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(BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP, THE ACTING CHIEF

JUSTICE. (MR. H. H. J COMPETZ}.] " THE INDIAN WIFE MURDER

CHARGE

COMMITTING ADULTERY

2ND,

1924

THE DEFENCE OPENED.

AN ENRAGED HUSBAND.

Mr. Fitzroy, opening his case for the prisoner, said he proposed to put before the Jury a short summary of what the defence would be. They had already been CASE FOR THE PRISONER OPENED. told by the Attorney-General that when.

PRISONERS DESCE: WIFE CAUGHT

a man found his wife committing adultery and he committed the crime of murder the fact that he saw her zu doing reduced the act to manslaughter. The prisoner would tell then that he did see his wife actually committing adultery. He would also say that he was assulted twice, and that on May 22nd Mr. Arnold gave him a truncheon and whistle and also, in order to protect himself, he bought a chopper which he carried about the car in the day tine. At night he took it into his quarters.

There were interesting developments in the fedian wife marder prse yesterday. Further evidence was given to the Court by Inspector Eamer and Mr. John Arnul, after which Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, Counsel for the prisoner, opened his case, alleging that on the morning of the crime the prisoner actually caught his wife in the art of committing adultery with anther Indian

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INDIA AND TIBET.

CHINA'S, RULE OVER TIBET CEASED.

!!

When the ease was resumed lospector

First of all. when prisoner married “Earner, was recalled by the acting Crown Ciennah she was pregnant and he did not Solicitor (Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg) to refute know about it, and her mother had audied action of Lhasa in the suggestion put forward by the defence that the jagged edge of the chopper was caused by it being struck on wood and

sts.

were broken off."

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U.S. BUSINESS MAN CHARGED.

WITNESS

STORY OF SEARCH BY THE POLICE.

Mr. Percival Landon, who was some months ago in China writing a series of

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the articles for the London Daily Telegraph, | Magisticy yesterday afternoon, the case From an article on India and her weigh-Belknap Wickershan, an American sub- is now in India on a similar mission was agaia continued in which David Louring States we extract the following: |ject of No. 2. Tramway Path, stands and her neighbours, Afghanistan, Nepal,

For the moment relations between fudia charged with nis-presentation in con- and Tibet, will only for considered. Of nection with the American Asiatic Com- these relations these witich queern inercial Company, ant, and will be considered last. Of the prosecution, and Mr. S.. 1. Brewer re- Afghanistan are by far the most, inqart- | Mr. J. H. B. Sihill appeared for the other two, the more important at the moment are those with Tet. Here presented, the defendant. definite protest shouhi at once be måde Mr. Brewer opening his case, said India, is attempting to interfere in any against, the Warefully fostered idea that

thas the defendant came from a very well- way with the internal administration orkuown Antispican family, His father was foreign polley of Lhasa There has never Governor of Maho, and when he died that has been lupted throughout this was Secretary of State for the place.. been any wavering in the steady polley century towards Tibet policy which Senator Borak's Inter was a perfectly had its origin long before the ill-consider-

1500 compeded genuine dochment, and Senator Borah she was not aware of its After the child Calcutta to take steps against the hostile as a personal friend of the defendant. later a child of prisoner's was born. The Power in the court of the Dalai Lam was born, there was a reconciliation and pre-dominance of another. European Proceeding. Counsel described the start- Jury had heard that at odd times pri India has no wish to influence Tihet, but in Hongkong of the American Asiatic soner's wife visited hep mother. She India is equally anxious that no other | Commercial Company, with three share- AS EXPERIMENT WITH A NEW WINK.

went on May 16th or 17th, leaving on the Western Power shall influence Tibet. As holders, Mr. and Mrs. Shoffer and Mr. 18th, when she agreed to go back to in the case of Nepal, the Indian tavern Wickershan. Then came a Mr.sthan," In reply to questions by the aucting prisoner at his quarters. When he re-ment entirely agrees with the policy of Crown Solicitor, Inspector Earner said turned there at tiffin time on May 10th, seclusion which has been, adopted, and who "took over the office of comprador, that yesterday he purchased a chopper could not find her there. He discovered both Katmanda and Lhasa in preventing that they should be bought back from him he expected to see his wife hack, but he earnestly endeavour to wo operate with and invested in shares on the condition from the witness Li Fong at No. 6, "Morig a message ever the telephone that his the intrusion of unwelcome Foreigners. rison Street. This chopper was similar wife had left her, mother's and she even upon their territory. Moretiver, so far at the end of five years. This was at to the one produced in the case with May goth with the child. Prisoner want soi-disant suzerain. China, is 'conerewards onfirmed, in writing. Mr. Brewer

tually arrived at prisoner's quarters on as the struggle between Tilet and her first a verbal agreement, but was after-" which the prisoner is alleged to have led to know where she had been the night India's inclination has heen rather to- attached his wife. He also obtained a before, and she replied With Sauhi wanks the maintenuer of Thet as an mentioned a visit by defendant to the beef lone (a shin bone) and dealt a

Khan. The truth of this statement by autonomous, and, therefore, buffer State, Federated Malay Stats. to-look over mander of blows with the chopper he pur-Jury in the light of after events. There of China

prisoner would have to be judged by the than its absorption as a mere province a "rubber state there. De Pendang land chused on the lane, with the result that was sole trouble between prisoner and India has never tried to dissemble has it on commission.

But that inclination which her asked by the owner if he could sell several picces of the edge of the chopper his wife over the incident, but things found small expression.

The photographs or which so much stress had been laid by quietened down. That afternoon," how. At the request of the Dalai Lama athe prosecution were photographs of this ever, prisoner returned to his quartery Lo telegraph line has been established herubber estate in Maya. Mr. Shoffer! find the child sull there, but his wetween Lhasa and the India Frontier, proceeded Counsel, discouraged the de- and a postal service installed; but in flant from continuing his efforts to neither case is the presence of any Eures the estate, and the photographs were large gifts of arms to Tibet and, other writing on them at that time. pean required of permitted. Stories of nut on one side. There was no Chinese subventions have been grossly exagger

Mr. Brewer went on to assert that at ated by interested parties. Finally, it is the time when, according to the evidence, scarcely necessary to say that whenever of a number of witnesses, they were Julia, without attempting to dictate to shown photographs in Hongkong, thos from the foolish policy of aggression Lhasa, has been asle to dissuasie Tibet Photographs were in Bangkok. MB. STOFFER'S EVIDENCE which her nationals have adopted along! JR. ARNOLD'S EVIDENCE

her Eastern Frontier near Batang used that he had 5 years' experience of Mr. A. 1. Shoffer, giving evidence, Mr. John Arnoll Secretary of the

The prisoner, as Mr. Arnold had said, has been made of the occasion. " Chaos the bids and akin business before coming

in China has naturally heer Tibet's op to Hongkong Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat I had complained on May 2nd of his wife's ortunity, and there is no doubt nt the verytary

He hau ben private Co., Ltd, was next called. He said that

unfaithfulness He seemed to be in a

and treasurer On this day, or the moment of Lhasa's effective independence Perkins and MeNeely of Philadelphia he lived at Pokfulam. The prisoner was

to Mesars. employed by him as a chauffeur from day before, prisoner went to the offer of of any Chinese control. China never ad. He had known the defendant for 15 or September last year to May 27th.

the S.C.A. and there made a statement. raits that any part of Asin which has once December witness granted permission to

Prisoner would say what this statement heen in actual or nominal subjection to

as a straightforward, honest man, none the prisoner to take his wife into quar

was. It was similar to the one he made Peking has ceased to be Chinese terri- better. Witness proceeded to mention alt ters provided for him at his house. Up Mr. Arnold. On May 21st prisoner for arious example of this is the occasion in Java, when, he said, defend to 10 days previous to 3lay 27th the pri- took his son, who had been left by his fact that upon the map in the office of ant could have misused his (witness') soner's wife resided continualy at the wife, to his mother-in-law's house. It Feng Yuh siang, the famous Christian trust to the extent of 250,000. Witness servants quarters. He first became was there the child fell ill, and wis taken General Burua is still included and stated that after doing badly in Shang- aware that prisoner's wife was hot living Prisoner visited them several times and lie, but her rule over Tibet has ceased, & Co.. he and his wife and the defendant to hospital on May, 24th by deyenard. coloured as a part of the Chinese Repubhai with business known as A. Shoffer in the quarters when one morning, the prisoner's small og got in front of the

had conversations with deceased as a and the peculiar situation thus created went to Canton, where they did quite car and he asked prisoner why his wife result of which a reconciliation took place demands the constant attention of the well. At that time (1992) Sun Yat Sen was not there to lock after the child: wife and child home on the following day. neutrality in the matter cannot, however. Shofer could ant stand the noise of the

on May 26th. He arranged to fetch his Indian Government, whose benevolent was bombarding the place, and Mr Prisoner replied that she was ill and that she was staying with her mother. That Ur May 27th prisoner gave his wife 310 he interpreted as the slightest diminuguns, so they came to nongkong. was about May 27th. A few days later of the $50 he got frond Mr Arnold to tion of her loyalty to her other neigh-

Witny said he first met Mr. Rohm witness questioned him as whether his pay the fee and they left the hospital hours.

when the latter was working with Back- wife was any better. He then burst into Prisoner was unwell and he told her he

house & Co. He was introduced to M tears and said: Sahib, I told a lie. My him the time and explained she had to was going to see a doctor. She asked

Rohu by Mr. Backhoe. Witnesa id wife is not ill hut she has misconducted

he frankly admitted that he was impress herself with some other me. He then meet the anah at 11 o'clock and afdrd:

"The battlefields of France are safer in the coura of a conversation between ed by Mr. Rohn's business ability, and told witness a very involved story of her

Drive me first to the In Tung Cere misconduct with several hundred Indians. tery and then you can come back. Primarked Mr. House, a magistrate, in the should come into the business. Mr. Roha than the American highway, so re them, it was arranged that Mr. Rohn Prisoner did not state the name of any

soner drove her down to the tram lines New York Traffe Court. recently. I Indian in that connection. Prisoner add somewhere near the Sailors Home and

an disgusted and discouraged." he said. Prepared a draft of proposed activities nd that he proposed chopping her,"

then started off to sec doctor. On the "In eighteen months the United States Wickershan and the witness.

of the firms, and read it over to Mr Witness replied: "Do not be a fool."

road he bought four bottles of beer and lost 48,000 killed in France, hat objected to de, inclusion of a statement. Defendant Witness went on to say that he had drove to his old post outside the City corresponding period just closed we had that the Company had acquired the Tease seen Sandhi Khare wiht the prisoner in all at about 10.15 2.2 or 30.30 22 56,000 persons killed by motor-cara, in his garage about three times. Prisoner He consumed some of the beer. Having cluding 25,000 children. Not fines. but also told witness that when be inarried refreshed himself and deciding that it gaol, for careless driving is the remedy deceased she had a child, the father of a cesary to see a doctor, he pro-le reconnerds. which he believed was a European Ser-ceeded home and drove up to the house

The shopper and a number of the pieces chipped out of it were then shown to the Judge and Jury.

Mr. Fitroy: A pretty tough bone isn't it. Inspector Earner!-Yes,

that.

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I suppose, it is much tougher than human bone -k am not prepared to say You did not fry the new chopper on piece of stone or anything of that sort? --No.

Kvant Major.

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On the morning of the crime! May 25th,

gone.

On May 1st, he heard nothing of his wife, and he eventually went to Issa Khan's house to see if she was there. At first he did not see her. but afterwards there was a good deal of controversy aut later in the street prisoner blew bis whistle because he was attacked. When

that his wife had been missing and he the constable mame up, he complained had just found her in Issa Khan's house.

FINDING THE WIFE,

very nervous state.

rushed back to the couple.

THOUSANDS KILLED BY MOTORS.

10 years, and had reason to regard bie

of an estate in Southern Siam, as this was not aétuálly a fact, but Mr. Rohr

reality.

that a promise was as good as a

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leaving the car outside. The quarters

When Mr. John weat to "Bangkok with and as he had not seen his wife ou Sing- were locked up. He therefore went back

Mr. Wickershan, hej packed the photo- witness left his house at 15 o'uluek.

A FRANTIC SEARCH.

graphs iprodhuend) and took them with Prisoner that morning Brove exceedingly When he got to a certain point he saw the morning of the crime, prisoner said: his suspicious that morphine snuggling

soon Road he went back by Jubiler Road

Coming to his search for deceased on May last. Witness went on to tell of hir. They were not in" Hongkong in fast and witness had to caution him on his own son in the rond. He stopped the I thought in my mind she must have gone was carried on in the office, and said three occasions. He was a very good driver at inclined to be reckless and

car it left the engine running. Not far to Issa Khan's house I turned my car that he consulted his solicitors, who ad- would exceed speed limits whenever

from the roadway he discmered bis wife. into Jubilee Roud and saw nobody stand- pos

She was committing adultery with an ing at the corner of Jubilee and SasuOCI sible. About five minutes after arrival Indian. He was so enraged that he rush. Roads. I drove up Jubilee Road and sawolice, which he did. He asked the pulici vised him to place the rantter before the at the office prisoner came in and asked for advance of 330 on his wages stat-

ed to the car, took out the chopper and my son sitting on the bridge. I said to to search the office, nad offered to hand ing that he wished to pay a doctor's bill both rushed away, but his wife in not here?" I stopped the car but left days later, he noticed that a number of They had myself, "What's the matter: my wife ised. When he went to the office few over his keya, but these were not accept- The money was advanced and witness next saw prisoner at 12.55 p. n. when he stumbled, and fallen. He'nined blows at the engine running. I then heard a voice letters and documents had been taken

1 her with the chopper and then looked for say in Punjabi: Let's go, let's go away. 3. Rohn, junior, hud threw away the chopper and left his wife, the bushes and saw my wife lying on the turned in Hongkong in response to a He was gone, and prisoner notor-car has come." I looked through Eya of the office. Mr.. Wickershan re- drank the rest of the beer, lie went back pushing him away. When I saw then Rohn's business shady. Insist your At the car he took off his uniform and ground with Sandhi Khan.

She WAA to the house and stated he saw on

cable

from Mrs. Shoffer, which ran on the road. Ife thes west to Landale I would have shot him.

was excited and if I had had a revolver Street, where he became intoxicated and inediately and took the chopper out of I. turned in-

returning inmediately,"

At this point M. Brewer handed up got an Indian to drive him to the house the car. Sandhi Khan" saw me and left

a cable to the Magistrate, of his mother-in-law and asked her to my wife and ran up the hillside. He was Tramway Path, witness described it as Referring to the police search at No. 2, take care of the child,

holding his trousers in his hand. My wife the also started to run. I struck slows at ever bech made at a white man's house." not damnable search that had her feet with the chopper and left her After the proceedings, he said, the house there and then went to chase Sandbi looked as though a cyclone had struck Khan but lost sight of him.

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4 semi-salute and said: "I am very sorry I have caused all this trouble. I have chopped my wife, and now I go to my God," Prisoner was highly excited and hardly able to stand up by himself. Witness advised prisoner's two friends to take the man to the police station.

AN EXCITING INCIDENT,

the man.

PRISOSER'S EVIDENCE

Bet of

Sunietime before May 27th prisoner plained to him that he had been at- Lacked by a number of Indians outside Chain Din, the prisoner, then went into the City Hall. That was about three the witness-box. He said that on one weeks bufore May th Prisoner then octusfon his wife had admitted to him reported a second assault, and witness that she had slept with a man named accompanied him to the Magistracy to Sandhi Khan, who had been an unent back and noticing bloodstains on his Mrs. Shoffer's clothes and hats. After

Witness, continuing, said he, then went Witness saw him awing all over have a simmons taken out against one ployed chauffeur, but who had now taken tunic took it off, drank a bottle of beer the search at Tramway Path, the policie of the Indians who had assaulted him ou prisoner's place with Mr. Arnold. She and after leaving the stained tunic at announced their intention of searching the second ovenaíon.

told him that they bad met on the race bis inaster'a house, drove the car to Law the office. Although he wHE & "Later the sume night, at about o o'clock, a motor-car drove up outside his had then gone to Sandhi Khan's to drink drive his son and himself to his mother Reynolds and Lai walked in front two

coume, gone to the pictures together and dale Street where be got an Indian to man,” witness Went too. Inspector. house. He heard a row and on going tea where she was detained by him. She in-law. He had only a vague idea of European offers came next, and wit- into the garden saw three Indians at the made the admission to him unler pres leaving the Boy there. All the rest of theness followed, accompanied by six Chines gate: They said they had come to beat sure, prisoner said, and on condition that events were just like a dream." detectives, up his chauffeur. Witness told them if he would not divorce her.

It looked pretty," added they did not clear off at once he would On May 21st, when bis wife had been the chopper for the purpose of defence

Cross-examined witness said he bought the witness shoot them. He went back to the house missing for three days and he had found on May 7th. He bought it in Lasear Row Shoffer admitted that a copy of the Cross-examined by Mr. Nihill, Mr. and returned with a revolver, firing three her at Issa Khon's, he had overheard for 70 or 50 cents. He could not tell what Company's balance sheet for 1021 was shota-inta the air and before he could Is Khan saying to his wife: Never he did with the chopper after attacking out to all the sharholders. Witness get, to the gate the Indians ran to theiniad, he divorces you I will give you his wife with it. He was intoxicated, ear and drove away. Witness went into 340 a month and the other in to my

emphasized that he kept a true account of the Company's incomings and out-

accounts with a quilibed accountant. There was so fraud.

The hearing was symis adjourned untik next Monday afternoon."

The Attorney-General: You were. nátt

was in a great rage.

the road and fired two further shots at wife." Sandh Khan had then interrupt intoxicated when you attacked your wifet Koings. He was willing to go over th the grisolene tank of the retreating car. ed and said: "What do you want with Witner in reply to Mr. Fitzroy said two wives and said that he would keep prisoner "appeared to be easily excited! Land had cried on several occasions.

her,

(Continued on next colyna.)

The Court rose at apm.. and the bear. ing is to be resumed this morning.

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