CO129-584-14 Commutation of death sentences to life imprisonment. Includes 9 photographs depicting- [CN 3-42] Commutation of... 22-12-1939 - 17-9-1940 — Page 7

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COPY OF HIS HONOUR THE CHIFF JUSTICE'S NOTES TAKEN AT THE TRIAL

Criminal Sessions.

Rex v. Yiu Fai

Monday, 26th August, 1940 at 10 a.m.

MURDER

Pleads not guilty.

Reynolds C. C. for Crown.

She (Quinn) for Defence.

Allan Samuel Banker Eric Van Walroe

William Park

Stuart Longfield

Henry Corra

empanelled as jurors and

respectively sworn or affirmed.

Donald Davið Aroozoo

Phoon To Hang

Eric Van walree chosen as foreman of the jury.

Accused given in charge of the jury.

Reynolds C. C. opona for Crown & calls :-

GERALD PATRICK MURPHY.

Insp. of Works, P.W.D.

ss, xd, Reynolds.

On 11th July I visited Argyle Street Interment camp and made plan. This plan produced shows

on top: site plan of camp with Hut 2 coloured pink and below plan of Hut 2 with bunks shown me by Insp. Carey coloured.

No XXI.

TẠI CHUNG YIU.

dd.xd.Reynolds.

Police photographer. I visited Argyle St. Camp on 11th June & took two photos in Hut No.2. Ex.E shows bunks on both sides, taken from North looking South. Ex. F shows bunks on left, taken from South looking North.

No xxn.

HA KAM SHING. dd. xd. Reynolds.

Ex Chinese soldier now living in No. 3 hut Argyle St. Camp. I knew Wong Ka Yan who lived in hut No.2. Early on moming of 30th May I heard a voice calling "save life". I was then in No.3 hut. I went at once to No. 2 hut where I saw Lo Yee & Li Kwong holding accused. I saw that accused had a knife in his hand. I took the knife from him. This is the knife (Ex. B), I handed the knife to our Chinese teacher Siu Lam. When I was in hut No. 2 deceased was lying on the ground. He was wearing red trousers like these (Ex. C). I saw a wound on his right arm & another on his right thigh near his private parts. Dresser Joseph Nak came to the hut & deceased was taken to hospital.

xxd. 3he

Deceased was lying under the second electric light from the North end close to the bunk coloured blue. Accused was then at the south side of the blue bunk. I did not hear accused say anything. I didn't hear deceased say anything. I did not examine deceased's bed. I did not see a blanket.