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SUNNING BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

PIRACY CASE

DISCHARGED SEAMEN, SEA-SICK PASSENGER

AND PIRATES.

ANOTHER MAN RELEASED.

That the Magistracy proceedings in the Sunning Piracy case will not be concluded before Christmas was stated at the conclusion of the hear- ing at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon. It was suggested to Mr. R. E. Lindsell, before whom the case is being beard, that it might be possibla for him to arrange to take this case alone, devoting all his time to it, iu arder that it might be finished before the January Sessions..

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There are about thirty more witnesses to call for the Crown. Already. 33 witnesses have given evidence during the thirteen days on which the case has bera heard:

The case for the Crown was opened on December 3rd, and if will probably only be possible to commit the case to the January Criminal Sessions if late sittings, or all day sittings are heid. There will he further hearings to-morrow and Friday, after which the case "will be adjourned until after Christmas.

Another accused, the 18th defendant, was discharged at the afternoon hearing, and this now brings the number of accused down to seventeen. The men previously discharged were Nox. 17 and 19.

At the close of the proceedings yester

Mr. Holmes said he was afraid not. He had to call the quartermasters, one or two men to state what occurred in the engine room, three mere passengers, and various cfficers' boys and stewards, and also other witriceses. In addition to these there would be police witnesses, some of whose evidence would be fairly long. The C.S.F. would be among the witness called. Police evidence would deal with the search of the ship, etc.

* The Case of No, 3.

He was

day Mr. Lindsell Asked the Crown At the outset of the afternooa procced- Solicitor (Mr. H. A. Holmes) who is comings, Mr. Lo, who now represents No 8 ducting the prosecution, whether there acensed, referred to this man's case. Ele was any hope of the case huishing at the said that according to the story of this Magistracy, before Christmas.

tuan he was travelling second-class with a fellow passenger, a Cantonese. No. 3, in fact, did not leave his cabin. sea-sick, and all his meals were serve. to him in his room, cabin No. 18. Pirates came and searched the room, and succeed- ed in obtaining 990. They then went satisfied. Later & away, apparently Chinese in a long coat, which he took off, disclosing European clothes under- cath, entered in company with another man. The man in the long coat remain- ed in the cabin smoking epium for some time. He lay on the eighth accused's bed, and No. 2 bad to curl up in a corner. This man later went out, but returned at intervals and continued to smoke opium. He was visited on occasions by the other man who had first entered with him, and who at one time brought a book, which both perused together. When No. 8 eventually left his cabin he found that the fire had broken oat, and he went back, took his money and then hid him- self under one of the boats on the poop deck.

Mr. Lindsell: It looks very much as if we shall not finish it this year.

Further Witnesses.

Mr. Holmes: I am afraid not. I think your Worship I have about 4 more witnesses, some pretty long, others not, Then there is police evidence on top of

that.

Mr. M. K. Jo, who is appearing for the sixth and eighth accused and others, enquired whether it would be possible for Mr. Lindsell to arrange to transfer his other cases to another cagistrate and devote his whole time to dealing with the Sunning case, either in that Court, or possibly in another building. Otherwise the case might not be finished until after January, as there was certain to be a con- siderable amount of cross-examination and the accused would be called for the defence.

Mr. Lindsell promised to do what be could, but did not think it would be possible to carry out in its entirety Mr. Lo's suggestion.

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Pirates or Not?

At the morning hearing further evid ence was given with regard to the niné- ex-members of the crew of the Chinese steamer Chun On (or Philadel phia), who were discharged at Shanghai, and were returning to this Colony on the Sunning at the time of the piracy Of the number mentioned, nine were among the eighteen accused who were pre- sent at the morning bearing.

Another ex-seaman of the Chun On fone, it will be re-called, gave evidence previously) stated, when asked if he could say whether any of the nine accused referred to took part in the piracy, that they did not...

Mr. Lo said that through the Japanese interpreter (the No. 6 accused is a For- mosan) he had learned that No. 6 said that the man who searched him for money was very much like No., 6 accused, and had a sore finger.

Mr. Lo asked if it was possible to get the boy or steward who served meals to No. 8 in Cabin 16, and whether the whereabouts of this man's follow Can- tonese passenger had been discovered.

Mr. Holmes replied that the Crown had been unable to trace the fellow pas Three boys who served the Benger. second-class passengers would be called to give evidence.

Tallyman's Story.

A tallyman of the Sanning was called, and identified Nos. 1, 2 and 5 accused. He said he saw No. 1 directing opera- tions in the after house, and supervising the bringing of the money out of the. Accountant's room. The man was arm- ed with a rife. No. 2 sccused ransacked various cabins. With regard to No. accused, witness was not positive about him. He saw No. 1 accused being tied up, apparently on suspicion. Witness aaid that among the men taken into cus tody by the naval guard a number claim. ed they were members of a discharged

.crew.

He recognised No. 18 accused as one of the men who claimed to be the member of this crew, and heard this man say that No. 7 was a foki and not a pirate.

He bore out the other seamin's evid- ence, that during the time the ship was in control of the pirates, and until they were driven up on deck by the pirates, the whole of the members of the crew of the Chun On, with the exception of one, who travelled second-class, were with him in the steerage. Witness went on to say that the officers must have been mistaken in identifying No. 7 accused as taking part in the piracy, for this man was sitness with regard to what he had stated about him. Witness then further stated ting beside him all the time. Of the men' in Court, witness identified No. 8 aceus that he saw No. 1 accused, who originally ed, and said this man carried a short had a blue coat and trousers on, change into a Chinese riding jacket and trousers, firearm.

and long cost.

Witness stated with regard to No. 8 that he saw this man, in company with acother pirate, come into the steerage armed. After the steerage passengers were driven on deck, witness hid himself under lifeboat. He heard pirates urging each other set fire to the quar ters amidships.

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Mr. M. K. Lo: Could you swear that all the 19 of you from the Philadelphia were with you continuously in the steerage -Yes.

Did you notice No. 6 (Bo Tik Sui) -I didn't.

If No. 6 were to say that he was at the foot of the staircase in the front part. of the steerage when his watch and chain were taken away from him, would you say you did not see him, or would you say he was lying 1-I would any I did not see him.

Mr. Lindsell observed that this was difficult question to put to a Chinese witness.

...

The No. 1 accused questioned this wit

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Deeper into the Mira, Mr. Lindsell to No. 1 accused, who had been ‘asking several questions: You must realise that your cross-examination is only leading you deeper and deeper into the mire. You want to be careful You murely do not want to incriminate yourself more? A lot of these things would not have come out if you had not asked questions.

No. 1 accused: I don't care if these things are taken down.

Mr. Lindsell: You want to be incri- minated deeper 1

At this juncture, Mr. Holmes said that he had no evidence to offer against No. 18 accused. Captain Pringle had spoken

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of this man, and he (Mr. Holmes) had ex-Yesterday's weather report and forecast Pected this witness to identify this, as from the Royal Observatory at 6.18 cused. Witness had painted him out to stated:

The anticyclone has strengthened slight- the police, but failed to identify him now

ly. A V-shaped new depression lies in Court.

Witnes was asked whether he could between the Bonins and the Loochoos In further cross-examination by Mr. identify No. 18 accused, and said that al-Fresh to strong monsoon may be expected Lo, witness said that two other ship- though he pointed him out to the police along the S.E coast of China and over mates, Nos. 7 and 10 defendants, were he could not now recognise him as a the N. China Sea.

pirate.

Local forecast: N. winds fresh fine to also in the steerage with him during the

Mr. Lindsell thereupon discharged this cloudy. period of the pirates' control of the ship. Not until the following morning did they accused, who was one of the men repre- tell him that they had been robbed No.sented by Mr. Lo 7 had then been tied up by the crow of the Sunning. He told witness that he managed to recover his watch. A cargo supervisor gave evidence 18 Hia Worship: Did you believe No. 7 to certain movements of the pirates, and when he said he was robbed of his watch; member of the gang. 20 accused as a

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His Worship: Did you or did not in Itact believe him-1 believed him.

Do you still believe it now 1-Yea

At this juncture the case was adjourned

until the afternoon,"

Further Evidence.

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They were ordered to accompany the pirates in the boat, but witness bolted and hid himself. There were about eight or nine pirates present then, and all appeared to be armed.

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How expensive land is in the shopping After the question of how long the case. would take before it was closed had taken districts of the West End is shown by the place, Mrr Lindsell remanded the accused, fact that in Piccadilly shop with auft. by the pirates to help swing out, and and adjourned further hearing of the frontage has a yearly rent of £10 a square later lower a fost on the poop deck case until to-morrow morning and foot In Regent-street £9 and £3:10 a

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