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REGINA V. LOGAN.
Ho that morning. At about half-past six my boy came and made a communication to me, and in consequence of what he told me I went down to my front door, and having opened it I went into the street. I saw two or three coolies standing looking westward, but I saw no one else. I saw nothing else at that time, and I went back to my house. About ten minutes or a quarter of an hour afterwards I heard a rush in the street; I was downstairs and went to my front window, and, looking through the venetians, I saw Mr. Johnson, who looked apparently angry, and had something in his hand—I think it was a stone—and made a motion as if he was going to throw it. He spoke something in Chinese. I understood the words, and they were a lot of bad language which I suppose were used to scold the Chinese. I stood there for three or four minutes, and he then went away to the eastward. I did not think there was anything of any importance for me to go out to see, and I went away from the window to the back of the house. Some minutes after this, I am not sure how long, I heard another sound of people running in the street, and I went to my front door and into the street. I saw a lot of Chinese running to the eastward as if they were afraid of something. I then observed an old woman in the street coming down towards my house from the westward, and when she came to my door and saw it open she slipped into it. I stood for some minutes at the door after this, but I did not see any foreigner, nor anything else happening; the street was cleared, no one being in it. I closed my door and asked my boy why the woman had come into my house. He said something, and then I saw she was bleeding from the left shoulder, and I went to the back of my house and called Mr. Ström. Mr. Ström did not come just then, but he did after a time. He advised me to have some iced water and vinegar applied to the wound, and I acted on his advice. The woman's coat was taken off and I looked at the wound, which seemed to have been made by a bullet because there was a hole in the front and at the back of the shoulder as if the bullet had passed through.
After this Mr. Ström and I had gone upstairs, and I happened to go to the front window and look into the street, and I then saw Mr. Logan and Mr. Johnson standing on the bridge over the stream in the street. I saw Mr. Logan had something like a revolver or a pistol in his right hand. The Crown Advocate—Did he do anything with it? Witness—He made a movement as if to aim at something, but he did not fire. He was looking to the eastward at that time. I did not see anything in Johnson's hand at that time. I then went from the window into the room and called Mr. Ström, who was upstairs at the time, came and we both went to the window. I saw the same parties on the bridge as before, and there was a Parsee between Logan and Johnson. I do not know the Parsee, and I do not think I could point him out as I don't think I should know him again. The three were speaking together, and they soon afterwards left the bridge and went westward towards Mr. Logan's house. We then left the window and went downstairs, and there we heard a report like a pistol or revolver shot. We then went to the back of our house and heard more similar reports, and I saw the splashes of some bullets falling into the water of a pond at the back of our houses. We did not see the man who fired the shots at the time nor where they came from, as there was a house between us and that place. We then went to Mr. Ström's house, next door to the west. We went upstairs, and I looked through an aperture in the verandah wall, which consisted of boards. I observed Mr. Logan standing on the back verandah of his own house. He was leaning on the parapet, and had something like a pistol or revolver in his hand. He was pointing it downwards, and seemed to be aiming at a fishing net in the pond. Mr. Johnson was standing by Mr. Logan's side at that time. I saw nothing in Mr. Johnson's hand at that time.
I heard that something had occurred, and I went down into the street with Mr. Ström and I think Mr. Lant, who had come into my house in the meantime. We went to the eastwards round the corner of the cross-street which was at the end of our street, towards the river. Round the corner I saw the dead body of a boy. [Witness here marked the spot on the plan]. The body was lying in the street close up to the house on the right-hand side of the street going towards the river, about forty or fifty feet from the corner of the cross-roads. The body was covered with blood, and was that of a Chinese boy about thirteen or fourteen years old. We did not take the boy's clothes away to examine the body or the wound. I saw a Chinese coolie in the street, who was lying against the wall of a house close to the body of the boy. He had blood spots on the hip, but we made no examination of him.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wise.—The first time I heard a noise in the street it sounded like a lot of people, I should think there might have been twenty. When I saw Johnson in the street he was looking angry, and apparently threatening people with a stone, but I could not see anyone else; I suppose he was angry with the Chinese. When I saw Johnson and Logan on the bridge I saw at least two or three Chinese. I saw something like a revolver in Logan's hand; it might have been one of those produced.
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was not aiming it directly at anyone, nor holding it steadily, but moving it in a way which made me think he meant to fire at the Chinese if they came on. I did not see the Chinese come on, and I did not see the prisoner fire. During the time Logan and Johnson were on the bridge, I heard no report of a revolver. I don't think I heard any before I went downstairs, but I cannot be sure, as the Chinese are in the habit of firing so many crackers at all times. After this, I saw the Parsee with Logan and Johnson, but I did not see Neilsen, nor a man named Steel, nor any other European. I saw these three on the bridge for a few minutes; they were conversing, apparently, but I saw no excitement nor any signs of anything serious having happened. I am sure that the reports I heard when I was at the back of the house were those which caused the splashes in the pond behind our houses, and they were not reports of any firing in the street. The pond is not visible from the street, and I am sure that someone firing a revolver at this pond from the prisoner's house could not hit anyone in the street.
Mr. Wise—What was your idea of why they were firing into this pond? Witness—I have no idea; they might have been practising. I went out with Ström and Lant about half an hour after I heard these reports. I think it was about half-past eight. I am not acquainted with Neilson, but I have seen him a few times. I am not able to describe him except that he is a middle-sized man.
After the two passed out of my sight to the westward, I went back into my bedroom, and then I was called by Mr. Matzen into his house, and he there showed me an old Chinese woman who had a wound on her left shoulder. The wound was almost round as if caused by a shot, or a spear, or something sharp. After I had dressed the woman's wound Mr. Matzen called me to the front window, and I looked through the venetians, which Mr. Matzen raised for the purpose. I saw Mr. Logan, Mr. Johnson, and a Parsee coming from the bridge walking to the west. I did not see anything particular about Mr. Logan; he was talking to the Parsee, and had something in his hand which I think was a revolver, but I could not see for certain, because he was carrying it swinging in his hand on the side turned from me. My impression at the time was that it was a revolver.
Later in the morning Mr. Matzen and I were talking in his house about this matter, when we heard several shots fired in quick succession. Those shots came from the back of the house to the west; the sound came in through the back windows. Mr. Matzen and I then went out and heard two or three more reports, and saw some splashes in the pond at the back of our houses. I did not see who was firing at the time.
Mads Bernth Julius Ström said—I am a Danish subject and at present employed by the Imperial Maritime Customs of Canton. I live at Hnam and I know the prisoner, who lives close to where I live. About a quarter past six on the morning of the 12th August my attention was attracted by a row in the street, and I went to my front window to see what was the matter. I saw a lot of Chinese: the street was full of them. They were shouting, and someone threw a stone which came from east to west and struck the stonework of my door. I only saw one stone thrown. I did not see anything else done by the Chinese, and they had no weapons that I saw. I then went back from the window and went on with my dressing. After dressing I went back to my window. There were then no Chinese in the street, but I saw Mr. Logan and Mr. Neilsen standing on the bridge. Their backs were towards me, but almost immediately they turned round their faces to me and I saw that Mr. Logan had something like a gun or rifle or carbine in his hand. They walked towards me, and I spoke to Mr. Logan as he was passing, and asked him what was the matter. As far as I remember now he said he had been mobbed by a crowd of Chinese, who attempted to take charge of his house. Nothing more was said that I remember, and they passed on towards Mr. Logan's house and out of my sight.
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that morning. At about half-past six my boy Mr. Strom, who was upstairs at the time. cameand made a communication to me, and in con- came and we both went to the window. I the sequence of what he told me I went down to my saw the same parties on the bridge as before, and front door, and having opened it I went into the there was a Parsee hetween Logan and Johnson. street, I saw two or three coolies standing I do not know the Parsoe, and I do not think I looking westward, but I saw no one else. I saw could point him out as I don't think I should nothing else at that time, and I went back to my know him again. The three were speaking to. honse. About ten minutes or a quarter of an gether, and they soon afterwards left the bridge hour afterwards I beard a rush in the street; I and west westward towards Mr. Logan's house. was downstairs and wont to my front window, We then left the window and wont downstairs, and, looking through the venetians, I saw Mr. and there we heard a report like a pistol or re- Johnson, who looked apparently angry, and had volver shot. We then went to the back of our something in his hand-I think it was a stone house and heard more similar reports, and and made a motion as if he was going to throw it. I saw the splashes of some bullets falling He spoke something in Chinese. I understood into the water of a pond at the back of our what he said, and the words were a lot of bad houses. We did not see the man who fired the language which I suppose were used to scold the shots at the time nor where they came from, Chinese. I stood there for three or four minutes, as there was a house between us and that and he then went away to the eastward. I did place. Wo then went to Mr. Ström's honso, next not think there was anything of any importance doar to the west. We went upstairs, and I looked for me to go out to see, and I went away from the through an aperture in the verandah wall, which window to the back of the house. Some minutes cousisted of boards. I observed Mr. Logan after this, I am not sure how long, I heard an-standing on the back verandah of his own house. other sound of people running in the street, and I Ho was leaning on the parapet, and bad some- went to my front door and into the street. I saw a thing like a pistol or revolver in his hand. lot of Chinese running to the eastward as if they was pointing it downwards, and seemed to be were afraid of something. I then observed an old aiming at a fishing net in the pond. Mr. John. woman in the street coming down towards my son was standing by Mr. Logan's side at that house from the westward, and when she came time. I saw nothing in Mr. Johnson's hand at to my door and saw it open she slipped into it. that time. I heard that something had occur. I stood for some minutes at the door after this, red, and I went down into the street with Mr. bat I did not see any foreignor, nor anything Strom and I think Mr. Lant, who had come else happening; the street was cleared, no one into my house in the meantime. We went to being in it. I closed my door and asked my the eastwards round the corner of the cross- boy why the woman had come into my house. street which was at the end of our street, towards He said something, and then I saw she the river. Round the corner I saw the dead was bleeding from the left shoulder, and I body of a boy. [Witness hero marked the spot on went to the back of my house and called Mr. the plan]. The body was lying in the street Strom. Mr. Strom did not come just then, but close up to the house on the right hand side of he did after a time. He advised mo to have some the street going towards the river, about forty iced water and vinegar applied to the wound, and or fifty feet from the corner of the cross-roads, I acted on his advice. The woman's coat was The body was covered with blood, and was that taken off and I looked at the wound, which seem- of a China boy about thirteen or fourteen years el to have been made by a bullet because there old. We did not take the boy's clothes away to was a hole in the front and at the back of the examine the body or the wound. I saw a Chi- shoulder as if the ballet bad passed through.nese coolie in the street, who bas lying against After this Mr. Strom and I had gone upstairs, and I happened to go to the front window and look into the street, and I then saw Mr. Logan and Mr. Johnson standing on the bridge over the stream in the street. I saw Mr. Logan bad something like a revolver or a pistol in his right band.
The Crown Advocate-Did he do anything with it ?
Witness-He made a movement as if to aim at something, but he did not fire. He was looking to the eastward at that time. I did not see any. thing in Johnson's hand at that time. I then went from the window into the room and called
the wall of a house close to the body of the boy. He had blood spots on the hip, but we made no examination of him.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wise.-The first time I heard a noise in the street it sounded like a lot of people, I should think there might have been twenty. When I saw Johnson in the street he was looking angry, and apparently threatening people with a stone, but I could not see anyone else; I suppose he was angry with the Chinese. When I saw Johnson and Logan on the bridge I saw at least two or three Chinese. I saw something like a revolver in Logan's hand; it might have been one of those produced.
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was not aiming it directly at anyone, nor hold- and I spoke to Mr. Logan as he was passing, and it steadily, but moving it in a way which asked him what was the matter. As far as I
make think he meant to
tho Chiuese remember now he said he had been mobbed by a think that if they came on he would fire at crowd of Chinose, who attempted to take charge them, I did not see the Chinese come on of his house. Nothing more was said that I re- and I did not see the prisoner fire. During the member, and they passed on towards Mr. Logan's time Logan and Johnson were on the bridge, house and out of my sight. I cannot say the I heard no report of a revolver. I don't think I | length of the firearm Mr. Logan was carrying, beard any before I went downstairs, but I can- but it was not a rifle like a Martini-Henry; if it not be sure, as the Chinese are in the habit of
was a gun, it was a short gun or carbine, not a firing so many crackers at all times. After this full sized rifle. I did not notice it so much when I saw the Parsee with Logan and Johnson, but he passed my house as I did when he was on tho I did not see Neilsen, nor a man named Steel, nor bridge. any other European. I saw these three on the bridge for a few minutes; they were conversing, apparently, but I saw no excitement nor any signs of anything serious having happened, I am sure that the reports I hoard when I was at the back of the house were those which caused the splashes in the pond behind our houses, and they were not reports of any firing in the street. The pond is not visible in the street, and I am sure that soyon) firing a revolver at this pond from the prisoner's house could not hit any one
in the street.
Mr. Wise-What was your idea of why they were firing into this pond?
Mr. Francis-What made you think it was a firearmo?
Witness-Nothing, only from what I heard of the disturbance. After the two passed out of my sight to the westward, I went back into my bedroom, and then I was called by Mr. Matzen into his house, and he there showed me an old Chinese woman who had a wound on hor left shoulder. The wound was almost round as if caused by a shot, or a spear, or something sharp. After I bad dressed the woman's wound Mr. Matseu called me to the front window, and I looked through the venetians, which Mr. Matsen raised for the purpose. I saw Mr. Logan, Mr. Witness-I have no idea; they might have Johnson and a "Parsee coming from the bridge boon practising. I went out with Strom and Lant walking to the west. I did not see anything about half an hour after I heard these reports. I particular about Mr. Logan; he was talking to thick it was about half past eight. I am not as the Parsee, and had something in his hand which quainted with Neilson, but I have seen him a I think was a revolver, but I could not see for few times. I am not able to describe him except | certain, because he was carrying it swinging in that he is a middle sized man.
the hand on the side turned from me. My im- Mads Bernth Julius Ström said—I am a Danish pression at the time was that it was a revolver. subject and at present employed by the Imperial Later in the morning Mr. Matsen aud I were Maritime Customs of Canton. I live at Hnam talking in his house about this mattor, when we and I know the prisoner, who lives close to where heard several shots fired in quick succession. I live. About a quarter past six on the morning Those shots came from the back of the house to of the 12th August my attention was attracted the west; the sound camo in through the back by a row in the street, and I went to my frout windows. Mr. Matsen and I then went out and window to see what was the matter. I saw a lot of heard two or three more reports, and saw some Chinese: the street was full of them. They were splashes in the pond at the back of our houses. shouting, and someone threw a stone whioli came I did not see who was firing at the time. After from eset to west and strack the stonework of this we went into my honso, and Mr. Matsed my door. I only saw one stone thrown. I did not looked through an opening in the end wall of my see anything else done by the Chinose, and they verandah, and I looked after him. I saw had no weapons that I saw. I then went Mr. Logan on his back verandah with Mr. back from the window and went on with my Johnson beside him. Mr. Logan had a dressing. After dressing I went back to my revolver in his band. Witness hore marked window. There were then no Chinese in the the pond on the plan]. The wall goes up strest, but I saw Mr. Logan and Mr. Neilsen olose to the backs of the houses; part standing there. I should say it was ten minutes of my honse is built over the water. Logan or a quarter of an hour after the time I first was pointing his revolver to a fishing not in the looked out when I saw Mr. Logan and Mr. water just outside pilot Drawes' honse, After Neilson standing on the bridge. "Their backs this Mr. Lant, Mr. Ewer, and Mr. Byworth, all were towards me, but almost immediately they of the Customs, came to my house. We went turned round their faces to me and I saw that i to Mr. Matson's house, and then after this we Mr. Logan had something like a gun or rifle or went down to the cross-street across the bridge. carbine in his band. They walked towards me, The Chinese were collecting again in the street,
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