1932-08-12 — Page 7

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1932.

REWARD FOR MURDER

OF GEORGE FUNG

(Continued from Page 1.)

Cheng's Warning, Asked if he could be more exact is to the date when the second conversation took place, witness replied that it might have been the early morning of March 17 That same afternoon he met accused and was told that Cheng had been over to the Nathan Hotel.. Witness asked him if he had Heen Fung or the girl. Lai Ming-fal and accused told! witness that through a fake telephone message he got them out of the room, to answer the calf and had confronted them. "Pointing my finger at them I raid, warn you, you beware." And then left them," Cheng sold to Zimmern, witness re- Jated.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Did the boys meet? Yes.

Were you there 7-Yes, I arrived late, between. 8.30 and 8.45,"

410, I cannot exactly remember,S and Mr. Potter laughingly whisper-

When you got to the floor did you ed a remark to Mr. Jenkin see accused? Not until we saw him Zimmern: Lauggested that Mr. peeping from the room.

Hall be consulted for legal advice. No. Answer.

"Purchases Made, Witness then went on to say how What happened then ?We left Are the two others concerned in they made an attempt to draw Fung the hotel at about 10.15 am and his case?No. I sent them away from his room, after they had went into town..

Was anyone else there? Yes, Christie, Sousa, and two others.

What happened then?-Cheng knocked upon the door, if the Did anything happen en route?| Mr.Lindsell queried the mention arrived in a taxi at about 9.45 p.m. wrong room. Witness did the knock--Yes, air. We stopped at a of weet water.

And next? Having met Christle ing in the first instance, but Christie pharmacy In Des Voeux Road near The Interpreter further explain- and Sousa, we all walked to the knocked the second time. No one Jardine, Matheson & Co., and ac- ed that although "Kung" meant

Yee Chan Fong restaurant. came to the door, although they re-cused asked Christie to buy tae "gun" it also meant "spoon," but Witness then went on to say that ceived an answer from inside the poison there. interpreted could not be us lotusaving asked the permission of the room. Accused at that time was Did he?—No, sir. 'seeds' and 'spoon."

accused he asked another man standing down the passage." 2. What then?-We went on to the Regarding the words "in chinamed Tau Pei-shing to join the After your knock falled to bring King's Pharmacy in the King's kung" Zimmern said that he took party. After arriving at the anyone from the room, what hap-Theatre Building, and Christie went it to mean "to kill a man on the restaurant they (Cheng and wit-pened 7-Christie and myself went in and came out a short time later spot with a gun.”

ness) lay on opium divine, and back to our room, No. 409 or 410, with a white package in his hand. Mr. Lindwell is this expression ater Sousa arrived with Tau Peland Sousa remained on watch in the He gave it to the accused and told used in Hong Kong? llave you shing

| passage.

him that it contained potassium heard it used?

Was anyone else in the room at cyanide.

རྩྭ ་ ་ the time-No, only accused, What then --We drove to Christie and myself.

Fletcher's Pharmacy in the A.P.C. Yes, and then?A Jar of opium Building, where Christie entered was brought and Cheng and I lay and purchased & hypodermic on the bed while Christie sat on

a syringe. stool at the side of the bed.

Did accused say anything when What happened then?-Cheng he was given the article 7-Yes. Sir. said to Christie "Suppose if I offer. He said. "How much is It? fed you $10,000, would you do it Christie replied that it was $14, and

Christie asked him, "Do what," and I said, "Why so dear?" Cheng replied, "Put, Fung away." What did accused say to that?- Christie asked him how he was to He said, "Never mind even if it's do it, and Cheng said he was to $114," and withdrew the syringe use a gun

from the package.

Zimmern-I have often heard it in Yaumati

Anywhere else?-In Hung Hom and Kowloon City.

now

"I Have A Friend.. What matter relevant to this case happened next?-Christie and Sousa were around and Tau Pel-shing, and secused were seated at a mah jongh table. I was still lying on the divan. Accused said to Tau Pei-shing something like this: "I have a friend who is a rot ter. always sponging women. He owes me money. I have helped film before and

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I gave him money to get marri-

ed but he took away my girl.

I want you boys to go over to the Nathan Hotel and give him a hiding. I want you to grab him so that I can slap his face and so save my own fuce."

Yes-Christie said "How am I

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Back To Solicitors. What then?-We went down to

Then you have heard it.used in Hong Kong generally?—Yes,

Zimmern's Offer. Yes, and what followed after Continuing Zinimere said that that told him that I was sure i March 19 he asked the accused people would never carry out his out the two men who were sup-instructions, and added, "Why not posed to be shadowing. Fung.leave the matter in my hands?"

Mr. Lindseth-When did he first

Dit the accused have anything Make mention of these two man?to say to that?ile said he would

w that occasion of some previous see about it. Devasiong?--On previous occasions You said something just

to get a gun and Cheng said "It he mentioned that. On the night about "putting on the spot." What!

is a pity I am not in Shanghai, for the Statue Square car park, where that he went to the Nathan Hotel exactly did you mean?-It means,

11 could get you any amount

Of having told Christie to wait in the ne told me that he had two men. to kill a man.

Kuns.

Austin car, he and I went to the Yes? - A Yes, I know that; but how did it!

few moments later offices of Mesars. Lo & Lo, Solleitors. Sir Joseph Kemp-That is am-rise-Accused spoke to

Yes? Tua Pei-shing said, "Why Christie suggested he could get his

Why did accused elect to go me in not let me have a look at this friend's gun, but 1 stopped him im- there?-Accused said that he knew nguous.

Chinese Making the position cleare,hau kan," and I understood that over."

had two men, person first and think the matter mediately on the ground that he Horace Lo, and that the firm had Aimero, in reply to Crown Coun-amang rogues In Shanghai it

had had trouble with that friend conducted quite a lot of business for sek, and that it was on the occasion means to put a man on the spot by that?-No, he did not..

And did the accused agree to before.

his (accused's) family. But he askeit him for a dagger ring "erackers."

"Was any other method suggested? Well?-Zimmern: We interview- That he had spoken of the men who)

Can you say at about what time-Yes, Christie suggested using ed Mr. M. W. Lo... What did accused mean at the this conversation took place?-potassium cyanide. Colową? Fung..

time did not know. It has a Miaybe about 10 to 10.30, Mr. Lindsell-You asked him double meaning. Hau kan" means" That was early in the proceed

ings?—Yes.

that he

- what first? asked him how watching."

hor.

Mentioned A Gun.

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Did he mention that actual name?

Preferred Gun. Ile said "Why not use poison,

gun.

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What was said?--Accused said to Mr. Lo: "I have a brother who is a sort of maniac. If he should he knew that Fung was stop-At the time you put the ordinary And then? We had dinner and Cheng asked him what kind, hir would he be charged for have a fight with somebody, and kill ping on the fourth floor of the construction on it, that two men which accused ordered. At dinner and Christie replied "Potassium murder?"" Nathan Hotel and in reply accused were watching Fung?-Yes. someone asked accused how, he cyanide." staled that he had men shadowing Zimmern then went on to outline knew what floor Fung, was living

What was Mr. Lo's reply?-Mr. -Fuug, and, from them he knew that itis movements and those of ac on, and accused replied that he Cheng said he preferred to use a guilty of a charge of killing some

What did accused say then?

Lo said that if the brother „Pung was living on the fourth cused and a conversation which had two men shadowing Fung.

took place between 11 a.m. and 12 Sir Joseph Kemp: Do you re-

body in a fight, he would be detain noon at the S.C.A.A., when Cheng member what word he used for left the Hotel in company with

Witness then described "how he led in the usual manner. said that the two men had failed shadowing?—I cannot recall it, accused, Christie, and Tau Pei-thing

Mr. Lindsell: Was there any- Zimmern testified that early on in his instructions and told 'Zim, My Lord.

more said about this im- the morning of March 19, he asked marn to "get his etowd together."

shing, Sousa belug left behind to aginary brother, Then what happened?After keep watch. the aveused how much be was pay- Cheng, proposed to give a dinner at dinner between

After going to a shop Mr. Potter objected to the pro- ingle these wg men. Accused Yaumati and said that he would all went over to the Nathan Hotel. Tau returned to the Hotel and the witness, by putting leading ques 1 and 2 a.m. we in Yaumath to take some congee secution's method of examining the replied--"Yau ha chi kung sik, talk over the matter of giving Fung ya chin peh." (Zimmern repeat "hiding."

"As far as you yourself is con- remainder of the party went on foot tions to him. His Honour overruled ed these words in Chinese in Continuing, Zimmern said that your visit?-To "beaf up" Fung. Was there any conversation while

cerned, what was the purpose of to the Star Ferry via Nathan Road. the objection.

Zimmern: Accused told 'hurt).

at about 2pm. in the afternoon, "Now, when you got there what you were going to the ferry?

Mr. Christie rang him up on the tele-happened?--Cheng and Tau Pei- heard the accused telling Christie

that his brother was a minor. phone and said that he would have shing went upstairs first.......

Yes? Mr. Lo suggested that his that he had the "boys" together at 8 p.m. at

chauffeur whose brother be sent away for a holiday, And what happened finally?-Tau family were the Majestic Theatre.

came down and told us to go up him

under obligation to as, if he killed somebody, he would be charged for murder just the We went to the third, floor.

Yes?--If Christle would kill same." And when you got there what did Fung, accused said he would have a you do?-Booked a room No. 409 or powerful car and a Chinese long coat

waiting when he made his. escape.

Zimmern explained that the "in chi meant bullet, and "kung" sun or the handle of a gun.

The Chinese Court Interpreter explained the text as. "Lotus seeds in sweet water given to him, there will be money to give."

Friends Gathered. Mr. Lindsell-What did accused say to that?-He said alright

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Did Christie say anything to that? He was unwilling about the Chinese dress.

Anything else?—Yes, mentioned that he had two shadowing Fung.

men

How did he come to mention that again? could not 'say.

Anything else?--No. Sir. What did Mr. Lo charge for this; consultation?-Five dollars, sir.

Who paid it? The accused; sir.

Visits To Solicitors Zimmern said that the fee was

accused paid by Cheng. The receipt was signed "Cheng something," but not Cheng Kwok-yau. A visit was also made to the offices of Messrs.” Hastings, Dennys and Bowley, $10 being paid to Zimmern by the ac- cused for the purpose. After that, they visited. Mr. C. Y. Kwan, an- other solicitor, Cheng then drove What next?We went to Hong witness and Christie back to the Kong, and there went for a joy-rideung Shan Hotel where he left in the accused's baby Austin, No. 4. them.

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Mr. Lindsell: What did you do at Star Ferrv?-Accused told not to talk about Tung or our plans, in case we were overheard."

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What was this date?-On March Asked by Mr. Lindsell if he had 21, sir.

any idea of assenting to the killing Where did you go then?---We of Fung by poisoni," shooting or went to the Prince's Cafe for any other means, Zimmern replied breakfast.

No, sir" Zimmern added that they Who paid for the meal?-The wanted to get accused's money and accused, sir..

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Poisoning Discussed,

Crown counsel-What money did

Did you have any conversation you imagine you would get out of bearing on this case?Yes, air, the accused? He offered $10,000.

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swindling him out of his money." Mr. Lindsell Any further cou- Continuing, witness sald the veraation?--I cannot recollect, sir, poison was experimented on ·A What was done next? We all chicken at the S.C.A.A, and the went down to the Tung Shan Hotel, chicken died in two jumps. He where we booked room No. 50 in a was afraid that someone might pick name which was the Chinese equivalit up and eat it. The chicken,

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