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SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1924,

'CRIMINAL" SESSIONS."

WIFE MURDER CASE,

SENTENCE OF, DEATH.

to Ho Tung's Cemetery. Why did she want to go there? It seemed. an extraordinary thing. "I sug“ gest that she made an appoint- ment with Sandhi Khan."

"If the case for the Crown was correct," went on Counsel, "would After a trial lasting five days, it be necessary for the prisoner to Chan Din was last evening found take the woman right along the guilty of the murder of his wife, road and there commit this terri- Gennab on May 27, and sentenced ble assault? If the man intended to to death. The case was heard commit murder he does not go before the Acting Chief Justice about it in a way that suggested

His Honour Mr. Justice H. H. J.murder.". Gompertz, at the Criminal "Were the Jury going to believe that the injuries were inflicted when the woman was standing? It was obvious that the woman was lying down and the question was why was she lying down and another question was how did she get there. It was quite easy for her to get there from where the prisoner left her and they all know why she was lying down."

Sessions..

The gentlemen of the jury were: Messrs. G. W. Sellars (foreman), C. Makeham, J. A. Douglas, D. C. Miller, C. H. de Veer. A. E. Farrell,

-and-TR-Rennett.-

When the Court rose at time time arrangements were made for the Jury to visit the scene of the crime.

It was anticipated that the visit would not take longer than an hour but it was 4.16 p.m. before the Court resumed the hearing.

"Gentlemen, I am going to ask you," went on Mr. Fitzroy, to believe that this man is speaking the truth. The injuries could only Closing Address For Defence.

be inflicted by a man who is Mr. Fitzroy commenced his clos- absolutely mad. No man in his ing address to the Jury at 4.15 p.m. senses would do such a thing. He said the Jury had heard the What great provocation the man evidence and had the advantage of must have had. He found his wife having seen the ground. "It is there with another man. There is now my duty," said Counsel. "to nothing I can say that can explain place before you the prisoner's it away except temporary

case and to ask you to give your insanity." verdict according to the facts.

A Considerate Father,

"If this story is not true what did happen? The Crown is going

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FOOTBALL

HONGKONG CLUB HOLD ANNUAL MEETING,

PAST YEAR, SUCCESSFUL.

Alr, W. Logan, Vice-President, was in the chair at the annual general, meeting of the Hongkong. Football Club, held last evening in the Board Room of Messrs.. Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Moscow, August 33. An article in the, Izvestia asserts that America fears Russo- Tapanese agreement, which would

In proposing the adoption of the create, difficulties for American diplomacy in the Far East and, lance sheet and accounts for the ent "knout-blow's past year, the Chairman con- instead of the recent delivered by America in the shape gratulated the Club on the excellent of the American Exclusion Bil, year through which they had Mr. Hughes now offers a cake in passed, and on the great work that the form of a loan to Japan, where nd, been done by the Secretary. with he hopes to purchase Japan's refusal to come to terms with Soviet Russia; but the Japanese would prefer to refuse the American sweetmeats, since it is evident that in the future the American knout will frequently be need on Japan which the irony of fate has made America's rival' on the route to the shinres of Far Eastern Asin

The stund receipt for the, seasƠN tood-at-$1,773 98 compared with 300 for the previous year. On the expenditure side there were such itens as $300 for football goar, $185 for repairs to muntahieds, ele,, consequent of damage by the typhoon fun item carried forward. from last year), und 300 disbursed u eburity. The current coint ut the bank stood if the gratifying girre of $4,465. The balance sheet and socounty rivera unani- innusly opted

The Chairman pitponed that the quar-sum of $1,675 be withdrawn from the current mecount at the bank, and added to the deposit cempt to bring the affer up to $3,000, This was carried with no dissentients,

wake her up. It was most unlikely that he visited the servants' ters at the time he stated.

Referring to Sandhi Khun, the Attorney-General said it was most imlikely that he was on the hillside that morning." "After wounding his wife it would not take the prisoner long to get back along the road and past the spot by car where, according to the Indian

Officers were then elected for the. ensuing year, the new whoínistra tion being as follows:

-President. Mr. W. Logän; Vice- President. Mr. J. McCubbin Com-

First of all I want to draw your Now then I want you to notice attention to the prisoner's wife. At the time of her marriage she that the man's first care was that was pregnant, a fact which the of his child. His one object was prisoner and her mother were not to get the child away and under aware of. Four months after-proper care. That was the act of constable, Sandhi Khan was stand-mittee. Messrs. J. Ralston (Chair- That was ing. If, as the prisoner had stated, man), W. Gerrard (Captain, As wards she gave birth to a child of a considerate father. which the prisoner was not the not the act of a deliberate and he saw Sandhi Khan with his wife, sociation), Rodger (Vice-Cap- father. It is necessary to tell you wilful murderer. He drives back it was not possible for Sandhitain, Association), H. R. Forsyth this because it gives you some clue to Mr. Arnold's and then goes into Khan to make his way through Captain Rugby), (Vice-Captain as to the conduct of the woman, the City and leaves the child with the scrub, up hill and down dale ugly, left to team vote), H. E.

his mother-in-law."

and arrive after marriage."

there before the Adams and Dr. McGowan (Rugby membern, T. B, Hamilton and A. prisoner arrived thers in his car. Forsyth (Association members), The first thing, Counsel said, he would deal with was the case put

The constable had said that when R. W. Lee Hon. Treasurer), H. forward by the Crown. They had to tell you that he drove out on the he saw Sandhi Khan he was nei M. McTavish (Hon. Secretary)

Then Certain proposed minor altera- shown that a certain chopper was Pokfulam Road, then turned down ther hot nor breathless.

The Crown again did it seem likely that tions in the Club rules were then bought on May 27 and they had Mount Davie Road. suggested that the prisoner went is going to ask you to asume Sandhi Khan who, according to read and these, dealing mainly to a certain place and chopped at that on arrival at this place and the prisoner, had seen the woman with dates of calling meetings, etc.,

that by some extraordinary means being attacked would place hints were carried his wife's feet and lege. In supprisoner got this woman out of self in a position where he could The question of the formation of port of this the Crown had pro- duced evidence, that of an Indian the car and then up the hillside be attacked. And was it at alla second team was raised and after constable who saw the prisoner, where he persuaded her to lie likely that the woman having opposing motions had been voted his wife and child go by No. 7 quietly and put her feet up so made an appointment with Sandhi op, the matter was dropped. Police Station on the morning of that he could chop them, and then Khan would drag the child with The meeting then closed.

that he drove away and some dis- her and leave it in the road while tance down the road he passed she went up the hillside. Sandhi Khan."

the crime. "

With regard to the woman's character, continued Counsel, there had been witnesses in the Mr. Fitzroy then pointed out box, Sandhi Khan especially, who why the prisoner's defence hud had said that there was nothing not been mentioned at the Magia- betwixt him and the woman and tracy-He-did-not-wish-the-Jury Jaa Khan had in some degree borne

this out..

Prove Of Infidelity.

On May 18 the prisoner went to the defence would be right from a betrothal, his wife having gone the beginning. In conclusion he there two days previous. After asked the Jury to find that the the betrothal prisoner arranged prisoner was telling the truth and for his wife to return home the the other people, including Sandhi next day at 10 o'clock in the morn- Khan, were not telling the truth. ing. She did not return on the He asked them to find that this following morning. On the 20th woman was there and that Sandhi prisoner had told them he rang up Khan was there with her, and that his mother-in-law and enquired on the facts the case against the why she did not come back. He was told that she had left on the prisoner was nothing more than previous day. Later that day when he arrived home he found. his wife and child had returned.

manslaughter..

The Chopper.

Then there was evidence for the Crown that an Indian dressed in uniform purchased a chopper on The morning of the crime which

newspaper.

of

In conclusion he asked the Jury find that the prisoner was guilty murder.

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EMPIRE DEFENCE.

LEWS OF ADMIRAL FIELD.

"(Rinitor's American Service.)

to think that it had only been pre- the purchaser took away wrapped pared at, the last moment. That in foreign newspaper. He asked was a matter which was left to his the Jury-to-remember that a chopThe connection between Moscow. discretion and he had known what

Per similar to that sold, on the propaganda and the outbreak of re- found near the scene of the mur-is clearly established. Mays the morning of the crime had been volutionary activities in Afghanistan der as well as a piece of foreign political larver of the Daily Telegraph." He adds that it is remarkable that in a desire to harm. the British Empire, the Bolsheviks are ready to support the most reactionary elements of Oriental His Lordship Sums Up.

countries, The Persian mon- His Lordship, in summing upurilaste, were supported by the pointed out that the Jury ha Suviet cavoy at Teheran in a visited the scene of the crime and successful offensive against the that they had noticed several cars Democrats and Republicans, simply Attorney-Generala Address.

pass while they were there.. Did for the renson that the latters The Attorney-General said it the Jury think that a woman yuties are pro-British. The He asked her where she had been was for the Jury to decide whe- would lie there with a man on a present ontbreak in Afghanistan and thereupon, after some trouble, ther the prisoner was guilty of path practically in view of the was led by fanatical Mullaha, who she confessed to prisoner that she murder or manslaughter. If they road, and also leave a child on the sent the clearly expressed ten- had spent the night before with believed the case for the Crown it road who, if asked where his dency of the Amir's Government to dissociate secular affair from Sandhi Khan. In corroboration of was murder, but on the other hand mother was, would say: "Up that they had Kattarh Singh who if they believed the prisoner's there." The prosecution had pro-are supported by advice and money religious influences. These fontics swore to seeing the wife and story they must find a verdict of duced a man who sold a chopper by the Soviet agent at Kabul and Sandhi Khan outside the picture manslaughter,

to a chauffeur in white uniform at propagandists beyond the Bokhara, palace on the previous day.

There were a number of points 9.30 am. on the day of the crime.border. On the 21st and 22nd May the stated by the prisoner which were The chopper had horne two distin-

Simia, August 22.. prisoner's wife was again missing not correct. He would remind the guishing marks and a chopper In response to a request froin and they had had it from Mr. Jury that the prisoner had told bearing these marks had been Kabul, two British aeroplanes from Arnold that the prisoner told him the police that he had been looking found near the scene of the crime. Peshawar, with an Afghan officer his wife was unfaithful. Prisoner | for his wife for three days. That The Jury had to consider whether aboard; have been sent to "Kabul told Mr. Arnold of his wife's past was not correct because it had the prisoner had been brooding with a view to their purchase by history. Then there was evidence come out in evidence that she was over the matter for several days the Amir's Government. that the prisoner visited the Secro- at his house on the day before she prior to the attack or whether he tary for Chinese, Affairs and there was found at Isa Khan's house.

did actually come upon her in the complained about his wife's un He put it. to the Jury that the act of committing adultery,

AN EXCITING FILM, faithfulness.

prisoner took the deceased out on

Prisoner Found “Gulity.”

The Prime Minister, Mr. Counsel then detailed prisoner's that road with the intention of

The Jury then retired to con- Showing at the Coronet Theutre fackenzie King, said he had no visit to the hospital, taking his either killing her or wounding her sider their verdict. This was at guin to-day is the great adventure doube Canada was prepared to play "wife and child away in the car and very seriously. There were several 6.10 p.m. Twenty-five minutes Ghuto Have und to foll made leaving them near the Sailors' things in the prisoner's story later they returned to Court. Esta fount from the movel of full part if ever danger threatened Horde. After purchasing four which he thought made it unlikely unanimous ferdict of "Guilty he some jume by Mary Johnstones the Empire. bottles of beer, some of which he that they were true. They were was returned and his Lordship The period of the picture – in the ", Sir Robert Borden said Canada's drank outside the City Hall, improbabilities.

after donning the black cap sen-ein of James I and exciting

assumption of nationhood involved insidents abound. The leading at the responsibility of preparation: prisoner then went to his quartera The prisoner had said that on tenced the prisoner to death. and not finding his wife there he the morning of the crime he went After the sentence had been players are Betty Compson and drove to the bridge where he saw to his quarters to look for his wife interpreted to him, he clapped his Bert Lytell heading a capable cast for national defence. his son. Prisoner had told the and did not find her there. Nobody hands in a feeble sort of way and Needless to say, with a Paramount Court how he found his wife and saw him make that visit although said with a brave attempt at a picture, the settings are notably the man Sandhi Khan at a spot it was more than likely that he smile: "I am glad to hear that." which the prisoner pointed out to would be seen by the servants Two warders rose and forced the them that very day.

directly he approached the ser prisoner to eit down. As he was Extraordinary Suggestion. vants' quarters. He had said that being taken out of the dock he How had the wife got there, he saw that the amah was lying in shouted in broken English: "I asked Counsel. Before leaving her bed asleep. In view of what his never want to see any more of bad at the Sailors' Home she made an wife had told him earlier in the men like these.” extraordinary suggestion to day that she had an appointment "The Court" finally prisoner, asking him to drive her with this amah why did he not 6.45 p.m..

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