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DEFENCE IN EXPLOSIVES

CASE.

MATERIAL REQUIRED FOR CHINESE CRACKERS,

SALES BY THE CHINA DISPENSARY.

DEFENDANT IN WITNESS-BOX.

PURCHASES AT CHINA

DISPENSARY...

The Chinese Manager of the China idispensary, who was called as a witness by the prosecution on subpem, said he had been in the business for nearly three- Fears There was registered chemist, at the Dispensary,

Witness said that seven invoices shown. him had been issued by the China' Dis pensary in respect of material purchaseil The CARO in which a clerk in trom them. $ost of these invoices werd i

dated last year. He recognised the defen- Ordnance Department is alleged to have dant as having made purchases from the agreed to sell to a Chinese detective, who Chian Dispensary.

Mr. King: How much potassium chlor posed as the Chief Strike Picket at Shamate are you allowed under the Ordinager Chun, explosives consisting of sulphide to sell to any ene person at one time !-

maximum amount I can sell at one time

is 4 ounces.

of arsenic and potassium chlorate, and Witness: So far as I can remainier the also of chloroform, described in Chinese as poisoned water," was concluded. except for the address for the defence, at the Central Magistracy yesterday after

GOON.

The clerk in questión. Rajah Salleh, living at No. 11, Heard Street, is charged

Referring to the invoices relating o pprchaga unde by defendant last year from the Dispensary, witness Admitid that one dated March 15th, 1925, showed an item of 10lbs. of potassium chlorate,

Mr. King: How would you explain that amount-Witness: 317++42 defendant came to mak-these prechases he explain- on fire counts under various Ordinances, ed that he wanted the stuff for fraworks including the Conspiracy Ordinancer:-foriend's wedding. At the same time he gave his name and said he was 141) With being in "possession of an employed in a Government department,

plosive substance known as sulphide of arsenic and petassium chlorate, for other! 'than a'lawful object; (2) with possession of sulphide of arsenic (3) with posses sion" of a poisen, namely chloroform; (4) with possession of 5 ounces of sulphide of arsenic: (5) with possession of dan gerous goods, namely of ounces of putas

sium chlorate.

fle also gave me his address in writing.

Witness, in reply to further questions by Mr. King said that the involers show-

that on March 14th, March 16th and March 20th, 1923, bases were made by the defendant of quantities of salis..

olls, and 20lbs. of potassium chlorate. respectively. On April gard, this year. there was a sale of one th of potassium chlorate recorded. Witness remenlere defendant calling on that date for the stuff. Defendant informed him or that occasion that he wanted it to ruskeʻernek. ers for the children to play with.

A SIMILAN BOTTLE. Cross-examined by Mr. Areull: What name did the defendant give you?--Wit-

ess: Salleh.

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The case is being tried by Mr. R. E. Lindsell. Mr. T. H. King. Director of Criminal Intelligence, is prosecuting and Mr. A. el Arculli appears for the defence.

Yesterday the Manager of the Chiga Dispensary gave evidence as to varions purchases of potassium chlorate, "etc., ade by defendant from his firm, and was cross-examined regarding the three miss-Yes. No. 1 Heard Street, Wanchai. ing bottles of chloroform, referred to at the last hearing.

What Government department did he Bay he was employed in The Ordnance Department,

Did he also give you his home re

Have you ever soll, defendant any chloroform -No.

Shown an exhibit bottle containing. The defendant also went into the wit-chloroform, witness agreed that this bottle ness-box and told his story, and this was like a bottle of chleseform: from his own shop as regarded shape, size and. evidence concluded the case, but for Mr. the stopper. He also agreed that the Arenili's address for the defence, which bottom of each bottle bore the sanie ca

bossed number (450). will be given to-morrow afternoon.

ANALYST QUESTIONED, -

Mr. E. R. Dovey (Government Analyst), who gave "evidence at the last hearing regarding his analysis of the various packets and bottles of powders, mixtures and liquids, and the high explosive power of part of thera, was cross-examined by Mr. Arch.

Mr. Arcuti Potassium chlorate is!

isually one of the ingredients found in explosives --Witness: "It. is used in ex- plosives.

It is very highly explosive itself -It is explosive.

And I believe that chemists will tell you not to put it in any bottles except with glass stoppers, otherwise it might explode Yes.

Would potassium chlorate itself be an explosive -It would.

What about sulphide or arsenic That is not an explosive by itself.

Potassium chlorate is also used for making blue lights -Yes, it is.

And sulphide of arsenic-It is used

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what is kouWN. S lights.

I don't know if you have ever seen an Indian marriage, but they usually burn coloured lights 2-1 have not-gres, an Indian marriag

When you said at the previous hearing that the mixture was highly explosive was it because of the presence of postas sitar chlorate All potassium chlorates are violent.

Mr. Arelli: Did this exhibit come from your store or not --Witness: 1 have hothing to go by to say that this came from our fi. I have no means of tell.

that it was sold by us. It is obtain able from, other 'druggists and chemists.

Mr. Lindsell: Do you say that other arms sell it in identical bottles can ut say whether other firms have bottles of chloroform Eke our's for sale. If they were manufactured by the same manias. turers then they would be the same.

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rickshas carrying the chloroform and the packets of mixture, which defendant On April and defendant accompanied stated he obtained from Mr. X, having

Mr. X, as a result of a request by the purchased no further supply for the latter, to a restaurant at Wanchai. Later Chinese. What he obtained from* Mr.**

was powder he had sold to hi defendant was introquend to a Chinese ("Mr. X.) previous to knowing th

Mr. X." offered to Chinese, and which

Murphy and myself coming to your store" Me Areulli: You remember Inspector about two or three weeks ago Yes, by Mr. X. as his master. At the re- You told us then you had so hottles of quest of the Chinese, defendant went chloroform which arrised in March-Yea

And you would only account for 27 home to fetch a sample of the material At that time we only took a rough stock. required for bomb-crackers. He returned and only accounted for 27 bottles.

and tested the powder in the presence In answer to further questions, witness sail that he was asked to decount for th of the Chinese. He burned it with his shortage of thres Bottles and had cigarette and it went off with a flash plied that the book 'had not been entered up to date.

He was asked if the three, bottles had been stoleg, and he replied that he could tell them unless the Roties kerper was given intime to find out the exact

amount in stock..

In answer to Mr. Lindsell, witness said his statement was leading up to the point that he could now account for the miss ing three battice.

him.

DEFENDANT CROSS-EXAMINED. Defendant was then cross-examined by Mr. King.

Mr. King: How long have you known Mr. X.-Defendant: For two years. When you talk to him what language do you speak in!-English usually, sometimes in Malay.

Did he often visit you at your housć ?--- On several occasions.

In reply to a question by Mr. Arculli, defendant said it was not true that he brought a "red hook to the restaurant. When Mr. X." met him earlier outside If this was a genuine bomb cracker nice he fine all had a book business why could you not have taken wrapped in paper. He told defendant it the Chinese to your house to conduct the had been given him by a friend, some business (That' was "Mr. X.'s" arrange years ago. Mr. showed this book ment that we should meet where we did. to the Chinese in the restaurant, telling When the Chinese asked for a sample him that the book explained bow bomb in the restaurant you had to go to your crackers were made. Later Mr. X "house to get it. Why did you not usi Continuing, witaces said that the asked defendant to keep the book for him him to come to your house to save you godown book contained tries of the at his (defendant's) hous: and he would trouble?" Mr. X." asked me to go for three bottles which had not been entered call for it sometime. In the meantime, it. He did not suggest the Chinese in the ledger.

defendant had been requested to get 16. should go top. After questioning witness further en of the mixture for the Chinese by the Did you give the Chinese your address this point, Mr. Lindsell remarked: In next day!

ar all-I gave him my office address. fast it comes to this entries had not

On April 3rd defendant said he pur He never asked for my private address been made in the godown issue hook at chased from the China Dispensary and. I never gave to it him.

Is it not a fact that you cannot hav all-Witness: I cannot explain it clearly of potassium chlorate and I. of Chinese Last year when you were making

the ledger:

party.

crackers for whose wedding was it-Mỹ second cousin's daughter.

Is..your second cousin in Hongkong 1- Yes. (Defendant gave his relative's name and address),

These chits of the China. Dispensary show the purchase of 45 lbs. of potassium chlorate altogether. Was all that used for that wedding I prepared the first lot purchased, but it got wet while drying on the verandah, and I had to get some more... It was for making blue lights.

Mr. Lindsell: You call yourself a man powder and about 6.30 the same evening an explosion unless you have some fricnger and you cannot explain how your he went to the same restaurant and met tion to cause heat-Elther friction, or hooks are kept-Witness: It is impos-

* Mr. X., and the Chinese, shock. Pure potassium chlorate might sible to ascertain from any "book exte]L

Last year, aided defendant, He had explode by shaking the bottle.

You require heat, friction or shock !--

Mr. Lindsell: It seems on your own purchased from the China Dispensary the Yes"

statement that you ought to be in the amounts of stuff mentioned by the Man- You told as that this bottle might ex-Jock yourself. You seem to have been ager of the Dispensary for the purpose il marriage plode if dropped, but it might not? Yes, breaking the Law continuously. Stand of making blue lights for

night hot. The bottle referred to was down.

$50 FOR HIS TROUBLE the one that contained a mixture of Mr. Dovey was recailed and asked by

Defendant, continuing, said on the even potassium chlorate and sulphide of ar- Mr. Arell whether sulphide of arsenic senic.]

was used by doctors in prescriptions Haing of April 23rd he handed the buttle replied that it was a recognized Chinese of mixture over, and Mr. X" asked the Chinese to give him (defendant) 840 medicine.

Mr. Lindsell You and "Mr. K or 350 for his trouble. The Chinese told have been good friends and visited each defendant he intended the stuff for making bomb-crackers in Macao, where, cther Defendant: Yes.

Mr. Lindsell: Can you give any reason he stated, he was starting a factory. Defendant was told that if the factory why he should want to get you into proved successful he would be given a gael-No, I cannot say. I can give no certain percentage of profits.

Suppose you threw the bottle on the ground now do you think it would kill or injure anybody - should think so. It would certainly cause a lot of damage.

Have you tried -Not actually by throwing a bottle of the mixture, but have tried by striking a small portion of the mixture on the anvil

RACE COURSE BOMB.

Mr. Arculli: 1 menu is it used by Western trained doctors--Mr. Dover No

This concluded the case for the prosecu tinn.

THE DEFENCE.

Mr. Arculli My case that we had You told us that you examined the possession of this potassium chlorate and famous Race Course bomb. Can you tell sulphide of arsenic, but we submit that me the ingredients in that bomb 1-The this does not constitute an offence within bomb consisted of two parts. The inner the meaning of the Ordinance. J:188 was made up of gun-cotton and 3. Lindsell: Not even the chloroform nitro-glycerine. The surrounding mixture Mr. Arculli: No. Not even the chloro- wus of small stones and a mixture of sal- form. phide of arsenic and potassium chlorate. The latter was a mixture almost identical

with that in this bottle.)

reason,

NO REASON.

Mr. Lindsell: You have had no quarrel or anything of that sort --No." Mr. Lindsell: Isa't it extraordinary Questioned by Mr. Lindsell as to why be carried a battle of flyosan and a bottle of chloroform on the evening of April 7th, defendant replied," Mr. X." want the flyosin for mosquito bifes and the Chinese required the "chloroform för toothache.

TWO CURÉS.

CHLOROPORз FOR TOOTHACHE. Continuing, defendant said he had pur- chased the bottle of chloroform produced by the prosecution from the China Dis- pensary. The reason be purchased it was because the Chinese had said he had toothache and "Mr. X." asked what was Defendant then went into the witness-good for it. Defendant had told box and said he was 44 years of age. that chloroform was good as his had been barn in Hongkong, and was (defendant's) dentist had prescribed at

Mr. Lindsell: So you were going to The stones I suppose would cause the married and had five children. He was for him some years ago. In view of this

the working in the Naval Ordnance Depart. he (defendant) purchased a bottle of cure Mr. X's mosquito bites necessary friction Yea

Would you say that this exhibit would ment and had been employed there for chloroforin, at the China Dispensary.

Defendant's second cousin, referred to explode if placed in a metal container as 22 years. He served in the Police R. When he went for it he had to wait for Chinese of his toothache.

about twenty minutes while it was pro-above, said that defendant made some in a glass bottle I should think so, SETVE.

Defendant went on to say that Mr. cured from the godown. But you would not say definitely. Fifty-filty

On April 7th, continued defendant, coloured lights for him last year on the either way?—Yes. equalX." (the police informer) met him at the

"Mr. X." rang him up and fixed an ap- occasion of the marriage of his daughter. chances."

beginning of April last and asked him to Asked the ingredients of Chinese bomb get some substance for him, stating that pointment at the same restaurant. De The wedding was to have been in March, crackers, witness said they mainly con- his master wanted to start a bomb-fendant went there with Mr X," and but was postponed until June 7th. sisted of black powder.

cracker factory in Macao. Defendant as they left they met the Chinese who This closed the case for the defence, Mr. Arculli having intimated that ha had previously told him be knew how to asked him to get a farther quantity of so far as evidence is concerned. make crackers. Defendant obtained the the mixture. It was then arranged that

i material required for "Mr. X. This defendant should meet the Chinese at the proposed to address the Court at length, cost him about $5, which Mr. "X" paid Nam King Hotel that evening. He (de His Worship adjourned the case until

fendant) and Xwent there in to-morrow afternoon,

With gard to the chloroform. Can you tell whether it is English, American or otherwise No.

Have you ever heard of chloroform being used far bombat-No.

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