COPY OF HIS HONOUR THE CHIEF JUSTICES NOTES.
Wednesday, 1st May, 1940.
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Criminal Sessions.
R. v. Hau Kang Po
Murder.
Pleads not guilty.
Murphy Asst. C. S. for Crown.
Macnamara (D'Almada) for Defence.
Donald Mayberry Hykes
Lau Kau Leung
Chen Pak Kong
Chau Yoh Shee
Li Chi Kong
Frank Goodwin
Epiphanio Maria da Rocha
empanelled as jurors and
respectively sworn or
affirmed.
Donald Mayberry Hykes chosen as foreman of the jury.
Accused given in charge of the jury.
Murphy Asst.C.9. opens for Crown & calls :
LẠI CHÚNG YIU. dd. xd. Murphy
Police photographer. On 23rd March I went to Yung Shu An & took certain photos under direction of Insp. Whant. I produce nine copies of all the photos in book form (Exh. A. 1-9)
No xx.
WILLIAM ERNEST JONES. ss.xd. Murphy
Chief Draughtsman P.W. D. On 27th March I prepared plans at Yung Shu An village. Key plan of district & plan of three houses in village. Exb. B.1-9.
xxd. Macnamara.
Small village:between 40 & 50 houses.
HON ILANG TAI. dd.xd. Murphy
0/C Kowloon Public Mortuary. On 24th March I did p.m. on body of Hau 3hek Po. X Identified by Lo Tang Kiu & P.C.C. 373. Externally crescent shaped incised wound 4" lonɛ & 14" deep on left side of top of head. Incised wound 3" long & 1" deep on left side of back of head. Incised wound 31" long & 1" deep to left of external occipital protuberance. Incised wound 3" long & 3" deep on front of top of head to right of mid line. Superficial wounds on back of left middle finger on left index finger & between left middle & index fingers. They were ama 11 superficial incised wounds. Bruises & abrasions on right side of trunk, on left thigh & below right knee. Wounds could have been caused by such a weapon as this chopper (Exb.K). Cause of death was deep incised wounds of head & haemorrhage. Deceased was not a healthy man. His spleen was enlarged but was intact. If men in best of health had been left with such wounds & without proper attention for 5 or 6 hours haemorrhage would have caused death. Wounds could not have been caused by a blunt instrument.
xxd. Macnamara.
One wound la 4" long & 14" deep. The others are " deep.
If wounds had been promptly treated he would have had a better chance. If he had been promptly & properly treated he would not have died.
re-xd. Murphy.
The larger arteries would have had to be clipped. Bandaging along would not have stopped haemorrhage.
LÂM SHIU KHÔNG. dd. xd. Murphy
1.0. Taipo Public Dispensary. On 23rd March I examined accused. He had a cut on left palm 1" deep & 2" long, 1" below wrist. It was a recent cut. I stitched it. I found no other cuts or marks on his body.
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