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THURSDAY, MARCH 28,

YAUMATI SHOOTING

AFFAIR.

INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL.

JUSTIFICATION PLEA.

Murphy, thren Chinese detectives and a profer, named Ng Chau.

The Coroner (to Mr. Murphy) Would it not be better if we had ovidbheo of What the prisoner WAR?

Mr. Murphy: The prisoner was alleged to hayo been à room "boy'

The Coroner: Aren't we going to have evidence of that!?

Mr. Murphy: Yes, your Vor-

The Coroner: Well, seeing that Sergeant Henderson has started we had better carry on.

The sensational shooting affairship, de re in the Yaumati District on the morning of March 8 had a sequel at the, Kowloon Magistracy, yeater day afternoon when the events loading to the, wounding of three Continuing, witness gaid that Chinose children and the subge the prisoner, was arrested in con quant death of one of them were nexion with the larceny of three recounted at a Coroner's inquest revolvers from the No. 2 (Wan conducted by Mr. T. S. Whytechni): Poller Station, Ho,had one Smith,

of the weapons in his possession when apprehended. On arrival at Talmahaidul. EVALUATE

The Coroner: I think at this stage you should tell us why you

Asapecial jury was empanelled, comprising the following, Mr. J. A. Plummer (foreman),Mr. Wong Kam-fuk and Mr Cheng Shou-yan,

Mr. T. Murphy (Assistant Direc-were going across the barbour.1..

Witness To find the second tor Criminal Intelligence) watched the proceedings on be- and third revolvers.. half of the Hongkong Police

Forco.

The Coroner You mean ho had volunteered to take you....

Witness: To where the second and third revolvern wore to be found.

There's the Man"

Witness said that, the prisoner Ng Chau, took the party to King's Park and in a crevice behind # boulder one of the revolvers was recovered:

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The Coroner, addressing the jury at the outset said: Gentle men, the object of this Inquiry, is to investigate the circumstances in which a young Chinese girl met her death. After hearing the ovidence it will be your primary duty to give a finding us to what was the cause of her death, You will have a secondary duty, and that duty might be more dif- ficult; and that will be to any whe: ther or not you consider any blame in attached to anybody in respect of her death. I point out to you that this is not a prosecution; nobody is being tried. The obsch and later returned. When be tween Canton Rond and Reclama Ject of the Inquiry is simply toon Street, witness paw a Chinese obtain all the information avall- able on the subject.

Dr. D. J. Valentino, medical officer in charge of the Kowloon Hospital, was the first witness called. Ife said that the girt, Wong, Mui-Laal, was admitted at 11.15 4.m. on March 8. She was suffering from two bullet wounds, one an entrance wound and the other an exit wound. The first was just below, the lower jaw on the loft alde and the exit; wound was behind the neck,alightly on the right side. Witness Indicat ed where the two wounds were.

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When questioned whereabouts of the last weapon the prisoner took the party to Re clamation Street and then to Fitt Street, Witness walked down the| latter thoroughfare towards the

standing up against a hawker's atall. On seeing the Police the man ran away. At the same time the prisoner, Ng Chan, pointed to the running man: and exclaimed

There's the man; he is the re- volver."

The Polleo thon gave chase, wit neas taking the lead. The fugi tive ran into Reclamation. Stroet and then to Hamilton, Strees, turn- ing into a scavenging lane which leads to Dundas Street. While running, the man had his loft hand on his left hip as if he had something concealed underneath his jacket.

From Close Quarters. Imunediately on admission she received médical treatment and it was. at ppce seen that there was an injury to the spinal cord as the girl was paralysed from the neck downwards. She remained in d critical condition till the early hours of the following morning Witness: About 30 yards. when her breathing got worse and the passed away at 4 a.m. on March 9,

As soon as witness turned into the scavenging lane, he saw the] man" bring his right hand over to his left hip And at the same time glance over his right shoul- der.

A post mortem examination was performed later and it was found that the bullet had passed through the spinal cord at the level of the fifth cervical vertebra. That was the cause of death, injury caus lng paralysis In respiration.

She was later identified by her father and Detective Inspector Lane.

The Coroner: Did the wound give any indication of the dis- tance from which the shot was likely to have been fired?

Witnças: The fact that it went clean through suggests that it was moderately close,"

Not a Ricochet.

!

The Coroner: How far werò you from him then?

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The

e Firing. Continuing with his narrative witness and. "I then drew my re- volver and fired two shots at the man while still running; which did not have effect. He then ran out of the scavenging lane, and down. Dundas. Strect towards the sen front. He then went into Canton Road, going towards Mongkok. While in Canton Road I fired a further two shots, but Bill without any effect."

The Coroneri How for was he away then?-Between 40 or 60 yards.

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"He then turned out of Can-2 ton. Rond Into. Soy, Street, going away from the sea, when I lost all sight of him. At the time

shots in the fired my first, two scavenging lane there was no per son or persons ahead of him, nor did I see anyone in the vicinity. Also, when I fired my last two shots in Canton Road there were no persons in the vicinity; all people scattered owing to the hug

Are you in a position to say what kind of shot it was? What woapon I mean? No, I can only say as to the size of the wounds, What roughly do you mean when you say fairly close and cry."

On returning to the scene of can only really say it was not within a few inches and it was not the first shooting, a' small girl greater than....well I should say named, Wong Mul-tapi, aged about 50 yards.

ten years, was found lying against When asked if he had any a water street, fountain, having questions to put to the wiriess, been shot through the right Also Chinese female. the foreman of the jury all that check. from what the doctor had said he named Leung Sal-mui, aged about (the foreman) understood that 12 years; found shot through the right arm,, and "n' 'Chinese", male. the shot had taken a rather named Tan Kam; shot through the. ward course.

right leg.','All the Injured partica were removed immediately to Hos pital"

Witness, replied that, he did not mean to convoyat, impression, The course of the wound was

level, provided the girl hac, peen

standing cract when hit.

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been hit by the first two shots 7- your Worship.

Replying to a question suggest-I couldn't day, your Worship. Wounded Children Run, Home.

ed by Mr. Murphy witness said As far as witness knew, the The Coroner: Were the three that the revolvera had been load-fugitive did not fire any shots. The foreman remarked that, he wounded lying close together?

ed when stolen from No. 2 Police When the man put his right hand was thinking of the possibility, of Witness No, your Worship Station. Both weapons recover to his hip witness was under the the girl having been hit by The 'girl Wong, Mut-tsal: (decessed were fully loaded. Witness impression that he was going to ricochet, in which case the course ed) was lying in the roadway phimself was not one of the owners draw something of the wound would incline to beside the street fountain." Idownwards.

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When asked what other witness

that Detective Bub-Inspector would be called, Mr. Murphy said Murphy could give evidence of the folonious theft of the revolters. The fugitive, said witness, was The former asked if the lar Increasing the distance between cozy of revolvers could be called them in the scavenging lane and felony. Mr. Murphy replied that in Canton Hond do was gaining he thought the larceny was a considerably. It was possible, felony, although the postssion said witness, that the fugitive had was a misdemeanour. obscured his view of the scaveng The Coroner naked if the ori Ing lane boydad the man. The dence was, being called to prove inne was about six or eight foot that a felony had been committed, thus justifying tile Palice shooting wide.

Is the street fountain in the of the stolen revolvers. Witness The Coroner: There was no in- middle of the road? No... On the the leading pursuer the dication of a ricochett

edge of the pavement. The other, whole Ume. Witness:No, not in my mind.girl and the male came along Mr. C. H. Lamb of the Fablic afterwards with their parents

To the fountain? To the foun- Works Department produced in your Worship. When the fat copies of a plan, of, the vicinityter two had been shot, they, had between Waterloo Road and Shan-run home. tung Street.

Did any one else besides, you Important, Police, Witnessre a shot? Noboat I know The most important witness When you fired your first, two called was Sergeant R. L'Hender-shold how fdr word you from the Hon, who recounted, the events of street fountain at the top of the The Coroner Now you need at the fugitive to affect tilsar- the pursuit after a man who was Avenging ano?The Chinese not, answer this, unless you like rest. Mr. Murphy replied in the belleyed to have been armed. would be about 80 or 40 yards Perhaps you don't know. Which affirmative, Witness said that at about 9 am and I, myself would be about 70 shot do you think hit the girl? on March 8, he proceeded to Kow-yards from the fountain. Could the victims have been shot loon by the Star Ferry, in company Then when you passed the by the second, two shotst

сдева with Detective Sub-Inspector M. street fountain did you see

of.

The Coronar remarked that the question need not be discussed at that period and adjourned the in- quiry, upii), this afternoon.

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