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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DUNGEONG DAILY PRBBS."}

THE LINFIELD MURDER PRISONER CONDEMNED TO

DEATHMAN

Witness contigned that Eurgeant Lin- At the adjourned Criminal Sessions,

field had no arms on the night of his yesterday, before His Honour the Puisneenth, and was not supposed to have any. The rifle in the guard-bouse was kept Judge (Mr. Justice Gompertz) the case was continued in which Jardullah Khan there for defence, but could only be used as inditted for the murder of Bergeant on instructions. It was perfectly natural Lindeld at the Naval Yard Depok, something was happening, that he should if the sentry received an alarm that November 18th,

have gone into the guard house and armed himself with the riffu.

A question having been asked by a

tents.

The Crown Solicitor, said the docensed Sergeant said his, statement would be was a Leading Stoker.

taken at the Police Court, and all he had to do was to sign the paper. He then signed the paper, not knowing its con- Bin-In connection with the, disputo

Solicitor pointed out that the midical In his address to the jury, the Crown that has arisen with reference to the play.

evidence showed that the bullet found in ing of extra time in the R.G.A. v. Nevy match, the R.G.A. captain puts forward

the body of the lute Sergeant Linfeld the plen that he was not conversant with

been issued to the prisoner. He said be war of the sue calibro as that which had the Longue rules. It seems incredible that all the rest of the players in the match The Crown Solicitor prosecuted and

could not imagine a more extraordinary should be equally ignorant, particularly. Mr. R. E., Belilios (instructed by Mr. G.

story than that given by the prisoner. as some of them are by no means strangers Haywood) appeared for the defence.

It was extraordinary that a man not in to longue cricket in Hongkong.

Dr. W. Mokenay, til recently and pressed by Mr. Belilios as to his senses, which the prisoner alleged was The rules distinctly lay down the start Medical Officer at the Victoria Gaol, said the exact statement made by the prisoner, his condition, could have remembered ing-time for a league matches as 215 he examined the prisoner on December and taken down by an Indian sergeant with such clearness every small incident: ping, and further go on to state that, in 17th, when the man complained that his at the station, Mr. Mohamed Akhar, of that night. He suggest that the pris case of delay, the Club ready to play, at appetite was poor, but did not find any clerk to the Puiene Justice, whom Hisoner had tried 16'shoot at Mr. Brown, 2.16 p.m., may, if a draw result, claim thing seriously wrong with him.

Lordship described neau interpreter of the points for ቢ

who was in charge of the yard that night. win. The finishing

gave prisoner some treatment and did not

great experience," Whe called. Mfr. times are also clearly stated, and, if see him after that. He saw prisoner on

Akbar said that the exact translation that he was insane at the time he com- The onus rested on the prisoner to prove insmory serves me correctly, the writers her teth, but did not than examine

was: "I did shot the Sergeant," mean- of the "Cricket Notes" in the Hongkong him.

mitted the act, and this he had not lone. ing by that "I did shoot the Sergeant," Daily Press and the South China Morning

Mr. Belilios said he did not suggest. but the Hindustani sentence did not, as Post drew attention to the earlier time for drawing stamps during Desember. Extra time was also played in

the C.R.C. » University match, thus giving

a win to the former Chuk

It would be a graceful and sportsman like action if the captaine of the R:G.A,. and UR.C. teams, respectively, would con. sent to the games in question being oon sidered as drawn, as they certainly were under the rules which govern the present competition. Your faithfully,

* CRICKETER." Hongkong, 7th January, 1918,

SHIP MASTER IN TROUBLE DESERTING TWO SICK SEAMEN.

At the Marine Court, yesterday, before Commander C. W. Beckwith, Mr. J Macdonald, master of the sailing vessel Bongomont, was charged with having wrongfully and wilfully left, hebind in the Colony two seninen belonging to his ship before the completion of the voyaga for which they were engaged.

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He

Troply to the Judge, witness said that

but rather

related

起打

that Bergeant Linfield committed suicide, he did not ece any abnormal signs in the English, make a definite statement, or that he was shot by angone outside the prisoner's mentality, nor was any which the speaker had had a part. In of the strap shots which the prisoner, in occurrence in the yard, but that he was killed by one reported to him. In the ordinary course, any abnormal behaviour on the part of a

his fright and excitement, fired from the top of the roof. The prisoner did not prisoner would be reported to him.

Dr. F. T. Koyt, Medical Officer of

know of the murder till he came down Victoria Gaol, deposed that he hall had the prisoner under obeervaliun on severn) occasions, beginning on December 24th, and could find no signs or symptoms of insanity. In his opinion, the prisoner's mental condition was normal.

In reply to the Crown Solicitor witnças said that if the prisoner had been taking homp on the night of December 18th, the effect

on him would depend on the dose and this quality of the hemp and on bis sustoptillility to bemp. Witness had not rend Taylor on Medical Jurisprudence,,

Br M Belilios: The taking of hemp would have caused a certain amount of halucination: From witness's exporience bo understood that Jadian hemp was

the Hindustani entonce there was no indication of intention, nor was there any suggestion that it was done by chance or by accident. The sentence might mean: I shot the Sergeant" or "The Ser geant was shot by me."

"Now

from the roof, and then he said: I suppose they will blame me for it." Counsel commented on the absence of motive, and concluded by saying that if

it was a stray abot that took the life of

Sergt. Linfield, the jury could not take it upon themselves to bring a verdict of guilty against the prisoner.

After a lengthy summing up by Hap Lardship, which occupied over an hour, the jury retired to consider their ve

The prisoner said he had been taking opium whenever he was sick, but not habitually. On November 18th he was sick-he had a cold and cough--and there fore, took two doses, about two grains of wheat in weight, in the morning, and the remainder of a pot in the evening, after which he smoked some ganja. At about 11 p.m., when he was on duty at the gate, he was walking in front of the verandaddict. They were absent for 64 minutes

at the side of the basin, from north to while the Sergeant in charge was walking and then returned a divided verdict of

Guilty," by 6 votes to 1. south. Prisoner was walking from cast to west when, all of a sudden, he heard the report of a firearm; he could not any whe

When prisoner heard the shot. he looked round, but could not find the ludian Bergeant.

His Lordship: Gentlemen, in capital case it is necessary that the Jury should be unanimous. 1 must ask you to retire

After another quarter of an hour's de

mons verdict of

Wilful Murder"

The defendant pleaded guilty to leaving used extensively by Indians without ther it was caused by a gun, a rife, or aand reconsider your verdict. the Colony without rendering any account injury to themselves. It was a very

very revolver. He could not say where the of wages due to two men, Peterson and Anderson, who were being treated for common babit, and was taken to produce Indian'sergeant on duty was ni that time liberation, the jury returned a unani-

disease at the Government Civil an appetite. It was likely to cause à venerdal Hospital.

Commander Beckwith, in giving judg confusion of thoughts in a particular ment, said the defendant had been man's modalida warned on January 1st, by the Deputy: Shipping Master of Hongkong, to make

By Crown Holicitor & man under out an account of wages for the two men, the affect of opium would appear excited and also to make proper provision for but not unreasonable. The effect would their repatriation, as required by the Bourd of Trade. Instead of doing this, i last two or three hours; it was difficult to

say exactly

The European sergeant and against the prisoner prisoner looked at each other, and the Asked if he had anything to say why former asked the latter where the sound sentence of death should not be pass came from,

Prisoner replied that he on him, the prisoner said: How did the could not any, and then the Europeat Crown find out that I have wilfully mur ordered him to run and ran himself, dered Sergeant Linfield How can the Prisoner entered the room, took his rifle Crown to know my intentions about

he deliberately left the Port on Janus Lordship put a suppositions case and a bandolier from the desk, and ran this? Supposing that I did kill the man

Although Reeded to sea under t

back

wind

was almost ahead,

away.

4th and proceded to Junk Bay, where be

to the witness. If we had a chill

While prisoner was running he and that I climbed up the roof carrying forcing him to anchor in dangerous

erous and had taken opium, and, fot feeling lost the acabbard of his bayonet and his a rifle and bandolier containing the position near the Bokhara Rocks, from well, had taken some hemp before going cape. He had intended to inform one of rounds of ammunition with me; and thai which it was necessary to tow

the ship to a safe place, As this act of

'on duty; if.be/bad performed his duty the duty sergeants, but, in running, found I also fired several shots; could I not leaving without making the proper pr in a sensible manner, and then, after himself near the coal-shed, where Mr. have killed anybody else? Does it not vision for the men left behind was done some hours, had taken first a rifle and Marshalt locked up his chickens. Being seem strangel The people who came to wilfully, after being warned by the official concerned, and me the defendant then ammunition from two different afraid that robbers had taken possession arret me were walking about the Yard. had 30 years' experience as a ship-master, places, and then shot his superior of the quarters by that time, he climbed Were they my friends that I refrained he would be fined 8250, with the alterna-officer, could it be said that the man was

up the roof of the coal-shed to defend from shooting them? Was the deceased Live of three months' hard labour.

• acting innocently-that is, that when

himself. While he was sitting on the roof

my enemy that I am supposed to have he performed the latter arts (the taking he heard some people talking and thought shot him? I could see the sailors, the of the rifle and ammunition, and the yard. Ho fired a shot while walking about; could I not have shot them if 1 that robbers had taken possession of the marines, and the Commander walking

FRACAS ON THE "SUNNING.” .

day, four Chinese coolies employed un the steamer Sunning were charged be fore- Mr. J. Wood, with disorderly conduct. According to the Indian guard sergeant of the steamer, they assaulted the Europun second engineer, and when sergeant intervened he was assaulted with stools

effect of the hemp he had taken some boure previously that he did not know what he was doing 7

While I was coming

At the Hongkong Magistracy, Fester.shooting) he was so overpowered by the towards shed No. 18. When on the roof. had wanted to?

looking south, he saw some people coming down I saw Mr. Lockhart sud Inspector in, and, thinking they were robbers, Bred Churcher standing there. If I had any After some time he heard Mr. Lockhart, who has reported me once other intention I would have rather shot another shot. someone else fire two or three shots, and previously. Notwithstanding that he he, too, fired two or three shots without abused me and pointed his rifle at me. he heard a noise to the west, and fired gether, and I could see them with my own aiming at anything. After a short time was I unable to shoot him if I desired? I could hear the people conversing 10- another abot, again not particularly aim- eyes. Did I not have the chance to shoot ing at anything. A little later be sat intention how on earth could these people them if I wanted 'to If I had an evil Witness replied that he would not ex-down and heard somebody firing a volley, have made me lay down my arms as long on the ship, he paid no attention, and pect the effect of the drag to last for and then he heard someone calling himne I had life in me? Being well supplied

The Chief Officer of the Sunning in formed the Magistrate that the sergeant with other guards came to bim for assist- auce, but he thought the fracas was only one of the many which usually arose

did not enquire into the matter. There

evidently

Witness said he would require to know the interval that elapsed between the taking of the opium and the shooting.

It was explained that the prisoner had taken the bemp at 6.30 p.m. and fired the shot at 11 p.m.

with ammunition and my bayonet fixed

d been an altercation between hours, and could not say that the man by name and asking him what ho was to my rife, was I unable to shoot any of

the Engineer and the hoad-coolie, and might have been overpowered by the the sergeant might have thought it his

duty to take the side of the Engineer, hemp.

J

doing. He replied that he was doing those people if I had wanted to I say nothing. He heard someone say that the that I had no grudge, no enmity, no if thus adding fuel to the flame. A-mat-

European sergeant had been shot. Then feeling against the deceased. I do not cation between the Engineer and the the prisoner had already taken two doses Bergeant Major Hal Deen asked him to done mo no harm. Supposing I had no ter. There evidently had been an alter

know why 1 should shoot a man who bas

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS ISSUED BY HE, F. C. JENKIN, O.D.E.

ODMMENDATIONS.

Mr. Belilios reminded the witness that

MY

ed to the Commander, who also ordeo, and I was

Way

head-coolie, and the sergeant might have of opium (ons at 6 m, and the other come down and asked him why he bad bad feelings against the deceased

and thought it his duty to take the side of the at & p.m.) before taking the hemp. caused all the trouble. Prisoner replied that I wore to shoot him, was I not prepared Engineer, thus adding fuel to the flame.Witness and the first dose must have he had caused no trouble and said he had to shoot a good many more and then to As a matter of fact, said the Chief Officer,

put an end to my own life? If I knew the Engineer did not receive any injury lost its effech The second does might heard that the European Bergeant had that I would be accused of murder and and was going about his duties,

have had an effect, if it was not an ordi- been shot and he (prisohor) would be that I would be hanged for it, I would The coolies were discharged, mary do An ordinary does would have accused of it. The sergeant-major told I did. I could produce my gymnastic

never have surrendered myself in the had no effect, Witness, however, agreed him to come down and say what he want-

fool to surrender like this to bo banged. that it might be possible that a man

Wa who had taken two drugs (at 8 pm, and him to come down. The Commander pro-trusts us, even if we speak the truth. Indiana & poor nation and nobody mised that he would be able to say what Whatever statement I have given it 5.30 p.m.) would not be in a state of he liked, and he then came down from the truth. Is my statement of no Constables 622 Crax and 784 Thomne are would be in a state of nerves, and liable at him, with his hand on the trigger, Government, fund I

amok, but he would be so affected that he the roof. Sergt. Lockhart pointed a gun in the eyes of the Crown? Now 1 commit both commended by, the Captain-Supt.'

myself of Police for alertness whon off duty to be frightened at any slight thing, and threatened to shoot him if he did meet any kind of death, whether it be in effecting the arrest of a pickpocket

ready to on September 19th, 1918. (This is the)

The Crown Bolicitor cominded the not come down. Ho refused to throw by hanging or shooting. Nobody can third commendation given to P.-e. 784 witness that whereas the prisoner had down his rifle, saying he had no grudge to die one day, econer or later. As far live on this earth for over. Everyone has Thomas), Staff Inspector Taylor is commended by daten the opium he had smoked the homp. against anyone. He Brod altogether eight as I know, I am not guilty of the crime

the Capt.-Supt. of Police for good Witness said he knew that.

shots. He told the two men who arrest which I am supposed to have committed. work done during the past three Sergeant George, recalled, said that at ed him that he had no intention of run- His Lordship said that prisoner's state months.

11 p.m. there were always three officerning away. When he was about to make to whom prisoner could la

be sent to HI.E. the Governor, VARADRE, CENTRAL STATION, 5.30 P.M.I Monday, January 13th. No. 2 Platoon.

on dutya European sergeant, an Indian

also send Tuesday, January 14th.-No. 3 Company Borgeant and an Indian constable. The his statement to the Commander, he wasp from the good time Weineniny, January 16th No. 1 Pintoon, or attack, win to blow four blasts with Inspector asked him: Pia, did you do prisoner, ried then turned round to the

Indian

sergeant'e duty, in case of alarm taken to the Police Station, where the Thursday, Juutiary 10th-Ambulance his whistle and use the fire alarm, There

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of God and this Ordor

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was no guard netually on the spot to this!" Frainer knowered that he knew large gathering of Indians, who were

turn out. The only are in the guard nothing about it The Sergeant then present in Court and said: "Good-bye, The were a rifle. The sentrion, with the wrote on a paper and asked him to sign my dear friends. When prisoner wa

okteption of suo, were armed on the it. Prisoner said he would sign a paper again called out "Good-bye" to his being taken under escort to the Onol há night in question. The late Bergeant. Linfeld had served in the Navy. after his statement was taken. The friends,