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Coroner's Enquiry Yesterday.

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 1921.

the

Room Coolle to the Rescue.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

OBITUARY.

London, Oct. 81. The death in announced of Mr. John Carey Hall, axa, ageri years:

[Mr. Hall entered the Consular Service in Japan in 1868 and was He was Assistant Japanese Vice-Consul at Yedo (Tokyo). Secretary to the Legation at Tokya 1882, and acting Japanese Two years later he became deting Amistant Secretary 1994-56 Judge of the Supreme Court at Shanghai and from 1962 to 1914 was Consul General at Yokohama. He was one of the founders of the China Society, London, and was President of the Asiatic He received the 18.0, in 1902 and the C.M.G. in Society of Japan.

1012.)

French Convent Hospital ha The witness replied that ha cams motor car.

He continued to stay to the conclusion that abs was auf- He told witnessfering from something marn than at the Hotel. that he came to Hongkong Asteria. He called agata the pressly for his wife's health and following porning and was told shat he intended to put her in a that she had hardly had two hours She was suffering, he sleep. He gave her an injection of more or less "Wa and that the deceased died ospital

17 as the result of wounds indicted by said, fram insomnia and unsound morphia. He was

mind. On the 12th August at confirmed in his opinion that it of Mrs. Capdulls, and we are of the about 11 o'clock Sarst. Carpenter was not an ordinary case

hysteria and advised that the opinion that she was of unsound brought Mrs. Capdulla to

Hotel was not a proper place for mind at the time."

Hotel She was holding a $30

her. Tha husband wanted to take This was the verdict returned by note in her hand and waving it

har back Manila the Coroner's jury who yesterday about. It response to his inquiry enquired into the circumstances at she said "I want my husband," or

At Ave The Coroner: Your opinion tending the death of a timber merwords to that effect. chant of the Philippine Islands minutes past eleven on the 15th was as you have indicated, that named L. C. Capdulla

he heard cries of "Help" coming she was of unsound mind? 1t will be remembered that at from the second foor. He rushed Dr. Souza: Yes.

Dr. Scuts, proceeding, said bej. about 1 o'clock on Saturday mor-upstairs and saw the decesed hold- ning, the 13th August, the deceaseùing his wife from the back. He was called in again at 11 o'clock. In her He found the deceased lying on the was discovered engaged in a terribl: was gripping her wrists.

The de-stairs with a deep cut on the right|

WAS still struggle with his wife, during the left bad was a razor. course of which he received a num ceased was bleeding from a wound side of the neck. He

He ask-breathing, but ten minutes later) ber of avere wounds from which for wounds in the throat.

Later on be ed him what was the matter, and respiration ceased. he died shortly afterwards.

The proceedings were conducte the deceased sald "Police, police!" was taken to the room where Mrs. by the Coroner (Mr. G. 3. Ormetness ran downstairs and tele-Capdulla was sitting. and the jury was composed of Me phoned for the Police and on re-i asked why she did it, and she said; taraing to the scene found that something about her husband two boys were holding the woman wanting her to sign a paper and and endeavouring to take the razorj further that she was suffering from her hand. Mr. Farrer. of from the effects of the injection the a. Halching, a guest at the witness had given her. He at Hotel, was also there. The de-tributed that remark to his being; ceased had collapsed and died in the room at the time.

5P3 H. W. Ray (foreman), F. A Wella and E R Raymond.

She was

+

THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

Paris, Oct. 30. M. Briand, with the French delegation, left Le Havre for New York' aboard the Lafayette. Before his departure M. Briand ex- pressed confidence in the results of the Conference, stating he will try to assemble all endearcurs to bring on a reign of poste.-- Berea,

Marshal Foch's Doings.

Washington, Oct. 31. Marshal Foch placed a wreath on Washington's tomb at Mount

Vernon.

THE FRANCO-TURKISH AGREEMENT.

Mr. Capdulla, who was not in Court, was represented by Mr. Loo d'Almada

The Curoner, addressing the jury aid it was thought best that or shortly afterwards. When Inspector] Chang Chan, a room coolie at the Watt arrived he told witness, who the Astor House Hotel, gave evid-

Paris, Oct. 31. enquiry should be held into circumstances of the death of de spoke Spanish, to tell Mrs. Cap-nce of the struggle between the

The Government has ratified the Franco-Turkish agreement: erased, whose widow was now dedulla that she would be arrested feceased and his wife. Aboat 11 which in no way involves questions still outstanding between the taiard ia the Lunatic Asylum on suspicion and to caution her no clock. he said, he was sitting in Allies and Turkey. It delimitates the frontiers of Cilicia and lay?*

To spite of this

the servants" quarters when he Both Mr. and Mrs. Capdulla were to say anything.

down the regime to be applied to the frontier zone. residents of the Philippine Islands, she said. "He forced me to siga z There had been a question as tol paper which I did not want to and eard the deceased call out "B05. to a French Company the Bagdad Railway between Bozanti and Mrs. Capdella had a razor issibin, simultaneously offering a French group a concession to She also said "The Dactor gave me an injection her hand and the deceased was develop the iron and silver mines of the Harchite valley, provided

holding her. He witness) seized which made the lose my head." Made Strange Faces at Times.

whether the woman should be seat stabbed him." back and this had been the muhlec

of a communication with the Philip pines Government; but in the meas time it was fel:

that the tatt should not be hushed up bat. fact, should be properly investigat ed by a jury. The Coroner remind ed the jury that they had been call ed together to give a verdict as to the death of the deceased and the question might arise, though it was

05.

THE FAR EAST.

the woman's wrists and she bit fty per cent of the capital is Turkish. In answer to the Coroner the him. He kept hold of her and witness said that a noticed Mrsalled for his fokis, and with the Capdalla made strange faces at help of them and a European they times. It struck him that she cared the razor.

The Corner: Did you notice must be of unsaund mind. This was during the coarse of the 2; ything about the woman whils

the was there? Until hours before the tragedy.

Witness: She appeared to me then he did not see much of her.

Mr. Ray. referring to the wovers quiet and seldom said any.

-hiss.

Wherever the wife went not strictly for them to decide, araan's statement about the paper. to the sanity of the woman now in said it seemned rather material if the basband Collowed.

Inspector Watt's Evidence. paper. If the Asylum.

there was any such

John Watt Inspector James there was no such paper she was

suffering from deitated that on the 13th August he evidently insions; but if there was she might was in the corridor of the Astor House Hotel when he was notifel not be so mad as would appear.

Slashed with a Razor.

It transfers

Lyons, Oct. 30.

The French Radical Congress has adepted a resolution recom- mending, regarding the Far East, an active policy of belp to the Chinese people by collaboration of France with the allled nations, especially the United States.-Heras.

UPPER SILESIA.

Paris. Oct. 30.

Berka a letter The Ambassadors' Conference has sent to arging the lack of justification for the German Government's pro- tests against the Upper Silesis award-Herna.

The Erst witness called was Dr. H. FL Scott, medical otherr of the Victoria Mortuary. He stated the

It was explained that the paper of what had occurred on the on August 14th he made a post mar

He went upstairs tem examination of the body it was only an ordinary declaratisa second floor.

necessary to and found the docersed lying on well buil: man about 45 years of age form which it was

passport the staircase near the landing of He was bleeding There was blood all over the chain before getting a

visaed..

the same door, and abdomen, the left hand and th

Replying to Mr. d'Almada, the from a long deep wound on the "He was un- There was anj right upper arm.

witness said that the Spanish left side of the neck. incised wound about six inches in words the deceased used when re-conscious. Dr. Sousa arrived and length extending for an inch and

ferring to his wife's illness liter-examined him, but his case was half below the lobe of the left ear ally translated

He later saw Mrs. Cap- little hopeless. forward and slightly downward to mad."

dulla siting near a table in the jas: beyond the middle line.

Police Sergt. Carpenter, A. 9. ro She was being watched by wound was nowhere deep, but par deposed that at 9.45 on August Mr. Farrer, chief officer of the games between the U.S.S. Horos D.vision was inspected by Dr. Sir He found a razor and the U.S.3. Rizal is scheduled Eric Stewart Taylor on Sunday tially severed the facial vein, which he was at the tram shelter at 5.3. Halching.

When told by for Wednesday afternoon at 2morning on the University foot was gaping in the wound. There Causeway Bay, where he saw Mrs. case on the table.

Several interpreter that she would be o'clock, when the American faz-ball ground, which was kindly Amcogst was a second wound on the right Capdulla in a rickshaw, side of the neck behind. three Chicese were standing around her. arrested on suspicion she made abip and the destroyer which bas lent for the occasion. quarters of an inch in length: andexShe was offering a $50 note to statement in Spanish, although been operating around Hongkong base present were Lady. Taylor, Deceased daring the summer will cross bats Mr. Ho Kom-tong (Patron of the The rickshaw warned not to do 62. tending from an inch and a half to them to change.

been caused by a razor.

The

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The wo-

BASEBALL.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE.

Huron v. Rizal.

Safyingpun Old Boys.

Old

The Saisingpan School The first of a series of baseball Boys (Ho Kom-tong) Ambulance

After

Mrs. Capdulla's hands and season. He has been pitching win-Fireman's lift; (b) Ons puttes;

arms were covered with

blood.

(4) Collection of wounded with

the right of the middle line to coolie had taken her to Quarry was only partially dressed and at Happy Valley. The game will Division), Mr E. Ralphs (31. John T Bay and back Witness paid the Mrs. Capdella was attired in a be called promptly at 2 clock, is Ambulance Commissioner Over- just below the right ear.

He had the body remov-order to clear the field by 4 peas), Mr Morris (Superintendent wound was quite superficial antrickbaw cooli. All that Mrs. moco.

The Haroc outfit proved to be of the Division; and others inter- The bl Capdalla could say was "Astored to the public mortuary. He tapered at ears ead. vessels of the brain and body genHouse" and "Post Office." Her later inspected the premises. Be one of the fastest aggregations infested in Ambulance work.

was à constant contender for was proceeded with: erally stained numerous air bub hair was hanging down and her found blood stains leading to the the Philippines last winter, and the inspection the following work

(1) Squad Dril} the pennant of the Manila Bay bies.

Death was due partially to dress was in disorder. He took verandah, two easy chairs and a

the tram to the Astor let of cigarette ends. ber on

2 Stretcher Drill (8) in open the hemorrhage bat more to the en

House.

man's kimonn was saturated with League. Knox, the Bazship's pre-

mier burler, was a sensation while order; (b) In close order, trance of air into the circulation

The Coroner:

(3) Collection of wounded by And the $50 blood at the back of the neck and twirling for Cavite, which team There was no doubt that it was the

note?

the man's singlet was saturated in

lead the League practically all-boda other than stretchers; (5) partially severed veia that allowed

Witness: I did not take it away frent circulation from her. She held it in her hand air to enter into the

Two puttees: 18) Shoulder ning ball for the Huren in games (c) The wounds were such as could har all the way.

She appeared to you to be quite He took charge of all their be around Shanghal. Other stars are life; (e) Two-banded seat. In reply to the Coroner, Dr. Scott rational? She had the appearance longings. They were evidently Sermanski, an all-roned athlete.

[poles; (b) Rifles and puttees. said that not very much force would of having been down to the bathing people with plenty of money. From and Roberts and Lamke, hitters of improvised stretchers, Coats sou

enquiries made he gathered that the clean-up type,

The Rizal has been weakened) (5) First Aid work with Stret be required to inflict either of the beach.

was rather the deceased had booked a single

(*) Bullet wound in: Mentally? She zoands. They were not very deep

passage to Manila and then can considerably by the loss of three chers etc and entered as hard structure. That strange in her manner.

Mr. d'Almada: To use an ordin-celled it after his wife returned former regulars; but nevertheless head; (b) Compound fracture of

Half an from Hospital.

hour are looking forward to tripping up right thigh; (e) Abdominal injury: was, of course, if the instrument was sharp

If the instrument had been ary term she was off her head?

Witness: 1 did not notice her before the tragedy he had been the flagship. The two teams will(d) Compound fracture of left

probably play again Sunday and arm. blunt the wounds would have been much. She kept turning round up enquiring for two passages.

Mopday. The line-ups follow: jagged, and there was no evidence the road.

Of Unsound Mind.

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of that

Something More Than Hysteria. The Coroner: 1t is quite clear

The Coroner said he had not that when she came Dr. W. B. A. Moore, medical of

out he Seer in charge of the Lunatic asked for the attendance of the intended to take her home. Asylum, deposed that Mrs. Capdalla Sister at the French Convent

The Inspector added that at the was admitted to the institution on Hospital, because the Sisters did Police Station she refused to eat

She was in anot a rule like to appear in Court and would not speak. She was King very depressed and pathetic state. It was against their rules, he be-sent to the Government Civil Hos

If, however, the jury pital and later to the Asylum. She would not reply to any ques-lieved. tions but kept continually mean-thought it would help he would

the 14th August.

geant Carpenter.

Borner

Brenner

Roberta

Mr. Ray: Is there any reason Draper

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(6) First Aid work with splints improvised from (a) poles:] [b>

te; (c) bayonets.

(7) Restoration of the apparently drowned.

The Inspecting Officer, in his address to the men, congratulated hem on their appearance and ex- ri pressed his satisfaction and appre- icistion of the work he had seen. He advised the men to contious P

with the Diriskin; not to let their ing. He saw her daily and although summon her. In any case she could for supposing that she was afraid Koax

finterest abale, but to make the most of the opportunities Bared her condition improved be certified only say that when Mrs. Capdalla to go back to Manila?

The Inspector: No reason what-

The Coroner, addressing the by Mr. Ho Kom-tong through the her on August 23rd as suffering row was under her charge nothing hap

sanity. She was still a patient pened there to her knowledge. The ever that we know of. She had re- in the Asylam. Her condition had deceased got up and the next thing latives there and her sister has jury, said there was no doubt but Instructor, -Blaf Sergeant Jane, that the death of the deceased was 2 A.M.C., and to carry into their mproved steadily since admission was that she was found by Ser-been to see her since this affair.

Mr. Ray: Had she been under caused by the act of his wife.. Thejevery day life the practical lessoup but it was normal for such improve

The jury intimated that they restraint beforet

Coroner referred to the law on thy and knowledge they had acquired. ment to take place.

did not desire the Sister called. Mr. d'Almada intimated that he subject of murder. If the set was It is boteworthy that this Divi Waving a $50 Note.

Dr. Bernardo Souza, of 31 wished to put in certain documents premeditated the jury bad to find ion was started in 1916 through Marcal A. Vaz, assistant at the Wyndham Street, stated that he at on that subject if the evidence of a verdict of murder. They could be generosity of Mr. Ho Som- Aster House Hotel, stated that tended Mrs. Capdulla at rom her insanity was not considered add any rider they thought it asong, who has maintained it to the FONCMr. and Mrs. Capdulla arrived on 21 at the Astor House Hotel. The sufficient

to the mental condition of the wa- rent time; and that the majority get the men on parade. have been The Coroner asked the jury man at the time. August 5th from Manila. He had deceased told him his wife was known the deceased for 10 years. nervous and suffering from sleep-whether they desired the evidence The Jury retired for a few members since the inception of the They were allotted room 21 on the lessness. He prescribed a mix of Mr. Farrer, who was at sea and i minutes, and > on, returning into Divinon, second floor. Mrs. Ceudulla kept ture of bromide. He noticed that would not be in port until Wednes Court returned a verdict that the

deceased died as the result of CADET to her room absolutely and her Mrs. Capdulla was lying in a semi-day.

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opinion that deal. On the 8th August about peculiar expression on her face.jury considered they had sufficient and that they were 8 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. The Coroner: Did that convey evidence before them on which to she was at

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