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Sub-Inspector J. H. E. Edwards, of the Hong Kong
Police, was unanimously found guilty by the jury at the Criminal Sessions this morning, of demanding the sum of $120 with menaces from Lau Yee-yuk on April 23, and was sentenced to nine`months' imprisonment by Sir Atholl Mac-- Gregor, the Chief Justice.
After the verdict, Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel,. said he was instructed to say that accused's re- cord in the Police Force was not particularly good for a European Officer.
In passing sentence, the Justice, said:
Chief guilty, would lose his livelihood and, ·
secondly, and more importantly to the community, crimes of this na- ture should be punished. It could' not be a more despicable crime..
"The jury has found you guilty on what I can only describe as the clearest possible evidence.
"It does not require any words of mine to point out to you how heinous an offence it is for a police officer and how despicable it is for a man of your position, your ex- perience and your knowledge. It is so serious that I must neces- sarily pass upon you a substantial sentence, but nobody knows better than you that your real punish- ment does not come from
my hands but from the inevitable con- sequences of the disclosure of your misdeeds.
He then asked the jury to re- member that Un's evidence was the only evidence that the Crown relied upon to prove their case..
They knew that Un was a black- mailer and a liar. He did not have that honour which is supposed to be between thieves. He might be telling the truth, but to save his own skin would add a little perjury. Mr. Sheldon said that in Un's evid-- ence there were two deliberate lies.
SECOND LIE
First was when he said: "I said: "You will lose the position you
to Edwards, How much? and Ed--- have won by long years of service wards said, Over $100, Lau Yee- and you will lose the rights yuk said on May 30, "The Inspector which otherwise honesty on your did not say a word during the 20' part would in time Nave been minutes," and again on June 13- yours. You will always have in "Edwards did not say anything in your heart the dreadful knowledge English or Chinese, and again when that you have deliberately and he stated that Edwards said nothing wantonly betrayed the trust impos- to him except about his character. ed in you for gain. But you did worse than that. By your conduct you went far towards destroying in the mind of the public that con- fidence in the police force which is so essential. Your real punishment, I repeat, will be awarded by your- $120?" self and the worst of that punish- ment will begin when the sentence of imprisonment which I must pass upon you comes to an end.
"My sentence upon you is that you go to prison with hard labour for nine months.'
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DESPICABLE CRIME
The second Ife was in answer to Inspector Mottram when he was sent to arrest Un. Un had stated that Mottram asked him: "Did you go to the Hip On and receive.
Any Police officer of Mottram's › experience knew that, having made up his mind to arrest Un, the pro-- per course was to caution him.
That did not show that the rest of Un's story was untrue but ite did show that his story was open to some doubts.
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Mr. Sheldon, addressing the Jury for the defence, said the case was important for two reasons. Firstly, conversation. Edwards had told his to the defendant, who, if found disgraceful story of the conduct of
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a Police Officer in charge of & station. But they were not now concerned with this and that could be dealt with by the proper ̈au-· thorities.
The Crown's case was that Lau- was detained for three hours in. the Police Station wilfully, for the purpose of extracting money when Un came on duty. If that was so it must strike the jury as extraor dinary. Wong Wing, a kai fong, was sent for. Wong could have walked into the station any time. Edwards had sent Lau to the de- tective room as it was more com- fortable. He had rung up Carey Carey said twice and Edwards did not dispute this.
UN'S PARDON Un was also charged with the same offence, He appeared in: Court on May 26, and his case was set to be heard on July 24 Ha was advised by his Counsel that his case was hopeless. So he ing structed his solicitors eed 12 he
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