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Some 5 minutes later I heard several more shots but couldn't
tell where they came from. I had hidden under the amah's bed.
At intervals I heard more shots fired. About dark I heard a
sound as of the wooden bucket cover in the native latrine below
I heard the same being lifted and then immediately replaced.
sounds twice repeated.
About 8 p.m. I heard the voice of the Indian Lance Sergeant
shout something inside the station, and heard the voice of the
Indian munahi reply from the direction of the married quarters.
I heard and saw nothing more until the rescue party came
upstairs about 1 a.m."
To Mr. King: "Before the shooting started, I had noticed the
murderer between 4.30 and 4.40 p.m. sitting with his rifle and
I didn't see what he
When the station Guard
bayonet by the flag staff, cleaning them.
did with the rifle later. He was alone.
ran in, he went up the steps on the right by the store room.
The murderer went up the same steps. I did not at any time hear
my mistress call out anything. After I shut myself in the room
no-one molested me or interfered with me. Except the 3 Indians
From the firing mentioned I saw no-one else enter the compound.
of the first shot to the firing of the 4 or 5 shots by the
bath room was some 7 or 8 minutes.”
Jury - No X X.
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sd. R.E.Lind sell
P.K.
4. James Thornton Smalløy swn. "I am the Government M.O. i/c
Kowloon Hospital. on 21st July last 1 went out to Lok Ma Chau
about 9.15 p.m., and finally entered the Station about 11.40 p.m.
I first found the dead body of Mrs. Kadgwick in the back sitting
She was lying on her back with her head against the door
between that room and the bathroom. From her temperature and
the degree of rigor mortes I judged she had been dead 5-6 hours.
The panels of that door had 5 bullet holes in them.
room.
On a small
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