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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

THE

OPTIMIST

DENNIS is a slim, dark

"Only if you could satisfy me

"Only If you pleaded guilty

you were under a misapprehen-

glam expression conceals asion about the charge, and that nature far from mournful. was very carefully explained to

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you at the time."

YOU CAN TRY

THAT I'm going to do W magistrate

CHINA MAIL

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1956.

Major Peachey SIDE GLANCES

Gives Evidence

This Morning

The case against Chau Chung-sang. Major Donald At Bow Street, he and

Peachey and Capt. Harry friend both pleaded to

Curtis, on charges of cor- charge of being suspected

theruption, resumed before persons loitering in

"Judge K. R. Macfee at the James's Park with intent to send you to Sessions for sentence Kowloon District Court this steal from women's hand as what is called an ineorrigible

morning. when Penchey rogue. I hope you're not than 75 bags.

evidence on his own the ordinary sense of the word, gave tbust

behalf.

Dennin's vend 144 14 proom fix the unth Derni was remailed Pu

record increleri

went on.

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"Och. I'm not," said Dennis with a mædest simile Tell me, con fran

tedd not Kuulty victius a suspected prism | Sessions**** which distrett

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magistrate, Mr

enlatest

Marnun. John

**You can

!! the

QC, to send Dentuz to Sessols | magistrate, but I don't think it for sentener as

men

rogue, mire Lise earth event of

had beers pinter

CHANGE OF MIND

I will get your very far

[therefore rem

"Excuse me.

You are

Dennis in- they

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terrupted, "but I thought enud only do you p Denne gible rogue if they'd done

ttur, for 'stus' tweet in six months My dock A verndente was pandit | bat was 1952"

N the day ausgerunrted. Jonght

Track

ON

to show at in 1953 Desmod

been went to print.

mootha by Mr Paul Betret! Ve

for being a suspended pr

The basef formal2!1

when Drains

A ve

on the deck and spoke

"Excuse me, su, ir

tech

1

like to change my plea de ene nol glity"

the the 1

"D'yu men you've got

UPSC BOW

That's

aftswered!

“You've the gat

meme"

A GOOD IDEA. BUT

IATS right,

"N"

ANOTHER THOUGHT

“NO, that is not so ́" said Me!

Maran or we ca ore 14- mander fra sentence at Landin Se s

This way," and the stauder, ¦ and beckoners Bordes of Denmar turned

and was alt fo 20 rio when another thonga recured

Paus

3

1 Dents, and grinned as of, he felt well pleased with the 10-

of Bus cryption

suggestion

Listen," he went on L. tane, when 1 and guilty." I wa feeing rude. Now I'm meself and I'll lead not guilty

1 bun

"Could be ) wing land""* be asked beghtly

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sad Die fan MIKE, magistrale

"Ah well aghed Denas und

went

Incorrigible awny Tegye he may have been meta- atie bent he veilanly was

Action Contemplated

Washington, Del. 28. Britain and

United

"N's a good idea, but Tinwthdrawing

afrald you exn't do

the magistrate

the

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المال

senior

Previously. Judge Macfee had thrown out the six curruption Phanges against all the accused, bis Pull Cour: subsequently granted the Crown's application.

for orders of certiurări mand.mus, compelling him in try the case in there charges.

The Porrupulon was allegedly in murat else with eqpstruction. work along Route and repair TWSK, done by the Shun Hing Construction Co, of which Chau Chung-rant was menuging part-

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Mr

CALL

My John Hubley. Crown Counsel, P prterculing Patrick Vu is defending Mr J A Slack, of Hastings and Co. is regesenting the two Hoval Engineer officers

CONTRACTS

This thorning. Peachey teall- ted that pige Chat Eng weer, Land Purees.

nut the

plans for all contracts, in which cratash umounts of money were spent on the servicing of roads and

Witry preements

<

entehrment25,

Some untrueis were done by

the Wing Sang Construction Co.

It the period between October

1953 azid June 1954, Peachey said, according to his knowlegs, the Shun ing contracts in his area than any

other contructor,

fen has more

Accused said that after every

"What? You mean I can do dependants, it was stated here the quality

today, Reuter,

it by the Inw

And NOW

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TH ME UN PAL OFF

1. 1998 by NRA Bursten, bera,

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKELPEN

By Galbraith SOLDIER STANDS TRIAL

ON CHARGE OF MURDERING HIS WIFE

ZONE

"You're a big help at these parent-toaohor meetings- I know Junior's teachers were happy to learn his father became a success but can't spell!"

Asks For Bigger Sentence

An earth coolic who pleaded guilty at the Vic- toria District Court this morning to wounding a fellow worker asked Judge James Wicks to change the sentence of six months to that of one year a self-lesson."

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"That is a matter for me to decide," His Honour told Ng Kwok-wah, alias Ng Wah, in refusing his request.

rocka and struck

plainant.

dener

A statement by Pte Raymond Frederick Shepherd admit- ting he killed his wife was read to the Jury at Shepherd's trial for murder which began this morning before Mr Justice T. J. Gould at the Criminal Sessions.

The 26-year-old soldier of the Army Catering Corps told the Police that his wife, Irene May, 24, died at approximately 6 am. on July 31, adding "I know that because killed her.

The Defence did not object to this statement being read to the Jury of six men and a woman, in the Crown's opening.

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The accused, Shopherd is | by paper wedged in. Mrs He asked her to look after his alleged to have rirangled his Shepherd was dressed in night son. wife in their room at 300 Mel- clothes.

Later the accused was seen In boume Apartments,

that room1 there was , again by Mr Peck, but he Was Ite picaded not guilty to the single bed and a double bed. not carrying anything. charge of murder and is being Both appeared to have been reason was that he had gone represented by Mr D. A. L. slept in on the morning of about 0.30 am. to a pawnshop Wright Instructed by Maj, 7 July 31. Probably the child in Cameron Road and pawned Smith-Hughes of Army Legalrlept in the single bed while a bag and a quantity of ladies' Services.

Shepherd and his wife slept in clothing for $iă.

Having The prosecution is conducted the double bed.

int this money the by Crown Counsel, Mr Mr Mayne continued: accused oppeared to have gone

to Desmond Mayne, with Divi-

the Sportman's Arms of "Medical evidence will suggest about 8.45 s.m., continued Mr that at some time recent to Mayne. The accused seemed to Mro Shepherd's death sexual have spent elther all or most of Intercourse had taken place. the morning there because he there at different

sional

Detective Inspector K. Bodio for the Poller,

Mr Mayne in his opening fold the Jury that the facts relating

to the cuse were simple.

A

A medical examination of the way relatively

He said that the accused was

o Private in the British army. He had been in Hongkong since 1955

attached Barracks. He W03

and

Lycmun and 46.

Was

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He was married to Trene May Shepherd for four years prior to her death and they had a

who, at the

time of her death, was about two years old. Mrs Shepherd at the time of her death was 24. and had arrived in Hongkong on June 18. She had flown out together with

bourne Apartments, Room in Kimberley Road, Kowloon,

RELATIONSHIP

continued:

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between

accused made shortly after his times by different people. arrest also suggested that he had recently had sexual inter- course,

"The medical be that the

evidence wit! cause of death of Mirs Shepherd was asphyxia by strangulation."

Mr Mayne told the Jury that

be shown they would

photo- graphs showing the marks and

thrvat bruises on the

of Mis Shepherd which would clearly Indicate the way this asphyxia WOA

caused.

He then read portions of the

neck,

ARRESTED

Eventually he left the place and was subsequently arrested by Military Police in the vicinity of the Fleet Club. After that contact Was

made with the Hongkong Police and after Oct- Lain statements had been ob- tained from the accused, he was arrested for the murder at his wife,

Mr Mayn

asked for here

the leave to read a statement accust made to the Police and Mr Wright decinred that he had no objections to it being read to the Jury.

At about 4.35 p.m. the ac- cused was taken to the office of Div. Insp. Bodlo at Yaunall Station, continued Mr Mayne. He was still in military uniform and Insp. Bodie would say that he had the appearance of a man who had been drinking, but not drunk.

His eyes were red and he appeared to be somewhat agitated and worried,

STATEMENT READ

Crown Counsel read the staterent which the accused madio at tut time. The scouted uld_ he... hakk been in the Arme for five genes and in Hongkong since last Septem- ber, that he was married and find A won aged two years and Gyn months. He gave the name of hi wife and continued "I do not know where my wifa la now. I last saw my wife at 8.50 a.m. She has bee

a number of other Army wives medical evidence dealing with to join her husband during his the bruises, abrasions and scratel stay in Hongkong. From the time marks around

the area of the Mrs Shepherd arrived in Hong- kong, she, her husband and their Another feature of the medical contract had been fulfilled there

young son resided in the Mel- evidence was that of the time of her death Mrs Shepherd was was no cause for him to find any

ilve weeks pregnant, Crown Counsel added. fault in the work done, except that the contractors were on the

admitted

He said that the doctor would State, are actively considering whole a lille too slow.

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unlawfully conversation, accused repeatedly wounding You For with

sked complainant to take the

Mr Moyne

also say that from his examina- Asked J

reuri- anybody

hammer at Stanley on Septem-giri to the house of her aunt. have evidence relating to the tion of the deceased be found their from that," wall diplomatie official -

Complainant then told accused general relationship their manded him tra conection with ber 24. He denied an alternative

that her heart was not in a very Budapest inissions, with

Of TORT servicing. charge of wounding with intent how he had had an affair with these two persons, the accused

"But I shall good condition. Peachry replied. "Certainty to cause grievous bodily harm.

some a married womun

time and the deceased. I think the mention what, in my opinion, The Prosecution accepted this before

made and had

her evidence shows that what might should be your approach to this Accused suki the number of Inspector J. H. Hidden fold pregnant. Accused picked up a ba called a normal relationship particular aspect when I come times he visited the work arcus the Court that the attack look hammer

and

began striking appeared to exist between the to address you on the légul

was on his own discretion and

place in

Chung him with it. He also picked up two. They appeared to be reason-aspect of this case," Mr Mayne valley below

The two

com-ably happy. There appeared to told the Jury. was not

Sometimes it Am Kok Road at Stanley. fixed.

two men worked at the

same

be some shortage of money, but was three or four times a week,

and

JURY'S PROBLEM building sites

were on

You shouted for help. A gar it was nothing very serious, and and sometimes once a week,

Friendly terms.

came on the scene and shortage of money seems to be Hearing is proceeding.

Some three days before the stopped the struggle, Accused quite common in Hongkong. And

He said the Jury's problem in the was arrested Complainant was you will and that it was of no

to And the case was incident, accused introduced a

found to have

verdict several consequence as far as this case proper 18-year-old girl, Ng Yee-ho, to later

to when complainant. The following lacerations on the head and a is concerned.

happened my

the intervening know that because

I I killed und tracture,

"There is evidence that the ac- day, the girl ran away from her depressed

time when the accused and his At this point the Decisend wan cused liked his

wife were seen in their bottle of beer,

room cauloned. home after having been scolded operated on.

mid Mr Moyne, And ovidence that he for

Complainant was in hospital but there is returning

when the dishes were cleared | after that the accused did not wash no

to my anything was an excessive drinker.

further until ha 11 days.

dauer, anki Home laic.

when away after

hed legal advice. Accused received minor i far as we can see since the time her body was found the next Mr Mayne told the Jury "ơn the face of that you can have no doubt Juries on the legs and arms. He the couple took up residence at morning.

whatever that the accused killud is not a çâse where was treated in hospital, but not the Melbourne Apartments they

hie wie. He who the person, w210 lived normally and detalned.

eyewitnesses. You wangled her." happily with thre in particular t

to dis- must judge it from the sur- Inspector Hidden said that in

statement to the Police, tinguish their position from rounding circumstances," Mr

other had many complainant

servicemen and Mayne said to the Jury. accused said told him the girl was waiting

their wives living in Hongkong." He snid that the circum- for him at the Lee Theatre.

There was evidence that on starges which After questioning the accused, one or two occtalons the accused portant end of great significance without a permit, and evading the complainant and the girl, threatened to strungle his wife, payment of entertainment tax. Judge Wicks said it appeared to and one or two occasions were those which showed the to decide what was The first defendant, Lee Kee-

when conduct of the accused on the Fang, 28, proprietor of the The second defendant Shi him that there had been a great he nctually put his hands morning of July 31. think Fortuna Studio, 488 Lockhart | Hung-kwan, 23, of 8A Babington deal of provocation on the part around her neck, said Crown you will find that when the ac- Road, Arst floor, was charged Road, first floor, was charged of complainant, and he would Counsel. But it was evident cused went about that day he with exposing to public view on with aiding and abetting Lee intake this into account in passing that this was done in a joke knew and he must have known Indecent film exhibition, carry the exposing an Indecent fihn sentence. Also, accused had and that what he said and what what had happened to his wife. Ing on a public entertainment exhibition charge.

clean record.

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Sentence on two Chinese in- volved in en indecent fim case was deferred to temorrow for

the Inspection of ilm by the magisuale, Both defendants picaded guilty when they ap- peared before Mr F. X D'Almade at Central this morn-

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for

HAD A TALK On September 24, Inspector Hidden said, necused and com-

plainant met at a bus stop at Stanley. They went down to a valley below the road and had a talk. In the course of the

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were very

Im-

ile submitted that even without that statement the Jury would reach this Andyne from the surrounding elreumstances, but this statement would remove from their minds any f doubt whatsoever as to who Muca Mire Shepherd.

But he said they would still have the proper vediet to bring in in this case, and

brielly his submission, on the law in relations to the ced.

that reason he would indicate

SOLE JUDGES

Reminding the Jury that -what- and that the Jury were the sole ever he said on the law war sub- ject to the, direction of the Judge judges of the facts. Mr Mayne told his wife as En indication of them that in a criminal case it was whai the state of his mind was

for the Crown to prove the guilt of Mr Mayne said that medical when, as the Crown says, he which meant a substantial doubt an secured beyond reasonable doubt evidence was that Mrs Shepulled his wife," Mr Mayne and not, for thefance, an expressions herd died at about 4 BUTI on declared.

** | of sympathy for any person. It wa July 31.

prove his or the acclized to

be around at the time.

Continuing with the events, He proceeded to outline the he said that at 3 am. on July 31 evidence relating to the actions the accused was duly called. of the accused and his wife on Medical evidence suggested that the previous night;

his wife was already dead at |that time. T

At 6 am. the accused went

APPEARED NORMAL

innocence,

· Mr Mayno defined murder as ''in- tentional, "uniawful killing of m must be to kill or to cause grievous person." He said the intention bodily harm,- wod if death ensued front such van, action then the of- committed. "Grievous bodily harm fence of murder would have been They were in their room 300 to the door when he was called meant seriously to Interfere with the health of comfort of a person, for lunch at 2.05 p.m. At that and said "All right. He open

a litile, and then

even temporarily.” time everything appeared to be ed the door

It was not necessary for the pro- normal to the servants who clored it again.

secution 14 a charge of murder to establish that the net was pro- served, that meal: A further SON WITH HIM.

meditated now, was, is necessary to mcal. svar

was ordered sometime be

prove motive. Mr. Mayne, sold." All was sent up and The eccused was next scen

The prosecution had to "establista was that at the time of the act dishes the

were leaving the Apartments at about what the intention was, without away from the room 7 am. He had with him his any premeditation at all. In some shortly before 9 p.m. Again the young son and he was cại

Daten the motive was clear, but Apartment servants who served a bag.

HAVER COR******* 1„acenetimes, Le in the 'present... on ed

that: was "not sojin Agen that meal and took away the

He was next seen fairly close dishes would testify that both to the Apartments et 7.25 cm.

-S' PRINCIPLE OF LAW the accused and his wife were by Mr Peck. The Fecks were there and everything appeared friends of the accused and his of which the Jury, mus follow be normal and they ap-wife, Mrs. Peck and Mrs War that very muttended the peared to be happy. Shepherd knew each other wall at Facts They had Ploutons & them mean, the natural “ consequences of ***Instructions were given by the and used to help each other the medical evidence anal the accused that he was to be called out. The accused met Mr.Peek evidence of the conduct of this ac the following morning at ss.m. In the vicinity of Observatory after he had drilled hi Kwitch!!

Another employee of the Road, and asked whether Mr Apartments would testify that Peck's wife would look after The passed by the room at about his son because his wife had 9`p.m. and he found the light good to hospital", with ~ ** A of the rocin were out at that neighbour, Mr Peck said "Yer." And 17 de was anything, Chort of ume.* It would appear that the He noticed the accused

sed. was how auferently he would, have decusod and his wife must havó | carrying somethin), actired at approximately that he do sew the accused inwest Holling All-The

The next evidence was that of

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at her house hory

tig body of Mrs Shepherd was she was told. She came found: bundled into a wardrobe the focused; inside Room: 3005 Bho was gone to

Bald Mr Mayne:

nof, the wardrobe was shut tight, right and tựa:

"Mr" Stayng-said, that'the' pelhelple

techayere should bʻnale (Riemelven whether when a man put his hands around a woman hack to such th extent to waliso her, auchs' bruisen and deaurocuted, the natural con

sequente, of” such an act was death.

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