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AMAH'S DEATH

CORONER RETURNS VERDICT

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A SEVERE WOUND

Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham, sit- Ging as Corunur at the Central Ma- gistracy, yesterday afternoon, held (an inquiry into the death of an amah named Ah Yeung Wun-hau, in a house in Kennedy-road Sept. 19, and returned a verdict-of suicide.

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SOVIET'S TRIAL

A CHINESE TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE

LAWYER EXPELLED

Tokyo. Yesterday.

A message from Harbin to the Rongo Bureau states that according to Soviet sources, the trial of tho 88 Communists who were arrested At the Central Magistracy, yes at the raid on the Soviet Consulate terday afterhoon, Mr. E. W. on May 27 began on October 2 and Hamilton concluded hearing in was a travesty of justice. Dr. Alexander Cannon said that

the Сало In which Privates you examination of the body of de-

When the defence requested per- Thomas McEwen and Harry Shea mission to summon witnesses, the' censed he found that her head had

of the King's Own Scottlah Bor-Court refused the request and de- apparently rested against some ob- ject, and that three ineffectual, and derers, were charged with assault-clared that the whole case was very slight attempts had been made Lel-sze (60) in Shelley-street, on Therefore, it was considered un- ing a Chinese woman named Chan clear before the trial started." at inflicting an injury to the the night of August 30, when the necessary to call witnesses. throat. Afterwards, ne Was not arpsual in such cases, a furious

across the was thrown

When the defending lawyer com- effort appeared to have been made street, and falling heavily in the plained, he was promptly expelled.

a double-Reuter. which resulted in the severe wound side channel, suffered which caused death. All the in-fracture of her left ankle. juries could have been self-inflicted. Both actused were convicted, The dead woman's younger sister, McEwen being sentenced to three also an amah, working at 90, Ken-months' hard labour, whilst Shea nedy-road, said that she found the had the option of a fine of $250. after 9 pm. A chopper was lying at body in a downstairs room Boon the deceased's feet. Another sister alleged that the deceased had been murdered, but "nobody saw it" so she was unable to suggest who the (murderer was, She did not think that her sister would have killed herself, as. she bad eaten heartily at meal time that night.

POLICE CHARGED

(Continued from Fage 1.)

It had already been arranged that the stall-holder would pay $15 to the constables that same evening in a tea«. house adjoining the market. When the Police learned this they arranged trap for the constables. The money was not paid to the constables in the tenhouse, however, the stall-holder play Ing for time by saying that he had only $10 on him and they had to wait for his foki to bring along the other $6. The foki, of course, did not come, and then it was arranged that the parties should meet later in a room at the back of the market,

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A Marked Note When they met there, the stall-holder said that he would pay $10 first and the balance on the next day. This was agreed to and a marked $10 note was handed over to the second accused who immediately passed the note over to an "outsider" (not a constable) who had attended the meeting. Then second accused and his agent left harriedly, They were arrested as they were going through a scavenging lane behind a row

A Few Drinks When the case resumed after: timin, the defence was opened. Private Shes, who was defended by Mr. DL. Strellett, gave evi-

Degrees

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day Humidity, 4 pm, yes.

terday

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dence on oath. He said in reply to his solicitor that he held a Military pass which entitled him to stay out of barracks until 12.80

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Washington, Yesterday. The Chairman of the Judiciary August 30, 'Shea said that he and sub-Committee

Speaking about the night of Committee has appointed a strong to investigate McEwen had a few drinks in the "Lobbying" as the outcome of the "West Canteen" at Mount Austin Shearer revelation. Mr. Garaway Barracks, and together attended (Democrat) is Chairman of the the roll call at 9.30 p.m. They Sub-Committee and Senator Borah were both perfectly sober. At is one of the members.-Reuter's 10.10 p.m., they left together to go American Service. for a walk.

They walked all the way down the Peak-road and went past the Albany into Caine-road. From up" by someone, but he would not Caine-road, they went down Elgin- say who the person was. street and then turned Into Shel- McEwen also gave evidence ley-street. Suddenly McEwen left from the witness box. He said witness and walked sharply to-that when they reached Shelley- warda a shop from which a shaft street a chair coolle pestered him of houses opposita the market, by De-of light was cast across the street and was aggressive, so he punch-

Lectiva Sergeant Mottram and a nam ber of détectives. When searched, the marked $10 note was found on the

"ontalder," The arrest of the other

two accused followed.

In conclusion, Mr. Murphy informed the Magistrate that the stall-holder was told to enter theze payments in his book na atributions to the Tung Wab Hospital!

The Court then adjourned for tin, and evidence was taken in the after

Woman's Fail

ed the man on the nose. Walking

He (Shea) followed and gay a little further down the street, McEwen standing beside a sewing he was attracted by a bright light machine in the shop. Just then in a shop and walked in to see woman came towards them. Sud- what was going on. He also denly she stumbled over the steps denied that he had laid hands on on the pavement and "shot" across any woman, and as he was in the the street. She was unable to re- shop he did not see the accident! cover her balance and fell. At to the woman complainant, taching no importance to the mat-

Perfectly Sober ter, witness called 'McEwen to Sergeant Major Giltaland, of come out of the shop and they the 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish continued their walk down the Borderers, said the accused were The engagement-fs announced, street. There was a "big noise" perfectly sober when he saw them and the marriage will take place behind them, and then a Police for the last time that evening in shortly in America, of Mr. Alan Sergeant overtook them and took the barracks room, between 9.30 Grant, elder son of the late Admiral them into custody saying that and 9.40. In "breaking barracks," Sir Lowther Grant, K.G.B. (former they had done enough damage," the accused had to make a wide Commander-in-Chief,

Sta- but did not say what the charge detour to avoid pickets and police- tion), and of Lady Grant, Abingdon against them was.

noon.

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{'A ̈"Put Up” Job?

men.

Mr. Strellett then addressed. his By the Magistrate: Witness did Worship at great length. He ask- ter of Mr. and Mrs Manshall not lay hands on any woman that ed Mr. Hamilton not to believe

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He suggested that the woman, frightened by a wrong interpreta. tion of the movements of the ac |cused, precipitately got out of their way, forgetting the stops of the pavement and sustaining an accidental fall as the result.

Convicted

Mr. Hamilton said, he believed that both the accused ware lying, and found them guilty of the charges brought against them.

For assaulting the old woman, both. McEwen and Shea were son- tenced to three months" hard

His Worship remarked: “I am; Informed that, the second-defen- dant (Shea) has up to date, an Exemplary character Choice of bad companionship has got bit Into the mess in which he has got Into. I cannot, however, possibly take any lenient view of this":

In view of Shea's previous good character, however, he was given the option of wine of $250, 9

McEwen, who had admitted striking the chair-coolle; was in- ed- $10 or 14 dayát. The sentences are to be sòrved" consecutively,

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