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Mr. Covey than submitted that the prosecution had completely failed to make ́out any case against either of the two accused, even if they were to suppose that section 4 of Ordinanco No. 1, of 1868 in- cluded in it the word "raneom" and made it an offence.

Definition of “Ransom" He rond the definition of "ran- in the Encyclopaedia

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Chan Wal-ching akipped from of the Laws of England,

Hong Kong with, it would seam, and Bald that under that{

some of the money. It was then

Clever Pleading Fails to Move Magistrate ACCUSED TO STAND TRIAL the money was found either upon particular offenders to private per- their persons or in the house where sons. He thought that after read- The criminal сале arising they lived, and where first accused ing that description they could out of the piracy on board had his family with him and carried, safely say that there is no law that a man, woman or child shall not the Japanese steamship Dell on his business.

be ransomed. Maru, in September, was con- cluded before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham at the Central Magla- tracy on Saturday, when he decided to commit the two accused for trial at the next Criminal Sessions on the following charges:-

about January 14, and the accused description it would be noted that a ransom of were arrested and the remainder of the Crown granted

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From this point it was very easy to gather the arrangements that had been made between the first accused and Chan Wai-ching. Chan Wal. ching no doubt had come to Hong Kong as an agent of the kidnappers or plrafes. He had come as a poor man to see how his masters on the

Here Mr. Covey made reference to the efforts made by the Rev. Forbes Tochen, who succeeded in ransom of Capt. securing the Laylor of the 8.8. Halen Ties, in

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Lo Ming alone, charged with threatening Cheung King-yuet and Liu Chow-yan to injure the person of Hsu in order to cause them to pay the sum of $11,500,

Chan Wal-ching would produce the money to the pirates or kidnap pars, would have related what other moneys there were, and would have told the pirates or kidnappers that upon Heu's arrival in Hong Kong, Lo Ming and Chan Chung- the moneys, leas commission, would ກຕາ, charged with conspiracy, be paid over to their messenger. with othera unknown, to il "The Police stepped in and spoilt legally obtain from Cheung all chance of Hsu's releasel" King-yuet and Liu Chow-yan the sum of $11,600.

Before his Worship gave his de-a G. K. Hall Brutton and Co, made cision, Mr. A. Covey, of Mesare,

a lengthy speech for the defence.

Piracy Proved

He said that a piracy on the high seas aboard the Deli Maru had

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of certain people, particularly the man Hau, and, naturally, Hau's re- latives and friends were anxious to get him released.

Trading With Pirates Mr. Covey then dealt with the law promulgated in this Colony, Ordinance, No. 1 of 1869, and Bug namely, Section 4 of the Piracy

gested that by the wording it might

clients should have received or been recommended for any such

decoration, but he would say that and made to suffer six weeks' im- neither should have been charged

prisonment.

sidered that the wording of the If the Police in 1928 had con-

Ordinance did in truth apply to ransoming, then Mr. Tachen should i have been made an example of, for he obviously was in direct com- munication with pirates, but he got the C.ILE.!

Mr. Covey also criticised the other charges against the accus- Cheung King-yuet sald in answer ed, and pointed out that what

be inferred that it applied only to to his attempt to find out as to whether first accused had used trading with any pirate after a

any threats, to him, was that the piracy had been committed.

only reference to Hau's health or treatment was in Hau's own let-

After referring to authorities and the Piracy Act in England, Mr. Covey proceeded to deal plecemeal

ter,

Then, the witness Chow Man- with the wording of Section 4 of the

that when he and first accused Ordinance. The first four words of king, similarly questioned, sald! the section were: "In any way con-

talked about Hsu, first accused sults."

Mr. Covey asked if there had been said: "I think Heu is quite safe. can be settled any vestige of avidence that his If the matter

ho need earlier

not suffer, In this connection it was a curl-pirate. He maintained

So nor will he be in danger." ous thing that not once in the six where had there been either direst where was the proof of threaten=" days that the case had been heard or indirect evidence to show that had there been any evidence to show they had consulted with any pirates, | how the information of Heu's. cap kidnappers, abductors, or bandits.

ture had come to the knowledge of the first Crown witness, Cheung King-yuet. All that he had said on the subject was: "I was acquainted

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The next word was "combine." He asked if it could be shown any where throughout the evidence that accused had combined with any single person. He suggested that if there had been any combination at Surmise Not Permitted all with any persons, then it was Mr. Covey then referred to the with Cheung King-yuet, Chan Ho- arrival of the man Choung in Hong plu, Liu Chow-yan and Chow Man Kong, nocompanied by one Chan Hoking.

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With regard to second accused, he submitted that there had been absolutely no evidence whatever to prove him in any way guilty

Why not make a trial? The cuisine of even attempting to ransom

is excellent and the accommodation Hau, or of any criminal act or comfortable; once you try you w intention.. The only evidencecommend it to others. against him had been of $900 bo- gistered as Hau Hau-hi, the cap- Dealing with his cross-examina-ing found Inside each boot that tured man's name. The explanation tion of Cheung King-yuet, Mr. he was woaring at the time of his was: "That was the name to be Covey said that when he asked him arrest. "A very safe place, too,

In this regard he would say used in order to get in touch within what capacity he thought first to horde your wealth!"

that he had consulted arst accus- them." It was not for him (Mr. accused was acting, his reply bad Mr. Covey asked for the dis- Covey) to nak who was meant by bean: "The object is to ransom Mr. missal of both accused, saying ed and asked if in his opinion it "them," and he would remind his Hau.”

that he felt assured that the At would be possible to get the re- Worship that the criminal-law did

Then the man Chow Man-king, in torney-General, would, if a com- lease of Hau. Accused's answer not permit of any surmise, every his cross-examination had said: "My mittal were made, enter a nolle was that if he were given two thing had to be proved.

opinion of the first accused is as a prosequi, or falling that, the Judge months he would endeavour to get Personally, he had wanted and medium. The first accused was act- would not permit such a case to in touch with Chan Wai-ching, waited for that proof as to howing in the Interests of Heu. If the go before a Jury, and that if he who, he thought, would get in Cheung had that information. Was! Police had not interfered Hau weald did, a Jury would not convict.

touch with Hsu's captors, and by

It by messenger, was it by letter, or by telegram? If so, who was the messenger, and by whom was the letter or telegram sent-Certainly not by either of the accused, or, he felt sure, the Police would have brought that evidence in.

and help of the first accused."

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The Case of Hau

this means he was certain that he

Finally, Mr. Covey proposed could get Hsu in Hong Kong. that the moneys in the hands of The money could be held in the Police should be paid to Hong Kong and a portion of it, trustees, other than the Police, for any $5,000, could be handed to the respective parties from whom Hsu in Hong Kong and he could they were taken; to use their ut- give it to the kidnappers' messen most endeavours to obtain the re- ger. The balance. Mr. Covey thought, could be handed back to

"I cannot see that there has been any proof of combination in this case," said Mr. Covey.

Dealing with the word "confeder- ate," Mr. Covey read the definition of that word in Stround's Judicial After dealing with the activities Dictionary, and said that neither leass of Hou. of Cheung and Chan in Hong Kong, "collusion" or "conjuration" would Mr. Covey said that $11,800 no seem to apply to the case, because, doubt was paid to the first accused, as he had already said, there had and he thought that here one might been absolutely no proof of con-

| presume that out of that $11,600 he spiracy.

paid a large sum of money to one

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