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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19,-1939

ASTOUNDING STORY OF BRUTAL DAYLIGHT MURDER ATTACK BY GANG

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR, AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS THIS MORNING A YOUNG CHINESE GIRL, LEUNG NGAN-NUI, GAVE A DETAILED ACCOUNT IN THE WITNESS-BOX, OF HOW A GANG OF SOME TEN MEN FATALLY ATTACKED ANOTHER WITH CHOPPERS AT YAUMATI ON MARCH 4.

The murder,, according to the against a wall prosecution, occurred In broad - "SANCTUARY TOO LATE daylight in view of mahy bystand- Finally he took refuge at No. ers, seven of which being eye wit-1857, Canton Road: The shop-keeper nesses, were to be called to testify blew a police whistle and the at- on behalf of the Crown.

tackers fled. Wong was taken to The case concerned Wong King- the Kowloon Hospital in an almost cheong, who succumbed to injuries hopeless condition. He died in the sustained, when he was attacked evening.

near the Nam Sang Teashop; and Extensive Police, inquiries were this morning two alleged members made. On March 6, first accused of the gang, Leung Choi and Tsoi was arrested when about to board On-chai, were arraigned before the a Macao steamer. Second prisoner Chief Justice.

was taken into custody under sim-

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Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, ilar circumstances. appeared for the Crown. Mr. H. C., Dr. H. T. Bee, Medical officer at- Macnamara, instructed by Mr. W. tached to the Kowloon Hospital, C. Hung, represented first accused, stated that deceased was in a state and second was represented by Mr. of collapse when admitted to the D. J. N. Anderson, on instructions| Kowloon Hospital. by Mr. P. M. Hodgson.

There was a three-inch lacerated "If they find me not guilty I am wound at the bend of the left elbow.. only too pleased," replied second The muscles, arteries and nerves accused, when asked if he had any were severed to the bone which had objection to the Jury, Messrs. H. C. a ridge on it caused by the blow of H. Becher (Foreman), Poon Kwan- the sharp instrument. wui, Chan Yeung-chai, G. E. Ahwee, Tan Joo-lam, Chung Kum-chuen and Chan Shiu-wa.

LOSS OF BLOOD

There were wounds on the scalp RECKLESS DISREGARD and forehead and pieces of the bone had been chipped off. The wounds Mr. Whyatt said that certain fea-were stitched, but he died the same tures in the case were not only un-day. Death, said Dr. Bee, was due usual but remarkable. The murder to shock caused by loss of blood. was committed in a public tho- Cross-examined by Mr. Macna- roughfare by a gang of men who mara, Dr. Bee replied that deceased showed a reckless disregard of law had tuberculosis and the heart was and society-a recklessness only slightly fattened, which rendered a matched by the brutal methods em-person less capable of resistancę. ployed in the execution of the crime. In reply to Mr. Anderson, wit- Of the gang only two were ar- ness, said that the scalp wound rested. The motive for the killing not be sufficient to cause death. and whereabout the rest of the Witness added that he could think gang were unknown. But, evidence of no other weapon than a knife will show that the men in the dock with which the injuries could have took an active and decisive part in been inflicted. murder.

GIRL'S STORY

Re-examined by Crown Counsel, About noon on March 4 a girl Dr. Bee stated that the injuries re- hamed Leung Ngau-nui was hawk-ceived by deceased were sufficient ing vegetables at the Waterloo to cause death. Road end of Reclamation Street. She saw a group of about ten men

Leung Ngan-nui then related how approaching. Both first and second she saw both accused in the com- accused, whom she knew, were in pany of some ten others passing the group and she noticed that first her vegetable stall, and how

sho accused was carrying a large, long witnessed the brutal attack on de- fruit-knife. Suspecting something eeased. She identified both accus- was afoot, she followed them to the ed.

junction of Reclamation Street and Cross-examined by Mr. Macna- Dundas Street, where the Nam mara, the girl replied that she fol- Sang tea-shop was.

lowed the gang out of sheer cur- VICTIM'S FLIGHT

iosity. Seeing that some of them At that time, the murdered man were armed with large knives, she was having tea with a friend, Chan suspected that something was going Yung-kam. When the gang reached to happen.

you saw strike deceased, but an- other man whom you wrongly re- cognised?"It was Leung Chi."

The case is continuing.

the shop, first accused shouted out, Mr. Macnamara: "I put it to you'· "That's him strike him” and rushed that it was not first accused whom at Wong, striking him on the head with the knife.

Severely injured, Wong managed to get out of the shop, and ran to- wards Dundas Street closely » fol- lowed by his attackers.

At the her work in connection with nurs end of Dundas Street, he was con- ing, health services and other so-fronted by another group of men. cial questions, died yesterday He had to retrace his steps, run- afternoon aged 82.

ning into the arms of his pursuers. The greatest monument of her Second accused was then seen strik- memory is the International Coun-ing Wong a severe blow on the left

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Wong managed to break away. Juffa yesterday. Her husband, the first Marquess, Some of the gang gave up the chase The supplies included 1,700 Dowager Marchioness of died in 1984 and thus ended a mar- and only three or four followed shotgunt and revolvers, three p

widow - of the former ried partnership which their book him. Wong ran until he reached a 167 bombs, 960 detonators and great

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hausted, he paused and leaned Ocean.