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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 9TH, 1919.

RETIREMENT OF MR. T. KAN ECHO OF THE GRESSON

DEALY.

PRESENTATION AT QUEEN'S

COLLEGE,

OVER THIRTY-THREE YEARS'

SERVICE.

STREET AFFRAY-

POLICE PRESENTATION TO MR.

KID" MARRIOTT. Yesterday evening, at the Central Police Station, Mr. Kid" Marriott,

Mr. T. K. Dealy, the headmaster of was presented with gold watch and

Queen's College, who is retiring on

sion after 33 years, in the Government

chain by the members of the Polics Force,

both at Yaumati and Hongkong, in token

The Hoa, Mr. C. Mel. Messer (Captain- Superintendent of Police) who made the presentation, dwelt on the good work Mr. Marriott had done by shooting a desperado and ridding Hongkong of one of its worst criminals. The man, whose name was Ng Ling, had not, only mur- dered a man at Yaumati and committed several armed robberies, but had killed two members of the European Police

CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (BIS HONOUR BIR WILLIAM REES DAVIES, E.C.)].

A CALLOUS AND FEROCIOUS. MURDER. PRISONER SENTENCED TO DEATH

The bearing was resumed, yesterday, of the case in which Ip Hai is indicted

Street, on the 15th of April.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, C.B.E. (iustructed by Mr. Lee Longinotto, Assistant Crown Solicitor), prosecuted on behalf of the Attorney-General; and Mr. Tsun Nin Chan (instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner) defended the prisoner.

the point was of such material imports. ance that he cannot believe he would have nissed it. The same thing applies to the Magistrate.

His Lordship said he must accept the statement made by Inspector Sim, but wished to say that he frequently had Occasion to refer to the unfortunate habit of police encers keeping back evidence most material to the Court. He was

strong language was necessary to charac rise the action of responsible police odioers in not bringing forward the most important evidence before the Court.

Inspector Sim: I must still say that I informed the Magistrate about it.

His Lordship: Well, the Court accepts. it. Thank you.

service, was yesterday presented by the of appreciation of the services render for murdering Lai Mún ni du, Yun Woo oound to accept the evidence, but very Stuff and Students of the College within connection with the Gresson Street

trugedy a leather trunk, a handsomely-fitted travelling bag and a deck chair.

The presentation took place in the Assembly Hall of the College and was made by Mr. B. Tanner, the second master, who now, succeeds Mr. Dealy in the headmastership. Mr. Tanner, in asking Mr. Dealy to accept the gifts with the best wishes of all concerned said they were exceedingly sorry that MrDealy's leaving should be clouded by the sad news he received, and they rorce- the late Inspector O'Sullivan and evidence-in-chief, that when trusted that when he reached Australia on his way to England he would find Mrs. Dealy in good health, and that he would live many years to enjoy the pension he had earned.

Sergeant Clarke-and several Chinese and Indian constables at No. 6 Gresson Street. Mr. Marriott had helped the Police on several occasions. Both the Colony and the Police Force owed him a In acknowledgment, Mr. DEALY said debt of gratitude for avouging the death I am extremely touched. at this signal of two of their most respected and highly mack of your esteem for me.

esteemed comrades. Mr. Messer express commonplace, but it is nevertheless abed the hope that Mr. Marriott would be solutely true, when I say that there is no need of these useful presents to re- mind me of the depth, and sincerity of The joint your feeling towards me

It is n

work we have accomplished in the past, and, which is being accomplished at the moment, is sufficient evidence of our mutua! regard, and sympathy." It would

The following jury were empanelled to try the case-Messrs. PC. Fetts, V. F d'Azavedo, D. S Lavi, D. Ritchie, Thorpe, J. A. Salh, and C. A. Carvalho, Inspector Sim had stated in his arreared

Mr. Tsun Nin Chan, opening the case for the defence, said the absence of any strong motive for the crime was decided ly in favour of the prisoner. The pro-

cation suggested that the desire to obtain $12, belonging to the dead man, might have been the motive prisoner he noticed that his left nostril for the murder. He personally did not think that $19 was a sufficient appeared to have been bleeding. When inducement for one man to take the life the Counsel for the defence asked In of another Presuming that was the motive, why should prisoner commit the spector Sim whether he was quite sure murder in so brutal a manner? The of this he replied "yer. This was the jury had beard that a portion of the body subject of minute cross-examination by have been for the sake of obtaining the had been ripped open. That could not His Lordship, yesterday, as it had an im$19 but something worse, and that was that the deceased had been the subject portant bearing on the case.

of some man's hatred. As a matter of fact, the third man, who was present in the house and who is under arrest, deceased's pay. That man shrank from handed over to prisoner the ticket for the appearing in public burarak from

His Lordship: You told the learned

long spared to wear the token of appre-Counsel for the defence that when you elation which they asked him to accept, and that it would be handed down to

posterity as a memento of what he had done for the Colony and the Police Force, (Applause).

Mr. Marriott suitably returned thanks,

rst saw prisoner his nose appeared to be ding?-Inspector Sim: Yes, his left

nostril.

This is the first time you said that No, I intimated that to the Magistrate.

His Lordship informed the jury that

the crime that he had committed a few bours previously. Besides, that man was a power and a terror in the village, and the villagers were always at his beck and call, so that if he ordered prisoner to keep his mouth shut under threat of

be useless of me to say that I am about saying that the gift was unexpected, and the point, under discussion was very im doing him bodily harm, as the prisoner

severe

would be cherished by him as long as lived...

GUARDS RECOGNITION OF

INDIAN GALLANTRY.

t sover my long connection with Queen's College without experiencing a wrench. That is quite out of the ques- tion. I feel the separation very keenly, I bave spent a longer period here than will be possible for me now to spend in any other single locality: It is over 334 years since, as a very young man, 1 first left London on the sis filenaron, to associated with come to Hongkong. That period alone is a good bali of an ordinarily long life

I have witnessed two clear generations of boys-fathers and sona-pass through the school. During the whole of that period. I can honestly say that in all that I have done here 1 have put in the best of which I was capable. I have never spared myself; and, 1 need hardly ad, I grot neither the time nor the energy | Army. so given in the course of my duties. I an unfeignedly proud of this school, and of my lifelong connection with it.)

he

In the House of Lords, recently, the Earl of Derby, replying to a question, said there was une particular incident the gallantry of soldiers from India at Cambrai which he would like to mention. So greatly was their bravery on that seen sion appreciated by the Guards Division that they made a present of plate to that particular, regiment as a memento, (Cheers.) That showed the great appre ciation in which these Indian cavalry were held by other forces of his Majesty's

Then, serious students of over 30 years I find that since the School was first of age were not unusual, and were never opened in 1882, no fewer than 14,500 boys refused admission, while the number

in low have been inscribed on its General Re-those over 20 years old, even

gister. During my stay, 12.080 of them

that father and son

were scholars o

portant in view of the fact that Bergt, Cotton had stated that the reason which led him to arrest prisoner was the fact that there were bloodstains on his cont His Lordship (to Inspector Sim): you say this to the Magistrate spector Sim Yes, I did say it.

But the Magistrate did not take it

am certain I said it down. It is a very material point?-1

do.

Did in

stated, it was possible that prisoner, a younger man, would obey him. There was natred and ill-feeling between de ceased and the other man, over a women. There was no witness to the crime they had to depend entirely on circumstantial evidence, and unless that was so strong as to be undoubted, the duty of the jury was to return a verdict of not guilty

Ip Hoi, the prisoner, then entered the witress box and gave evidence, after

length by Mr. Jenkia, k watch he was cross-examined at grent

Mr. Jenkin, addressing the jury for Well, the Magistrate did not take it the prosecution, reverted to the incident of the bloodstains on the prisoner's down. If you said it he may not have jacket. He asked the jury to efface it heard it--I did say it to him. entirely from their minds. After all, it You see the importance of this galas, not so important as one would imagine The fact remained that there svere several circumstances which linked prisoner with the murder. The first point was that only two people could have committed the brutal murder, namely, the prisoner and the other man: Both were in the room, and the prisoner bare that statement out. He stated that on his return after washing his mouth, he sa the other man chopping deceased with n hatchet. The first point was that if the murder was a concerted action it was. conocivable that they would have s0 comported themselves as not to arouse the suspicions of the women in the house,

Well, if you said it I am bound to accept your statement. I was not there. Did you say that when you first saw defendant he had bloodstains on his jacket and that he pointed to his nose and said it was bleeding?—Yes,

You said the left part of his nose np peared to be bleedingi-Yes.

Were you satisfied that it was not bleed classes, was very great. It is not a falling at the time? It was not bleeding

then; is only appeared to be bleeding.

It could not have been caused by the man putting his anger, covered with blood, into his nose? I do not think so

i was after 5 p.m.

have passed through the school. I have thus been in close touch with about six school at the same time-it is actual: nu- out of every seven boys who have ever thenticated fact, although that particular been here. That is a record to which case occurred before my arrival. A well print with unalloyed delight and pride, known black-and-white artist who on his and a glance down that myriad-long list travela passed through Hongkong and of names makes me feel grieved that I visited Queen's College has recorded in are now at the end of my career. 1a vigorous drawing in The Captain, à believe I am correct when I say that the school journal, the incident of the de

That would be seven hours after the murder 1 Yea

and that was just what happened. I

as the prisoner stated, he asked the other man to desist from his murderous intent, surely be would have uttered an exclama. tion of horror, thereby bringing the other people in. Then again, when the prin cipal tenant of the house rated him and charged him with the murder he did not demur. Even when the police charged him he did not deny the accusation, knowing full well that he was guilty. As to the question of his mediating between the deceased and the other man, would it er would have taken the deceased' ticket, collected his pay, and yet abstained from

Chinese Members of the Legislative linquent father being caned in class to my own conclusion was that the spots of be possible, if that were true, that prison-

the evident amusement of his own nop and classmate. This incident was related to me by the Headmaster concerned.

The blood appeared to be dried-Tes,

the jacket could not have come from the

His Lordship: That is not admissible se; they were spread all over.

But the blood in the nostril appeared to be dry-No; the blood in the left nostril

Council hitherto, without exception, have bean old Q.C. students. The Civil Ser vio, in all its many departments, in The most recent change is ons in the those branches recruited locally, is very constitution of the stuff--I speak of the largely made up of 0.0.0.; the conwelcome presence of your mistresses was wet but that on the jacket was terror of the other man that he dared not

pradores of all the Banks, and of nearly

1.

Another fact which occurs to me, all the leading business firms are also our although not strictly concerned with the old pupils; while those engaged in shops school, also shows the enormous strides and stores are legion. It is thus no

made in the past 30 years. It was a exaggeration to say that if all our old common practice, as I have aften seen boys in the Colony at the present moment with my own eyes, among the boat wore to ocaso work in their various capacities to go out on strike, so to population in those days to strike a speak for a single day, the business of light by the use of primitive flint and the Colony would be brought to an un-steel; it was less expensive than the

Swedish matches, which themselves have home-made been since displaced by matches.

doubted standstill. Our old scholars cupy honourable positions not only in the Colony, but throughout the Eighteen again thank you sincerely and with Provinces The more ambitions of them go to Europe and to America to continue great warmth for your extremely practi- cal gifte They will be of constant use and complete what they have begun here; to me for some length of time in the

and invariably do so with shining suc

ass. I need not mention their success

near future, and will unfailingly remind

dry.

forming the Refinery authorities or the police? The money was found on him, and in explanation of this he stated that Le resisted the other man's attempt to take it from him. Well, if he were in such

inform the police, would he be so brave 25 to resist his taking the money f

Mr. Tsun Nin Chan said it was not

murder at 11:15 am, to leave the place a few minutes later without Did the blood on them appear to be attempting to hide the body or to wet? It appeared to be dry.

wash himself and remove any trace of bloodstains Did the jury imagine that a man guilty of such a crime employed and openly hand over deceased's identification disc and receive his pay? would go into the place where he was

The murder was committed by the other man who was a powerful and feared a leader of the village Prisoner, who had That was the first time Inspector been prevailed upon not to disclose the had given notice of those circumstances identify of the murderer on pain. of

collect the money. There were two per and it was the first time that the Crown death, had been ordered to go out and Solicitor's Department, who prosecuted sons in the murder, and if the jury had the case in the Police Court, heard of any shadow of doubt as to which one committed the deed that doubt, according the fact at all. He was instructed to say to lag, should benefit the prisoner

You made careful examination?Yes Did you yourself examine the clothes-possible for a man who had committed a Yes

Mr. Jenkin here stated that it was his

that in

in his opening address, he drew an duty as Counsel for the Crown to any inference from the blood on the clothes which was unfavourable to the prismmer,

in our own University; that is too well me of the many arduous years of mingled

foil and pleasure spart within these that the Crown Solicitors were not aware His Lordship, in summing up, said the known to you all

In the course of my stay here the changes that I have witnessed are many

of it. If he (Counsel) had known about

walls. My steamer docs not sail until Saturday afternoon, so that I do not now say good-bye, for I should like to think ence.

ther the two man bad concerted to com- point the jury had to consider was whe

it he would not have drawn that infermit the crime, or whether, as was argued

cised a very proper discretion in the case As a matter of fact, was the Assistant Crown Solicitor in the Court?

Mr. Jenkins Mr. Longiuotto prosecut.

and great. Not long ago, I alluded to that the last I would see of the Colony His Lordship I must say you exet the enormous difference between the pre-would be those I now see about me. sent magnificent building and us Hearty cheers were then given for Mr. grounds, and the old Central School, Dealy and the gathering separated. which was, its immediate forerunner. Differences in the syllabus of work are Just as striking. The students themselves offer an equally remarkable contrast. At the present day, the entire school is real ly made up of eager earnest boys, of buya bubbling over with young life; when I first came this was not quite the case. (Continued at foot of next Column)

by the defence, the prisoner had remon

rated with the other man, and, having been terrifed kept his mouth shut; also, whether the fear extended till the time when they were arrested. Was the pris-

per justified in keeping silence f

The jury unanimously returned verdict of Guilty.

His Lordship (to prisoner): You have boon found guilty of an inconceivably Had be any recollection of it-None brutal murder. It is possible that the

PRESENTATION OF MEDALS. Before the presentation ceremony Mr. Dealy handed to Ko Kin Fan, a student at the College, the medal won by him in ed the Olympic games at Tokio in May, 1917. Medals were presented to each member of the team by the Committee of whatever. the Far Eastern Athletic Association.

Two Queen's College boys were You are not prepared to say that in the team from China, but Chan Chi Inspector Sim might have referred to it, Wai, the other student who is entitled

to the award, was yesterday on the sick but that Mr. Longmotto did not recol Tist.

lect What he is prepared to say is that

other man might have had the motive you. assign to him. The jury by their verdict

found you guilty, and I do not think there could be much doubt that you took man His Lordship then passed sentence Part in the murder of this unfortunate of death in the usual form

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