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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1948,

L.B. WOOD MURDER TRIAL Gaoled

Shamshuipo Mr. Ross Describes

A raid conducted by Del.

Sub-Inspector Willerton

Shek Kip Me! Village, Sham-

shulpo, on April 6 resulted in

Fatal Attack

the seizure of a complete print- A complete denial of having participated in the

Ing unit for the production "of

dud Hong Kong Government

10-cent notes, and 2,200 cobo- terfelt notes.

Two men were arrested during the raid and charged before Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday. On the application of Sub-Inspector J S. Howarth they were remanded for three days custody,

(35). unemployed, Wu Chik was charged with possession of 85 forged notes; and Ll King-hung (34) with forging 2.115 10-cent notes, possession of the notes, and poston of a die and press for pointing the notes.

St.

Reminders

Today

Lau

murder and an allegation that they had bean forced, by beatings, to sign the statements attributed to them by the Police, were made by the three defendants arraigned before Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday in Lower Court proceedings on the charge of tho murder of Lytton Bovis Wood on Feb. 11. Hoi, alios Lau Yun-hoi (20), unemployed, Ho Cheuk-kui (26), unemployed, and Li Chung- chun, alias Li Chik-sang (32), a gardener employed at 377 The Peak, are accused of the murder of the late Mr. L. B. Wood on the path leading to Lion's Rock (or Statue Rock).

Third defendant is further charged with having robbed, while armed, Mr. G. R. Ross and the murdered man.

was

Kong Lok (44), originally side of the left leg. and charged with the three defen-ankles. Thomas More Association.dants

the murder, with lecture on "The Catholle Note

yesterday when in English Literature by discharged

withdrew the Fr. T. Ryan, Catholle Centre, D.S.I. Matches 5.30 p.m.

charge against him.

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The Orst two defendants were arrested at 6 am, on Feb. 23 in a watchinan's hut in the Sang Lee Yuen Garden, Ngal Tala Wal Village, while the third was taken Info custody on March 8 at 337

The Peak.

ob.

both

Describing the deceased's in- ternal Injuries, vitness said that the skull was not fractured. The #perficiat vessels of the brain were congested but no laceration was detected. There was no vious marks on the neck, either superfient or subcutaneous.

Deerused had freth along the vindpipe and a considerable nent of fluid in the lungs. The stomach was also full of fluid, but lesser qualiitles were found the intestines. The internal In

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Canton, Apr. 7. The British Consulate. General has informed the city government that it has taken charge of the consulates for Norway and Bweden.

These two consulates were concurrently under Mr. LO. Wood as Consul. Mr. Wood was killed in Hong Kong on February 11 by robbers/--- Associated Pre

Smith): "I cannot recomise the man definitely but I could almost swear that the man in the mid- dlo was one of the gang." He in- dicated the man to the Inspector.

Det,

Sub-Inspector Matches

Without

Option

here explained that a total of 17"Heroin cases are becoming witnesses were in the C.I.D. room prevalent again all over the when he brought three men in. It was then that Mr. Ross pointed out second accused as the man he meoril.

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sald Inspector J.

Orem when Mr. W. H. Latimer stated at Kowloon

Third accused interposed with yesterday that he would sen-

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Kowloon by the Yaumail Ferry. option of a fine on the charge He went to Kowloon Docks to of possession of a heroin visit one Mo Yung-hing and went pipe. with him to "drink tea"

After

the men went up to him, took that they crossed over to Hong with keeping an oplum divan L was last week charged

of his necktie art! tled it around his legs just above the knoes.

Foigned Death

They then took two handker- chiera from his pockets, and tied one no tightly around his neck that he could scarcely brenthe, while the other was fled around hi neck and draped over his

the feat and shoulderm and

talk

Kong by Ferry. He WOR

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on the day in question,

In reply Four waid that it was between 4 and 4.15 pm. that the rubbery and murder took place.

floor, on March 30, keeping a to DSI Matches, Mr. heroin divan, possession of pre- pared opium, and possession of heroin pills, and was remand- led for a week for the Govern- ment Analyst's report on the 18.

Found Asleep

but he took them into on suspicion.

ed furt

leave to

withdraw tho

at

Det.

Det.-Sgt. 63 Tam Chung told Yesterday, Inspector Orem ask- the Court that he went with n "They then picked me up by Police party at 8 am, on 202, 24heroin dlvan and pills counts na the pink pills Kubmitted fur carried me for about ten yards to the Song Lee Yuen Garden Panalysis did not contain heroin. where they found first and second The additional charge of posses and then dumpecí me into the

defendanta asleep in the waith- undergrowth.

plucked y They

sion of a heroin pipe was brefer- some of the undergrowth in an man's hut. He woke them up. Attempt to cover ine. I did not and told them that he was making

The premises were rulded resist. I did my best to falon They denied all knowledge of it. Sub-Inspector W. G. Morrison,

inquiries

a certain Into

matter. 230 pan on March 30 by custody and defendant aut smoker (fried $25 last week arrested. Both defendants, sald witness. Two oplum pipes, a heroin pipe, told him to "please make more 4) pink pills, seven small pots of areful for thorough) Investiga-oplum, and two lumps werd distons." He had them taken back seized.

to the Kowloon City Police Sta-

Defendant was sentenced to six tion where at 4.30

p.m.

he told months' hård labour for posses- Lau Hot that he Was

in- sion of the heroin pipe, and thei making into the robbery of

$200 (or nuother mouth's hard iwo then cau- and the

of

for keeping on oplum a labour) murder

divali European, and that he had rea- son to believe that Lau and gone up the hill to Shatin with three other men at the time in ques-i tion

death," declared Mr. Rots · The robbers then withdrew o short distance away and began to among themselves. Soon after, and witness, he heard what sounded like two or three tinct Thurs.

He laid where he was for about ten minutes after he heard the robbers going down the puth

He

Post-mortem examination con- ducted by Dr. R.E. Alvares on Feb. 12 showed that decensed was orgias were all congested, anki in twos and singles,

well-developed man, without witness. any sign of disease.

Its nails, suld Dr. Alvares, were cyanused. A knotted hand- kerchief

piece of twik and also knotted, were lying loosely around his neck. Another plece

Housy attempted to get up. his managed to untie the tie around his legs, got on his feet, and call- od solily to Mr. Wood ceived no reply.

Dr. Dr. Alvaros gave as opinion that death was due to drowning and that the appear. Mucer werd

with consistent

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of Paintings, Helena May Institute, Lady Grantham alternis, 4.30 pm. Queen's College Old Boys Asso- of twig was passed tightly twice

ciation

meeting, round both feet just Bunt

above the Board Room, Union Trading ankles and knotted in the front. Co., York Bldg., Ist fr.. 5.15

19 Wounds p.m.

There were 19 wounds on the face and head of the

Ite looked deceased, witness said

who enumerated them as follows: a triangular one, Mr George Ronald Ross, the roughly by 4" in the right only eyewitness, said that he left eyeball which

collapsed: 72 had

Kimberley Road with Mix tivo similar ones on the right wood about 3 p.m.-on Feb 11 and temple; six Incerated ones, with

They both walked along Catch and the rest on the lobe of the far as the 5-mile post. ear: two small lacerated ones be-

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homicide. Asked whether he had any questions to put to witness, first Becused said: "I did not even know why I was arrested. After the arrest the Police brought mo to a dark rium and truck with their fists and truncheons." Mr. Ross

but re-

When he got through the un- dergrowth on to the path he call- ed several times to the deceased but could get no reply. He then tried to unwind the wire on his wrists but only managed to loosen me it.

around for his friend but could not see him. Seeing a beaten path through the undergrowth on the opposite side he followed it until he came to side of the stream, said witness, a stream. In a small pool by the

the Public" by Mr. Justice Just, anterior to the right took a taxi from Austin Road to he saw Mr. Wood lying with a

E. H. Williams, 8.30 p.m.

onc

third of his face submerged in the water and a stone placed on

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They to drag the stone

off deceased's

That defendant, alleged witness,

made a cautioned statement which

was taken down by Det. 755 and re-read over to accused who al- tered the character "Chau” 10

“Cho”

by

(Becond defendant, at thli stage, stated tha: the statement shown by witness we made up hy the detective himself, and that he, accused, was forced' to aign it. He then produced some sheets of

which paper alated to be а сору of the alleged atatement.)

head.

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Money Market

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Gold contirated its see-Haw movement yesterday. It opened at a trel, moved up 10 $333.60 $338.50 and slid back to $333.76 at the tiffin interval. Opening in the afternoon at $332.75 it again

moved up to $337.25 And back to $333.87% at the close.

U. S. dollars were alendy with the price for notes between $5.72 $6,80 and $5.73, Drafts were at and TT at 35.00.

Plastres opened at $11,72% o 100, went down to $11.70 and closed.

at $11.75 Continuing. Det.-Sgt. Tam said

National Currency Chincac that first defendant took the futures opened at 10% eta али une Lion's

Police to Shanghai Street in on annual general meeting, at on the right side of

closed at 10% cts for CN$10,000. of the upper before they came to the Rock,

attempt to trace two watch shops Fluctuations ranged from 9-7/8 the

(Followed by lip: a 4* School

scalp wound on the they ascended the path leading

but Infled to do so. When asked dinner), 6.30 p.m.

right side of the top of the head; to Kowloon Pass to the gulley Witness said that he mans pin. whether he had made and at the close,

DSI Matches, In Cantonese, atcts to 10% cls. Spot opened at Session

varying, where two streams ment. of Portuguese and six scalp wounds

12.2 cts and dropped to 113 cts Institute

Sina-British from 3 to 21⁄2" in length, on the stopped for a "breather said wil-back and to drag him, by grab fendant (alleged witness) replied the previous day at $26.10 a 100. #14

signed the statement, Brat de Tienis Club,

from ut Clube

were unchanged Lusitano. left side of the back of the head. Tregs, and he looked towards bing the back of his collar, clear leehouse St. p.m.

There were brulses and abra-1 Shatin,

their "Arms and the Man" presented sions on the

NEI Guilders continued of the water. As his own Angers in the affirmative by nodding his face,

Inner on the

Mr. Wood and he were talking were numbed he was unable to

100 by the University Arts As- aspect

upward climb to $39.30 a of the lower lip, right

Chinese feel deceased's puise. Mr. Wood

"True Matter" Hociation, Eu Tong

but easter at $30.00, Sen shoulder, back of both hands, left when he noticed four Gymnasium, 6.30 p.m. side of the back, left knee, lateral coming down the path towards was also hound hand and foot.

He told second defendant, on Sterling cased off to $13.07, and "Candidly," said Mr. Ross, March 1, that he had checked up Australian pounds were unchang- "I took

HIM

for dead but on his movements on Feb. 11. ed at $12.61. thought there might be a five Ho then said, declared witness, " The four, who approached in per cent chance s his neck want to see the Inspector to tell single file. began to pass them. was still warm."

blin some true matter." After the first two had done so, Kealising that he could do At 0 p.m. the following day, either the third or the fourth nothing more for his friend, wit-second accused took the Pollee to struck out at Mr. Wood, sald witness decided to obtain help as outside

371 ness, adding that the first two soon as possible. He made his made a detour and struck at him.way up Kowloon Pass and there

"I was carrying a

awalking met a Clinese, Chan Hang, who stick," declared witheat, "and

untled the wire around his wrists. struck one of the men across down the path and come out on the left temple, drawing blood. Saikurig Road, A passing van One of the men stepped back gave him a lift to the Kowloon and levelled something, which City Police Station, where he thought to be a revolver, at arrived at 6.45 p.m., and made a

There was a click but no report to an Inspector. explosion." Mr. Ros

Bald that shortly party back to the scene of the afterwards he was overpowered murder, and, although it was and brought to the ground, While dark, located deceased as well as he was on the ground, and during his tie which he had left behind the struggle, stones were thrown at him from close range.

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them. He took a step backwards, and Mr. Wood one forward, to allow the Chinese to pass.

in self-defence & retai

I retaliated and; With Chan he made his way

i

16.

Last Words

then heard Mr. Wood shouting

He acc

accompanied the Police

Shanghai Street where he pointed out a hawker and said; "Cho Kut sold two wristwatches here." No watches were found.

They proceeded to Mong Kok Road where the second accused, said witness, pointed to a cooked food stall and sald, "That night we had food here."

On March 8 he went up to 377 The Peak and there took the third becused into custody. Three days later he told that defendant that he had checked up on his movements on the day of the murder and found out that he

to mark the exact locality of the was telling. Hes. Defendant re- robbery.

piled, "1 will tell you my move- After stating that he had in-ments on the second day of the Jurics at the front of his head first moon" (Feb

11). (which bled a lot) and a number When asked whether they of bruises in the thighs ond other parts of the body (which

9

wit-

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During the whole period, Mr. Wood was also on the ground but -witness did not know what hap-

wanted to cross-examine pened to him. Two of the robbers

cas, first aces

accused, axld,

"На began to rid his pockets, and he made him walk with difficulty, struck me and forced ms to "especially 24 hours later), wit make the statement.” Bacond

took to him, "Are you all right,ness said that the robbers

defendant said, "He made 'from him a watch, a 2-oz Ronnie?" He replied,

am all

statement' which he showed to right." That, added witness was

tin of "Barney's full-strength me. He struck me and made me the last word he ever heard from tobacco, about

and a pipe.

admit the charge." The third his friend.

Witness identified the

diary

MCOURad

wald, "He marely added. slip of paper,

visiting card, a

my name on to those of the clothing exhibited in Court bunch of keys, and a suit

other three." After DSI Matches had given having belonged to Mr. Wood, He evidence, corroborating that of

a

The robbers withdrew, a short and he heard them múr- distance nuring

Shorty after one of them up to ran his

for samething I had hidden” and

tool.

ncas

Misunderstood.

of

CLO

proteinion to allegedly signed by the defendants, further hearing was adjourned to today.

went witness body as it looking also identified 6 plpe, rubber Then left. Another of the thugs panding watch bracelet as his

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place, gbt Hold of wit- own property. hands, pulled them 10- gether and bound his wrists with

In reply to the Magistrate, wit- oficer R. H. J. Brooks, were des Three appliances, under Div.- wire. This man was the same ness said that at the Identification patched to the junction of Beech one whom he had struck on the Parade at Kowloon City on Feb. Road and Anchar 'Street at 2.30. temple and drew blood, said wit- 25 he misunderstood-the question m yesterday to a fire which, "Can you definitely, identify any within half an hour, totally des After bealing Mr. Ross across of the robbers" and replied in the troyed eight unnumbered huts both thighs the man left and | négative. 7.

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