Put pid forward as the owner of the house attacked and who said that his brother Kwan Shap-yat was killed.
Ng Mi Foon claimed that he was present and took part in the attack.
Than Haw, a watchman, said that on the night in question he attacked the robber band of about 60 and that he saw the prisoner.
The evidence of the watchmen was considered by the jury unsatisfactory in many respects and at once rejected, because they could place no reliance upon the statement of Than Haw who claimed that between 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning, he could recognise out of 359 a band of about 60 persons all of whom he says were dressed in a similar way and all perfect strangers to him.
This witness said that just as the prisoner turned round and fired, Le (the witness) fell and fainted. His watch house was near the house alleged to have been attacked. This witness stated too that he had never reported this occurrence to anyone, nor had he sent for Kwan Pok Chan to come to Hongkong until the day he heard the prisoner was sent down specially to identify him.
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of
the house attacked and who
said that his brother Kwan
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the attack.
3. than haw, a watchmaw
who said that on the ight in questio
estion he attacked the
robber band of about 60 and that he saw the prisoner.
The evidence of
the watchinaus was considered
by the foymail
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unsatis
factory in
and coas
many respects
at once rejected,
because they could place
no
reliance upon the
statement of
A
who
claimed that betwveen 21
and 3 o'clock in the
orning, he could recoque
out of
359
a
band of
about 60 persons all whom Le says
were dressed in a
similar way
and ab
perfect strangers to him.
This witness said that just as the prisoner toned roud
ed, and fired,
Le (the
witives) fell and fainted
His watch house.
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the house alleged
to have been attacked. This witness stated too that hel
had
reported this occurrence to anyone,
had never
prisoner's
the day he
by
heard the
wad
he
before
sent for
Kiran Pok chan to come.
to Hongkong and yet he
sent down specially
this particular
to identify
morning.
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