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CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (HRPURE HIS HONOUR THE CHIEF JUSTICE ENER WILLIAM REES DAVIES, K.C.)].

THE HONGKONG DAILY PBESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1918.

Questioned by his Lordship. The woman was 29 years of age, and was strong and healthy,

Mes. Bradbury stated that the boy ani BETURNING FROM BANISHMENT.the much had a quarrel on the morning

Pong, alias Fook, was indicted for fere the murder. returning from, barishment.

The Attorney-General said that prisor er was banished for 10 years, in 1916. He returned the next gear and was then banished for life. He was arrested gain un August, 15th. He had three previou convictions against him.

The prisoner said it was useless for

Mrs. Brock, who lived next door to the house in which the murder WAN

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Witness further stated that be had gone through the antecedents of the prisoner's family, has had not found any traces of hereditary insanity.

In reply to Mr. Jenkin, witness was certain, in his opinion, that the mental condition of the prisoner was such that even if he knew what he was doing he had not sufficient control of himself to desist from doing it,

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MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.

Wong Wai was indicted for wounding. Bad putting a Chinese woman at Yaumati, on August 21st-

The Crown Solicitor prosecuted. Cross-examined, witness said that the

I'risoner: I did not take the wristlet waten: I did not know where it was kept. prisoner's face was quite different now

I admit all the other offences, and nak Dr. G. E. Aubrey, the only witness for your Worship to have mercy on me. iron when he was in her employpunt.

His Lordship remarked that it looked as The woman did seem to have the spirit the defence, said that he had examined the

inan was" insune at the time he committed] and did not mucceed, which, from the of tantalising the "boy" and they didner and formed the opinion that the if the man had made an attempt to eat not get on well together. Witness could ever find out the use of ill-feeling the net and that the act was only an prisoner's point of view, was not robbery, incident in an insanity which had existed}) The Crown Solicitor: I submit that it between them,

is robbery, some time previously

Cross-examined: The other points which His Lordship: That is what it amounts) made witness believe in the insanity of to How long was the woman in hos- him to say anything. He pleaded guilty used, bore out the Attorney free as the prioner were the latter's previous Pitt!!

opening statement and added that the delusions one being that he had heen The Crown Solicitor: From August 1st She had to undergo His Lordship sentenced prisoner to two Prisoner did not attempt to escape, but made a bad cook, which had been nega to September 3rd.

stead looking at the wounded woman tived by his master. If a man believed an operation. An amah, also, "was seemingly very excited.

Cross-examined: The prisoner did not rents which were not true it must

be considered that he was suffering from His Lordship: It is a very serious attempt to remove traces of blood from delusions. The two most common forms of offence. Where did he get the chopper his hands or clothes. He looked dazed delusions were sexual or erotic delusion and from Is he supposed to have taken it and excited. In reply to a question the delusion of persecution, from both of there, or to have picked it up"on the bung Tai pleaded guilty to criminst prisoner had stated that he inflicted the which the prisoner suffered thinking that premises!

ries with injuries

11 rarving knife. The the aurah had drugged him and that she prisoner bad not the knife with him at had importured him in the absence of in the house. The prisoner was living in the time.

Questioned by his Lordship, witpos evidence that she had done these things, the same house as the woman, but

AR a delusions.

to the charge.

years hard labour.

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misappropriation of $1,101, belonging in his employers, Messers, Jardine, Matheson Attorney General said that the prisoner was employed in the compra dore's department of the arm.

He was given the money to pay to the credit of the Bombay Burma Trading Corporation After receiving it. he disappeared for some days and was arrested at Canton

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was standing, with folded arms, looking at the won, appeared unconscious what be had done,

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The Crown Solicitor: He picked it up THE OPENING SEASON

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In reply to another question from the the house from outside and attacked the FOOTBALL, CRICKET & HOCKEY

Attorney General, witness said that the delusions and the murder were two separace incidentš. Fle bad not stated that the delusions had caused prisoner, combit the murder.

to

reason is given for this. "He climbed into woman, while she was asleep.

His Lordship: Are the scars on her face the result of the assailt?

The Crown Solicitor: Yes. The woman' after the attack behaved in plucky manner. She got up, caught prisoner, and held hit hold of fainted from loss of blood.

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Sergt. Kid Marriot said that oa the morning in question he was informed of the centrenes by a little boy. When The pay in book was received by the Bme went to the scene he saw the prisoner by post some days later.

"Lavashi Intimated that he wishes standing near the bleeding woman. When to hear someone from the shroff's depart witness was taking the prisoner away the At one point he ment in regard to the prisoner's position. Seemed stupid.

Mr. Ho Leung, assistant compradore, led to reenter hitself and made a Witness gave the start as if to escape. said the prisoner had been" employed in

prisoner a blow on the jaw, which quieted the arm for ten years, starting PLA

him. boy at the age of 14. The prisoner

Dr. C. W. McKenny, who made a just had been in the habit of handling mortem examination of the deceased, was a large sum to give into the carotated that he found 15 injuries, none of inside the roem in an excited state. wit- who attheked her as well, inflicting af of money Witness admitted that 83,000 of the prisoner, who received only 89 which was sufficient to cause death, which ness said it seemed to him that on that slight injury.

month salary, but added that he was

his

an old replay of the firm. Hitherto there had been nothing against him.

was putting temptation in way," aleserved"his Lorahip,

The prisoner, questioned by the Judge, said he had used all the money and there was no hope of any of it being restored. He had on money at all.

was due to shock.

Witness, continuing, said that what helped to confirm is belief that the mur der was one incident in a chain of insanity was the attitude of mild curiosity shown by the prisoner on the morning of the murde?,

In reply to A question as to whether he knew of the incident of August 27th. when the woman was trying to shat a door against the prisoner, who was found

Witness admitted that the evidence would have been very much stronger if the delusions had been mentioned to him (witness), by the prisoner before, ther

His fordship: Yes. She behaved with

If she would like to bej great bravery, complimented tell her that.

The Crown Solicitor farther remarked that when the woman cried out, her amah, who was sleeping in another room, ran to her assistance. She was met by prisoner,

His Honour sentenced prisoner to seven years hard labour for attacking the woman and to one year for attacking the amah, the sentences to run consecutively.

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ROBBERY · AT YAUMATI...

AN EXCITING CHASE,

day the prisoner was insane enough to Instavctor Sin, to whom Sergt. Marriott | have com:nitted the murder: bad nanded the prisoner, said, in prose examination, that the prisoner admitted the morning after the murder that be had stabbed the woman, but had not taken her money.

The man did not seem to than after." the niurder was committed. appreciate the serious position he was in The Attorney-General said that, in view Dr. T. C. Johnson, P.C.M.Q, said of the evidence of Dr. Johnson and Dr. that he examined the prisoner on August Aubrey, he thought the best course to His Lordship said the prisoner had 5th, with a view to ascertaining his mental follow was to ask the jury to bring in a pleaded guilty of an offence that condition, and the three succeeding days. verdict of guilty, but insane." powered the Court to sentence him to Witnes Die to the conclusion, from

His Lordship agreed, adding that years' imprisonment. He took into con-

statements made to him by the prisoner though Dr. Johnson had been called for sideration the fact that nothing was that the latter has suffered great prothe Crown, he had, in the fairest manner. known against him during the 10 years he had worked for the Srm, and that he had Yocation, and on a certain demon had given very clear evidence in favour of the in Yaumati. It appears that three menj

woman with fatal results. The prisoner. Johnson and Dr. Aubrey had given such visited the Sing money-changer's shop. although depressed and melancholy, seem- clear evidence of insanity that there was

No. 303, Shanghai Street, and asked the He discovered no only one course which it was possible toaster, who was standing, behind the quite

counter, what was the premium on Can- ptoms which would lead him to belive follow

When the master The jury brought in a verdict that the ton subsidiary coin. that prisoner's brain was not nonal.

Cross-examined, witness admitted that prisoner was guilty, hit that he was

was about to reply, the three men. pro he had gathered that the defence was that insane.

duced revolvers, and one of them opened the prisoner was insane as the time he The prisoner was sentenced to imprison.& drawer in the counter and took out committed the offence.. Doctors often disment in a criminal luratio asylum during tray,"containing $76 in small coins. The agreed.

been subjected to a strong temptation having had such a large sum of money given into his care. Flix

employers not wish to press the case,

giving him a fight sentence his Lordshin hoped that prisoner, would regain his character when he ente out of prison, and that he would not appear before the Cours, ani. Prisoner was sentenced to months imprisonment.

THE MURDER OF A CHINESE AMAHI.

Luk Chi was indicted for having tour dered a Chinese amah named Kwan Kwan at the East Block, Military Quarters, en July 28th.

lost his self-control and assaulted the defence. The combined statements of Dr.

His Majesty's pleasure-

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[BEFORE HIS HONOCE THE PUISNE JUDGE (MR. 3. H. J. COMPERTZ).]

Mr Jenkin, then informed witness of the circumstances under which the crime was committed, and of what had happened on the previous day, as supporting his (counsel's) argument that the prisoner THE RECENT ROBBERIES IN THE was insane at the time the murder was committed.

CENTRAL DISTRICT..

An arted robbery took place on Tues. day evening at a money-changer's shop

who Was cycling

men then left the shop, and the master called out for assistance. A Mr. Clifford,

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at the time, hear ing the cries and noticing three men run- ning in the direction of Pitt Street, gave chase. The man who was carrying the tin tray dropped it with the contents on the ground. He was overtaken by Mr. Gifford, who seized him. Resistance was offered, and the man managed to effect his escape. The tray and the money, how... Another robber, who ran up the hillside, was ehnerd by

man proved too fleet of foot and disap- peared. All the men thus escaped, but the Yaumati Police are on their trail.

Both the prisoner and the decromu were employed by Mr. C. W. Bradbury...

The Attorney-General prosecuted, and Mr. P. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. P. possible that when the prisoner com- receiving stolen property, well knowing Police Reserve constable N. 128, but thei

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Cain Chung Leung Kwan, Fung Luk, Awong Yu and Sun Sze were indicted for committing three burglaries in dwell- ing houses in Queen's Road; also with ever, were recovered.

the same to have been stolen.

The first and second prisoners pleaded guilty and stared that the remaining three two women and a boy were not parties to the thefts.

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Witness replied that, in his opinion. the prison did not start out to ussault the woman, but to murder her. In view of the facts laid before him, witness thought W. Goldring) appeared for the defence. |mitted the murder he did not fully appre The following jury was empanelled: cite what he was doing. If the prisoder Misery, LA Rose (foreman), F. E. not appreciate his action, it would Rosser, Lopes A. Chopard follow that the man must have been D. Osorio, V. F. V. Ribeiro, and P. Tud.labouring under a defect of his reason The Attorney General said the prisoner arising from a momentary disease of his had admitted that he stabbed the woman. "If] mind. Assuming that the hypothetical there was any defence on medical grounds,case put to witness was put to Dr. Aubrey, the boy: Messrs. J. G. P. Foulds, K. it rested with the defence to prove it. it would, in effect, mean what Dr. Aubrey. Mistry, G. M. Xavier, W. Lyle, On the morning of July 9th, both Mr. might say that at the time of the com. 4. Cordeiro, F. F. Duckworth, and B. and Mrs. Bradbury were out, and the mission of the offence the prisoner's mind J. II. Botelho

The Crown Solicitor, who prosecuted, prisoner, and the deceased were the only was in such an abnormal condition that be

that time. Shortly after might be termed insane Occupants of the house.

stated that the prisoners had committed a neighbour, 8:30

Mrs. Brock, heard Questioned by his Lordship, witness said burglaries at 297, Queen's Road, Central, screams and the sound of crockery being that the prisoner told him he did not known the night of August 3rd at No. 233 broken issuing from the house, and went what he was doing. Witness admitted on the right of August 15th; and at No. to the scene. The women came out of that that might very well have been the 54, Jervois Street on the night of August

17th. the sitting room, bleeding badly, and position..

The three houses were situated ia collapsed just outside the door.. The Roegainined: He could not say whether, a block, níore or less triangular in shape, prisoner also came out of the same room in fact, the man did not appreciate what bound by Hillier Street, Jervois Street and stood looking at the woman. A little he was doing. It might, of course, be und Queen's Road Central The roofs later Sergt. Marriott came on the scene that he did appreciate what be was doing of all the houses communicated with each and took the prisoner to the Police Momentary disease of the mind, witness other, thereby rendering the horses Station, where he admitted having stabbed said, would mean nothing less than easily accessible. On the nights on which the worian. The relations between the insanity. He did not think that a person the burglaries were committed no one and the woman had been strain could get into a state of momentary disappeared to have been disturbed, and it prihe day before the murder, both and ease of the mind without any previous was only in the morning that the thefts ed. given notice to leave and had been told evidence of insanity.

were discovered. It was found that the that, they could not go till they were Witness informed bis Lordship that he roofs of all the houses had been tampered relieved. Later in the day the prisoner had queson, and the formed his opinion Rond Central, a small-sized person, pre-Ken

during his with.

In regard to No. 23, Queen's E. I 10 Aug. and Sept. had asked his employer to allow him to examination, had

and to O,

let the umah (deceased) remain. on the answers given him.

sumably a little boy, had gained entrance A and F. M." Dr. MacFarlane, Government Bacteri

rey through a small iron-barred window and R. Belilive Continuing bis evidence under ologist, gave evidence that he had found examination, witness said that he came to had then let the robbers in. There was R. Sutherland" traces of human blood on the knife and the conclusion that the prisoner was small, naked foot-print on the window Mears. Donnelly

jacket.

from the delusion that the amah ledge which confirmed the that the woman's trousers and back.D., pro- had been unfriendly towards him, and had it was a litle boy who ärst entered. Om duced plans that he had drawn of the persecuted him."Prisoner believed hat the August 19th, the Police went to No. 201, W S. Brown scene of the murder.

woman had given him medicine to make Queen's Road Central, bat found that the 4. G. Gordon MTC W Bradbury, the employer of him mad Prisoner bad explained that robbers had flown. Information was Nemo' the prisoner and the deceased, doposed some months previously the amah bad then received that the robbers were stay. Thorne that the prisoner did not always wear his asked him to marry her, hut he refuseding at 36, Hillier Street, and the Police RM. Dyer hair long and standing erect as at pre- to do so. One of his reasons was that she proceeded there. The prisoners were H. P. White Bent. The relations between the prisoner had bound feet. Prisoner further in- all at home at the time of the visit, and M. S. and deceased had been strained, and they formed witness that Mrs. Bradbury had the Sfth prisoner was noticed throwing W. Leask bud frequently abused each other. He complained that he was not as good a cook something out of the window, which was Anon " had seen the woman tantalising the man us be had been. Prisoner explained that picked up by a detective and proved to H. W. Locker by making gestures at him. On the day he had no idea of assaulting the woman, be a pawn-ticket, relating to some pro- A. H. Skelton before the murder both the amak and the but on the occasion in question be did not perty which was subsequently identified boy "tendered their resignations. The know what he was doing and had cut her by the owner as having been stolen. said that he could not remain with a knife. Under the provocation While the search was proceeding, the any longer, and had been told that fio which he stated he received, witness third prisoner handed to the Police could go when witness was able to get thought that prisoner's mind was weaken- quantity of pawn-tickets relating to another cook-boy: The woman also ed in power and that his self-control was stolen property. She also returned to wanted to resign because, she said, she lost when he committed the assault. the police a quantity of the goods which could not get on with the boy." Next

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Questioned by the Attorney-General as had been stolen. The fact that the rub-ORDERS ISSUED BY ME. P. ̧ ̧G. JENKIN, 'C.U.L day witness asked prisoner if he would to which was the greater probability that bers were living together and that they stay if the amah left, but he refused the man did or did not appreciate that had a quantity of the stolen property in saying that the woman's relatives would be was doing witness said that he had their possession was conclusive proof that blame him for having lost, ber her em. had some experience with lunatics. In his they all had a part in the burglarica. ployment.

opinion, a man might often know the Evidence as then taken Mr. Jenkin, in cross-examining witness, difference between right and wrong and

The jury brought in a verdict of suggested that the gesture of tapping her yet not have sufficient power in the higher guilty" against the two women head. which the woman had made on centres of his brain to stop himself from little boy, who informed the Judge that ion when the two abused each committing a criminal act. Witness said the first prisoner was his elder brother ded to imply that prison-such a case was loss of self-control under and that he went to the house only for Dus Owas found to imply agreed that continual provocation. Witness had no his meals, was discharged.

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His Lordship stated that he had no be received this in at the time evidence at all of the supposed provoca The prisoner was not a cularly brition, except the prisoner's own statement doubt the first two prisoners had methodi In answer to a question from his Lord cally committed burglaries, and this was liant specimen at presont during

service he was excceply well ship, witness said this in his opinion the confemed by their being in possession of No.

prisoner may have known that he had lost burglarious implements. He sentenced bebaved

Reven years' hard labour Re-examined: It had new struck control of his wind, but was not able to them to witness that the prisoner washing top himself from committing the criminal cach, and the third and fourth to que

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