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THE CHINA MAIL.

INDIAN BARRACKS

TRAGEDY.

Tank Corps Private Sent to Penal Servitude.

.MURDER CHARGE.

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Madras, August 11. When the Sessions Court re- assembled this morning, Private R. Britton, of the Royal Tank Corps, stationed at Bangalore, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder. The accused is about 25 years of age, The prosecution alleged that the accused on May 30 last, at Banga-" lore, intentionally caused the death of Lance-Corporal Davis by shooting him with a revolver.

The Crown Prosecutor, in open- ing the case, said evidence would be forthcoming to the effect that on the morning of the day on which the tragedy took place the deceased had ordered the accused to sweep the floor of the barrack- room, and he refused.

The deceased reported the ne- cused for disobedience and the ac- cused was punished with detention In barracks for one week. The de- ceased's conduct in reporting him for disobedience and getting him punished had rankled in the mind of the accused.

Sergoant Morton said that he ...Empress of Japan and Private Crawford had return- ed from Lucknow on the night of the tragedy. having escorted prisoner there.

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They handed their revolvers and cartridges to the accused, who was the orderly on duty.

Sergeant Morton wha cross- examined at length by the defence

counsel.

Private Crawford corroborated Sergeant Morton's evidence, and Private Briggs deposed to having returned to barracks on the even- ing of May 30 after attending the cinema show with the deceased. The deceased went up to his cot, and witness, after removing his hat, went up to the deceased and spoke to him for about five minutes.

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that I can shoot the beggar,” meaning the deceased.

'He had said this by way of a joke, and not really meaning it, and Private Shirley treated it as a joke,

The accused next referred to the circumstances in which he had undertaken, orderly duty at the barracks, and went on to say that when Sergeant Morton asked him to take over the revolvers, he told him that he did not have the keys of the revolver-box, but Sorgeant Morton said: "Take the revolvers and keep them under your bed till Private Shirley. comes and relieves you."

He, therefore, took the revolvers and ammunition, and kept them under his, bėd.

This was a little before 9 p.m. About 9 p.m. the lights in the bungalow went out, and it was dark for a long time.

went

"Not Responsible." In the darkness ke

and took the revolver from under his bed, loaded it, and took all the am- munition,. In his pocket, when the lights auddenly went up.

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Brown was before, the judge for having killed his wife.

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Brown: "Yes; we used to live on the ground floor, and I'd clean for- gotten we'd.moved?".

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"Yes," said Mrs. Newgold, “ali He walked to the door of the our knives are stainless.. I always deceased's bedroom, kicked open think they 'as a more delicate the door, and fired at the deceas-flavour, than the stained ones!"* ed.

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His intention, was to shoot him- Counsel "Are you married dr self also, but when he saw the de-single?" ceased crumple up he could not∙lift the revolver to his head, but hand- edit to Private Briggs.

Lastly, the accused said that he was not responsible for his act when he fired,

He felt no remorse about what he had done till he got a cable from his father, which made him feel broken-hearted.

Witness: "Married."

"And where were you married?" "But, surely, air-you must know where you were married."

"Heaven alone knows}" "Where? Oh, I beg your pardon.

I thought you said why!”

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"Life is a hard grind," said the emory-wheel.

"It's a perfect bore," said the

auger.

Mental Expert's Evidence, Evidence for the defence was given by the famous mental expert, "It means nothing but hard Lieut.-Colonet Berkeley-Hill, I.M.S.knocks for me," sighed the nail. He said that at the request of "You haven't дя much to go Major Reeves, the accused's Com- through as I have," said the saw. manding Officer, he interviewed

"Let's strike," replied the ham- the accused at Bangalore last Friday.

"Cut it out," crled, the chisel, "here comes the boss."

as that

Witness described the physical make-up of the accused type of mental disorder known as schizophrenia (splitting of the mind).

Witness went on to say that when he spoke,to the accused, the accused was inclined to be slight-

"Now I've Got You." He then turned, and was goingly flippant in his talk. He did not back to his cot, when he heard the. seem to feel any remorse for the Remorse door near the deceased's bed slam, act he had committed. and someone saying: "Now I've got you, you————-,'

Witness turned round and saw the accused pointing à revolver at the deceased's head.

Witress shouted out, but by then the accused had flred, and the de- ceased rolled on the floor in a heap.

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had come only after the receipt of his father's cable.

mer,

And awi were silent.

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

On Landon- Bank, wire Wire, on demand The family history of the accus- Bank, 4 months' sight ed, on the mother's side, showed | Credits... 4 months' certain neuropathic tendencies. When he committed the act the accused might have felt that he was being driven to it by Fate or by circumstances over which he had absolutely no control.

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Credits, 4 months. handed the revolver to witness, The jury returned a unanimous. sight holding it by the barrel.

verdict of guilty of murder, but. On New York-- Witness, after receiving the re-strongly recomended the accused On "demand volver, walked to the guard-room to morey.

Credita. + 60' days* with the accused and handed him The Judge, in consideration of sight .. over.

the accused's youth, the evidence adduced about hia mental condi❘ Wire tion, and the recommendation of On domand the jury, sentenced him to penal servitude for life.

Madras, August 12. A statement was made to-day by Private Britton, of the Royal Tank Corps, stationed at Bangalore, who is charged with murder.

He said that he was born in

1909. He was apprenticed to a model builder in England, but could not get work, and was In receipt of the dole.

He, therefore, joined the Army about four years ago.

He had never objected to Army discipline. He had M clean regimental sheet.

He had two previous sentences of confinement to barracks.

He was always friendly with the deceased, though, after the deceaя- ed got his stripe, he (accused) was not allowed by the regulations to go about with him in public.

He used to play cards with the deceased, and had borrowed photo Alms from him.

Devotee of Edgar Wallace.

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SEQUEL TO FILM KISS

TALKIES RESULT IN BIGAMY CHARGE.

A wife who alleges, that she saw

her husband kiss another woman, On Yokohama... introduced as his fiancee in a On demand talkie news film, has been respon-Sovereigns (Bank's- alble for the police bringing a buying rate) charge of bigamy against Clare Silver (per oz.). Dietrich, one of the men with Bar Silver in Hong Byrd's expedition to the South

Kong..... Pole, says the New York Herald. Copper Cash

Under the name of Clair. D. Copper Cente Alexander, Dietrich was supply Rate of Native In- officer of the City of New York,.

terest Byrd's ship..

The woman who declares that she is his legitimate wife was in cinema theatre at Reading, Pennsylvania, when the sound Alm of Byrd's return to New York was

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(Due Marseilles, Oct. 18.) K.P.O.

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.2.p.m. | obedience, but he knew that the kiss another woman, who was pre- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

deceased was right.

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She went to the police, found that a wedding had taken place, found that a wedding had taken and Dietrich, after a search

In the course of the morning he said to Private Shirley: "Give me by the police, has been charged the keys of the revolver-box, sp with bigamy..

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