CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6] — Page 318

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I left her in her room at 6 o'clock and went to the Hos-

pital. The woman made no complaint to me. I asked her no-

thing except apout the key. Mr. Cumming was a little arunk.

I smelled his breath. It is not Cumming's business to come

into the Female Vara. The woman has no means of communica-

tion with Cumming. I have never seen them together on the

verandah. I have never seen the woman ogling Caming. I

have never seen Cumming and Li3z-mui together at any time.

She has never made any indecent advances to me, nor to any

one else that I know of. The Anal told me about the alleged

assault.

Yau Kiu states: - I am Anah in the Female Lunatic

Waru. I have been the Anah over two years. I came before

Li Sz mui. I remember the day before last. About 6 p.m. I ♥

came down from the old Lunatic Asylum. I was not sent for.

I came myself. When I arrived I saw the girl: the Ward-

master Wong Hing was not in. Mr. Cumming was upstairs.

When I came the door was locked: the key ought to have

been in the uoor. I spoke to the girl through the window

and asked where is the key, it is always there, but I dont

see it there now. She said "the chief waruer has taken it

ki

away. I then went upstairs to see the Chief Warder Cum-

ming. I asked him for the key. He said I took the key: the

giri was hanging on the window." He handed me the key: he

gladly handed it me: he took it out of his pocket. I think

it was the trouser pucket. He was a little intoxicated and

his berath smelled of wine. I opened the wardroom door and

went in. The girl was standing in the wardroom opposite the

window at which I had spoken to her.. She said: "I was walk

ing