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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16Ts.

SENSATIONAL ESCAPE FROM The whole incident points to the cou

VICTORIA" GAOLS

clusion that the men had outside aid CONFICTS MURDER WARDER J. what way the aid was rendered is not

L. SPEED.

AN INDIAN GUARD KILLED.

ANOTHER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.

A brutal and sensational murder was

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PUPILS ROBBED BY ALLEGED -

SCHOOLMASTER.

HE IS A LIAR SAYS THE

PRINCIPAL,

A man who claimed to be a teacher at

A painter, employed at the Kowloon decks, accidentally fell into No. 3 Dock Chinese school was charged at the and sustained concussion of the braid agistracy, yesterday, with stealing a

box belonging to a pupil. He was removed to the Government Civit

Sergeant Field stated that on Satur Hospital, where he succumbed to his inday morning de cadant fold the boys in juries on Sunday.

go to the Canton steamer wharf and meet his Father, who was coming on a visit to A married woman, living at Kowloon Hongkong. While the boys were away, am on Sunday an armed robbery, took clothing to the value of $100. The Police Tong, has reported to the Police that it defectant stole the box, which contained

place at her house. She heard someone were informed and they arrested defend- opening ber door and enquired who tank in the street. A letter received by was

No answer was returned, but, a.

abe Fee from the Principal of the few minutes later, four men entered, one sohool denied that the defendant was a of whom was armed with a revolver. teacher at the institution. He is a They ordered the inmates to be quiet, liar, wrote the principal. threatening to kill them if they tande Defendant was sentenced to three weeks' a noise, and then ransacked the premises, stealing property to the value of $5.

hard labour

POLICE PARAGRAPHS. A Chinese girl, aged 3 years, living an a cargo-bost, accidentally fell overboard known. It is possible that some men and was drowned "wers waiting outside and "bad" so fixed the rope that the convicts were able to clamber over the wall, which is about 20 feet high and protected by broken gises The mysterious part of the whole affair committed in Victoria Gaol in the early is that the convicts leis their prison hours of yesterday morning, when four uniform in their respective cella convicts, in making their escape, murder-where did they procure other garmenta ?

One conclusion is of Warder J. L. Speed, who had as many have received other clathing from outsid: that they must as fifteen stab wounds in his body, and and had cleverly concealed it in some Wonbgled two Indian guards, one of whour part of the building. As they had planned to, escape that night they must subsequently succumbed to his injuries et

have taken the clothes to their cells in the Government Civil Hospital..

the evening and changed after about The Police reported the incident as foluridnight. It is possible that they secur. lows?" A serious outbreak is reported clothing from the tailoring establish

ment in the gaol, though.so far it has to kare occurred in the Victoria Gaol at not been reported that any clothes are 4 m. this morning. One convict becke missing. Again, they might have visited locse from his cell, liberated three others, the store, where the prisoner clothes are

kept, but both these assumptions are im and then attacked the warders with probable, as they would have involved the knives. Warder Speed was murdered loss of time and increased the risk of and two Indians were wounded, one detection. severely. The murderers exaped aver the wall of the branch prison by means of a rope, which had been thrown over They took away the deceased's revolver A blood-stainer instrument in the shape of a le recently made from an old chisel, was picked up in a small row, Dear Staunton Street

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COMMIT A ROBBERY.

A small fire broke out at 114, Sai Shof | ARMED MEN AT RESTAURANT. stored in the cock left of the building, Yuen as the result of some dry grass becoming ignited through a lighted match being carelessing thrown on to it Villagers helped to extinguish the fames, which damaged the house to the extent of $130.

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been committed at sa, Saanghai Street An arned robbery is reported to have

varly yesterday morning.

A most interesting che, though the most puzzling at the moment, is the dis covery by the Police. of a piece of paper,

It appears that five men entered the overed with blood, on which are impresa

place, which is used as a restaurant, and ed some prints of either a hand or fout, & young Chinese girl attempted to copaying the Dill, one man went up to the orded food, Later, on the prezence of smearco with blood. This piece of mit suicide on Sunday afternoon by paper $13 found

distane jumping into the barbour from a Star accountant and suddenly drew out a Away from the murdered body of Ferry launch. She was rescued by a

revolver and pointed it at him. The the warder. The prints of the warder and the two Indians the sea after ber. The reason the girl & revolver from his waist, and the others fuger and foot man in another Iaunch who jumped into other four men also got up. One drew have been examined but they do not gave for her rash deed was that she was knives. They drove the fokis into the From enquiries made, we understand tally with those on the paper. The Police tired of life.

kitchen, where they bound and gagged that the four prisoners were all house finger prints of the escaped convicts, have also compared the prints with the

them. One of the robbers was placed on A Chinese woman committed suicide guard, and the rest stole money and on the second floor f B. Block, where the again with negative results. Unfortune on Sunday at Yaumati, by hanging her clothing worth $60. old-time prisoners are kept. One of thately no foot prints of prisoners are self to a tree.

taken and it is therefore impossible to any whose prints they are,

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A blood-stained instrument, which was used in connection with the murder, was found in a blind alley off Staunton Street. This blind alley is adjacent the new branch of the gaol and contains several new dwelling-houses, the roofs of which tower above the gaol wall Anyone standing on the balcony of one of these houses could easily look into the compound of the gaol..

KINGSCLERE HOTELINCIDENT

ALLEGED THIEF COMPLAINS OF

ASSAULT

As the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chines was charged with stealing a pair of trousers from the basement of Kingsclere Hotel on November 8th.

hawker, and had made arrangements Defendant stated that he was a matine, with the No. 1 boy at the hotel to pur chase discarded articles. One day the

prisoners was serving a sentence of tel yes" bard labour for burglary; two others seven and five years respec- tively for armed robbery; and the fourth who was a returned banishee, was under going twelve months' hard fabour. Two of the men were working na tinsmithe in the guel, while another was a painter Soze time ago the gaol was re-painted green, and it has now been discovered that the door of one of the cells occupied by one of the escaped prisoners was cut open The Police have communfeated with some time ago and a piece of paper pastel Canton, Macao, and other coast ports. the aperture and painted green. A description of the men and copies of thus deceiving the warders who go round their photographs have been sent, and boy promised him some paper, and he. on inspection. The cut door also pointsstrict watch is being kept on the different want to the place to obtain it. Disagree to the fact that the affair was carefully wharves and the railway station. pre-arranged" and that the men

It is interesting to recall that some Ten men, armed with bamboo poles, at ment took place, and a quarrel ensued. -quietly preparing the plans for their years ago the notorious Peak: burglar tacked him, and he ran away. While on escape over several months. It is evident broke prison, His escape, however, was the landing of the staircase, leading up that one of the men, who was employes not accompanied by any bloodshed. as a tinsmith, prepared a skeleton ke was captured some time later and died was attacked by a gardener with a broom, He to the second Ecor of the building, be which fitted the lock hia, cell. To reach in gnol. There have been other instances the lock, which was on the outside. t of men escaping from the gaol, but aon way necesary to cut through the wood of these were attended by the, hideous work of the door and this was done. An- features of yesterday's incident. On one other probability is that both the tinesion some of the prisoners grumbled smiths secured sharp instruments during at the food given them and severely their working hours and secreted them assaulted an Indian Warder, and on in their cells for it was with the ass another some prisoners working in the anre of such instruments that the four shoemaking department" attacked some Taged to escape.

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and, receiving a blow in the stomach; overbalanced himself and rolled down stairs, fracturing his right leg. He could bring witnesses to prove that he frequently went to the hotel to purchase things.

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The theory which has gained most The deceased Warder J. Speed was a ground is to the effect that the convicts member of the R.G.A. and joined the SON'S LETTER TO HIS FATHER must have bad saune secret, means of com-Prison Department in 1912. He went. munication with each other. Three of through the war unscathed and brought

**TELL THEM YOU BOUGHT THE the men who escaped occupied adjacent cells. It is clear that one man opened

JACKET FOR ME". his door by means of the skeleton key and then proceeded to perform a like service for his two friends The tree then went to another cell, in which four men were imprisoned, and after releas ing one inan. closed the door on the

back a mascot, which be need proudly ta late. had saved his life in France. Re. was thirty years of age, and a patheti fact in that his wife and child, who are at Home, were making arrangements to join him shortly. He was liked by a his colleagues for his sterling good qualities, and his war end has cast n gloom over the whole department.

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THE FUNERAL

hearse from the Victoria Gaol

A salesman employed by the Bincere Co. was charged at the Magistracy, yes terday, with stealing a woolen jacket and three tins of cream belonging to the firm

Tas jacket was taken out of a new consignment recently received, and de- fendant was discovered wearing it by They next made their way to the office

another 21lesman,' of Warder J. Speed, which is an old cell

who reported the matter to the manager. Defendant said and had been ecnverted into an offer. The funeral of the late Warder J. L. his father bought him the jacket as a pre- Speed was working at his desk and was Speed took place yesterday evening sent. When he was arrested a letter ad attacked from behind, so that he had no the Roman Catholic Cemetery, and was dressed by him to his father was found chance whatever to put up a fight as the largely attended. The coffin was conveshat.it anybody from the shop enquired

in his possession. office was no small. He had no fewer ed in

It was to the effect than fifteen stab wounds on his body; and was transferred at the Monument to whether his father had bought a jacket eight on his head, one on each side of a gun-carriage. A firing-party from the he was to the body; one in the groin, and four in Hongkong Volunteer Corps, of which thi jacket for me." the back. He died an hour later, after deceased was a member, led the proces being attended by Dr. Woodman, who sion, followed by the Wiltshires Band, did all he could for him. The deceased playing Chopin's Funeral March is reported to have made a statement. The gua-carriage was drawn by members The convicts took his revolver at all of the Hongkong Police Force. The rear events, it is missing and the bunch of of the procession was taken up by the W. Franks, P. F. J. Wodehouse, keys with which to open the corridors of Warders of the gaol, the Police and the C.I.E., Dr. Woodman, Major Wakeman, the gaol. These keys were evensually general public:When the cemetery gates Capt. Stewart, Lt. Heen; Lt. Higby, Chief found in the "quadrangle of the gaol, were reached, six colleagues of the deceas Werder Passmore, Chief Inspector Kerr, where they must have been thrown by the ed conveyed the coin on their shoulders Inspectors Brazil, Kent, Macdonald, men in their fight.

to its last resting place. Fr. Augustine Grant and Davitt. conducted the burial service, assisted by

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As the convicts were passing through the condemned cell, where, it is stated, Fr. Bianchi. Thros volleys were fired from the following:-Members of the Many wreaths were sent including these they attempted to release two men who are

and the Last Post sounded at the cop R.V.Y.P., Sanitary Board Department; awaiting the extreme penalty in connecclusion of the service. tion with the Lantau-Island murder-.

Further subscriptions are invited and they appear to have encountered one of oration, in which he stated that another Gool Warders; Central Police Station; India, Australia and China.

Father Augustine delivered a funeral Clerical Staff, Prison Department; India H. Matheson, care of Chartered Bank of European Warders of the Victoria Gaol; may be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. the Indian warders, who, it is stated, was man had finished, his career, like the man European Police, Shaukiwan; Mohammedan. unarmed. They stabbed him in the who was already. lying by the side of Warders; Detective-Sergeants, breast four times and he collapsed. He the now grave. He knew that all would No, 2 Police Station Mess; Sergeants of No. Central; was found, later, lying in a pool of blood. be sorry" at the loss of another protector 5 Station;: Wanders of Victoria: Gael;

The second Indian evidently came on

OXFORD PRELIMINARY LOCAL the scene attracted by the cries of the times of prosperity the Army, the Navy, Gaol, Central

of the people of Hongkong. Although in Astor Hanse Hotel; Oficer Me, Victoria

EXAMINATION RESULTS. injured maa. He was slashed at and his the Police and the custodians of prisoners child; Hon, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.8.P.; (Honours, ist. class), A Perry (Honours, Department; Wife and DIOCESAN "BOYS' SCHOOL-H. Landolt left hand was cut open. The convicts were sometimes not looked upon with Mr. P..P. J. Wodehouse, C.L.E.; Principal 2nd.class), A. are then supposed to have gone through great favour, yet everybody knew that Warder and Mrs. Passmore; Principal 2nd. class), D. the tunnel and into the brand prison, they were absolutely necessary for the Warder and 3irs Calvert; Dr. W. J. Wood 3rd. class), I Kew

Zimmern, (Honours, F whence they made their escape by means safety of the Colony. The deceased ha-1 man; Chief Inspector Kerr; Inspector class), Wang, G. Zimmern, H. Clayson, Lopes (Honours,

An alarm was raised, the gaol bells country and his King and now he had tor and Mrs. Kent: Inspector and Mrs. PN Ho, F. N. Dooghs, E. Hung, A fulfilled his duty by fighting for his Earser; Inspector and Mrs. Garrod; Inspec. G. E. Bazaret, M. P. Au, F. W. Lee, rung, and police-whistles were done his duty to the Colony and had given Brazil; Inspector Grant; Inspector and Mrs. blown, but by that time, the convicts had his life for it. He was now gone to the Davitt: Chief Detective Inspector Murison:

Gourdin, J. Macdonald, H.-T. Chan, P disappeared.

It is stated that the Police were un- fullled their duty Tho present were Hosao, Johnwn, and Hill; Warder and zoward which God promised to all who Sergeants Clarke and Reid; Warders

Ho, CT. Wong, WP Tai C. F. Fram, C. Mackenzie,

Thomson, able to enter the gaol as it was locked all Christians and believed in God and Mrs. J. C. West; Warder sad Mrs Jax. Koza-Pereira, J. M. Alves Machado, J. Tam G. Mooney, Anderson, and K, Y. Chung, from the inside. The only person who they all must know the deceased was McLeod Mr. JO, Buchanan Mr. and Wing On C. P. Lam, K. W. Siu, O. P. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. C. Silva, C ́E possessed the keys at the time was the happy where his soul now was, and if Mrs. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Didsbury, Mr. Cooper, F. P. Hachiuma, J. B. Gomes,"T deceased Warder Spend, and the convicts he were to come amidst his friende he and Mrs. H. Millington Mr. and Mrs. H. Neves, H. A. Barros, J.-M. N. da Silva, had obtained possession of them, prob would tell them that he had received the Carry Mr. and Mrs. Field; Mr. D. Urga Z. A. G. Jordan, V. A, da Crus, H. Braga, ably knowing that it would check pursuit Teatrd that God promised to all who per bart; r: Gast) M. and Mrs. F.'T: James; & Sila, sud N. Shalabeno for some time. The only European formed their labours faithfully. They Mr. and Mrs. C. Watt, Mr. and Mr Bauition FUSILS BONGOL-M. Rosario, J. Warder on duty was the deceased who should not forget that there was a Gühson; air. F. Forster Mr. T. D, Lentestry WAS in charge

of a number of supreme, God who would call them and Mr. P. W. A. Wilkie. Indian warders. A bunch of keys account for their stewardship and if (bes We subsequently procured from Mr were faithful to their duties, not relish J. W. Franks, the Araistant: Beperinin hot helping their fellowmen, and obedi ent of the Goal, who arrived immediately cut to their superiors, they could expect on receipt of information. The spot in the next life the happiness they crave where the murder was committed was in for an earthe for semi-darkness.

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D. Chenalloy, B. dos Santos, G. Mooney L. C. Tung C. Xavier C. de Figueiredo, INDIAN WARDER'S FUNERAL,

J. Gutierres, E. Usmund, P. C. Tal, T. 0. The funeral of the Ladian Warder also MADE KNOLLS COLLEGn-U. W. Cheng

Li, B. Y. Lau, K. L. Wei, and K. F. Wong. took place yesterday at the Mohammedan and T. K. Loe ed Cemetery and was followed by the Indian 14 warders and members of the Indian (Other Local News will be found on Police Foret.

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