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WOPING THEATRE TRAGEDY
<FIFTH DAY OF THE TRIAE.
ADMISSIBILITY OF ACCUSED'S STATE MENT TO THE POLICE.
For the fifth morning, in succession, all persons who had any more to do
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usedia Chinese word meaning 'hold up your-revalter and this time, and there after, the witness did not repent his firat position but pointed his revolver slightly | above the horizontal
On the evidence just related and de scribed, the Attorney-General submitted
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE MUI TSAI QUESTION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS."]
SIR,-The accompanying cuttings are
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER-10TH, 1991;
HOUSEHOLD ER SUSPECTS
·COOKIE
A CHARGED THAT FAILED.
At the Magistracy, before Mr. E. E. Lindsell, yesterday morning, Mr. D. Neilson, a shipwright, of the Kowloon
the King'a Chier that he was entitled to put in a conversa. taken from The Observer.ať July 24th of Docks, charged his lato cook' with the
tion between the witness and the prison er, to which counsel for the defence had objected.
the matter was further discussed, cross- Mr. Jenkin still objected and before
mined the witness.
I want you to cover me with your revolver," he said."
before my Lord. Justice" drew near and gave their at tendance at the Supreme Court, yester- day, Yeung Ko,--the man indicted for the murder of the actor at the Woping Theatre on August 18th,-answered to his name: then the names of the jurors were called over. The throng of Chinese who drew near and gave their attend-
The witness complied. hand at hip, ance." in response to the official invita revolver pointing slightly upwards, the tion, was larger than ever. Many Euro-me position that he had latterly adopt peans, including some ladies, also watched in reply to the. Attorney-General's ed the proceedings with interest, ș
questions, dence that, after having searched, the Mr Jankin: You asid, in year, ovic prisoner, you covered him with your re- volver?
The Attorney-Geremi (for the Crown) handed an to the Judge five typewritten sheets, 'setting forth evidence proposed to be given with regard to the method of handling and issuing · tickets as the Woping Theatre,/
Withesa: Yos.
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Mr. Jenkin next required the witness Mr Jenkin (for the defence) asked the Judge not to read the notes at this stageing the question of the prisoner.
to adopt the attitude he took when ask He wished, respectfully, to lodge a pro- test against the constant serving of evinized an imaginary wrist shouted dence of this description at the last his revolver, just as he had done when the question (in Chinese) and pointed moment. He would like to have an covering Mr. Jenkin. opportunity of considering the evidence before it was tendered.
The Attorney-General wremarked that this was the first time he had the new material himself.
It was agreed that Mr. Jenkin should have an opportunity of going through the document later in the day.
J.
*INSPECTOR'S CROSS-EXAMINATION, D., Inspector Murphy's cross-examination was then continued,
Mr. Jenkin This fresh evidence by the Attorney-General was, I suppose pro eured by you, yesterday afternoon-In- directly
Mr. Jenkin: Well, if I make any
produce..some more during tiffia.
The witness was further cross-examined as to the conduct of identification parades, Mr. Jenkin: Why not take off the shoes of all the men?
дт aute,
this year. At the present time, when theft of a quantity of grocery. many good people-hers and at home→→→
Mr. Neilson said that the cook had are interesting themselves in the Mai
a question, they will, 1
been in his employ since May 30th under prove of interest.-1 am. Yours faith agreement that the cook should enter fully,
for the family on the basis of a fixed sum of $170 a month: The result was far frantisfactory when regarded from an
"RESIDENT."
Hongkong, September 9th.
The defendant said he purchased the provisions, in August, with his own
money.
The cuttings enclosed by our corres-venomical point of view, A number of pondent contain two reports of cruelty unexpected extras, on the representation to children in England. In one case an of the cook, had to be added to the fixed insurance agent was sent to prison by the sun, and the arrangement had finally to Woking justices for three months in the be given up as unworkable. From Septem- rear-old daughter with a horse-whip. The part was made to him by the amah that second division for beating his twelve ber 1st, witness said, he again purchased grocery and provisicas: himself,. A ro medical evidence showed that, the child, the cook was keeping back some of the who was only clad in her night-dress at Stuceries, and acting on the information the time, had twenty-one bruises distri-a basket of groceries which formed the bwent to the basement and discovered buted over her body. The defendant's subject of the charge plea was that he lost his temper after had run away from school. His nerves, running about to find his daugher, who
The pleaded, were broken while serving with the Anti-aircraft Corps in London during the war. In the second case a Kennington man was sentenced to two The jury were then released until after tiffin, counaci for the defence preferring months' hard labour for ill-treating his that the question of adurissibility of the fourteen-year-old son. The boy was suf- evidence should be argued in their abfering from extensive braising in the sence.
The Attorney-General submitted, first region of the car, and he was 28 lbs. below of all, that the sole test of admissibility the normal weight. He and his younger was whether the answer was induced by
brother ́were thin, emaciated and timid. any threat or promise of favour, of course, held out by a person in authority. We can only dimly guess at our corres- If there was no threat or inducementpendent's object in drawing attention to
matter ought to be
the
AN INTERLUDE.--
LEGAL ARGUMENT DEVELOPED.
The Magistrate asked the witness if it Ware possible that the groceries were arrangement mentioned above came to a part of the provisions left over when the termination. in which case the charge of larceny would be without support." that question, and the defendant was dis charged,
Mr. Neilson, said he could not answer
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FRENCH RESIDENT'S TRAGIC END.
BODY FOUND IN HARBOUR.
points this morning, you may be able to condly, there was a discretion, resting these reports, but we hope it is to show whan between the Central Fairway and
be aimed at?
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with the Court, to reject. The Attorney General quoted judgment in which it was held that it cannot be said, as a matter of law, that absence of a caution inadmissible The
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ALLEGED REVENUE
EVASIONS.
A. Water Police launch in the harbour,
Stonecutter's Island, on. Thursday, picked up the body of a European, which was, lator, identifed, as that of M. J. E. de Beauchamp, a Frenchman, who was the manager of the Universal Import and Export Company.
M. de Beauchamp had been missing Monday evening to go on a bathing trip, but had not returned to his residence.
The body was badly mutilated; the head was almost severed from the trunk, and there was a deep gash on the left side. It had, evidently, been caught in the pro- peiler of a passing steamer.
M. de Beauchamp was about 50 years of age, and had been manager of the Universal Import and Expert Company [since the opening of the local office, two inear 880Mme. do Beauchamp is in
Lyons.
Mr G. Orme reserved his decisien yesterday afternoon, in two
CIALS
that if children can be subjected to such groes ill-treatment by their parents they are much more likely to be victimised by Witness: I did not think it neces-moket a talement inadm Malheld that people who buy them merely to exploit sary. It would have made them more it is desirable, in the interests of the them. There is the further lesson to be or less identical.
Mr. Senkin is not that the abject to community, that investigations of a crime learnt that both prosecutions" were taken since: Monday. He had hired a launch on
should not be unduly cramped." Heby the N.S.P.C.C., of which there is no submitted that the prisoner's statemens representative in this Colony, and not by Counsel asked if prisoner was satisfied was voluntary; apart from the one point the Police.ED., H.D.P.) with the way he was dressed on the that he was covered by a revolver, no second parade..
threat or inducement was offered. Witness admitted that he had not been submitted that was not a threat. The asked.
safety of the police might have been in- Inspector Murphy offered the suggestion volved, but he was not allowed to ask a that the Police Cade related to Euro-question bearing on that. peans. His opinion-he was not sure— The Judge: You dropped it when Mr. CIGARETTE RETAILERS SUMMONED whs that the Code related to occasions Jenkin objected; I gave no ruling. on which accused were put up identifica The Attorney-General: The fact that tion in the clothing in which they were the constable happened to have the revolver in the same position when he arrested. This was very seldom danced the question, is of no importance, which Chinese retailers were summoned Counsel cross-examined as to whether If he had said "Unless you answer, I by Mr. Taylor, of the Imports and Ex-
will shoot it would be possible for an efficient police mutter. Further, I submit it was not a premises considerable
it would be a different ports Departinent, for having on their officer putting his fingers in the pocket police trap; it was only a matter of cigarettes on which duty had not been of prisoner'a jacket, to miss the theatre moments; there was no time to lay a trap paid
one to as and the question was a perfectly natural. The prosecution, in each case, alleged
that books and receipts did not tally with Lusitano Club defeated the Wiltshires At the V.R.C., yesterday evening, the The Judge: Absence of a caution does regard to cigarettes seized. not. itself, make a statement inadmie Mr. F. X. D'Almada, who defended in by the odd goal in three after a very The soldiers showed good sible. The difficulty is that when you the first case, suggested that the retailer, same. Now I am taking your efficiency, and admit these things you practically hold had to means of knowing whether a combination and tackled, well I am putting it to you that, when the qut an inducement to the police to cross had been paid or not. He elicited from by 10 goals to wil.
The V.R.C. esasily defetsed the Tamar The Clab played senior officers of the Hongkong Police examine a man as much as they can. Taylor that a chop, indicating that without. Force became engaged on a case like this, that is the difficulty.
Busschnert, Witchell." Bail- if that theatre neket was in that pocket, The Attorney-General further submit duty had been paid, would not be satis ton, Johnstone and Logan.
be copied. Monday's games are as follows: you could not possibly have missed itted that this answer did not come within factory as it could easily Some of these pockets are all corners." the classes laid down in the text books, The Government, said Mr. Taylor, were
3.15 p.m.-E.M.S. Pozglove-e. United It is not so in this case (the witness was which included: the answer which was arranging with the manufacturers for a handling the chat).
not voluntary and the unguarded answer, private mark to indicate payment of 8.43 p.m.--Club Lusitano . R.G.A.
duty. made in circumstances rendering it un-
LEAGUE TABLE, · reliable."
To date.
here.
ticket.
Mr. Jenkin: Clothes like these are quite simple to search? Five little gar ments 1
Witness:Yes.
Mr. Jenkin: That's rather unfortunate Witness maintained that it was possible
The Inspector replied that, the coat, being at the bottom of the basket, was likely to have been pressed by the other clothing on top of it.
Mr. Jenkin: Yes, pechapa Inspector Watt sat on it by mistake.
A WITNESS DE-CALLED."
and captured him.
stances of certain conversation-not thá conversation. itself which the witness
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Mr Jenkin based his objection to the on two
There are
quantities of
Mr. D'Almada suggested something like the opium labels, or the proprietary medicine stamp.
suggests that there has not been time to The Magistrate: Mr. Taylor, I think, arrange a satisfactory method.
Mr. D'Almada: The Ordinance, has. been in force for five years,
tornere only to answe. At-ng-in, this unsettled state of law D'Almada, triumphantly.
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The Soviet purchases are made through the All-Russian Co-operative
to miss the ticket, and then counsel as admission of the statement ed the Inspector to put the ticket in the grounds (1) that it was an Answer to pocket in such a position that a policen question, by a police officer, without officer might.not find it. Witness put the caution, and (2) that it was a statement ticket in the pocket, and counsel com- not male voluntarily. The tendency of mented on the way the way Inspector the judges was against the admission of Murphy was pressing the coat.
Buch statements After quoting a remark by Lord Summer that strange as it has only become acute recently.
Mr, Taylor: The smuggling question Mr. might appear," this question was still Taylor added that if a retailer kent pro- unsettled law, counsel mentioned a Hong per books: he could satisfy the revenue kong case, in which his Lordship sat with authorities, quite easily, of his bona fiden. Chief Justice Piggott. In Roscoe's 1021 If a man was doing a legitimate business edition of The Law of Evidence he could not carry on without proper Criminal Cases, at decision was re- The Attorney-General recalled Sin | ferred to at length as being good autho. books. This defendant only produced
A bulletin issued by the Rosta News Chuen, C100, the constable who said herity on the rejection of statements made one small book and that was incomplete
in such circumstances.
Mr. D'Almada, having ascertained that Agency at Shanghai includes the follow- pursued the prisoner from the theatre extracts from the judgment of Piggott, the prosecution had closed their case. ing message from London dated July
20the The Attorney-General, intimated that and longer extracts from your Lordship seized (which were in Court) had not the establishment of a, Soviet bank. in raised the objection that the cigarettes Arrangements are nearly completed for ha desired to ask the witness the circumown judgear that the editors of this been produced in the police court the financial district, where international
said Mr. Jenkin, and it would
well-known extremely
legal authority acceptation of the term. They are 100 ad with the prisoner at the time of regard the statement of law, there made, late to produce them now" said Mr.
So far 800.000,000 worth of goods have bis arrest
been purchased in Europe and 10.000.000 of record and as good law. was warned by..
The Magistrate: In Summary Jurisdic worth from the United States. Fifteen Court figures somewhat in this tion we don't "mark the exhibits," mixed cargoes of merchandise were ship- and not to say what he said, in quoted various authorities to the them counted in Court
branch of the law, apparently." Mr. Jen that's what you want. Do you want pd to Petrograd from England last or what the prisoner said. The follow effect that, if there was any doubt of the ing questions were then put and. voluntariness of a statement, it was in tion, Mr. D'Almada submitted, that the Arcos,
A note having been made of his objec answered:
admissible; otherwise, Did you offer any inducement to him, Taylor on Evidence, said one, authority retailer had no means of knowing whether Scciety. Earopean, salesmen in the to make him answer-No
the inferior agents of the police to seek the cigarettes be bought had paid duty. midst of a business depression, are wel a character, for zeal
The Magistrate said there was no diff coming this ready market, and are harassing unfor zeal by
culty in complying with the law. The besieging the Arcos offices, despite doors fusing persons in order to induce con defendant had chosen to evade it and decorated with battle flags of the Soviet Any inducement or promise of any out actively or Constructively how came into Court and said You can't America is represented by fonds of
threat or inducement, held ever alight the threat," made catch me out. You are not in diff Did you make any threat to him!-No.ment inadmissible fonde, he states culty added the Magistrate, to Mr. samples with quotations on everything Did the prisoner answer you --Yes. What werd you doing at the time1-1 prisoner, at this time, and submitted position of having nothing to tie you London, gives the following figures of
the constable's actions in relation to the D'Almada, "you are in the favourable from sewing machines to pipes,
Leonid Krassin, Soviet omissary to held him with one hand, and my revolver that the actions were, constructively, a down with the other...
Mr-DAimada.I am sure Mr. Taylorrica:
purchases in Western Europe and Ame- How were you holding the zevolver-
The Attorney General, having replied, is not seriously pressing for a conviction. the Court then rose for the
* the mid-day ad
The Magistrate Not pressing for a journment The Attorney-General directed the wit- On the resumption, counsel were sent into. Court because it all takes timo
conviction 1 →Then it's a pity he came ness to produce his revolver. On learn for and when the hearing continued, ing that it was loaded, the Attorney Gen although fio decision on the legal goes represented the defendant. He took
In the other case, Mr. Leo Longjaptta, eral directed that it be unloaded and this tion was announced, Constable Bin Chen objection to a remark by Mr Taylor that: was done by an Inspector: As a measure was not further examined and the the retailer apparently bought the How is Boviet Russia going to pay of precaution, however, therwitagawa Attorney-General proceeded to call the required to go through the motions of evidence, already teforted to, with regard cigarettes to keep on his shelves." for these goods" the Arcos headquar unloading, again.
to the method of handling and issuing Mr. Longinotto, especially with goods We have set aside, a defnite sum of
Would any shopkeeper do that," asked ters was naked, E NEMO
revolver na ho hold it at the time. Ha At the conclusion of this did it was pointing at angle & Mr Jenkin said he took it that was tailers usually carried on from hand to Russian mines are going to furnish in respect of which he might be fined the Russian gold reserve for foreign pur- w degrees below the horizontal. the whole of the Crown evidence, subject
exhausted is absurd," was the reply, The witness was asked to repeat the to the Judge's decision on the legal argu- mouth. They would not buy in excess of new gold right along," action cutside the witness box as to onement,
an official de t, as to admissibility of certain evi | requirements when duty had to be paid........ except those at that side of the Court dence.?
cleared." We have also platinum. Thie The Magistrate said he would give his gold and platinum will not be attached could see the movement. When he was The Court then rose until Monday
decision, in both cases, on Wednesday or seized, for outside the box, however, the Interpreter morning, at 10.30 o'clock.
B British court has decided morning.
is is a matter beyond their jurisdiction?”.
Any inducement that is would be better. for him, in connection with the case tunste
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threats
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The witnesa was now naked to hold his tickets at the Woping Theatre. Mr Taylor explafried that these areas. The accusation that this reser
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