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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 30, 19391

THIRD DEGREE CHARGE AGAINST POLICE REFUTED

THAT A STATEMENT, admitting the murder, was made by him when charged, for fear of further assault by the Police, was the allegation made by Tso Lam, giving evidence at the Supreme Court this morning in the case in which he and five others are charged with the mur- der of Li Hung by throwing him overboard with hands. tied to a stone, near Tong Ko Island, on May 23.

The accused were Tso Lam, 30, Leung Lam, 22, Li Fuk, 26, Chan Luk, 30, Li Wan-heung, 27, and Kam, 27.

Chan

Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted. Mr. Hin-shing Lo, instructed by Mr. S. Ng Quinn, was for the first, third and sixth ac- cused, and Mr. G. She, instructed by Mr. D. McCallum, defended the

others.

The following comprised the Jury. Messrs. A. Wright (Foreman), Yick Soy-kwan, A. Stalker, F. X. Botelho, H. J. D. Lowe, B. W. Simmons. and C. M. Xavier.

was

This morning Mr. F. Shaftain, A.S.P., said that in accordance with instructions, in murder cases he present when accused were charged and they made their statements, after caution.

A.S.P. GIVES EVIDENCE

First accused, in answer to a ques- tion said "We six did murder Li Hung." In answer to a question by Mr. Shaftain, first accused. mentioned the five accused by name. The cus- tomary procedure was followed with the other accused and the statement, by the first accused was read to them. This was necessary as they had been implicated by the statement of the first accused.

In reply to Mr. Prentis, Mr. Shaf- tain said he was certain that no per- suasion or compulsion was used.

With the exception of senior officers, nobody could get near a prisoner charged with murder during his de- tention.

In answer to Mr. Lo, Mr. Shaftain said that 10 men were originally charged, but four were released as the Police could offer no evidence against them. If eight had been men- tioned by first accused, the police would not have charged the other two, if there was insufficient evidence.

ACCUSED'S STORY

Tsoi Lam, first accused, in the wit- ness box, said he took part in the junk piracy. Nine persons were taken over to the robbers' junk. They were put into a hold astern, tied up. Three men went on the cargo boat and salled it away to dispose of the cargo. He and two others were left on the

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He told the constable that he did not murder anybody but admitted robbing the boat.

A pencil was placed between his fingers and they were pressed down causing much pain.

Because of this, he admitted murder.

the

Replying to Mr. Lo, accused said he did not commit the murder. He could not stand the torture, that was why he said he did. He was not the only one ill-treated, all six of them were ill-treated, He could not see what happened to the other four pri- soners. There were still marks on his fingers.

He admitted making the statement in answer to the charge and mention- ing the other accused. He had done the so because he was afraid that Police would strike him.

ACCUSES EUROPEAN

When he was taken to the room to make the statement in answer to the charge Sub-Inspector Cunningham was in the room. The inspector went to a drawer and took a square black ruler and struck accused three times

of the over the back

neck. Mr. Shaftain was not there at the time. When he was being charged, there were other Chinese detectives in the room.

...

He made the confession through fear.

He did not make any confession in the Lower Court because he was be- fore a tribunal or court and it was not nécessary,

The case is proceeding.

robber junk. He sat on the cover of COLONY'S P.T.

the hatch,

which covered the hold

completely. The prisoners were able SUPERVISOR

to obtain air through two small holes in the rear.

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They sailed to Ling Wan and moor- ed there. He did not go alongside for Hung Chung-fan, 22, office coolie, sixth accused to bring stones aboard. was bound over, by Mr. R. Edwards He denied throwing Li Hung over- this morning, for stealing a pair of board. Nobody was thrown

over- blue serge-trousers from Mr. B. board. Nine persons were tied up as Morahan, of the Education Depart-- soon as they came aboard. They ment, at the Fire Brigade Building, on were released by the other robbers Monday. on May 22. He went ashore that Detective Sergeant J. M. Forrest morning about 8 a.m. to smoke oplum said that defendant was arrested in and did not return till midnight. BARGAINS

possession of the trousers outside a When he returned, he asked where pawnshop in Queen's Road Central! the prisoners were, and was told that yesterday. they had been released in Man Wan.

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He was arrested on June 20 in FAILED TO an oplum divan. He was brought to FIND SCHOOL

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