1936-04-15 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

APRIL 15, 1936.

RUXTON'S DIARY REVELATIONS "Happy Marriage Day" in India: Pretty Parsee Girl

The Secret of

"Motan

NICKNAMED "SAINT GABRIEL" STILL protesting his innocence, Buck Ruxton, the half-caste doctor who was sentenced to death for one of the most discussed crimes of the century, now occupies the condemned cell at Strangeways Prison, adjoining the Man- chester Assize Court, where he stood his 11- days trial.

The death cell-two ordinary cells turned into one-al Strangeways Prison is less than five minutes' walk from the dock where he listened to sentence of death being passed and ́saluted the judge with a secret sign of the East.

Ruxton's life story Is, an amaz-

ing one.

It can now be revealed that

Ruxton was married in Bom- bay on May 7, 1925, to a beautiful Parsee girl-the

daughter of well-to-do people..

His diary-Ruxton was a diary, "worm" who day by day for many i years had carefully

noted the

happenings in his fe-shows how necessary I was, in view of his professional

parsoila in

this marringe

country, to keep his

sceret from Isabella Stewart Kerr,

who was known in

Mrs. Ruxton.

England {་*

It was the finding of this diary for 1925 which led to the police discovering that he has a wife in India.

(1750) in

Modan's

favour.

willingly subseriard my bond to

it.

Happy Marriage Day

From this latter entry it is ap- parent that Ruxton was more than bride-to-be's pleased with his

Below are extracts from its diary, which tells of his net. meeting with Molan and their sub sequent betrothad and marriage.

The interesting 1925 dates are between March and May, in marriage dowry of £750, and, he month Ruxian, nestes with pleasure the next day which latter

his diary, jollings, į that "Mother was reconciled," add- cording to

ing that the priest also paid him Motan his beloved in married the Bombay Dadysett. Fire Temple, in visit. the Parsee religious headquarters In India.

Parsees are the followers of the which in Taith, Zoroastrian matrimonial fidelity is embraced to high degree.

On March 15 (Sunday) Buxton,

who was then an offer in the

L.M.S., wrote:

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..

样

Molan came to trash Plech me with Mot for good and all. We exchanged our sy pathy and love."

Then on. Mareli 16. “As usual, Baru promis. joy ride with ---

ed that he would kiek i ho spoke or caused to be spoken any thing against my sister or mother Ordered a ten guinea bracelet thoroughly good for Motan. ofeer. May be a happy omen." The next day, "As usual came to my place to talk-about- money matters."

In the March 19 entry Ruxton notes that he "went to Motan's places for the first time." He writes on the following day.

"Went to Motqu's place. Presented Mulan with a baris let of gold and 21 puiuras cash. Alolan presented me with pearl sireve-links,"

"May God bless us. I kissed Mulan 21 times in the presence of her mother, whilst present- ng her with 21 puinens. Met Burga-Jer's cousin--who told nir to give up Jer as she hated mr, and did not wish to have anything to do with her. I told him her unreasmable her father and mother mad sisters were, scandalizing me saying I was a Mahammedan and wan not pulling on even Sadro (the Parace'n seered shirt) and Kusti (girdle)."

Betrothal Ceremony On March 21 Ruston noted that this was his birthday, and the diary o April 2 reveals that this was the day of his "Betrothal ceremony to darling Motan."

Further extracts leading up to his Happy Marriage Day" are:

April 24-"As usual went to Motan's place when she told me her parents suspected me to be following Mohammedan customs. I felt small and determined not to Ko to her place till they were satis fed about me."

And then the diary reads on: April 27-Went to Motan's place in the afternoon. Her mother shoved heaps of coal on my head asking me to hurry up marri- age. I proposed going to Simla this day and put it off till next day.

May 3-Returned from Simla. Went to Molan's place. Ordered out my Sahya for marriage.

May 4-Went to Motan's place Mother refused to attend my marriago ceremony as I could not apare rupees 600 for Paris... May God grant all good sense. May my enemies live long and happy cries my soul. Amen.

May 5-As usual Motan's place Father showed me the -trusted deed for 10,000 rupees

May 7 was the day of the marringe. It was a Thursday and Ruxton wrote: "Marringe day at Dadysett Fire Temple. Candu Shali Sundu was my witness. Nadir. Motan's witness, brother, was her Spent rupees 2.500 (2181) in al-for marriage purposes. Matun X.

There was also the entry "My happy marriage day."

The next day he entered in the diary "As asual Motan X" and the day after also "As usual Motan

X.

"Motan" then appears to fade out of his diary notes, for no fur- ther mention is made of her, and on May 25 he refers to a "Sulee-1 tion board meeting for permanent nominations in the 1.3.S." (Indian Medical Service).

It was-in-the-later-1920's- that Busten came to England. In 1928 he changed his name from Bakhtyar Rustomji Hakim to one that would serve his purpose and inter- ests better in this country. Before Ruxton's arrest.a cor respondent Travelled part of the burgh, where

he was

to visit Mrs. Jeannie Kerr Nelson, his "wife's" eldest sister,

Dr. Buck

Ruxton

and two of

his children

--who still

think "Daddy i

is on holiday."

Secret Island Tour For Last Of Windjammers

The Joseph Conrad, the last square- rigged frigate - built ship nitoat, may shortly sail from Melbourne, where she is now teriked, to n secret island near the

Solomon Group, In the Pacific. On this isinni, a rich" gold field is believed to exist.

A £50,000 Australian com- pany is in process of flotation to finance the project. Two former Lord Mayors are, on board, states Austral News,

The Joseph Conrad is, at present, owned and command- ed by Mr. Alan Villiers. For the last 16 months she has been sailing round the world on a training cruise. Most of the crew are cadets. The cruise is now delayed pending the flotation of the company and the chartering of the ship for the gold-hunt.

knew my sister had led an; their parents have died suddenly, unhappy life with the doctor be will become the inmates of a

children's national

orphanage fore his arrest,

where they will be well looked

"Now I am terribly worried over the children's future"

after.

Another curious feature of the Ruxton ease has been the spate of anonymous letters which the authorities inve received off and

The Children Mrs. Nelson, whose father, now acolliry engineer, added that she hoped they wouldn since his arrest. be able to start life fresh.

dead, was

She Teft that if the children were left with her the knowledge that people had in the district of the crime would not give the kid- dies a fair start in life

It in likely, it is understool, that the children, who may be told that

DAY

These letters rame from cranks, seers, amateur crim- inologists, and others, and several of them claimed that Mrs, Ruxton and Mary Roger- sion were still alive.

One letter stated that they would "return from the dead" if the ductor was convicted,

BY DAY NEWS

THE EXPECTATIONS OF LIFE DEPEND vros DILIGENCE; AND THE MECHANIC THAT WOULD PERFECT 16S WORK, MUST FIRST SRARVEN HIS TOOLS,-Confucius,

IN BRIEF

The P. and O. liner Naldera is due here from Shanghai at 6 a.m. on

KRY.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours

A three-year-old boy, Heung Chulenging-at-10-a.m. to-day-totalled kam, living on board boat No. 45909.13-inch. The total since January at the Yautati typhoon shelter, was 1 is 4.87 inches, nguinst an average admitted to the Kwong Wan Hospital of 8.24 inches.

from yesterday suffering sentes. His condition is reporter to be serious.

Fevere

The following passengers arrived with him by the Douglas Co, Rx, Haitan ta- to Edin day: Mrs. C. G. Sedgwick, Mr. and going Mrs. G. E. Costello, Mr. and Mrs. D. Drummond, Mrs. Newman, Miss New man. Mrs. Pearce, and Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Williamson, It was Mrs. Nelson herself who | in interview at Manchester |

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Kwab Tip-chor, of 187. King's revealed some of the missing links Roud, was fined $6 by Mr. Balfour in her sister's association with this at the Central Police Court this coloured man of mystery.

morning on a stamnions for allowing without a It was at a cafe at Edinburgh, his dog to be abroad

Mrs. where

tuxton

the muzzle and unleashed. Sergeant II. manageress, that she was first in-Dabrowsky stated it was a small

doy, troduced to Ruxton, who was then using the name of Gabriel Hakim. Describing her knowledge then of him, Mrs. Nelson, who is a war widow said:

Was

Tanished from the Colony 011 December 4, 1934, Clan Lo, 45, was arrested in Shamshuipo on April 13. Pleading guilly before Mr. Macfad yon at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, he was sentenced to six months imprisonment.

On a summons for failing to have a light on a scaffolding construction outside 45, Des Voeux Road Central at 1.45 a.m. on March 31, Sang Hop was fined $10 when he pleaded guilty before Mr. Balfour at the Central morning. P. C. Police Court this Spiers prosecuted.

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J.0. Arrested in Paddy's Murket,, Tuang | Harris and Wing Commander Siu-fat, 28, achnitted the theft of on Andrews-Reuter- electric light glass cover from 81, The theft of three pillows from Queen's Road Central. On appear- 34, Gage Street, was admitted bying before Mr. Balfour at the Cen-

London, April 14. when he appeared Cheng Sau, 17,

tral Magistracy this morning he was

No Intimation has been received in Utfore Mr.

Balfour at the Central sentenced to one month's imprison- Magistracy this morning, and was ment, Detective Sergeant Shepherd Lendon of the intention of Italy to be Rentenced to three months' hard

represented at the staf talks, which, prosecuted,

in accordance with the undertaking labour. Defendant had two previous convictions. Sub-Inspector Mist pro-

The following forthcoming wedd-iven in decisions reached on March

19, will begm to-morrow. secuted.

ings are announceti: Mr. Ellis Meyer Joseph, brokter, residing at 4 Felix The French and Belgian delegations brother's ticket, Yan Sai-cheung, 23, Yiling, and Miss Fanny Salti, living will be received at the Admiralty by at Courtland, Kennedy Road; Mr. Vice Admiral Sir W. James, Deputy was fined $15 by Mr. Macfadyen at Charles Engelbert Dworjak, en Chief of Naval Staff, and subsequent- the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-gineer, of 20 Shameen, B.C., and Missly meetings will be continued at. "But previously she had one ing for attempting to travel on the Diga Kaupmons, residing at 2 Peking various Ministries-British Wireless. from Leith with a special visa to Shamshulpo Ferry yesterday without Road, Kowloon, Rotterdam to have her marrings a ticket. It was stated that when he with n Dutchman annulled. This was asked for his face defendant was about 1928 or 1929. She was said he possessed a ticket but it was away about a fortnight and came found to belong to his brother. back free of her marriage.

"Ruxton, owing to his plous habits in those days, Win known to his fellow students as 'Salat Gabriel. My sister was fascinated by hini and It was after he went to London- to work that she followed him there.

"She had married this Dutch-

Admitting that he had used

his

Lee Sui-hing, of the St. Francis Hotel, was oned $10 by Mr. Balfour

APPEALS FOR PEACE

at the Centrul Magistracy this murn- ing when he admitted a summons banishees came for dumping a quantity of Several returned

dirty at the. Central water from the first floor of the

Chan hotel man at the age of 18. It was in before Mr. Baltour

to the footpath in Queen's London where my sister's oldest Police Court this morning. girl, Elizabeth, was born, and Xa, was given one year; Tong Rond Central on April 4. Defendant

Som, 57, nine months: Chik Kin, 25 stated that the water pipe was leak- AMERICAN NATIONS whilst she was down there she six months; and Chan Sul, 22, and ing. Some of the water fell on the

MAY SET EXAMPLE each.cout of a European lady passer-by: wrote to me to say that she and Li Kwan, 31, one year Buxton had got married, but they Kwan was also charged with the theft had kept the wedding a secret. of a pair of rubber shoes from 118. A Court sequel to the stabbing of

Washington, Apr. 14. "My sister never told me where Queen's Road Central. Sub-Inspector a young married woman, Ho Yee- An eloquent appeal to the inut, aged 24 years, at No. 33 Spring twenty-one nations of the two the marriage had taken place, or L. Mist prosecuted.

Garden Lane, first floor, on March

American continents to support when. I just took her ward for

the efforts of their Governments to banish the scourge of war for ever from the hemisphere, made by Mr. Cordell Hull, the Be cretary

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Churged with housebreaking at 24, was the appearance before Mr. It. It was at Ruxton's request, No. 40 Sait Kip Mel Street on April W. Schoßeld, at the Central Maxis- after he went to Lancaster, that I 12. Ho ling, 22, pleaded guilty when tracy this morning of Clinn Kan, received letters some from charged with the offence at

charge the shop fokh, aged 18 years, on abroad for him and readdressed Kowloon Magistracy this morning of wounding with intent to maim, disfigure or disable. Defendant said before Mr. Macfadyen and was sen- them to him.

tenced to three months' hard labour. he had no intention of stubbing the He admitted stealing a suitcase con-

complainant. Detective Inspector A. taining 10 pieces of clothing and two E. Carey asked for a week's formal travelling rugs, valued at $20, be- remand, which was granted, and also the case 'was for longing to Mr. Peter Loo, caretaker intimated that of St. Francis' Home.

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"Some of the letters, writ- fen In a woman's handwriting, had a name and address writ ten on the back of sonte woman in India.

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