1932-04-27 — Page 24

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NOT GUILTY!.

(Continued, from Page 1).

In the forenoon of. February 20, had placed the time of death as be tween 40 and 45 hours previously. but, in cross-examination, he had

MATTER OF HOURS.

if Trang Ting-kal hal died 24 Cours previously, then prisoner could not possibly have had any thing to do with the murder be CRUSC he was then in custody. Counaal Pubmitted that the period of between 16 and 24 hours was the right one.

the

TEA HOUSE RAID SEQUEL

SHANGHAI CHINESE

SENTENCED

THEFT BY YOUNG CORRIGIBLE

MOTHER SENTENCED AT KOWLOON

A search made by police officers What was said to be the first admitted that death might have oc-in a tea-house in Tung Choi Street conviction at the Kowloon Magis- curred 24 or even 16 hours pre-on the evening of April 18 had a tracy under the Juvenile offenders* viously.

sequel at the Kowloon Magistracy Ordinance was recorded this morn- this morning when three Shanghaling when a Chinese lad of 12 was Chinese, Chau Ah-nel, Chung Ah-charged before Mr. Fraser with mo and Phu Ah-mo, were charged theft of clothing.

After defendant, hnd been con- before Mr. Fraser with unlawful possession of weapons Bt for un-victed, Inspector Clark informed lawful purposes.

his Worship that defendant had The first defendant was charged several previous convictions for in respect of a dagger, a coil of theft. wire Bud two wine -cups. His Worship (to defendants' Hecand in respect of mother):-Your son has been con- revolver and three rounds victed several times before. Why After saying that the jury could u

the third have you not looked after him pro- not possibly be satisfied that death of ammunition, and

respect of n call of wire perly?--I have done my best. I & curred 40 to 40 hours previously, in In view of the evidence, and point and a wine-cup. These weapons have sent him to school, but he ing out that the whole case for were described as the usual in-always runs away. I have locked the Crown rested on the murder struments used in armed robberies. him up; I have done everything 1 Detective-Sergeant Fitches, glv- could think of, but he is still the having been committed on Febru

I ask your Worship to deal ary 18, counsel submitted thering evidence, tentified that he and same. was nothing left for them to do a party of police officers, includ- with him.

ing Detective-Sergeant Edwardes, You'll have to do better. I am but nequit prisoner.

When he was convicted went into a tou-house in Tung Choi afraid. Street at about 7:36 pm. on April the last time, you signed a boud 18 and there found the three de- to keep him out of mischief, and fendants taking ten together. They now he has done it again—I have weapons to work and I cannot look after were searched and the

him all the time. were found in their possession.

This evidence was corroboraled by Sergeant Edwardes and another | Chinese detective.

Mr. Fitzroy further submitted that the blood found on prisoner's left shoe came, in fact, from the wound in his own Anger, arguing that had it been deceased's blood, his shoe would have been soaked in blood.

Counsel dealt at summe length with prisoner's statement to the

The first and third defendants Magistrate which, he said, We did not say anything, but the se- lained by the Crown to be a con-cond stated he was given the re- fession. He argued that in n volver by a friend in the tea-I part of the statement was there house, and was asked to keep it any indication that prisoner was for a while. Shortly afterwards. aware that a murder was contemthe police arrived, and he realised plated. the most he found him he had been tricked. self with a gang of ruffians and it was not until weapons were duced that he realisest something wrong was contemplated.

TO STIFLE CRIES. When deceased cried out, pri- soner, on his own statement, put his handkerchief jante Toung's mouth to stille his cries and pre- vent passers-by from coming on the scene. Tsang, however, bit his Enger, and prisoner then sat down and nursed his injured finger. He took no further part and when the other men came to him later. be asked them. "Where is man?" and they replied, "The man has been killed."

the

All the defendants were found guilty, the first and second being entered to 12 months ench, and

the third to six months.

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LAUNCH COXSWAIN

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Leung Lau-man, the coxswain of the steam launch Wah Hing, who was convicted by the Hon. Comdr. Hole at the Marine Court about a week ago, and Bned 3250 or thres months' imprisonment for having allowed the safety valve to be un- der the control of the engineer by Wuchow, Apr. 24. removing the padlock filted to it, Considerable excitement was appeared in Court this morning, on caused among the boat popula-jan application made by Mr. F. H. tion this afternoon when a sudden Loseby for the re-hearing of the windstorm swept down from the ease. north over the Foo River district.

Mr. Loseby contoided that un-

Counsel submitted that prisduur had no intention of killing the saan and the fact that he asked the question, in his own statement. showed that he had no part in the killing. There was nothing in the whole statement, said Mr. Pitzroy, to show that prisoner was awar of any plot to commit murder and

therefore, he could not,

have shared such a common object. Submitting that prisoner was Titled to acquittal, Mr. Fitzroy said that no evidence had been pre- duced to establish a connexion between prisoner and a common object of murder, and that the as the Crown was asking the jury previous conviction and sentence and deduct things be set aside, and discharged the Crown case was far-fetched and to imagine

accused. utterly unsupported by evidence, which they could not do.

The occupants of several small der the Ordinance there was a de- bouts caught in the teeth of the finite obligation on the part of the storm had very narrow escapes, engineer la seu tim the pressure ceeded. After referring to a see- while one craft was capsized. Then the safety valve was not ex- passengers of this sampan weretion in the regulations, Mr. Loschy rescued by private boats before the argued that there was no active water police could get to the scene act by deed or order on the part of of action. As far as can be ascer-the accused, and therefore he had tained at present, there were no committed no offence. casualities. Our Own Correspon. dent.

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