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THE MURDER OF SERGEANT GLENDINNING.

THE JURY'S VERDICT AND

RECOMMENDATIONS.

Where did the sound of the first shot come from I cannot say.

Did it sound far away or close 7-I do not know; I only heard the noise; I cannot say where the shot was fired or where it came from.

You were awake, you were not asleep, when it happened? I was standing wide! nwnke

When you heard the shot why did you so run to the charge-room-1 could not think of it. When I found the others running I did the saine.

Was BIS all right. Did he seem ill 2-- He got up before us; I cannot say whether he had his full meat or not,

When you went out at 10 a.m. there was a man sleeping on each bed ?---Yes.

Was BIS. in, the room - Tex. He was lying on his bed.

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INDIAN CONSTABLES' CONDUCT CÉNSURED

"Is it usual for all the Indians to sleep At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester

in their beds in the early morning Yes, because they have to dé night duty day, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, in his capacity ns Corner, concluded the inquiry into

But BIS was not on duty? No. the circumstances surrounding the death

When did you see him?-At Ga.m., of Police Sergeant T. Cilendinning, whe

after I returned from night duty, was murdered at Tai O on July 17th.have run into a pirate or someone up/oned his face and brushed his teeth.

How do you know whether you might: Did he seem all right---Yes, He wash. Simultaneously an inquest was held on the body of P.-c. Bhiga Singh (the can stable who, it is stated shot Sergeant Glendinning).

The following were the jury-Messrs. H. J. Rowe, A. M. de Soares, and D. E.. M. de Souza,

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse (acting Cap tain-Sup-Intendent of Police) and

the hill? How could you explain it ?--| I did not know until I went up the hill that the shots had been red at the

station.

About 50 yards from the gate along the How far up the hill, did you got

sca-front and then 50 yards wp.

of

Did you know that B18 was locked up

it when I went to Tai O No, I was in Hongkong, but I heard

Apart from that has thers been any.

Indians, and the Sergeant i--No. trouble between B18, or any of the other

The Coroner--The Sergeant did not Mr. King mentioned that the site for harm you or ill-treat you in any way? the station was eat out of the bill, which In a note that Bis wrote he says the was very stoep.

Sergeant was a bad man and had oppress. When you went up did anyone joined the Indians. B152, who gave his evidence the pre you there - B202, B361, and B38. They Witness: No.

Did he oppress yon

vinus day was recalled.

A.S.P.,

T. Hg, A.S. P., were present on behalf of the Police,

The Coroner-In reply to a question yesterday as to whether there had been any trouble between the Indians and Sergeant Glendinning you replied that there was no trouble between yourself and the Sergeant. What i wish to know is--Has there been any trouble between the Indiansexcépt in the case of alleged Jarceny and the Sergeant at Tai 04- Witness: B36's box was searched by the Interpreter on June 261),

Mr. King But Sergeant Glendinning had nothing to do with thap-Witnes No. Sergeant Glendinning was away in Hongkong.

Why was the box searchef --Witness replied that the constable was accused of the thell of some money

Was there no trouble between the Indians and the Sergeant-No.

The Coroner. Do you know that B18 left a letter stating that the Sergeant was bad; that he was oppressing the Indians and taking bribes? Do you know anything about 7--Witness: do not know whether there has been any gambling or not. ¡

You don't know why B18 made the accusation against the Sergeant No

CUTIE, MISSING INDIAN :QUARD A

ran at about the same time.

you? They went along the sea-front, but Did they run by the same path as not up the hill. I do not knew where they went to..

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Did you try to put the fre-ont --No, wo were afraid the man would be alive.

What message did you send to Castle. Peak - I guid the Chinust say the Sergeant has been killed."

Did you see the Sergeant's wife at any time during the morning -No.“

Who do you think killed Bla-1 do not know; the Sergeant brought a charge against Ris and it killed the Sergeant

and afterwards killed himself.

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The Coroner--Do you think Bis was of unsound mind when he did it? W ness:

The charge of larceny made an hepression on his mind and on account. of this he killed the Sergeant and ther killed himself.

Why did you make no effort to collect men after you all ran away and then make an attack apon the station? You were ten of eleven men and any of you had a rifle. The evidence shows that the

200 rounds of ammunition I-I did not Sergeant Interpreter got four rifles aud

see nay rifles, and it is only the Sergeant

terpreter who says that.

After you sent the message to Castle Was he very hard or intera? --I don't | Peak which was quite correct, did you think you did your duty by standing and doing nothing? What can I do? Shots were being fired. The gates were closed.

know; we had to do our duties.

Were you not satisfied ?---I was' satis fird, 1 dɔ not know whether the others

Did they or you run first-They Did they come round the front of the were satisfied or not. station or the back -The back.

When you got on to the hillside what many shots fired, but I could not think did you do I sat down there and heard who fired them.

How long were you sitting there --For two and a half boars,

Did you hear other shots! Yes, 130 shots were fired.

Do you consider that you were doing your duty by running away instead of what was the matter could not think questioning other people and finding out

of anything; I ran all at once,

You were there with a riffe and 20 rounds of ammunition. You see, accord- tilling to your own evidence, severni men running away. You don't enquire what Did you hear the Sergeant's wife has happened, but run away with them. scream or call t No.

The safety of the station depends on you. You mean to say you heard the shots What do you think you are there for 1. but not her scrmins-No

I did not know what had happened; simply Ru

Did you know whether she was in the station I knew she was in the station, but I did not know whether she had run ont or not.

Did you know where Bergeant lendin. |ning was?-When?

What did you ask them ?--Nothing. Dil they tell you anything --Nothing, What did you do for two and a half hours on the hillside I sat there doing nothing

If you did not know, it was your duty to find cut My mind was ipset and I Could not think of it.

reiterat

Tho

when you say yr went out of them!

How do you know the gates were closed

I know; if I did not know how us

The Coroner puɛ further questions on that point, but no satisfactory reply was forthcoming, witness ing that the gutes were locked. Coroner said it was incomprehensible how witness could know that.

This concluded the evidence. The Corner, in summing up, said do” casing way for the jury to return their verdiet was by answering the following questions

Do you and that Sergeant Gendita ning's death was the result of a shos The Coroner asked whetler Mrs. Glen-fired by Bit Tija Singh on July 17th, at. dinning would be brought as a witness. 10.30 m., at Tai Or

Mr. King replied that he had a medical Certificate to the effort that Mrs. Glen

dinning was unfl to attend the court.

At 1. Lime or afterwards-I did not know where he was when an.

If so, was Bisija Singh, when be Bred the shot, of solind or unsound and Did you try to find at 4-No.

Did Tija Singh take his own life & Why not? Because my mind was THE SENIOR SENDEANT'S STORY.

If so was h of unsound wind 7 apst

B1, the senior Indian Sergeant of make any enquiry about the Sergent Pulier Force for 17 years. On July 17th deceased, for the death of Sergeant

When you got on the hillside did you Tai O station said he had bren in the feriminally responsible,

Do you find any person or persons

excepting No, what enquiries could I make on the he was stationed at Tai O Being the Glendinning! Thillside I beard-ahots,..

senior Indian Sergeant he was respon make enquiries No.

When the other men came did you not sible for, the. Polier in the absence of with the Palich, day might make nay As this was a public enquiry, connected Sergeant Glendinning. He had only comments. The station was in an L- hern two months at Tai O. He had his men at 8.30 am. After his men he went to bed in the big rouar B102 was on duty then. All the Indians were on their beds at the time. Big was in the men, lying wasnt astrip. He did not seat stratige his own bed. Witness thought he was all right. Witness then went Did you hear shots being fired on the o say that he got up about 10.30. other side of the hill No.

All the shots came from the station 1-n out of the station, accompanied by this As he heard rifle-shots being fred. He Yes.

others They heard the sounds of firing hours, where did you go I went down they could not-get, as these were at the After remaining for two and a half-ben diey thought about the arms, which the slope on the eastern side to Shak Taiion. Tlay then went to the Tai O to the station, and his educe was admir rer and saw the Interpreter Witness able. He recommended his action to the About what time was that? think itold the Interpreter thuit They must go to Government. was about 130 p.m..

Cristle Peak to send a message to Hong- The jury retired and after Whom did you set down there I saw kong, and B152 and a Chinese detective minutes deliberation returned the foliow

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the village. the interpreter and the other indians in Gutt for Castle Peak. He did not doing Verdict: --

funything after that. He renigined, near Were all the Indians in the village-te station for two hours,

(1.)--We find that Sergt. Glendinning's No; a few..

Indian constable B145 deposed: On July 17th, the day Sergeant Glendinning was murdered. I was at Tai O. 1 have been stationed at Tai O eight months,. and have been in the Police Force for nine years. At Tai O one mim is on duty during the day and two at night. On July I went on station duty at 10 nm. Felieving B182. I had my rifle and ammunition. I did not report in the charge room before I went on duty; it is not the custom, ́ ́I

saw Sergeant Glen- dinning when I went on duty; he was sitting a chair. I did not see anyo else. When I went on station guarit 1 stood under a tree at the western corneri

of the station. The window of the charge vorm is dightly to my left when stand under the tree looking at the sea.

Mr. King As you stand under the tree can For mee into the charge-room Wit ness. One sitting in the charge-room could not see me, and if one wished to look into the charge-room one would have to stand on one's toes.

Can you see if a person

stands in the charge-roen -Yes, if the person comes to the window.

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and others cong up the hillside with Did you see the Sergeant Interpreter rifles -- No.

Po.

Was Sergeant 144 there? No, the Sergeants were not there.

Did you are the station burning?--Yes, at abone 1.30 when I got to Shek Tai Po

Where were you when you first saw the was sitting on the hillside. When I saw station on fire ?-Ou the spot where. 1.

went down the slopes,

it

Which part of the station was burning first Tlie, Chinese bontmen's room,

Had you your ride with you when you first saw the fire --Yes.

Did you go into the station u try and with the people on the launch. put to fire out --Yes, I went to help.

How long had the station been burning before you got up to go down the hill Between 20 and 25 minutes.

During that time did you go to the station to attempt to put out the fire - I tried to go in.

The Coroner No, no. Did you go into the station! You wen armed Answer either "Yes" or "No"4-Wit the gate. ness: Yes. I carac down to go towards

On the morning of the 17th you took up your post under this tree. Tell us what happened When I took up my post under the tree, I stood at attention, looking, ont "over the sea. I heard a Mr. noise similar to a shot being fired, and everybody then ran out of the station:

You say averybody then ran out of the station 7-Yes, they were without shoes. What did you do?I followed then. How many shots did you hear?--I only heard one,

You only heard one before you ran Yes.

Did you run towards the flagpole? ran to the gate on the west side.

Did you go to the gate or not! Nog

King You sat watching the station burning for 20 or 25 minutes without doing anything ----Witness :: When I satisfied myself that the station was on fire I went to it.

But you said you sat for 20 or 95 úinutes watching the fire?--I meant 20 or 2 minutes before the launch came.

When you saw the station on fire did you try to find Sergeant Glendinning?---- Yes, I began to come down, and when 1 reached the bottom of the hill, I was about to ask..

Did you ask - No, I saw all there, and I did not make any distinction, or enquire of anyone particularly, Did you go through the gate Yox

Did you know that the Sergeant was That's the gate which leads to the picrWhen were

dead-No. where the ampun stops Yes, that's the Government wharf.

'you first aware that Sergeant Glendinning was dead-When I got into the station.

With the Sergeant in No. 2 launch

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through the gate 1→→ I went up the hill

Did you take your rifle with you 1-

Yes,

Let me go back to 10 am, You went on duty from the big room, Who was in it-All; they were sleeping".

Except 159-Yes, I went to relieve.)

And your ammunition Yes, every him. thing

When you heard the first thot did you look rond or make any enquiries as to what the shot was-Yes, I did look at the back of the station

Do you know how many were in the three beds. ***

mall room 1-No; 1, knew there were

When did you have your moal ?—At

7,39

Did B18 eat with you? Yes

hours Witness: What could hapen? Mr. King-Wiat happened after wo

The station was set on fire, the lausel arrived, and we went up.

How many shota did you hear when you woke up?-Three.

Whom did you see running? -All. Who got out of the door first? I can bot, self.

Were you the last 7-Yes.

B152 says he was the inst-Yes, what i says is right and what I say is right. Who was last? It does not matter uels who was.

Why did you run 1-Because we did not know what had happened.

Did you stop on the verandah to see what had happened? No; I went round the back of the station towards the bill. Did you go through the gate-Yes. What gate The eastern gatc. Did you pick up your rifle No; I did not think.

Did anyone else have a rifle ?-Yes, the station guard.

Did you run to the guard and find out what was the matter t-No.

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lying part of the Colony, for the prote tion of is sty's subjects. The ques

on a regare the Pulice was when tin Sergeant met his death, did they do their duty or neglect it As regards the nann ind of munication he wished to point out that both the condnet of the Police would not have sated the Sergeant's life. and the presence of the communications They might, however, make comments as In conclusion, he referred to the Sergeant- to the desirability of future precautions.. Interpreter, the anty Dan who did not the only man to take an attempt to get fail to do his duty. He was practically

death was the result of a sho fired by Tija Singh on the 17th inst., at 10.30 am, at Tai 0. (2.) We and that is Tija Singh, when be fired the shot, was of sound mind and therefore guilty of mur der of Sergeant Glendinning. (3)-We and from the evidence that. Tija Singh took his own life. (4)-We find he was at the time u

∙Sound mind{ (5.)-We do not find any person or

persons criminally responsible for the death of Sergt. Glendinning.. The jury also read out the following riders;-

We are of opinion that the Indian Cim- stable who was time glossly neglected his duty and that on station duty at the his conduct should be investigated.

We commend the action of the Sergeant- Interpreter in attempting a rescue.

We also think that the other constables stationed at Tai O, and who were in the station at the time with their arms and ammunition easily accessible grussly neglected their duty in this time of emergency and that their conduct should be investigated; although they would not When you, heard the noise of the re-

have been able to prevent the murder of parts what did you think it was grant Glendinning, they could, at thought it was the report of firearms.

least, have prevented the fire, and the From where did the sounds come?-injury to Mrs. Glendinning and the From the verandah.

suicide of the Indian constable. Why did you not stop and ask the starices of the Indian constable's position We also think that, under the circum- Indian guard what was the matter i-Ion the Island, he should have been could not think. lag

Did you know whether the Sergeant Island.

put in charge of a guard whilst on the had been shot?-No.

Did you see any Chinese runging away ?--Yes, near the eastern gate,

Did you bear the Chinese say the Sergeant had been shot? Yes.

Where were you when you heard that!

was in Shek Tai Po How long after you had run away from the station did you hear it About half an hour e

Did you go back to see if it was true ?--- How could I go? Shots were being fired, Did you try to find out where the Sergeant's wife was-We tried, but we could not go in, its shots were being fired. Did your suspect that the Sergeant had been shot?-No.

Were you surprised that the Sergeant had been shot - No

you pre

What do you mean? Wero von pared for it--No

Did you ever hear B18 threaten the Sergeant or use angry words-No

As far as you know, was there trouble, between the Indians and Sergeant Gler dinning-Na

We recommend to the Government tho advisability of seeing that :--

(a)-At least two European officers ha stationed at all isolated out-stą“ tions. (b.)That telephonic communication be installed at all out-stations, con- necting same with each other and Teeting same with

(e.) That such of these stations, which use a boat as an access or only means of transit be provided with a fully-manned and armed steam or motor pinnace

The jury desire to express their pro found sympathy with the widow and family of the deceased, and recommend that the Government consider the case of the widow and child and contribute a Rubstantial pension or donation over and above the ordinary allowance ma

The Coroner said he was in accord the sentiments of sympathy expressed careful attention they had paid to the by the jury. He thanker them for the case and also complimented the Police on presenting their, case so skilfully.