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VERDICT IN FELIX VILLAS CRIME.

(Continued on Page 12.)

Mr. D'Almada :--Did you, at any time during that night, go to Felix Villas-Idk not.

Did you kill deceased?--I did; not.

It has been suggested that you

Is that so- hated deceased, would hate him directly after a fight and my clamissal but after- wards, when we met each other, mls- and we admitted it to be a understandinre was no reason were frienda

once more. for me to murder him. In my mind I had a slight grudge against him, but it was not, under any circumstances, auffiefont for me to kill him,

Woman's Grudge. Cross-examined by Mr: Fitzroy, prisoner said, at first, that he could not account for the fact that de- ceased's wife had sworn that she aaw him on the night in question. presumed He afterwards said he that she disliked him and that she used to hate him.

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NUMBER OF FATALITIES ON THE RAILWAYS.

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have had a grudge, which might gradually beerme deeper. I gest it is a fabrication.

Why should Fung Hoi, one of the men sleeping in the same room as yourself, say that on the night of the murder he saw you put on your boots and socks, if it is not true? I do not understand that. There was no trouble between him and myself or the other man,

They say that you went out when It was perfectly dark and switched uff the light when you went out: Why should they say that?-- can- not get over that.

Another Fabrication.

They also say that they saw you come back into the room for short while and then go out again. Do you say that is not true?-1 believe it is a fabrication.

the

Asked why he went into yard to see the light, when there was plenty of light to be seen with- out going into the yard, prisoner said that he wanted to see a wider stretch of sky for the purpose of ile denied he estimating the time.

went into the yard in order that the cook or coolie could see him.

After pointing out that it was clear that a man was killed, and that it would appear his assallant knew the inside of the house, his Lordship naked prisoner if he knew of anybody who had a spite against deceased who also knew the interior of the house.

Prisoner replied in the negative. His Lordship:-Having known deceased for two years, did you know of any reason why anybody should want to kill him?- do not know,

Was he a gambler 7--He waM.

had Prisoner said that they sometimes gambled together. but not very aften.

Did he owe you any money?-- before He owed me some money but he paid it off. At the time of his death he did not owe me any- thing.

Five Points of Defence.

Buenos Aires. Jan, 20. Several persons have been killed In three bomb outrages this morn- ing on three Argentine railways. Two bombs exploded simultane ously at the termihi of the Western and the Great Southern Railways,

In his address to the jury, Mr. two being killed and four injured.

Leo D'Almada, junr. asked them A third bomb wrecked a suburban

to discharge the accused on five passenger train the Central

points, namely, absence of motive; Argentine Railway, and the number

the improbabilities of the case in of deaths is not yet known.

the allegation of a wait of two The outrages are attributed terrorists-Renter's American Seran half months before carrying

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ments; the total absence of blood take when she mid that the mant on the accused; and the fact that she saw in the doorway after her the widow only caught a glimpse husband had been killed, was the

accused. of the murderer.

Mr. D'Almada aubmitted that the Crown had miserably failed to

Onus on Crown.

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Shanghai, Jan. 20. Comafunists plans to stage a big*

show any motive for the crime. As to there being no blood on Was it reasonable to auggest that the accused, the Crown asked the the man murdered another because jury to believe that the murder he had been superseded in a job was a "perfectly clear-cut murder". particularly as the defendant had Counsel for the Crown had remind- demonstration to-morrow In con- obtained another a fortnight later, ed them that all things were posal-nexion with the anniversary of the and at practically the same wages?ble, but he (Mr D'Almada) would death of Lenin have been frustrated They were also asked to believe point out that all things were not by the arrest of numerous Com- that he would commit the crime probable. He was not denying munista both in the Settlement and 2 months afterwards. There that murder had been committed the native city. was no question of injured pride for less sums than three dollars, Chinese troops carried out a Communfat through Irish promotion, neither but he did not agree that they were series of ralds on was there evidence of revenge, as committed two and a half months quarters, while the police raided both men's tempers had cooled off later.

three Chinese book stores in the

and and there was no evidence of sub-

seized Counsel reminded the jury Settlement

largo sequent quarrels.

that the Crown had to establish quantity of Communist literature. Dealing with Crown evidence, the guilt of the accused. The onus counsel said it was fantastic to was upon them, and if there was surgent that two of the witnessce any reasonable doubt; then the de- who had been staying at Police fondant was entitled to a dis- Headquarters had not discussed charge. He submitted that there the case between themselves. It was overwhelming doubt in this was far more likely that they, wish-particular caso,

ing to do what was desired of them, The jury, after an absence of had changed their evidence to

one minute, returned a verdict of meet those requirement.

"Not Guilty", 'and accused was acquitted.

"All Tosh."

DRIZZLE OR MIST.

GERMAN COMBINE. PLAN FOR INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS,

Nanking, Jan. 20,

It is understood that a powerful Gornian combine is negotiating with the Chinese Government for the undertaking of industrial en-. terprises in China.

The combine is stated to be pre- to expand 24,000,000 gold. Parks in industrial undertakings

An to the evidence that all the servante took such a keen interest in the locking of the doors at night, it was "all tosh". Had they (the jury) ever heard of such ideal The Royal Observatory reports in the Yangtze valley, and if the sorvants, that not only the cook, that the anticyclone appears to be project is successful Industrial but all the coolles, went and saw central to the north of Koren, plants will be put up later in North that all the doors were locked at Moderate monsoon along the S.E. China, night?

Thane negotiations are believed With regard to the widow, he Sen. The local forecast fs:-N.E. to be the outcome of the visit by a did not say she was deliberately winds, moderate; fair at first, Gorman Industrial mission to

China last year-Router. lying, but she made a genuine mig some drizzle or mist later..

Coast to China and over the China