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VILLAGE ROAD MURDER CASE.
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weit some là minutes for it. In the meantime, Zimmern came into the
he had experimented on a chicken with successful reanita.
was dond, having first heard of it on the morning of the 25th when Zimmern told him the news over their congee.
Central Police Station where his was put in a side room. A man named Willie Thieme was with him in the side rnom. On April 1. the day after his arrest, witness mado
a statemen
Everything all finished in 10 minutes -Yes, about that.
Souza having been told by Zim- mern to keep watch, on Fung's door Through instructions from Cheng.
According to Zimmern, the accus- od never came into your room until Over the telephour, witness or
3:30 a.m. That may be according rangd na interview with Cheng.
to Zimmern. and the latter appointed the follow-
Mr. Lindsell. In the interval, Anyhow ho did not come in for ing, afternoon for the meeting. did you have any conversation with some considerable time?--No, sir. Witness waited at the appointed: Zimmern, Souza or Cheng Shing :--
Did you put forward this plot to time and place (9 p.m. outside the p-None whatever,
Zimmern during the time while King's Theatre) and Cheng turned Witness said that he made his you and "Zimmert were alone in up at 3.30 to 5 rum
Witness was
statement at his own" regnest Ho the roon 1--Nat accompanied by Souza while Cheng asked to be shown to a detective Souza was not in the room, was was accompanied by a man named and was taken to Sergeant Fitohes | he 2-No. Yuen, They went to the Canadian where he made a statement volui- Confectionery (opposite the Queen's tarily. Witness added that he was On the 23rd, witness went to
Theatre) and from there to the questioned by the Police. before and Kowloon with Zimmern and did not Empress Hotel, where a ccom was after he was taken to the Central meet accused. Describing his move-booked. Yuen on left the party
Police Station. and Souza was seat out of the room by Cheng, Witness then asked Cheng; "Did you kill Fung 1," and Cheng replied "I did not."
Continuing, witress and that Cheng said it was necessary to have Zimmern's evidence as to Cheng's movements on the night of the 24th, He then proceeded to note down the following on a piece of paper:-- From 8.30 to 8.30, Jimmy's kiteben;"
Another Syringe. Witness said he did not see store and asked him not to get the Cheng again that day but on the kyringe, so they left.
next day at 3 p.m. he met him in Bougat Potassium Cyanide.. Queen's Road outside the South Christie went on to say that they China. Club. Cheng then asked him next went to the King's Disponuary
to buy another syringe as the first mid he bought an oance of potas-is also alleged to have said that one had been broken. The icensed sium cyandie fer forty cents. He added that Cheng had given him 810 with which to make the pur chmar. After this they went to the Pharmacy where he bought a 2e.. hypodermic syringe, Thig rost $4 and when he came out of the store,ments on the 24th (the day on (and got into the ear, he handed the which George Fung was murdered) [syringe to Cheng who put it in his! witness said, that he got up at 10
pocket after inspecting it.
am, and at about 1 n'olcek went with Zimmern to 14, Arbuthnot Road
whern Zimmern obtained some clothing. They, stayed there about 20 minutes and then returned to the Tung Chun Hotel. On enter. ing their room they found Cheng and May Hyder there and the four of them went over to the Warid
Mr.. Lindsell: What next? Wel proseeded in the car to Queen's) Pier and Cheng and Zimmern left For Mussrs. Lo & Lo's offices.
How did you know. where they were going 1-Zimmern told me.
Christio stated that about twenty minutes later (11.30 am.) Cheng
and Zimmern returned and the Theatre. They left before the end intree spoke to him, partly in Eng. because Cheng did not like the pic- lish and partly in Chinese. While ture. They returned to the Tungi they were having the conversation, Shou Hotel, where, during the Cheng was getting into the driver & course of some conversation, Cheng at but he (Cheng) could bear what, is alleged to have said that he did they said.
not like the name "May" because it rhymed with "Fay ""and witness said that the gid's name was a enrdingly changed into
Witness said that he left the Hotel at 4 or 4.30 p.m. with the irl Hyder and went to Kowloon,
Mr. Lindsell: And what in fact did Zimmern say --He tald me that Mr. Horace Lo mid, "if you are under age and you kill some body, you could be hanged but also you could be detained under the Governor's pleasure.”
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Did accused any anything before I could wenly he took out $10 and said, "if you doubt me, go with Zimmer to any lawyer yatt like.'
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n.10 p.m. when he proceeded to the returning to Hong Kong at about
outside of the "King's Theatre in the hope of meeting Zimmern. H failed to meet him and then re turned to the Tung Shan Hotel and surned into bed.
Zimmern woke him up and they left After some congee they proceeded the hotel together at 8.o'clock. to the steamier Fatahan by whien Zimmern left for Canton at & a.m.
News of the Murder.
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Mr. Lindsell; Since then you know you were detained under a number of detention warrants the original deportation warrant 3- I was shown one.
on
You have been detained over "since I—Yes.
air
Did you kill George Fang-No,
Do you know who did --No. air. After witness had identified cer- tain entries in the registers of the
From 6:30 to 9.30, Pauline Tung Shan and Nathan Hotels, Mr. Academy."
Lindsell closed this examination-in- chief.
On
"From 9.30 to, 10, home." From 10 to 11.30, Chi Club." Christio was told to memarise tho times and while bet was doing that Souza entered the room and saw what was on that sheet, of paper. After witness had memorised the notes, Cheng is alleged to have to go to Canton to look for Zim- given him $10 and to have told his
mern and bring him down as scon na posible in order that his corto- boration as to Cheng's movements un the night of March 24 could be mado available.
Went to Canton
morning on March 2 where he Witness went to Canton on the found Zimmern on the following
Mr. Brutton: Mr. Christie, you have told us that you did not kill George Fung 1-No.
You had no intention of killing him 1-No,
Exactly; and the object of all this conversation with the namused was for the purpose of extracting money fron bim if possible 1-Yea
The poison was put forward for the same purpose -Yos. Syringe also --Yex.
I take it that" Zimmern was in this plot with you to extract money -He was not in it at the beginning. Not until I told him
booked at about 2 a.m. Yes.
You see, you have told us that the rom at the Nathan Hotel was
Witness added that he and Zim morn then went to Messrs. Dennys, Christie haid that the next time Hastings and Bowley.
he saw Zimmern was on the marri Continuing, witness said that being of March 25 at about 5 a.m. saw Mr. Davidson and Zimmern did the talking. They consulted Mr. Davidson on the lines atggested by the accused and the interview cost him 88. After leaving the solicitors they went to Cheng's car. Cheng then asked witness it he was antis. fied and witness replied in the On the morning of March 27, said affirmative. The three then drove I witness, he mang`un aroused at the to the Tung Shan Hotel where latter's house at 50, Village Road Cheng left them.
He knew by that time that Fung į taken to a hotel and then to the side.
day and the two of them returned to Hong Kong by the steamer Fat- shan on the 31st where they were farrested as they landed.
I take it this knock at the door of the room where Fung was supe posud to be sleeping did not take
Witness said that they were first very long -Ten minutes at the out-
Why do you say through instrue- tions From Chesig-howed, Cheng yuy
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wutch Bung's door."
Who told Souza 1-Zimmern,
At the Nathan Hotsi, You have told us that you were in room 400, Did you tell us what
Hotel -He engaged room 410, room Cheng was in at the Nathan'
What brought him into 409- After who failed to get Fung out of the room, he came into our ream,
Did Zimmern bring him in 7---No,. he same in himself.
No.
Was there opium' there -Yes Hal you been smoking opium 7--
Zimmern You. When Chenk came into that room, a remark was made by, one of you that it was a pity that Fung did not come out 1-1 do not recollect that.
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