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LAN TAU MURDER wek-minded by not insane.

'CASE

·MAN CHARGED WITH

KILLING FRIEND ·

Dr. A. Greaves, Government Bacteriologist, testified to finding human blood on the covering but not sufficient blood on the axe to test it. On a chopper ho found much human blood.

Medical Evidence

Dr. Ingram Shaw, medical officer in charge of Victoria Mortuary, deposed The trial of The Tám, a poultry to having performed a post-mortem keeper, for the murder of Chan examination on deceased. Death was Hang-tak, fisherman, at Tong Fuk due to fracture of the skull which, in Village. Lan Tau Island, in the opinion, was caused by three of

the five wounds on the hond, hours of June 11. commented

axe produced in Court was the Criminal Soulons yesterday weapon with which all the wounds afternoon before the Pulsne could have been inflicted. In his Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell. opinion, the wounds were filleted

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The the

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the accused while he was under his enro. Accused, it appeared to him, ones he started off on any, particular topie would go on and on. When he came to Victória Gaol, accused did not appear to be oppressed by its surroundings. He appeared as if ha had been thero all his life. That did not seem to witness as being normal, know that difference of chopping wood and chopping ducks. He could not however, know what was right, in the "ense that the other man was going in attack him and he retaliated,

A man of accused's intellect would

His general sense of right or wrong of higher intelligence.

was in a lesnor degree than a mKEE

GOLD BLOC SCARE

WEAKNESS OF GUILDER AND LIRA

London, July 23. The evergreen Gold Bloc sehre. in again tripping the City's attention. but paradoxically it is not the lea hut the guilder on which interest is centred.

hax

Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant AL from the right side with decenned mit gania. If a person was in that con3.75 compared with 10.12 last night.

herence to the gold standard

It pointed out that Italy's nde long been largely theoretical rather In reply to his Lordship, witness than practical, and therefore will nat agreed that delusions of persecution be much affected by the decision to frequently gave rise to homicidal reduce the gold cavir,

The lira was quoted in London at Referring to the mental condition dition he did not know what was right of accused, Dr. Shaw acid he was wrong but he knew what he was while at Parla the rate

doing.

torney General, instructed by Mr. W.ting down." J. Lockhart Smith, appoured for the Crown, and the necured was defended by Mr. Lo Tung-fan, instructed by Mr. II. A. de B. Hotelho.

The Jury panelled comprised Mesra, T. d. J. Fenwick (Foremnant, G. J. C. Sommer, Tung Lim-cho, W. E. Hunt, B. Soltan, U Tak-chor, and A. E. Gutierrez.

physically strong but the size of his The head was well below normal, wounds on the decenned could have been inflicted with a fair amount of foter with such a heavy instrument es the axe.

Another Opinion

WAL 118

franes per 100 Kra, compared with 124.76.

The ty har for a long time been Dr. D. J. Valentine, acting Deputy | pessimistic about Italian finances, and Director of Medical and Sanitary Abyssinión developments have inten- Services, was then called. He sat sified this nervournem. He had kept the prisoner under | he had examined the prisoner on two Outlining the facts of Die ease, Mr,observation from June 13 to Junoreasions, and that as a result of Fraser informed the jury that there and found that he was a suffer from these he came to the conclusion that accused was a man of very low intel- were three possible verdicts for them delusions.

feet and weak-minded. He could not to return, (1) "Guilty but Insane," (2) that accused committed to act

simple and straightforward questions. read or write, and could answer only while under a delusion, and (9) "Not

11 his opinion, n mnt of weak- "Guilty."

mindedness and low intellect was an easy prry to delusions.

Under Delusions

Accused's Mentality

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Crass-examined by Mr. Lo, witners maid that the neeuwied with his Iphysique could have inflicted the bts while under normal condition.

Mr. Lo: What ennetusion have you?

In the present cure WOR .not The accused, said counsel, wna a come to about his mental condition? convlured that accused had any de- duck-keeper, Ashernian and farmer al Dr. Shaw: I believe he is a man luxions. Accused was a difbeuh man th, Tong Fuk Village, Lan Taufar below normal intelligence. Atte converse with, being very slow in Island, and O was the man whom an examination which I conducted rasping the meaning of any quess

a strange tion, wil he he killed. On the afternmon of June with him, he behaved in

manner. He went childish answers. 10, the accused and the ilecensed went and abnormal

latter's brother.

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To-day the Dutch chamber votra the Economy Bill and the market inttaching great importunes les th result of the vdhe ak the rejection fill would create a politicut crisis.

The fate of the Bill depends, on the action of the Roman Catholic

Party,

Should the tavernment be defeat- on the murkt gprets μ, fresh at- tack on the guilder, which explaina the present weaknes m both sprit

Reuter. fantastic and and forward rules, Kave

Uneasy In Mind

.

to sleep in a hut belonging the through a series of anties which In his opinion the arrased karte appeared abnormal. He declared he the difference between right nud Several days before the tragedy the was suffering from persecution by i wrong, and according to his experi accused was under certain deloan, "arrows in heaven," that he was eer with him, he could not certify for example about ducks and about i charged with electricity, and that he; that prisoner was hrane, being threatened, He went to the beloved the deceased intended to kill; hut to sleep that night and nothing him.

At another examination he sized happened until the o'clock next morning when a man went to call a towel, and tied it round his head

When that like

He then made an bulion. deceased to go fishing. man got to the door of the hut, be hole In the towel, peeped through It heard the nerusmul enlling out:

and at the same time went down en His knees and hands, He told me the

preserving his strength through Hils hole. From his actions I came to the conclusion that he was

afføring fenn some delusions.

have chopped and killed Chan Hang-

Ink (vreda,

On hearing this, the caller went away to inform various persons in the village. Together they went to the hut where they hear necused "Don't open the door shouting out: ur will get exited. Fire a rocket. and call a police lunch."

WIR

Delusion Symptoms

Is a man of small head and low Intellect on easy prey to delusions? Sat neerzsarily, but it rather su gests that. Plusion, is only prevent to ne particular subject. Towards other subject the patient may be per-

fly sound.

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than Jing-ink. Baherman, brother

Nanking, July 23. as the murdered man, testifed that he knew the areused, who had lived in n

The Hongkong Government hay- laut In Toni Fuk Village for several years. On the fifth day of the fifthg formally notified the Central Government that Chinese Marine non, five days before the murder, need had fold him that he was Officer diplomas and certifientes feeling something uneasy in his mind. will be recognised from July 1 this year following the signing of the Safety at Sea Part, the Forean Office has been instructed to send copies of these evetíticatos. and diplomas to the Hongkong Goy-- ernment for reference pits post---

Weh Kis Yat Pa.

in the night of the Hagedy, nu- med slept in the rain has n wit moda brother, Wits heard o storbance during the night but at am. Chan Fuk, also a #sheristan, called him. Together with another an, Yin Fat, they proceeded to the a The door was lurked from the indide and witness recognised a "rice as that of the neured,

: The voice

One of the men then went to the Poller launch which was anchored at the bay nearby and made a report, A pollo officer came to the hut and found the neensed squntting down with an axe in hoth hands. At the request of the Police officer, accused handed, the as to him Being Bera the door of the hut was the dead man of mine work up to the neturi bining it through a hole in the deur his brother to sleep with him.

Reply to Charge

If it is proved that the man wat under delusions a few days before the time of the tragedy, would that state

me of the murder?--It is impossible for me to say,

aid: have chopped Chan Bangerine, nevused had said he had been tak to death. Don't open the door. frightened by "epirits." He believed tin und ent the police."

the story bemuse acetreed had askerl

One of them had a torch and on

sey saw the nerused sitting and the Koreaspe Tying down.

Best of Friends

What the reused actually said when he was inside the hut was: The necused had never denied

If you take it that there were de

"Hong-tak. I Enve cut him to death. striting the blows. There were pind, insure before and after that time,

Don't open the deer. If you do 1 will two men in the but of the time, the would you take it that there was con nerused and the deceased. When inuity of that state of mind?-It Shown the nye by Mr. Fraser, vit-erme out and cut several more. Go to Cheung Chnu. report the matter to charged, the accursed sabl:, "I didn't does not neees neily follow, In this to said it belonged to bim (watures) murder Chay Hang-tak but I did pease he may confine to have de- and was kept under the bed where the the repretor, and have the police Strike and kill him. His countrylusioan, then stop and then continue wend und the dy on od had dept. here and get me arrested." people wanted to muriler me on the again.

The chopper was the property of the

Re-examined by Mr. Fraser, wit- firth day of the fifth moon but failed. In reply to another question, Mr. Javenged. As far as he knew both tas

next said as far as he knew there At hust they told me to remove to the Shaw said it was very unlikely that rather and neened were on

And been no attack on necused on the hat of the deceased. Decensed asked decend was standing up when the terms. them to give me a chance hat with blown were inflicted.

Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, sitges night of the crime. He held accused For the death of his responsible out success that night."

Abnormal Helias Jone

aid that big brother was the best brother, although they had been the Rexainined by Mr. Fraser, wit-friend of prisoner's,

Between Junehest of friends. · Accused must have Mr. Fraser, was that the accused wasness stated he noticed no change in 7 and 9. three days previous to the

had the intention of killing his hother, otherwise he would not have dunen. He could not; however, rag- rust any motive for the killing, upart from the fact that accused wanted to kill his brether.

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Chan Fuk, Asherman, of Tong Fuk Village, deposed to going to the hut where the accused and the deceasel were, and gave evidence corroborating that of the previous witness,

"Asked by Ghost”

Yuen Fat, fisherman, farmer and elder of Tone Fak village, testified that when he went to the hut he asked nerused if he had killed has Hang- tak. Mened redie!!

ghost of some one who died a erisse d death all he to do it"

Ser, ... Stephens sated lint 1. war on petrol m

Poker Launch: when he reeyed a menge in en sequence of which he went to the hut. He saw gryded squatting'in The ayolite at the hut being au ace it his hand. He branded at to withs w tand it. The dec saad wa: Ivin free downwards year the deer.

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In reply to Me, Lo, with when he agreed he did not an prar in any way ent of these boar 116 revised to be ungusse rnel.

Inspector A. 1. E ton deguses f viking the hit on the day of the murder. 1 ford

siderabl

quantity of tried blood on the ou

and sine un choppin There a

no sign of a struggle at nt.

1. Arty Sa Sat ke, a polie inter

preter at the Central Police Sution,) and read ont the statuen made by areused when he was fest ehary, Lorship adjourned the ma until 1 o'clock this morning.

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