CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7] — Page 113

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to foreign firms and also steamers, I saw my brother on 24th

February in the morning. I next saw him lying dead in the

roadway near Statue Wharf. I went next day to the mortuary and identified the body in the presence of the Government

doctor.

Cross-examined.

The deceased was a little stouter than me about my height.

To the Court. He was 39 years old.

Leung Shéu Shang.

Elder brother of "eung Yuk Tong deceased. Employed in the Naval lard, On 25th February I went to Public Mortuary and identified the deceased in presence of the docter and my bro-

ther the last witness.

Calls David Morgan.

Master of the S. S. Kwang Ying. On February 24th on that morning I was walking along the Prapa near Statue Square. It was about to 12 I was going from West to East. I was looking towards the Queen's monument when I suddenly heard a crack, Then I noticed the ricksha in the act of dropping or being dropped by a coolie. The ricksha was about 20 or 30 feet from the end of the hoarding on the eastern end. I was about 20 feet west of the opening that would be about 60 yards behind the ricksha.

Directly I heard a crack my attention was drawn to the sound. I saw a man behind it and I saw the ricksha dropped and

the coolie running away round the end of the hoarding, and the occupant of the ricksha falling out being shot forward.

I saw a man behind the ricksha about 6 or 8 feet. I did not notice anybody else near the ricksha. The man who was behind

the ricksha ran away. He ran towards the statue. I ran after him. (Plan produced). A plan was produced to me before the Magistrate. I marked certain position on the plan. (Jenkin asks for a clean plan to be shown. Plan according given).

I mark the place where I was when I heard the crack with a cross. I make a circle where the ricksha was. I mark the route Taken by the man.

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