Amburg had taken poison. She Murphy make a statement about no fresh light on the tragedy but was sent to the Government Civil

dying depositions. Inspector stated that Amburg had warned his Hospital and she survived till the Pincott spoke to Amburg. Wit-wife about taking an overdose of following day. On that day iness could not hear all that was sleeping draught and that she had consequence of certain statements given to the police the deceased, said, but he heard the words "dying done so and then denied that she

and "calling

had. The statement went on to Mr. Amburg, was detained by the depositions,"

Magistrate."

describe how when Amburg enter police and whilst under detention; In the afternoon he was informed pieces." went on the witness.

"Then Amburg seemed to go to ed his bedroom at the hotel he found He his wife kneeling on the bed. She that his wife was dying and he turned to me and said in great then confessed that she had taken jumped from the first floor verandah distress: My God, boy, she is an overdose of the draught. and was killed. The Inquiry, con dying. Amburg then tumed to cluded the Coroner, was purely Serge Murphy and leaned on him. ceased an hour and a half to write formal, but there were two points We were then at the end of the the statement, which was quite of interest. The first was to find

corridor. I then turned to speak to out whether the husband was in

any way responsible for his wife's death and, secondly, whether the Police Department was in way to blame for the circumstances surrounding the husband's death.

FRIEND'S STORY.

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Mr. Cheng, of the Magistracy staff, and when I looked round again; Amburg was gone. I next saw him on the pavement below.

DR. SMALLEY'S EVIDENCE:

Dr. Smalley, Medical Officer at that death in the case of Mr. Am the Government Civil Hospital, said turg was due to a fractured skull. He died five minutes after admitt

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Witness said that it took the de-

brief.

The Coroner: Did you tell him he was being detained in connec tion with his ill-treatment of his

wife -No..

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Evidence was given by an Indian constable to seeing the body dumped and finding that death was due to small-pox

After the witnesses for the de food had alee bean called, His Worship imposed a fine of $250 being the maximum amounts for the two offences, 2

COLOFN Y CYMRO.

The Bank are to be complimented on their effort last Saturday. In the first half it looked as if it might be a walk over for the Club but the tiredness of Club forwards in the second half enabled the... Bank, pack to take command forward and had their threes been more proficient, the final score would pro- bably have shown a balance in

Yn mis Medi cyfarfa llu mawr O their favour.

On Saturday, the Club meet the Ryddfrydwyr yn adran colisiwnaidd Y prif siaradwr Navy on the Club ground at 4 pm. Llandrindod. Whilst this is not a CupTic, it will be oedd y diweddar Prif Weinidog, something of a guide to the relative Mr. D. Lloyd George. Siaradodd worth of the two sides as both will fel arfer yn hyawal ac yn ngwrs di be practically at full strength. The ataeth deliodd a'r sduniad Awgry Club side will, in all probability, mau os cedwid y rhwyg yn mlaen yr effeithiau hynny i grel Llywo- draeth Sosialaiddi awdurdod, a byddau hyn mor dinystral i'n gwlad ag.ydyw wedi bod yn Rwain.

be as follows:--

King;

Skinner, Easterbrook, Cleland,

Logan;

Owen and Clerk Forsyth, Ralston, Adams,

Andrews,

Jordain, Lee, Graves, Day,

Rhai misoedd yn ol bu farw yn | annisgwyliadwy y Parch Silas Morrie Prifathro Coleg y Bedyddwyr The forwards look a really use-yn Mangor, a bu rhaid llenwi'r Witness said that after Amburgful lot having both speed and their bwich. Dewiswyd yr Isathro T, J. had finished the statement witness fair share of weight. King at back Evans yn Brifathro yn ddiwrth-

did very well against the Bank last wynebiad. O After evidence, had been given

served him with a first notice.

The Coroner, for the benefit of Saturday and should settle down cyffredinol.

er boddlonrwydd Allani by Dr. Morrison, who was called in

the Jury, explained that a first into a really sound player. Of the ymgeiswyr am y gadair y Boeg

• bump o to attend Mrs. Amberg after she

notice was a printed form used in three quartets Skimmer and Logan (Greck Chair) dewiswyd y bardd. had taken polson and Mr. E. Rance to the hospital. He held a the case of a serious Ulness or are quite fast and can be relied Dovey, the Government analyst, post-mortem-examination in the serious accident in which it was upon to take advantage of oppor- doddus Dyuni iddo lwyddiant enwog Gwili gyda mwyafrif anrhy Mr. Clarence Darrow Ryan, an

they case of Mrs. Amburg and found necessary to call in a Magistrate to tunities as

corue along. American salesman, living at Car that death was due to poisoning in connection with any future good and I must say that I like the ac yn gymwyą iawn ar ei gyfer. Harvon Buildings, was called. He

take dying depositions to be used Cleland as a centre appears quite awr iawn. Mae yn awr yn si le said he knew Mr. and Mrs. Amburg

first notice was a preliminary brook. When they have played action which might crop up. The style of the young player Easter- personally, though he had only met Mrs. Amburg once for a few

notice generally served on a person likely to be the accused in a future action and it told him that arrange nients were being made for a Magistrate to take the dying depositions:

by chloride of mercury.

Dr. Smalley then related the circumstances surrounding the admission of Mrs. Amburg to hospital. This was at 10 p.m. on the st.

He was present when Mrs. Amburg was brought in. She showed symptoms of accute irritant He

poisoning. Her husband accom-

minutes. After giving evidence as to the identification of the holes at the Government Mortuary,Mr Ryan went on to say that he had known Mr. Amburg for some time.

commit suicide.

a form and over the verandah are several of we old stagers, too Witness tried to stop him but he far on in years to compete actively was too late; the only thing he ourselves, who are still interested managed to do was to touch his and would like to know what is coat. The distance he fell was 18 about to happen. timated his intention of adjourn feet four inches.

The Coroner at this stage in

Rumours of an Interport game possibly be played here on New are current. I hear that it may,

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together more they should prove a very useful combination. Clerk at scrum half is a distinctly good and very plucky player whilst Owen is making her debut. I shall saw him either on the 2nd or the panied her to the hospital and he that he wasted legal assistance Bowker out again. The member

watch him with interest. When, THEATRE The witness, continuing, said by the way, am I likely to see 3rd of November, and Amburg then told him that he had arrived had just a small chance that she and Mr. Cheng, of the Magistracy ship ticket to hand shows him as

was very distressed. Mrs. Amburg on the 1st November. He next saw Amburg on the 5th at 5p.might recover, but she gradually staff communicated with Mr. vice, captain.

grew weaker and weaker and RE.A. Webster. When Amburg A small grase: Is it possible in the corridor of the Hongkong nothing could be done for her as made this request he was standing for the team Secretary to send Hotel, They just passed each other and as witness passed he she had taken such an enormous who saw him suddenly leap of to little earlier in the week?

four feet away from the witness, particulars of the team along a There gave him the greetings of the day dose. Her case was hopeless. and asked Amburg how he was, was really hopeless from the Amburg passed on and said he was beginning. She died at 225 a.m. all right. Witness saw him again the 7th.

Witness then spoke of the visit on the following morning at about 10.15 o'clock, Amburg was then of Amburg and Mr. Ryan to the of the hotel. Amburg said he was Amburg had stayed with his wife standing at the door of the bar room hospital on the morning of the 6th in trouble and wished to speak to most of the night. In the moming him. He said "My girl has taken Mr. Ryan came to see him (witness) ing, and informed Inspector Pin-Year's Day.

I had not meant to mention it but poison." "At first I thought he was and said that Mr. Amburg would cott that the Jury would want to

know what happened to Dr. who is the "driveller," who talks joking." continued the witness, probably "but he seemed so nervous and agreed with him entirely," added Smalley's report to the Inspector about 13 a side rugger? Does be know anything about the game at upset that I believed what he said. Dr. Smalley, "so I rang up Central on duty in the charge-room.

Inspector Pincott: The Captain all? I asked if he had got a good doctor Police Station about 11.15 nm. I

I am offering no excuses if I am then went away and told me that the charge-room and explained in into that. We have no trace of and recommended him to one. He spoke to the Inspector on duty In Superinter deat of Police is enquir

forward but if to shine in the he had been informed that his wife that there was a man in the hospital having received it.

The Coroner: Well, I will want Public's eye is necessary to you do was in good hands,"

Proceeding witness said that told him I could not keep him in the to know what happened to it and take up some other game. Remem- Amburg then asked him to accom- Asylum, but I said the man should the second point we wish to clear ber games are won or lost by for pany him to the hospital, saying at be kept under some restraint. The up is the instructions issued to the wards. If they are not content to me, won't you?" Witness accom-room which was used by Eur-cases, regarding the detention of and leaving, the backs to shine, TINGLISHMEN wishing to join the] the same time You will stick to Inspector said there was a side police in connection with such play for their side, doing the graft panied Amburg to the hospital, opeens and he thought that would/such people in the side room. Are then they had better take up some Society should apply to G. H. That was about 10.45 am. On do. This was all the conversation," there any printed instructions, Lus other game, or better still become critics. Lots of people will read the arrival at the hospital Amburg Later on in the morning Serge Pectori

Inspector Pincott said that as far stuff you write to the papers you went into a small receiving room Murphy arrived and witness called

KROW. and spoke to a nurse whilst he him into his office and told him as he was aware there were none.

On the instructions of the Coro- (witness) had a talk with. Dr: what he thought of the case, stating Smalley. "Italked to him about that Amburg was in such a state of es, Inspector Pincott said that he mind that he might commit suicide would consult Mr. Perdue (the my suspicions," added the at any moment. Sergt. Murphy Assistant Director of Criminal

The Coroner: What suspicions?subsequently took Amburg and Mr. Intelligence.)

The Inquiry was then adjourned The witness: I was suspicious Ryan to the Central Police Station. that he was going to commit sui- In reply to the Corner, Dr. to this morning. cide, as he had already told me Smalley said he did not offer Amburg anything because it was that if the girl dies'I am going to

useless. join her."

witness,

who wanted to commit suleide. I

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Did you tell the police how to Proceeding, witness said that he then went to the Central Police the police that he meant to commit left Amburg at the hospital and treat him?-No, I simply warned Station where he met Mr... Wolfe suicide.

Inspector Pincott (through the (the Captain Superintendent of

Coroner); When you told Sergt. Police) just as he was leaving his office. Witness told Mr. Wolfe Murphy that Arburg-should be

Mrs. Backhouse, Mr. and Mrs. what he had already told Dr. kept by the police did you ay any-F. M. Byrne, Major. and Mrs. Smalley, and Mr. Wolfe replied thing else No. Pay degan

Do you recall saying anything to Loving, and Mr. and Mrs. Ullmann, that Mr. Amburg would be taken

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care of...Witness then rushed back him about the condition of Me Were passengers on the outgoing | Rem dy. Standard for over fifty years, future if this space is exceeded they to the hospital, arriving there about Amburg's hody-Yes, I told him 12.30 p.m. Amburg was still there, that the body was badly bruised

Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith, late of The Comner: What was the and that Amburg hid confessed object of your visit to the Central that he had done if and that he had Hongkong, was the soloist at the Palice Station ? wa fil-treated his wife for some time. last concert of the Shanghaf Municipal Orchestra, playing The witness: The position is Amburg was evidently in great Beethoven's Concerts in C. Mines. Just this I was his only friend in- Hongkong and I thought it might the police to detain him because of

A Reuter cable states that His be advisable to tell the police the ill-treatment to his wife? No, Majesty has conferred a peerage on

Continuing, witness said that when he arrived at the hospital the that was not my idea, I didn't want Lord Robert Ceell. He has been him to commit suicide in the medically advised to avoid undue second time Amburg was talking hospital. I must say that his wife exertions and in view of the forth- to Sergt. Murphy. He seemed pite all right and was making a was fell of remorse at the time that coming indeling of the Council of she had taken polson and whilst the League of Nations, will not statement to the Sergeant. Later she was in hospital she was full of participate in the general election. they came back to the Police Station at about 12:45 pm. He affection for him

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