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CHINESE SHOT.

VERDICT OF JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE

THURSDAY,

CHAIWAN MURDER

TRIAL.

FURTHER POLICE EVIDENCE.

SEPTEMBER

1927.

PRAYA INCIDENT.

CAPTAIN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

A newspaper ball, tled with twine and stated to possess some about a number of complications heavy substance within, brought

The Inquiry into the death of the

The trial of the two men charged Chinese who was shot by a Chin-in connexion with the murder of ese detective in Apllu Street, Mra. Mackay near Shaukiwan, on Shamshulpo, during the early morning of September 8, was the evening of August 6th. was con-when it hit Captain MoCarthy, concluded before Mr. W. Schofield yesterday afternoon, when the jury brought in a verdict of Justi- Bable homicide.

Mr. L. V. H. Booth watched the the proceedings on behalf of Police.

The evidence submitted yester day was of a formal nature, vari- aus Police officers, testifying to having gone to the scene on hear: 3ng of the incident.

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Dr. Newton was recalled and in reply to the Magistrate described the two wounds and said that, the man was probably bending over when hit or was above the shooter,

tinued yesterday afternoon before the acting Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, and a jury.

After tiffin, Inspector Rey holds, Chief Detective Inspec- tor, went into the witness box. He said that on August 7 last, he proceeded 'to the Shaukiwan Police Station where he saw the two defendants. He described the dress worn by the two men and bloodstains said that there were

on them. Witness added that the second defendant had a cut on the right hand below the small finger.

Answering Mr. Booth, witness said that it was possible that the He we present when the men man was running, but he would were stripped and he knew that have to be running across the clothing was taken up to the the detective's path. Witness Central Police Station by Inspector thought that it was hardly likely Lane... that the man was hit while run- ning, as the knee would not be bent to so great an angle.

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On the next day, witness was present when the defendants were

The deceased's wife was called | formally charged. An identifies and she stated that her husbandtion parade was held on August 9, had been a boatman: During his at 3.30 p.m. and Walter Eckert later days, however, his eyesight was called to identify the men, but became defective and he left the he failed to pick them out. management to his brother.

Questioned by Mr. Booth, wit-examined by witness and Inspector On Augut 13, a handbag was ness said that she had not ac-Lane and they found a forged note tually seen her late husband's boat, but had been asked to travel gat into halves. The inside of the on it on one occasion. She had handbag bore marks of blood. refused. Enquiries from the boat- In answer to Mr. Sheldon, wit- people at Shaukiwan would furnishness said that he did not notice any corroboration of her story, said cut on the first defendant's leg the witness, when doubt was es- when he examined him at the pressed by the Police of the exis- Shaukiwan Police Station.. tence of the boat.

According to a painter, who gave evidence, he had left the ladder, which the deceased ha'd used, lying in the courtyard at the rear of a shop in Apliu Street, on the evening of September 1. Since that day, he had been ill and did not return to" his work. When some days later, he went to the shop, he was told that the ladder was missing. He later discover- ed that the Police, had possession of his ladder.

After

The first prisoner was taken out of his box and asked to roll up his trousers so that Inspector Rey- nolds might examine him. taking a careful look at the right leg, the witness said, "I am pre- pared to swear that there was no mark at the time I examined the leg in Shaukiwan."

Reward of $1,000. Witness was examined about a man named Tsang Ho. Mr. Sheldon At the close of the proceedings asked what steps the police took Mr. Booth pointed out to the jury to produce this man and was told the justification of the detective that a number of Chinese detec "shooting the deceased. He laid tives were sent out but without emphasis on the early hour of the result. Mr. Sheldon remarked morning and the fact that the men that this man, if he could be pro- was found on the oat-house of a duced, would be able to any whe shop.

ther part of the statement made by one of the prisoners was true or

The Coroner read to the jury the Police regulations on shooting, and also an extract from the law.

After retiring the jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.

FUN O' THE FAIR.

AN INVITATION TO THE PUBLIC.

not.

skipper of the Kongning, as he walked along the frontage of the

Ping On Boarding House at Con- naught Road, West. The skipper took with him a constable as he went up into an upper floor of the boarding house to look for the agency of the propulsion of the ball, and what was alleged to have followed was described during the opening of a charge, preferred in. a summons against the skipper, of assault and disorderly conduct, be- fore Major G. Willson at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday.

Hung Kam-chuen, the proprie- tor of the boarding house, alleged that he was slapped by Captain McCarthy, who lost his temper. bo- cause he had been hit by a paper ball, and that he was refused an apology when it was discovered that the missile did not come from his boarding house but from the where two boys were playing roof of an adjoining building,

Mr.Hung was represented by Mr. Horace Lo, and Mr. Gordon Leask defended the Captain who, on his own part, cross-summoned the com- plainant on a charge of aiding and abetting in the throwing of the missile.

Struck the Fokis.

In his opening, Mr. Horace. Lo said thus about 6 p.m. on Septem ber 11, Captain McCarthy and a constable were seen going up the staircase of the third floor. See- ing a foki following them to find out what was the matter, Captain. McCarthy resented this, and struck Another the foki in the chest. foki was.also assaulted, and when the complainant, who was the pro- prietor of the establishment, in- terfered, he too, was slapped be fore he could ascertain from the constable who accompanied the skipper the reason for the visit.

The constable then explained that Captain McCarthy was struck by a newspaper ball apparently thrown from the boarding house,; and had got the constable to ac- company him upstairs to look for the culprit. Enquiries were made, and it was found that the bali was thrown from the roof of an ad- jacent building where some boys were playing. The boys had dis- appeared, but they left a ball be hind similar to the one which struck Captain McCarthy.

As Captain McCarthy would not extend an apology for having assaulted Hung Kam-chuen with out justification, the present sum- mons for assault and disorderly conduct was brought, added Mr. Lo.-

Evidence was taken to bear out the charges and the case was ad- journed until Saturday morning.

In answer to further questions put by Mr. Sheldon, witness re- plied that a reward was offered Mr. Gordon Leask, for Captain for the apprehension of the mur-McCarthy, admitted that the skip- derer or murderers of Mrs. Mackay. par" did enter the premises, but He further The sum offered at first was $250 denied the assault. which was later raised to $500. said that the newspaper. ball was The first offer was made and cir- bound with "twine and contained culated to all the police stationa "Bomething hard inside. by 12 midnight on August 6. By 8 o'clock on the morning of August Do not fail to take a sporting

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