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HONGKONG CRIMINAL

SESSIONS.

CHINESE CHARGED WITH MURDER.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUURSDAY, AUGUST 19ra, 1915.

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P. 8. Mills-spoke to finding the dagger A PROFITABLE BARGAIN AND ITS THE STRATEGICAL RETREAT. (produced) at the south-east corner of

The he Yaumati Government School. dagger was produced when the dyips depositions of the deerased were taken.

The Altorney-General-Of courst, it does

Wang Buk, a

slightly-built, mild-fea-not follow that a murder would drop the tured Chine, was indicted before the dagger in the same place as the murder. Chief Justice on a charge of murdering one Wing So asar the Governuch, Selingt at Yaumati on the th July.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the fat- lowing were the jurýmon : --Messrs. W. L. Weaser, F. F. Duckworth. J. M. Vieira,

The statement made by the prisoner was vend out. In this he claimed that he was "chard by the wounded man and hail to run away. Als that he was subs!: [quently assaulted by a European con- stable who said that he had "stabbed a

P. Mathieson, W. E. Ross, A. Abilustriman to death." In the statement mad· at the Magistraty prisoner also denied ali him, and V. Curreem.

knowledge of the affair.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster was for the prisoner. the Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. H Kemp) prosecuting for the Crown,

The Attorney-General said the facts in the case were few and apparrully simple By that he did not for a murder charge. mean that the facts would not require careful consideration, but he thought their minds they would establish the guill of the prisoner Evid in a murder case was mostly circumstantial as

Addressing the jury for the defence. Mr. Alaha-ter" reminded the jury that the Attorney-General bad admitted that the conly man who could give evid nexas to the murit was him devensed men himself, and he had not identified the prisoner al all. Since then, how-ver, they had ha but before them a document which had be in altered in such a way as to suggest that the deceased magnised the They did prisoner. That was done, be said, without not hava people coming forward ami soythe knowledge of the Attorney-General, or of the prisoner ue of tļu solicitor engaged ing they saw-murders, because when it murderər attacked his victine with malico for the d fence. They had heard the Magis aforethought he generally chose some plastrate's evidence. Procending Mr. Alabaster where he would not be observed. The placid with emphasis: I must say that in where the prints was committed was a low eleven years at the bar I have never heard Ty k Ther., wold be fireduced to the of such a thing bring done before.!! Court a statement made by the deceased

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The Attorn & General_int-rrupted said he wished to ask his hardship to say

Mak Kwong pleaded not guilty to a | charge of meriving stolen property, viz., one gold watch, one gold and jade wetca chais, and on gold and jade penat gonda of one Li Wing wong and Li Lai Ling, well knowing the same articles to have been stolen. `

The following jury was empanelled :-- Mess, B. W. Cormack (forėman), W. Robinson, J. M. Gutierrez, J. R. Forbes, E. V. M. R. de Souza. J. M. Reis, and G Čiperi...

The Crown Solicitor said that the articles cunearned in the charge were alleged to be part of jewellery, stolen on

HEAVY ENEMY LOWBEŇ." The Timer Correspondent with the Russian Forces, Mr. Stanley Wa-hburn, describes in the following letter the retreat of the Russian Army, on the Zlata Pipe, in East Galicia, turning. us it did at each river position to deliver hard blows at the enemy, as one of the must remarkable rearguard actions recorded

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lins in itself could, he thought, be held în- definitely, but its delence depended upon the centre, where the chic attack was expected.

EAST GALICIA, July th During the past three days I have been the 20th May. It was for the prison visiting the Russian Army whose head- in a general way is holding the Zlota satisfy the jury flat he came by the artiques rs east of Lemberg, and which Thence our lines run generally adựng chuy ches lawfully. A point turn'd apou the Lipa positions in the direction of the value of the articles. The value was put confluence of that river with the Dniester. by the owners at $70, and on looking at the river to a point west of Chutin, and As you work your way north the situa tion become more active, but it must be goods he believed the jury would by ethence south towards the Bukowina, opinion that that was a fair estimaze. The prisoner, in a statement at the Police understood that thes: Banking armies are Station, said that he bought the gools not relating through Tocam mersities. Their movemirats dae governed by the for $35. The jury would have to say greater strategy dictated by the situation

the Germans continue 15 he did whether that was a hon hd purctrise in the centre, where the concentrations of whether in fact the articles were purchased From informion secured from high source; I am of opinion that neither this The tutiur the extreme left of thy Army would at all.

acting independeatly. have been obliged to retire bad they been

Evidence, was, then called..

SYSTEMATIC BETÜRKMENT. Jibink its fair statement to make that plainant said that the articles, which we

Prisoner went into the box to give the retreat of this Army forms ong of the absolut ly now, were presents to his danga- evalence on his own behalf. He said tha! must remukabi riguard action, re her, who was getting married.

an acquaintance of his, à broker named corded in military history, fo, in spite sale, and he bought them for $35. He saidtion of the movement by overwhelming Wong Luk, cffered him he articles for of the fact that it was faced at the incep

whole name he did not divulge. Prisoner asserted that he had no ide that the articles were stolen.

shortly after the occurrener, in which he gare his account of the affair, but in which that the dueniment was not altered. 11 hat he was selling them for a friend, he did no identify the prison. The res, of the evidence would be viremustantial.. and the jury would be asked to infor, thai the prisoner was the man who stabbel, the deceased. Of course, gireutatantial evid, enga was in same ways not so convincing as dirvet evidence of reliable witnesses whisidered the statement ambigatus. And the

was filled in before any oxidene was taker.

Mr. Alabaster add that he was simply stating what the Magistrate had stater}; that he made a correction at the request of a certain person whoni he named an 11 then he did so heraus. that person con

In answer to his lordship. prisoner said he did not enter the transaction on his books.

Replying to the Crown Solicitor, prisoner ward he was a shoemaker, and was master of a shop who receipts amounted to about fit. After paying rental and other expense suggested to the jury, to make it appear the net profit would be about $10 a month. that the deceased had recognised the pri- He could not find Wong Luk, and ther

Luk had sold his old clothing and other soner, when, as the Atorney-Lierul hai fore could not sl him as a witness. Wang Add them very plainly and fairly in open-old articles on previous occasions, but never ing, the deceased did not know the man, new jewellery.

concentrations beth of Germans and Austrians, it retired with no loss of mer, and in a period of six weeks has withdrawn from the Stry to the Zlutt Pipa and taken 53,000 prisoners, besides a loss on the enemy probably greater in rasualties. Its policy seems to inflicting have been to go back by forced marches till if gained natural defensive positions when they arrived, faced extremely dit- Eucli poskion was ther several days ahead of its pursuers, which held for several days, the enemy paying the maximum price for their advance, and when they got past the banier it was

similag again disappeared and was waiting a few days march beyond in

rong position. only to discover that the main force back

saw the actual thing, but mosters were effect of thai alteration was, as he had $100 a month, half of which would he pro- | gult positions decided in every-day life on circunstan, tial evidence. Th: prosecution were un able to show any express malice on the part of the prisoner against the deceased. but the low presumed that every homicide

was murder, and is was not ineumbent on the prosecution to show 'malice. The fads might be placed in thres groups, viz :- Firstly, the stabbing; secondly, the chuse and thirdly, the arrest. For the evidence of the actual stabbing they had to, di pead on the "dying depositions of th decased: for the chase they had evidene of a Chinese constable and a hawker; and these

never saw

hin as he had said. 1

"After that," added Mr before," Alabaster, how can any jury return a verdict of murder against a person when the only witnes, to the fact says, in fact, he dies not know the man, and does not know me of the minor either of the men

I was slabbed by who stabbed him!"

men, two different men. I chased them

..

Prisoner was found guilty, and sentencil to two years' hard labour. QUITE WILLING TO BE SENTENCED

DEATH.

Cheung Tseung. Tang Sang, and Cheung Lam were charged with gang rabbery.

The prisoners told the jury that the croupier of the house where the robbery took place had given the names in th paties..

The third prisoner said he had com

dearu.

1 spent yesterday inspecting the posi-: tions on the Zlota Lipa, which is pre tically the same-line from which t Austrians were driven out best August. It is heavily rolling country, and the river forms a natural barrier of such strength that all the officers who di en snd the matter agreed thee it could un- doubtedly be held fadefinitely if this Army's movements were independent,

*TRONG DEFENSIVE POSITIONS.

It would be futile to spiculate how much further back, if any. the Army

two, with another Chinese constable, would both and kept them both in sight. The mitted tha robbery and he was quite willing will go, but is suflicient to sinte that detail the facts of the arrest. The men were unły about twelve feet vahed that his lordship shoulci sentence-him-to between the Zlota Pipa and Tarnopol

who SAW the deceased was alleged to have taken placs at about when I fell. That was the story of the 3. p.m. on the 9th July, and the prisonerly person

there are at least six natural positions. The jury found the prisoners guilty, The Crown Solicitor asked that and it will cost the Austrian, from three of them. The situation here therefore "cat" be included in the sunt nec, Theo four times our losses in carrying wech

was on that night and about that tiny sabbed and that was the deceased him third pirsoner, he said. had been in gao may be viewed with equanimity, whether

Been running away from the scene.

| slf. The other two witnesses who sail they saw the prisoner there were a long

The dying depositions were then pro distance away. duced.

Dr. W. B, A. Moore (of the Governmưa: Civil Hospital) described the nature of The man had two deevised's wounds.

for lareny, and as a rugite and vaga. bond.

Mr. Justice Haze and sen,enced the prisoners to seven years hard labour and twelve strokes of plecat "cach.

ATTRACTION OF OLD HAUNTS. Lo. Shy pleaded guilty to disobeying a

Prisoner, in the witness-box gave a absolute denial to the charge. He did pot know the deven-eil. He suddenly heard erils of save life." saw a constable chas-deportation order. Mtab wounds in the abdominal wall. Deathing two men, became frightened and rav

away himself. was due to hemorrhage from these wounds. Replying to Mr. Alabaster, witness je tid that a man who had received such wonds The might be able to run a distance. -running would pocolorate the danger of death

Dr. W. J. Woodman, of Kowloon, de poseil that he attended the wounded man. and after having done what he could for bini ke sent him to the hospital. He heard the man make his statement to the Magis trate, and he was then quite sensible and rational, and quite clear as to what he was

suying.

Mr. E, R. Dovey (Government Analyst) Blated that the blood on the knife might he that of an animal, but was not that of a He would not say that bird or a reptile,

it was the blood of a pig.

Mr. Alabaster mentioned that an in- portant end material aboration had been made in the depositions, and he would like the Magistrate go into the box.

The Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lindsell) er plained that the alteration in the original

Answering 1b Attorney-General, prisoner said he was merely walking along the road at the time the murder was committed.

Why Th roads are for anybody to walk along, aren't they?

Yes, but a marder was comhaith d there. I could not help that; how, was I to know that when I was walking along the road a man was to be stabbed 1.

Prisoner admitted that he was chased by a lot of people, that was because be dil not know the law."

The prisoner was wearing a black coat and the Attorney-General remarked. De you know that one of the men who stabbed deceased were wearing a black coat?

His reply was-You say I am the mur derer then because I was wearing a black coat; then all people who are wearing black coats are murderers. (Laughter.)

The Attorney-General-Deceased sail that two men, ane in a black coat and the other in a blue cost, were those who stab bed him. I put it to you that you were thy man in the black coat?-That is not so.. The hearing was subsequently adjourn. ed until this morning.

The Crown Solicitor said a year's sed tenes did not seem to have much effect upon peopic of this kind-they seemed to like it: This man was banished for twenty identified by finger prints as the same years in February last and he had been person who had on three occasions been Sentenced to a year's imprisonment for returning from banishment.

A sentence of three years hard labour was passed by Mr. Justice Hazeland.

AN INGENIOUS BURGLARY. l'o Nam, charged with the larceny seven years hard labour, 870 worth of property, was sentenced to

The Crown Solicitor pointed out that the burglary was a very ingenious one, and it was about as bad a case of robbery from a house as they could have. To the police great credit was due for having captured the prisoner,"

RETURNING. FROM BANISHMENT.

A man named To Shu was sentenced to three years hard labour by the Puisne Judge for returning from banishment. The man had been banished on four pre- vious occasions, and in February last was banished for a term of twenty years.

OF

the Army retreats or stays, for every two three of these rearguard actions a Russian victory. weakens the Austrians as much would

Hardly a day passes without, large I have seen per- captures of prisoners. sally in the past three days appriai, mately three or four thousand of them, a certain proportion of the number bei: Germans. The latter had the worsh appearance of any prisoners I have see in this war.

They were of all ages and

without shirts, and sizes, haggard and exhausted, though Tagged,

most -with-spikeless helmets, and

to be far their expressions were defiant. All were

Austrians appear The mura depressed and dispirited, but ace Many of these infinitely better clothed. Germany admit that they have come direct from the French front Ong stated that he arrived at noon and was captured at 3 in the afternoon.

two were

Against this Army there is one block of. it is reported that a concentration is Whether Germans to balance the Austrians, while maturing on the extreme left in Bukowina to relieve the situation there. the enemy goes ahead or is driven hack the fighting will have no serious effect, as unquestionably the rol strategic aim of the enemy is to strike a blow at our

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The Crown Solicitor (Mr. Hodgson) d- Committed the assault. Witness ro membered perfectly what the wounded man scribed the case as a rather bed one in a The man robbed was a farmer, and said. In answer to witness' question as to way, because it was committed on the high- whether he had-ses the prisoner before he had been given a sum of money (8400

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After the tiftu adjournment evidence vovers and made to hand over the money. Per Mr. Frank Smith of Kong-

The prisoner had admitted that ha got was given by P. S. Grant, who, under $50 of the $400, and possibly the other cross-examination by Mr. Alabaster, said robber-there were two-might have taken

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