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Four Sentenced To Death in Orange Murder Trial

THE “ORANGE MURDER TRIAL" CONCLUDED THIS MORN- ING AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS WHEN FOUR OF THE FIVE: ACCUSED, CHARGED WITH 'THE MURDER OF LEUNG HÙNG, PARTNER IN THE WO FUNG MONEY- CHANGERS' SHOP, NO. 155, WUHU STREET, KOWLOON, WERE, UNANIMOUSLY, FOUND GUILTY BY THE JURY, AND SENTENCED TO DEATH BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SİR ATHOLL MACGREGOR,

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First accused, Leung Chau, alleg-, för fellow robbers then ed "inside" man, who was employ-equally guilty, irrespective of the ed in the victim's shop, was found fact that he was tied up and that not guilty but may face a charge of | he made an outcry about his own robbery at the next Criminal Ses-loss. sions.

NO SHARE IN LOOT

the

The Jury deliberated for two His Lordship, reviewing hours this morning, after the Chief evidence, said that a point in favour Justice's final summing-up, before of first accused was that there bad reaching a decision.

never been any suggestion that be Before sentence was passed se- had been allotted a share of the cond accused. Lam Kam-chuen, loot when the robbers divided the stated, “I did not intend to go there spoils. Evidence showed that the and murder anyone. I had no prisoner not only lost his gold ring money to run

a boat with Leung but was completely ignored by his Tai and went there to get a loan. fellow-robbers when the distribution I was hard up and was fooled by of the spoils took place. them."

Fung Chak, third accused, said, "It was Lam Hoi and Cheung. To who went to the cockloft and did this "thing." I remained on the ground floor.'

"HARD UP”

Dealing with the case against the other four prisoners, His Lordship said that the evidence against them was given by a self-confessed mem- ber of the gung, who, in law, was an accomplice. It would be very unsafe to accept his evidence, un- Fourth accused, Li Shek-man, less he was corroborated. In this said, "I was on the ground floor. Icase there was no lack of corrobra- went there because I was hard up."tion for each of the accused had Fifth accused, Leung Tai, stated, made a statement telling in the "I am sorry because of the mis- frankest manner just how they took take I made in following the advice part in the robbery. There never of Leung Fung (one of the alleged had been any attempt by any robbers not arrested). He told me the prisoners to, disguise the fact that there were three safes and a that they were members the lot of money in them and that it would be as easy as picking it from the streets.

gang..

of

of

None of the four prisoners had given evidence to deny that they I was wrong in following his ad- had taken part in the robbery. If vice and pray for leniency."

THE SUMMING UP

Summing up, the Chief Justice

the Jury were satisfied they had a common design they were all guilty, for it mattered not whether they

A VERY FUNNY COMEDY CROOK STORY THAT'S A RIOT! said the case was not only serious were actually inside or outside the

IT'S LITTLE CAESAR... DRESSED TO KILL!

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SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER

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also unusual in the Crown did not suggest the man who actually caused death of Leung Hang was among the five accused. The Crown alleg- ed that each of the prisoners was equally guilty because they were members to a conspiracy, the

ject of which was to commit a robbery with violence.

premises at the time.

JAPANESE FINED

IN PASSPORT CASE

A 19-year-old Japanese journ The Jury had to consider the alist, Machida Sueshiro, was case of each prisoner separately, charged before Mr. R. Edwards at and before they could convict must the Central Magistracy this morn- be satisfied that each was a mem-ing with entering the Colony with- ber of the gang; that each went out a valid passport. with his fellow-robbers to the Det.-Sergt. Loughlin said defen- premises; and that violence was dant arrived here from Canton via used for the purpose of carrying Macao, and reported to the Regis- out the robbery.

tration Office shortly after his ar- His Lordship added that the rival. He said he only intended to case of the first accused was apart stay a couple of days, and thought from the others as shown by the a passport was not necessary. fact that he was separately repre-

A fine of $10 was imposed.

sented by Counsel. The charge Another Japanese, Tokuhara against him arose from circum-Kobe, 53, merchant, residing at the stances which were different. The Chitose Hotel, Wanchai, was fined evidence established, beyond doubt, $20, for a similar offence. that there had been a robbery that Two Chinese women were treat- the victims were bound and gagged;

ed at the Queen Mary Hospital, and that the robbers took with them oranges, wire and tape. It had for burns on the hands and legs, also been established that the old acid burst and fell on them at a caused when a bottle of sulphuric man met his death as a result of factory in King Ming Road, Cause- their actions.

way Bay.

The case against first accused in brief was that it was

was only with his

Mr Watson, of No. 148, Boun- connivance that the robbers were dary Street, has reported that his able to gain admittance. There was motor car No. 1966 stolen,

no evidence that he took part in when parked in the Star Ferry the robbery, but, if the Jury were park opposite the European Batisfied that he opened the door YM.0.A. yesterd