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MURDER TRIAL AT SESSIONS

HOW NINE MEN, ARMED WITH KNIVES, PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT A ROBBERY, OUT OF THE SPOILS OF WHICH EACH RECEIVED ONLY ABOUT 51,53; AND HOW THE ROBBERY, UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES

LED TO THE SUFFOCATING OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS MURDER, WAS RELATED BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR, BY MR. JOHN WHYATT, CROWN COUNSEL, AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS THIS MORNING.

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20;, Hung. Leung Chou and the Lam Kam-chuen, 47;, Fung Chak, 21; fokis, including the cook were Li Shek-man, 31; and Leung Tai, 43, bound and clothes were thrown over murder of their heads to prevent them from see- were arraigned for the Leung Hung, one of the, three part-ing what was going on. ners of the firm. Wo Fung Money. changers, No. 156, Wuhu Street, Kow-robbers left, and some time later one of the fokis managed to free himself loon.

to They went up The prosecution alleged this morn- and the others. ing that first, accused, Leung Chau, the cockloft and releasing Leung Hung employee of the Wo Fung Money found that he was dead. Leung Chau, of the alleged "inside" man, was bewail- Changers, unlocked the rear door the premises to let the robbers in, ing the fact, that he had been robbed and, that one of the men who had of several tens of dollars and a gold This, submitted Crown escaped apprehension was Leung Fung finger-ring. a former employee of the same firm. Counsel, was highly improbable

First accused was represented by he was only earning two dollars

instructed Mr. Hing Shing Lo,

by month in salary.

UNABLE TO FIND KEYS Mr. C. Y. Kwan, while second, third,

Detective Inspector A. E. Carey fourth and a fifth accused were

conducted Lee,

in-arrived on the scene and presented by Mr. Harold'

discovered investigations. It was structed by C. Y. Woo.

B. A. that the orange which the robbers jury

Messrs, was Proulx (Foreman), Tham Khai-hong; forced into Leung Hung's mouth dis S. N. Potouloff, P. T. Mann, Wong placed the lower dental plate in his Sun-yee. F. J. dos Remedios, and K. mouth, and, slipping under the man's tongue, forced the tongue inside, clos J. K. H. Hanse."

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IN COURSE OF ROBBERY Prosecuting, Mr. John Whyatt,

The robbers were not able to locate the Crown Counsel, stated that the mur der was committed in the course of the keys of the three safes in a robbery at the Wo Fung Money-premises and only got away with be- tween $15 and $10 in one-cent and changer's at No. 155, Wuhu Street on

The

ten-cent pieces. had shop February 6 last. been in existence for the last 32 years and one Leung Fung, former employee, was among the others who have not been arrested. First accused, Leung Chau was the "inside" man who made it possible for the robbers to enter the premises without using force.

The shop was closed at the usual time, 10 p.m. on February 5. Leung Hung, one of the three partners of the firm and four fokis slept on the the premises. At about 1.30 a.m... following morning, two fokis, Leung Lam and Leung Yan, were awakened by Leung Hung's voice and onget ting up they saw a strange man put an orange into Leung Hung's mouth and after binding his hands behind his back, threw some his head. Another foki, Chan Lung also awoke and found three men at his bedside. They gagged and bound him in the same manner as Leung

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only through the rear, door which had not been properly locked and the inference drawn then was that there was an "inside" man who had made it possible for the robbers to enter.

GAVE HIMSELF UP The men were arrested following a Lau the report made to the Police by Chung, one of the members of gang, who gave himself up the fol- This man, who turned lowing day. King's Evidence, stated that he only came to know that one man had been course of the robbery killed in the through reading the newspapers, so he decided to give himself up...

He told the police how he met the accused persons and how the robbery Yaumati was planned and carried out. After the robbery they went to where the spoils were divided. "Each of the nine robbers received $1.53.

Mr. Whyatt stated that only five of the nine robbers had been arrested. in Dr. H. H. Tai medical officer charge of Kowloon Mortuary, stated that he performed the post mortem Hung. Ex- examination on Leung ternally he found a white cotton tape. the tied and loosely knotted round neck.

He also found faint grooves about the mouth which may have been caus- ed by the tape. Both hands were tied tightly at the back with the same kind of tape. The face and lips were lived and the eyes congested.

The upper dental plate with false and back teeth was slightly down

The low- wards and out of position. er dental plate with false teeth on both sides was entirely out of posi- tion and had been forced down back- wards thus pushing the tongue back- wards.

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enlarged and the tongue had blocked the region for breathing. The wind- fine froth pipe was covered with

forcible at- which indicated that a tempt had been made at breathing.

ASPHYXIATED ·

All these were caused by asphyxia- tion and he had, no doubt that the cause of death was due to asphyxia- tion by the false teeth.

Lam,

In the witness-box, Leang son of one of the partners, related how be was awakened and bounda gagged with an orange, by one of the men who entered the premises...

Cross-examined by Mr. Hing Shing Lo, witness replied that first accused possessed a finger-ring, He, however, did not see the-ring again after the robbery Witness, stressed that it was only after the robbery that he heard that first accused had $60. No thing was heard of this sum of money, which accused alleged had been taken from him by the robbers, prior to the robbery.

• Chần Lung one of the fokis also related how the robbers bound and gagged him.

The case continues this afternoon.