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who fired.

into the house but I sai

Yeing Brin and Yeung Jong #***

(both in count). Yeung Min had

a

sword and Young FONG

pistol. I saw Young Dong fire

the pistol into the house and kill.

Yenny Sin's wife and children.

"Your persons of our party were killed At the time of the attack the

feast had not been held. My husband

and our.

party had no

weapons

at all. My husband is the 11th

defendant. The attacking party

were more numerous than our

party. They

were

very frightened.

He then opened the front door and

ran away

and the next day. I was

never

asked to give

evidence before.

1622

I did not hear that Yeung Ling Fai was killed. I know

he is dead now, but I do not

know when or how he died.

I did not know that my

husband and others were

accused of killing Yeung Sing Fai. I

was staying

at the

Convent in Hong Kong. My

husband has been at work

as a

bean curd maker.

I know the people who

attacked us wanted to drive us

and take our

land

away

and our ancestors' land. They wanted

our land for Yeung San Fai's

children.