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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1936.

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What Detective Saw

In Cafe

THREE MEN CHARGED

Cheung Wing. 38, unemployed, Chan Po. 46, unemployed." and Lat Tak, 51, unemployed, were charged before Mr. K. Keen at the Centrai Magistracy yesterday, for the lar ceny of a

willet containing HK$305, and Chinese currency, $3.30, at 62 Des Voeux Road Cen- tral.

Det-Bergt T, Cashman prose- AND THE LAW cuted, while Mr. C. Y. Kwan ap

peared for the defendants.

The September. Criminal Sessions" which had to be adjourned owing to the illness of His Honour the

Det-Brt, Castman said that the three defendants were watched by a detective who fonowed them into the On Lok Yeun Care. The third defendant left them there. The

detective observed the movements of the remaining two men. On

Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor, WILS resumed yesterday morning when So Shing, an elder ly barber, faced charges of wound- Ing maliciously and with lotent, entering the first defendant hung Kwok Hung, Lee Fook, Ip Klu and his coat on the wall next to the Kwok Chut-tong, all members of complaint, Chan Chi-nain, manag- one family, at No. 17. Balkelering director of S.C. Coy and Co. 5 Street, on July 16, last,"

Ma Tau Wal Road,

Mr. E. H. Williams. Assistant Attorney General, appeared for the Crown but accused was not legally represented. The following jury were empanalled:-Messrs. C. G. Anderson foreman), H. A. Greig,

Chan Shiu-tsun. Hooi Yip-bing and F. P. Kennedy.

After a while the defendant was seen to put his hand into the com- plainant's pocket and take some-

thing out, and putting his coat over his arm he started to move away. The detective stopped him. and taking him back to the com-

A. H. Roeske, Chan Fung Woot. plainant found that the latter had lost his wallet. The defendant was arrested and brought to the station.

The accused was sentenced w two years' hard labour

Addressing the

prisoner Sir Atholl MacGregor said that the accused was extremely fortunate that he did not stand charged with a more serious offence. "I can't overlook what you have done," stated his Lordship. However, un- der the circumstances, 'he would take a lenient view.

DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED

When the charge had been read out to the accused and he was naked to plead, he replied, "I was under the influence of liquor and did not know what happened."

In giving an outline of the case, Mr. Williams said that the four wounded people were all members uf one family and Ip" Ku, the grandmother, was the principal tenant of the premises. Accused

was a barber who rented the Tror t portion of the flat from the woman but he was two months in arrears with his rent. The woman, how ever, also owed the landlord two months rent and as a result a dis- tress warrant had been taken out and balls were on the floor. keeping watch.

От Information received the

arrested just as they were at second and third defendants were

tempting to board a Mong Kok ferry launch.

The case was remanded until The third Thursday afternoon. defendant was allowed ball of $500.

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PRETENCES

Goods Obtained From Dairy Farm

FILIPINO SENT TO PRISON

SEAMEN

BOUND OVER

Cafe Incident Sequel

Rudolph A. Fimmell, marine, and Kenneth L. Tyron, Armeman, both of the USS, Gold Star ap- peared on remand before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy | yesterday charged with assualting.

Ho Sul-lam, accountant of the Tung Yuen Cafe, No, $$ Des Voeux Road Central, at about 230 p.m. on Friday.

Sub-Inspector W, Armittprose- cuted and LL N. Q Lidstone, US.N., was also present in court.

Chan Wai-nam, manager, sald that the defendants" asked foz wine and not for coffee.

The first defendant deposed that they had had a few drinks before they entered the cafe, but the effect would have worn off as they, had

taken a ride up to the Peak and stayed there for about three hours.

They went to the cafe and asked for coffee, there was slight confu- slon regarding the order which was not allowed, and the accoun- tant came from behind the coun- ter. Fimmell turned to see what

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he was going to do and Tyron grabbed hold of witness's Accidentally the other arm swung round and struck the complainant

in the chest. This was followed by a commotion and articles were thrown about the room.

Fimmell added that during the fight a chopper was hurled. It

glass. missed them and struck some

His Worship said that there was too much" contradiction in the complainant's evidence, as to the order of the food and condition of the defendants, and that it might be possible that the crockery was damaged by the complainant him- self or the other people in the Oght.

were

Both defendants over to keep peace for a year,

bound

ALLEGED STORE BREAKING

Wong Kam-pul, 26, unemployed, of no fixed abode, was charged yesterday at the Kowloon Magis- tracy for theft.

For obtaining goods by false

On September 21 he broke into pretenses, Raymond Filler alias the Sul Heung Yuen store, 57, Nel- "Kid" Raymond was sentenced to son Street, and stole four sewing two months' hard labour by Mr. E. machines, 70 packets of needles Himsworth at the Kowloon Magisand five thread guides belonging tracy yesterday.

to Tze Chu-leung of 2. On Wo Det.-Sgt. J. S. Riddell said that Lane, third floor. On September 22 the defendant The old womari 'then decided to purchased food valued at $3.04 leave the premises and had pre-from the branch store of the Dairy pared everything in connection Farin Ice and Cold Storage Com- with moving cut on July 16. On pany at 188. Prince Edward Road the morning in question the accus- ed was alleged to have asked Kwok Hung to remove the lamp shade

Defendant tendered foreign money to the manager for what he had purchased, but it was not

and bulb as these did not belong accepted.

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him (the accused). While He then told the manager that

Kwok was doing this, however, the accused came up from behind and attacked him with a scissor blade. Kwok ran out to the street, shout- ing "save life" and was pursued by the accused who stabbed him again in the arm.

he had an account with the arm,

and gave the name of Mr. R Abraham, of 3, Torres Terrace.

On October 1 Mr. Abraham re- fused to acknowledge the hill for the purchase when it was present- er to him.

Defendant returned to the store on October 3 to buy cheese, and he was detained, and later arrested.

Det-Sgt. Riddell said that de fendant was one 01 a band of scallywags" doing a great amount of mischief in Kowloon.

WOMAN COLLAPSES Attracted by Kwok Hung's cries, the old woman, Ip Kut, came out to see what was the matter and she was in turn stabbed by the man. Lee Fock, who had in the meantime come out from the back of the house, was stabbed by So Shing several times in the breast und she collapsed. The accused then turned back on the old wo man again, and it was while the latter was trying to run away thater the influence of tauor so I the fourth member of the family,

chased themi. the child Kwok Chul-tong. was stabbed in the back, Mr. Williams adding that the child was being carried by Ip Kui at the time,

ACCUSED DISARMED About this time, 'Mr. H'A. Long passed by the place in his motor ear and, attracted by the crowd. he got out and grappled with the accused, finally disarming him with the assistance of other people In the vicinity.

The accused was taken to the Police Station, and the four injur- ed people removed to the hospitar where Lee Fook was detained for three weeks,

turned the blow. We then fought, and several of his people came to assist him against me. I was un-

His Lordship in summing up re- minded the jury that the only mention of liquor was made by one witnesa foki of the barber who stated that five cents worth of wine was consumed with the 11 o'clock meal. This amount con- sisted of only a few teaspoons full. One and all of the witnesses stated emphatically that accused was not under the influence of drink, nor could it be detected by smell

VIRULENT WINE! Accused while pleading that he was drunk, had not elected to say the amount he had taken. where It was consumed, or with whom

STATEMENT FROM DOCK and when. If indeed he was Following evidence by the Crown drunk, then the wine he had con- witnesses, the accused elected to made a statement from the dock.lent.

samed must have been very viru-

He said: "Kwok Hung was the Drunkenness, in law, was no ex? principle tenant and I was a sub-case for crime. There were certain tenant. I sub-let the place to limits, and drunkedness if any carry on a business. When I was thing, may help to lessen the carrying on the business he abut gravity of the crime, off the light. My foki's wages, and

If it could be proved that a per- my food came from this source, Most son was so incapacitated as to be of my customers were labourers unaware of his actions, then that who came at night. This time he person, if charged with malicious (Kwok Hung) wished to take away wounding, would still be guilty of the light. He kicked me and I re- wounding without the intent.

The defendant was remanded to to-morrow.

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