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GHESSON STREET MURDER, FRIAL AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS

Did you go to a certain place at Yaumati 1-Yee, to the Pikfung brothel at 17 pan.

Did you go to another? No, I went to the cinematograph with some girls.

Did you not go to another brothel ?--- Yes, I went to the Yau Tank.

Whom did you see there?—I saw pris oner and his brother.

Did you see any other man there saw Si la Sap and Leung Ling

At the Criminal Sossions yesterday, before the Chief Justice (Sir William Roes Davies, K.C.) the trial was con- tinued of Ng Ling atias Kwong Kwang, indicted for the murder of Inspector M. O'Sullivan, Sergt. G. Clarks and Chinese detective Kwang Bang on January 22nd.

The Attorney-General (Hon Mr. J. Hther and a tall man were in a cubicle. Kemp, C.B.E.) conducted the proseca tion, and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E., defonded the prisoner.

The jury empanelled to try the case was composed of Messrs. G. H. Wilson (foreman), B.-M. C. da Cunha, B. Basto, K. E. Groig, J. T. Shaw, J. McIntyre and J. H. Scott.

Sun Tai was recalled.

His Lordship I just want to know from the evidence of Bun Tai whether he actually saw the prisoner take up a hrearm before the Inspector. Sullivaa foll..

The Attorney-General: He said, my Lord, he did not see Inspector Sullivan fall at all. He saw Sorgeant Clarke (all, but he left Inspector Sullivan still stand. Ing.

You did His Lordship (to witness); not see the Inspector fall --Witness:

No.

You also said in reply to me: "I released my hold on prisoner owing to the pain in my hand. Prisoner made a rush for the box and pulled out a revolver. I knocked him in the nape of the neck and he fell down. He did not point the revolver at me because ho had no time to turn round." Did you say that ? Yes.

You also said. Then I ran down- stairs. I noticed the bodies of Inspector O'Sullivan, and Sergt. Clarke inside the cubicles." Is that right-No I never said that, my Lord. I only said I saw the Sorgeant in the act of falling

You are absolutely certain that the prisoner picked up the firearm I am absolutely certain that it was he

Do you know whether all the firearms were in one room or wors distributed about the house I cannot say

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Where were they-Prisoner, his bro-

Did you see the prisoner again at 8 o'clock?--I went back again to the cinematograph.

The Interpreter: I think the man is scared,

His Lordship A simple question is

see him --Witness: I went back again put and you cannot answer it. - Did you

to the theatre.

His Lordship Don't be a fool-an- swer the question. Did you see prisoner -I did not we the prisoner

Kwong Iu, a Chiness woman, deposed that she was living last year in Pokfulum Road on Si Tu Sap's door. Ng Ming, Kwong Kwang, and Sĩ Lu Sap lived there

The Attorney-General: Who is Kwong Ewang-Witness He is the prisoner.

Did he live there all the time, con- tinuously Yes.

Who else lived there?-Kwong Lung. Arybody else? My husband. His Lordship: What is the name of Chang Fun your husband --Witness: Obai,

The Attorney-General: You mention- ed Ng Ming-Was ho living there? Witness: No, he was a frequent visitor to the place.

Caing Kam, the Chinese constable who was watching at the bridge connecting the front and back part of the first floor at No. 6. Gresson Street on January 22nd, next gave evidence. He said be carried a revolver and a pair of handcuffs. Inspector O'Sullivan went with Sun Tai, Lo Hoi and Kwong Kway to the back portion of the house.

The Attorney-General Kwong Kwai was the man found killed in the back yard, my lord, and Lo Hoi was the man

who rolled downstairs-

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Mr. Alabaster You any you were wounded 1-Witness Yes.

About ten minutes later Lo Hoi camo tumbling down the stairs. He bad a five

Where did you get your wound dressed 7 chambared revolver when be came into

Soon after that Inspector-At the Government Civil Hospital the street.

Was it a bullet wound? Yes. Sim arrived:

But do you know the Hon. the Attorney General sage you were not wounded- Was I not? Anyhow, I had holts right through all my jackets.

His Lordship Was Lo Hoi wounded The Attorney General: It was at firs thought so, but absequently it was found that he was not He had only rather a strenuous journey down the stairesso. (Laughter.)

The Attorney-General (to witness) When you went in did you see any par sons on the first floor 1-Witness: Xe

another was smoking opium. I saw a man reading a newspaper, while

Is this the man (So Yuet Chee) thom you saw 7-Yen he was the man smacking opium

You did not say at the Polis Court that you tried to catch a man; you said. the man was under the bed and you was the man who laid under the bed.

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Was it not a constable 1-No

You say you saw Inspector Ushllivan and Sergeant Clarke each pressing a man down and Kwong Sang doing a similar. thing with another 1-les.

Then thu man who rushed it was a fourth man? Yes. H

He then was hot is the cubicle when the Police went in No, he was sitting

Mr. Alabaster: Aftor the firius. you on the bod ran downstaire Witness: Yes.

Sun Tai came after youYea How long after you? A few mnutes after.

The prisoner also came down the same time? Yes, about the same time

You fred at the prisoner how many times 3-Twice.

Are you positive you fired twice?-Yes Did you hit him I hit him on the mouth.

How long after did the man com Well, what actually happened was I hit the prisoner; he fell down; I sten. ed over him to see whether be ha then came dan and rurolver stairs and fired a: me and ran upstirs

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You saw him Yes

Did you so the revolver - Yes. Was it like this (the one found onthe stairs, which was produced) -No, it as Has Lordship: A most extraordinary not like that; it was a little longer man to be able to see the length of

ordin revolver while he was being fired at

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That meins to say there was a man sitting on a bed with two women and a chuld, and another man sitting on a bed in the passago. It was that man that ran in Yes,

Do you know which man Inspector O'Sullivan was pressing down? No, was rather confused sy

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Did you know which man Sergeans THE Clarke was pressing down No, gay

Did you know which man the detective, Kwong Sang, was pressing down No His Lordsup: Did you know any of the men before I-Witness: No.

Then you cannot say whether prisoner Was one of the men who was being press- ed down at the time-No, I was con fused,

His lordship, addressing the Attorney General, said it might save time, but he did not suppose the Attorney-General was going to specifically say that the prisoner shot Inspector O'Sullivan. He took it that the question would be: Did the jury believe the details of the story as told by Sun Tail And it would then be for him to direct the jury as to the law on the subje

one time there was apparently a pos sibility of showing that the prisoner The Attorney-General said that at

actually shot Inspector O'Sulivan, but that possibility did not now exist.

His Lordship The shall ever to le jury, it custome

Mr. Alabaster How many shots did his stage is that they will have to fccide whether they believe the evidence the man fire-Witness: Three or four. f Sun Tax If they do believe that Did you pick up any bullets in the vidence, I shall direct them as to the Saw According to that evidence, tho accused picked up a revolver, a dangerous street afterwarde ?—No,

How long after did the thres Chinese seapon, to aid the other men in defeat ombined action of these men, doath follows. I shall direct the jury na to constables come down? Between one and ng their arrest And as a result of the His Lordship: Did you know whetherwhether this is murder or not Y the two European officers were armed ? The Attorney-General It all boils Witness: 1 do not know.

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You ɛɛy in your evidence: Continuing witness said that Sergeant heard reports of firearms." Clarke went up to the top floor and then think the inspectors were armed ?– I car and Inspector Sim left him at No. 18 to came back to the first floor. Some of not say I went away the polics, including the Inspector, went

Dr. J. Woodman, of the Governsient Ciril Hospital, said that on January and Kwong Seng was admitted to the Hospital, with a wound in the stomach, and one in the leg.

The Attorney-General: Kwong Soug what was going on died on the 24th?

His Lordship said this was not directly concerned with the murder of Inspector Sullivan.

The Attorney-General: But it would seem strangs if we do not bring ovidence of his death, because he was in the room at the time. I will say he is dend now.

His Lordship Well, you may, na Mr Alabaster is not raising any objection.

Dr. Woodman, continuing, spoke to having made a post-mortem examination of the body of Inspector Sullivan and said that there were five bullet wounds, death being caused by the bullet which passed through and above the temples.

Mr. Alabaster: They were amall wounds -Witness: Yes.

There not having been any extension of the wound it would probably have been caused by a nickel-plated bullet Yes.

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down to those two points, my Lord,

Bergeant MoWalter deposed that he telephone message and met the Inspec therwent to Gresson Street, in response to a yotor Bim They went to Lun Fat Lane, watch the back window. Suddenly be Bow two men coming out. One man was dressed in Western clothing and both two revolvers hanging by a string from men had a revolver in each hand and their teeth The me got on to the ledge, wall Witness fired, and one of the men down a water spout, and got on to tho dropped down into the yard. The second fired at by witness. He climbed down the coman, who was close behind him, was algo wall between No and Not Witness aaw another man attempting to come out, but that man drew back again. A for. minutes later bo sew the two men rushing up Lun Fat Lane and they disappeared. Sergt Cockle gave evidence of taking the automatic pistol produced in Court from the hand of the man who had “ held tho fort in Grosson Street. This was the man who shot himself rather than surrender

His Lordship: It is not part of into the end cubicle. Witness could hear duty, I do not say that you were bour the enbicle. He to assist, but it would have been galla inside heard voices saying: “Get up, get up." had you rushed in, knowing that

where did you come from?" "Swatow." possessed a revolver Witness Then he heard Sun Tai's voice call out ber of shots were being fired, and

Who has the handcuffs! Bring them not get in along. Witness replied. "I have " He had walked about two paces with the handenfis, intending to give them to Sun

The Attorney-General: You said Tai, when he heard Sun Tai ask To

cubicle belong, saw a man called So Yust, Chee. Is whom docs, the second and who owns the middle cubicle? No the man-Witness: Yes reply was given. Ho heard Inspector O'Sullivan's voice say in a very low tone

You saw Sun Tai wounded T-No, told me to

Sun Tai was again recalled.

Chan Tim, another Chinese detect, who was also a member of the sch party said he was told off to guard te Put on your conts; put on your couts." He then heard a noise as if a box wers womon in the hous, and subsequey being opened, and the Inspector called ran into the street Going downe out in Cantoneso“ Mai yuk, mai yuk." staircase ho picked up a fire chamed (Don't move, don't move) Then he revolver, two bullets of which had n He did not discharged. They were not nickel cod, board reports of firearms. dare to enter: so he rushed down the but leaden ballets. stairs. He had his revolver ready in his hand, San Tai followed him and told

Inspector Sim repeated the evidence which he gave when the case was heard at the Magistracy, regarding the siege the house by the Police and the chase after two of the gang, one of whom was

other weaped. shot by Kid Marriott whilst the

Cros-examined by Mr. Alabaster-He was present when prisoner was identi. fied as one of the robbers from among fifteen men by the witno Sun Tai Then Attorney-General It aanbe Sun Taj picked mit prisoner, and two the shot from that revolver which others and then returned to prisoner and BOARD said he had no doubt whatever regard-

Such a wound A clearly the one at him he had been wounded twice. The Inspector O'Sullivan m the back oing his identity, Prisoner was described

the back Yes.

Mr. Alabaster then suggested that the jury would like to see the bullets pro- duced on Tuesday which were similar in sims to those baken from the body of

Sergeant Clarke.

prisoner

souer carno down a few minutes later. He was standing close to No. 5, or just between Nos. 8 and 10 The prisoner did

bullet found in the back was as one of the men who were lying in the cubicle Bun Tai said nothing about prisoner being in possession of arme coated one.

By His Lordship Inspector Sullivan alother when they went to Greason Street, and Bergt Clarke were both in plain

Lo Hoi, another detective, said hid not carry anything in his band. Bina revolver when he went to No. 6, Gan Tai told witness something and he fired Street. He was keping guard ove at the prisoner, who was walking very kitchen, and on the door of a roo 1

standing

Mr. Alabaster: They are also nickel second shot and prisoner fell, plated bullets of the same sizė,

The Attorney-General: The prisonering down somebody, was not running Witness: Well, half running and half walking. He was very excited.

It was the custon to wear plain clothes on such expeditions unless specially ordered to wear uniform. They were un- Hi Lordship suggested that the police

His Lordship: How do you know they hurriedly to the place where witaca was incont. He heard Bun Tai val fored Witness hit him with his cofls, soon after which there were a are similar bullets.

of firearms. He saw the Inspectors would probably go armed in future, and A wife agreed He added in reply to He could it further queries that he saw no reason for Hongkong than the New Territory slightly from where he was sand at why there should be a different practice the kitchen door. He saw one me where the police were usually armed, tempting to got to where the Ensor witness remarking that the police in Hongkong had too much confidence in the so witness put up tus hand Chinese and the public generally. Before Did anyone else come out? Yes, How soon after Just as I had shot attempted to get him, but failed. the murder case was hoard at the Magis Where were youd tract there had been a Departmental prisoner a man came running down the His Lordship

the Chiel-Detective Inspector and him stairs and fired at me. I fired back at ing Witness: I was standing he Inquiry into the whole circumstances, by

Sor him in return. He fired several times at kitchen, when I saw the Inspecto mo and I fred several times at him, and ing the man, but walked up to eventually he ran up No. 6, Grasson of the room to catch the man was getting in. I was then wounded tre His Lordship: Did he hit you 1-Wit-rated to the kitchen. Tha robh an into the passage, and 1 Grod toote new: No, he did not hit me; but whether

revolver TH I bit him or not I cannot say.

Mr. Alabaster (to Dr. Woodman) I taks it that when an ordinary leaden bullet is fired that trace of the exit can be found out, but that in the case of nickel-plated bullets it is not 801- Witness: Yes, it is rather awkward to trace the exit of nickel-plated ballete

The Attorney General Those leaden bullets extend when going through the flesh ?-Witness: Not always, but nearly

always

His Lordship: Did Inspector O'Sul livan survive any time Witzo85: I was him dead at the mortuary.⠀

The Attorney General: He was found dead by the doctor who went into the Louss in Gresson Street sonu after the

affair.

Ip Hong was next called. The Attorney-General Do you re member the 22nd of December Yes

"Street.

Witness, continuing, said he saw Chan Tin, & Chinese constable, one of the men who had gone to the second floor, come out next. That was about one or two! minutes after the other man had gone back into the house. One or two minutes later the other two.comtahies crane down.

The Bergeant Interpreter at the Police Blation para evidence that he had ex- pained the charge to the proner at the Polios Station, and the palmer's I know nothing sbout this matter WAS

to the kitchen, but went back to this and he worked

I think there were four ave

robbers, That was all I a, b wart into the kitchen then and the door, Awang Iwai was one of stables and he was found dead tually opened the kitchen door downstairs

eral then remarked his oss Ze would like ons certain point, therefore that the case

205 dfearned The point upon ho desire to make enquiry wER one

which had not been in his knowledge before TONA

His Lordship inform the jury that hat no doubt they would find the cr the next day and then adjourned the Court ratil 10.30 this morning

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