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· THE_CHINA -MAIL, NOVEMBER 29, 1939

“SORDID STORY”.

ACCUSED OF

MURDER

OF DAUGHTER-

IN-LAW

CHARGED WITH THE MURDER of his daughter-in-law, Ip Kui, aged 45, appeared before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Sessions this morning.

The Crown case was conducted, by Mr. M. J. Abbott, while defendant was represented by Mr. T. F. Lo, in- structed by Mr. F. Nash.

The following jury was empanel- led: Messrs. A. Gascon (foreman), Cheong Jak-fun, Yu Chik-yin, Wong and Chan-kwen, Shul-ling, S. Bux H. S. Law,

Mr. Abbott said the facts revealed a sordid story of a family squabble over money matters. It was necessary to go back to some three years ago, when Ip Man, son of accused, took premises at No. 79, First Street where he lived with his wife, his father and mother- in-law. The couple occupied the rear cubicle until September, 1938, when Ip Man removed to Graham with his wife and mother-in-law in order to be nearer his work. Accus- ed remained at No. 79, First Street.

Accused got into in arrears with his rent and the landlord was threaten- ing to take proceedings.

Street

The dead woman borrowed money the and paid the rent and also had electric supply, which had been dis- continued owing to non-payment, res- tored. Deceased, her husband and mother then returned to First Street.

ACCUSED AIDED

to

prisoner struck the blow from which the deceased died.

It was not known when the blow was struck during the struggle,

Immediately on being struck, de- ceased shouted that her intestines were coming out. The neighbours in- tervened and found a knife.

The mother-in-law Immediately as did went to the Police station, the accused, who stated that he had stabbed his daughter-in-law.

Later, when charged, he said that he wanted money to redeem his cloth- ing. He was struck 10 or 12 blows. He had taken his own knife with him.

The woman was taken to hospital, bleeding badly and though an opera- died next tion was performed she morning.

Ip Man, the son, had a cut over his right eye and stayed some time in hospital.

IMPORTANT POINTS

2

Accused, in the lower court, had said he held the knife in his left downward hand and had made motion to cause the wound, but said Mr. Abbott, it would be shown that the motion was upward.

ac-

There were two important points in the case, In his statement, cused said he was not the equal of the other and had to be prepared. The knife, when found by the police, appeared to have been recently shar- pened.

case

Deceased assisted accused with money and, in August, removed Des Voeux Road West to open a her- oin and opium divan. Deceased gave him some money for supplies, and $20 for him to take over the furniture.

On

to October 20, accused went First Street and quarrelled with the woman. The husband was not there but there were others on the floor. A fight developed, in which accused used a Chinese pillow and deceased took a divided into two parts, that when Ip broom to defend herself. The quar-Man hit his father and

The essential feature of the was that deceased and her husband had maintained accused, but not satis- fied with that he wanted still more. to give him They were not able

could be

more.

The last quarrel

the other rel arose because accused wanted when the woman received fatal blow money to redeem clothing and told there was none. The two separated and accused left.

was

were

which resulted in accused giving him- self up.

At 6 p.m. that evening, accused re- bed turned and started to roll the mats in the rear cubicle. He told deceased he was going to sell them to get money to redeem his clothing. He then went to the front cubicle and be- The bed gan dismantling the bed. was the marriage bed of deceased, He said it was his and was going to sell it. She sent an amah for her husband, who also protested. An argument fol-

The case is continuing.

CHIEF OFFICER

SUMMONED

C. B. SKINNER, CHIEF OFFICER MOLLER,

lowed and there was a struggle be- OF THE S.S. THERESE tween father and son. The inmates WAS SUMMONED AT THE MARINE Intervened, and the prisoner proceed~ | COURT THIS MORNING, FOR AL- ed to go downstairs. Ip Man hit him two or three times as he was doing so.

FATHER RETURNS

The son went to his cubicle and when he returned found his wife standing in the passage. She asked him not to fight with his father. He then saw that his father had return- ed and was facing them both.

The case for the Crown was

LEGED DESERTION OF HIS SHIP ON NOVEMBER 18 IN SHANGHAI. The summons was taken out by the master, Captain J. M. Byrne.

Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, for the defence, pleaded not guilty, and asked for an adjournment. He stated the that he was only instructed in

no case this morning and had had time to go into it.

The case was adjourned until 2.30 that p.m.

By George McManus

Bringing Up Father

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