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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(UEFORE E.M. MR JUSTICE. GOMPEITZ

ACTING CRIET, JUSTICE.) .

A TRAGEDY AT "YAŬMATI.

CHARGE OF MURDER,

Chan Sik Ling was charged with hav ing on April 11th, murdered, a woman named Chui Ng, as Yumati.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ÎND, 1991.

[BEFORE, H.H. MR. JUBTICE J. B. WOOD, PUISNE JUDGE.]

SHAM SHUI PO ROBBERY.

A Chinese nained Chan Yre who charg ed with robbery at Sham Shui Po.

The following jury was empanelled:— Mesara, N. A. Harper, A. F. da Silva, D. G. Saith, A. J. Bursley, C. Onslow and E. M. Wilson

soner took the police to the latter's | residence at Chean Sha Wan and later Chan Yee was arrested there

There was considerable divergence be tween the evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution.and their statements to the police.

The jury returned; a verdley of "not guilty and the prisoner was discharged.

SUMMARY COURT.

BEFORE H. H. MR. JUSTICE WOOD,

Mr. Dyer Ball prosecuted. The accused was 'undefended and pleaded not guilty, The Crown case was that on the even. The jury was composed as follows:- Mesars, R. B. Bristow (foreman), H. Ming of May 1st, Ngan Tsoi was having his evening awal with his wife and fokis Xavier, C. T. Antonio, P. M. Xavier, in his shop at Sham Shui Po when the W. K. Tsui, R. Taylor and W. Yuk-lun. party was disturbed by the entry of six men, one of whom was the prisoner, The Attorney-General (Hoa, Mr. J. Chan Ye was carrying a gun and two Kempy conducted the Crown case and of his companions were similarly armed. the Hon. Mr. H. F., Pollock, K.C., de. A sun 'ní about $30 was extracted from in drawer in the shop counter by one of fended the prisoner who denied the the intruders and an unsaiccessful charge.

attempt was made to open safe which Briefly sketching the case for the pro- contained some hundreds of dollars.

Bangles and à finger, ring were snatched] secution, the Attorney-General told the from Ngan Tsoi's wife. Everything took jury that as abou: 4, p.íh. on May 11th, piace very quickly and quietly, the rob- man who was resting in a shop in ber threatening to shoot anyone who -made a noise After the men had gone Reclamation Street, Youmati, heard away a jak who had recognised the pri noise and went outside to see what was bappening. He saw a man holding a woman and striking her. The woman's nssailant ran away and the woman got up and ran after him. Both the woman and the prisoner were seen by other witnesses to enter an engineering shop in the street. The woman who was bleeding from the face collapsed as soon as she got inside the shop, and as she fell a knife was seen sticking through ber trousers. It was a curious sort of knife, triangular in shape and more like a spear bead than a dagger. The man was lost sight of for the time being, and it was thought that he had run out by a back doot. That evening, however, n who lived in the shop went to a cubicle to get some clothes and found the bri. and $677-36 respectively, being the balance due for money advanced and soner lying in the bed. The district goods sold and delivered by the firm to watchman who, was informed of the the defendants,

Mr. E C. Vaux, solicitor, appeared to watter, came to the shop and pulling up support the claim and Mr. W. B. Hind to the boards found Chan Sik Ling hiding represent the defendants. there. On examination it was found. It was alleger in the course of the hearing that the defendants had been that his trousers were stained with employer of the firm for many years. blood. When taken to the police station|la the books of the firm they had been the man asked for his clothes to be credited with certain sums due from time brought to him. This was done and when to time and had also been debited with other súms due from them, the account they where searched a similar dagger to being balanced and agreed to at the end The correctness the one seen sticking into the woman of vach Chinese year. was found. Other evidence would show of the details of the account was not dis

puted but it was contended on behalf of that the prisoner formerly lived with the file defendants that they were not liable womina as husband and wife, Appar for any, balance of. account debited eatly they had quatrels and she com- against them in respect of items which plained about bis conduct. Eventually were more than three years priory in they separated at about the end of last date to the issue of the writs. The de March and soon afterwards she went to fendants claimed that they were entitled live with another man. She was living to a clean account as between themselves as that man's wife on the day of her and the firm commencing three years death. The wounds appeared as though prior to the commencement of the action. they had been inflicted for the purpose According to Mr. Hind's submission any of causing mutilation rather than of claim in respect of the earlier accounts killing her. When charged with the was barred by Section s'of the Supreme marder the prisoner said, admit, the Court (summary jurisdiction) Ordinance

1873. charge."

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- PUTANE JUDGE.]

EMPLOYER SUES EMPLOYEES,

Judgment was delivered in the case. heard last week, in which the Kat Cheang firm of Queen's Street, claimed from Leung Mun Cook, and Wan -Shan. if two former employes, the Rums

Dr. Smalley, medical officer in charge It is admitted" His Honour' said in of the Kowloon Hospital, said that the the course of his judgment that the body of the womnin bore six wounds at amounts placed from time to time to the triangular in shape, five on the borly and credit of the defendants in bese accounta one on the jaw.

have not been appropriated by either party to the discharge of any specified liability. That being so the rule is that. in the absence of such appropriation,

Si

Evidence in regard to the blood-stains found on the man's trousers was given by the Government bacteriologist, Dr.

Scott.

entries made in the defendants', favvor In reply to questions by Mr. Pollock in the books of the plaintiff firm are now Dr. Scott said he could not say whether presumed, each of them to have been dis the knife had ever had any blend on it: charged by those liabilities which were All he could say was that there was none earliest in date in each case (provided on it when it was brought to him.'! that in no case was the debt discharged' barrel by statute) which is exceedingly INTERFERENCE WITH WITNESS SUGGESTED. unlikely in the case of a running account During the hearing of evidence in sup of the present kind. It follows there port of the Crown case the Attorney-Gen fore that the contractual liabilities, of eral told his Honour that he thought it the defendants recorded in those ne." lvisable to mention that man had counts which are still outstanding are been discovered speaking to the Crown those most recent in date, and those witnesses. When remonstrated with the which are here assumed to be all incurred man replied that he did not care" but within the period of three years prior perhaps his Honour would give some to the commencement of this action. direction about the matter.

His Honour Are the witnesses for the Crown not kept in a separate room

The Attorney-General: Np. At pre sent they have to be kept in the passage, I think it is a very unfortunate arrange

ment.

His Honour agreed that it was an un- fortunate position and asked that the individual concerned should be brought before him. Questioned as to his identity the man then explained that he was the prisoner's cousin. He denied that he had spoken to any Crown witnesses and his Honour directed that the witness said to have been approached should be brought in The witness when inter- Trogated said that he had only been asked

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"The points raised during the hearing of these cases as to the general effect of the the Statutes of Limitations and as result of part payment in reviving the legal remedy do not appear to arise for decision.

"I give judgment for the plaintiff in both cases, for the 'claim and costs."

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The Bogey Fool Competition played by the prisoner's cousin how it was over the Relief Course at. Fanfing over that he had gone in and come out again | the week-end (13th, 19th and 20th "inst.), so quickly 1."

His Honour warned the was won by Mr. J. D. Mitchell, 6 up. offender that if it had been proved that

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ther trouble instructions were given tha

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witnesses." "I know that" was the from your work, and if your eyes require man's rejoinder "but I was only speak glasses you have careful and expert ing to my friends." To avoid any fur-examination in fitting the proper correc. the many must remain in Court under tion. Eye comfort requires also just an judicial surveillance during the rest of expert care in the manufacture and the houring.

adjust of your glasses. You will find ith while to consult a reliable The jury found the prisoner guilty firm, devoted exclusively to optical work; He had been permitted, on medical grounds, to sit down during the trial and over ten years experience in the Colony. he did not even stand up for the last, fow You will find no better equipment any moments while the Judge asked him if where than in the office and factory of he had, anything to say, and he replied,

Sentence of death was passed with the prisoner still sitting but he got up in mediately afterwards and was able to walk away in charge of the warders.

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