1941-05-26 — Page 5

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Bv BUD FISHER

LOOK! SHE'S DUMB JUST

LIKE ME, TOO!

OR IS SHE?

YOUTH CHARGED WITH

MURDER OF BROTHER'S

CHILDREN

THAT ACCUSED HAD committed the callous and brutal murder of his nieces to take revenge on his elder brother, was the allegation made by Mr. M. J. Abbott, Crown Counsel, at the Criminal Ses- siops this morning when Chiu Sin-ching, 19, was charged with the murder of Chiu Mo-chan, aged 8.

The case

is being heard by the, boarding house in Hong Kong, shel Chief Justiers, Sir Attotl Mac- lived on the island. Gregor

Accused as represented by M

H W. Bee, nstructed by Mh. C A. S. Russ.

Taught Lessons

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On or about March 31, ten days before the alleged crime, Yu Chuen-wah, a relative, brought in dollar note, intending to give It to defendant's brother, but he WHS out at the time and the money was handed to the older child. This money was taken from her by defendant.

Arcused's brother arrived home later and asked for the dollar. Accused said he had spent it and admitted taking it from the child

Did Not Speak

Accused began to walk away. bul his brother caught hold of him and asked him again about the money. Accused. it is alleg- ed, caught hold of his brother by Elve throat and knocked his spectacles off. The two were sep- arated by fellow tenants From that day, the brother did not speak to each other.

In the absence of the mother. The jury composed of Messrs the children were left in the care C. Gry (foreman) Johnson Lee,ut the father and accused WG Maycock, Chan Kuen-wing; latter looked after them for the W Louey Su-lak, Mak Po-tal greater part of the time te also

On April 9, the father left the and A J M. Prata

taught the children their lessons Mr. Abbott sand that some fer and had his brother's permission house at about 1 pm, leaving the months ago. Chu Si-kee, father, to scold and punish them if they children in the care of his brother At about 230 p.m., accused was of the deceased girls, his wife, the disobeyed hind

seen sitting at bottom of the stairs two children, a cousm, atid the oftent

talking to another small girl, unele of the children necused,

In January. the children's

telling her that she was a good moved to No. 171, Tung Choi father found

hack that accused

that the police would Street, where they lived in the pawned NOTIC clothing without girl but cock loft.

permission There were heated 500 come to arrest him.

About 4 pan, the father return- Both the father and accused words about this, but the trouble ed and found his children cover- Were unemployed. When the blew over and the household set-

ed with a quilt On lifting mother found employment in

nified down peacefully.

discovered that they were gagged and led up, both were dead.

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The father ran down the stairs.

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As he passed, accused heard to say, This was forced on ine by you".

The father went to a relative and said what had happened and later made a report to the Police. and Sergeant Morrison arrived made a general Inspection and later Inspector Carey arrived. A knife was found under the quilt.

When charged accused said, "It was I who killed the child. I kill- ed her with a small knife.

Dr. H. H. Tai, in chage of Kowloon Hospital, said he per- formed the postmortem on Chul Mo-chan. Cause of death was an inclsed wound and haemorr- hage.

The wound was three and half inches in length, had sever- ed the windpipe and the nerves, and had nicked the spinal cord.

The case is proceding.

BURGLAR SENT TO PRISON

Two months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. D. J. N. Ander- son this morning on. Tam, Shul- chiu. 21, for breaking ito a dwelling house and stealing a brass combination stove.

Sgt. B. Ross said that about 4 a.m. on Sunday accused was ar rested, in Tung Chol Street with He the stove in his possession. stole it from No. 191, Tung Chol Street to which he gained en- trance by climbing over the back wall. He broke the lock on the backyard door on his way out.

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