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CONFESSED KILLER'S STORY

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SELF-DEFENCE

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MURDERER

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all?""When he said that he would not accept one cash less, I said that he could do whatever he liked."

"According to your story, you were going at the risk of your life?""I did not realise that there was any danger, for I was prepared to pay him some of the money. He, however, did not agree to accept it.”

"Did you not think it would have. been wise to have taken some wca- pons?" "I knew he had guns, but did not know that he would use them. to

"Did you not give thought of taking weapons for your own defence?" "No."

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CROSS - EXAMINATION BY part in full settlement." CROWN COUNSEL, MR. JOHN Accused said that the other man, WHYATT, THIS MORNING AT Wong Hoi-chai did not assist him (ac- THE

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Crown Counsel: "Why?"- "Because

had gone there to get it."

DER TRIAL" WAS RESUMED he saw another gun in the box and BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE,

Accused added that he struggled SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR.

with deceased for about between three In reply to Mr. T. F. Lo, who ap and four minutes, but the other man peared on behalf of accused, accused did not assist him, He explained that stated that he trod on Wong Chung's he got to know that the other man stomach and snatched the gun from had shot the woman and the boy as him and then shot him because he Wong told him so afterwards. was afraid that Wong Chung would' shoot him.

DID NOT CALL OUT "When you were struggling with do- ceased, you knew Ho-Chai was holding a gun?" "Yes, I saw him.”

"Yet, you did not call out to him?”

"No." "You did

"I then ran away. I was very frightened. I only saw Wong Chung in the kitchen. Wong Hoi-chui was not present in the kitchen. When I Was running about between 30 and 50 feet away from the matshed I

not want help?" saw Wong Hoi-chai following behind. wanted someone to help me, but I did

"I continued to run and when Inot call for help. I was reached the Shumchun River I threw tened,"

very frigh-

the gun into the river. That was "All the more reason why you should call for help," "I was trying to snatch the gun away from deceased."

about 12.05 a.m. I knew the time because I had a watch, When Wong Chung, Wong Hoi-chai and I were talking, nothing was mentioned about the buying of two guns,"

"UNCLE" STORY

Questioned as the truth of the state- ment he made to the police that he had been instructed by his uncle to kill Wong Chung, accused replied, "It was not my uncle. I did not know what was the right word to say. I said it by mistake."

Mr. Whyatt: "Is it your view that your father's death has now been avenged?"-"My father was killed by that man (deceased).

"

"Do you now say that your father's death has been satisfactorily settled?"

"No, not satisfactorily." "Why?"-"I would not have dared shoot that man."

-"Yes."

"You believed that he guns?" "Yes."

had two

very

Accused added that he was frightened. He admitted that he could have called out for help.

"Did you try?" "No." "Why not?" "Since I did not calf out, I did not. It stops there."

was:

"Why?" "Supposing one frightened and was giddy, how you would you expect one to call out?"

"I would expect you to try"—"I could not try."

· Accused said he, shot deceased

be-

cause he was afraid that deceased. get another gun and shoot him.

"With a gun in hand, you could have controlled him?"-"As I was pulling the trigger back, he ran, so I shot. him."

"Did he (deceased) give any indica tion of attacking?"-"No."

"Did you order him not to move?"- "No."

"You hated him?"--"Yes, in heart." "You were afraid of him?"-"Yes." "You were afraid that he would "You fired three shots at him?""1. kill you if you did not pay the $100?" pulled once at the trigger. It may have

been a fast-firing automatic nistol."

NOT IN KITCHEN Referring to the girl and boy, accus- "Do you want the. Jury to believeed said that they were not in the kit- that you went there that night un-chen at the time of the shooting. "I armed?" "When I went there, he was alone with Wong Chung in 'the' (deceased) did not know whether I kitchen", he declared. was going to pay him or not?"

"But, you knew that you were not going to pay him?""I was going to pay. part."

RISK OF LIFE? "You knew he would say that would kill you if you did fot

"You were so giddy that you could not call out for help, how could you have seen whether they were in the kitchen or not?" "I was there alone.""

Accused insisted that Hoi-chai was he also not present in the kitchen.

Day

Crown Counsel: "How do you ac- count of the finding of a revolver bul- let in deceased's brain?"-"I do not. know whether Ho-Chai shot at Wong Chung after I had run away."

"There was certainly no reason for him to shoot at Wong Chung?"--"I do · not know about Ho-chai's movements. after I left the shed."

CHILDREN'S TESTIMONY How can you dispute the testimony of the two children who stated that they saw their mother lying on the ground in the kitchen and the shooting of their father?""They came here because they want me to die. They have told deliberate lies."

"Do you mean you want the Jury to believe that they have como here tell- ing lies?" "I saw nobody else in the kitchen except Wong Chung (deceas ed).""

"The witnesses were not telling the truth when they said they saw their mother lying on the grounds?""I did not see a woman lying on the ground in the kitchen, so they, must be telling lles.".

ADDRESSES TO JURY

Mr. Whyatt in his address to the Jury pointed out that the main wit- nesses, eye-witnesses, were unshaken in their testimonies in the witness-box. Mr. Lo contended that the evidence of the boy and girl was inadequate and inaccurate, and submitted that accused shot deceased in self-defanco, Counsel said that only part of the evidence of the two main witnesses was true.'

The case continues this afternoon.