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PEAK MURDER HEARING

OPENS AT MAGISTRACY

said lo-day.

one.

Outlining the case for the prosecu- Į door so that he fell on his back. The scientiously give him a favourable tion, the Crown Prosecutor in the gardener and coolle then ran off. 1.

Referring to the night of the crime. culi out Challinor Murder Case, Mr.

"They heard defendant

of Mr. Challinor said his wife went to Whyntt,

Central "Robbery! in

Robbery Nellhar Magistracy that the Crown case was them knew what had happened, and Ton that defendunt murdered Mrs.ns they were frightened they Challinor by stobbing her with two down the main road and then towards

Gough Hill Police Station.

kitchen knives,

At the time of the murder defen- "On the way they met two Chinese dant was employed as 'cook boy by detectives who had been sent out in Mr. Challinor. He had been employ response to a message from Central ed as such for 15 months and, in Police Station. The coolle and gar addition, the staff consisted of adener made a short report to the coolle, a gardener, a wash amach and detectives and the four people then

nishauffeur.

*Defendant was a satisfactory ser vant during the period of his employ. ment" Mr. Whyatt sald

"He was a good cook and gave no trouble, apart from personal com- plaints by Mrs. Chalilnor in respect lo smail matters connected with his

work.

"The relations between defendant and his employer were the relations that usually exist between mistress

and servant.

"Shortly before the beginning of made for May arrangements were Mrs. Challinor to go to England to visit her daughter who was at school there.

It was intended that Mrs. Challinor should leave on May 26, returning early in November,

"Arrangements were made to let the house to new tenants during her absence, Arcordingly, on April 39. when Mr. Challinor was paying the servants their wages, he gave cach of them month notice, and told but one of the servants that they

by the would be re-engaged coming tenants on a fortnight's trial. "That one exception was the de- fendant.

returned to the house.

SAW FIGURE ON ROOF "One of the detectives rang the bell and the other flashed his torch about and on to the roof. The light showed the outline of a man's figure crouching on the roof near the ruin Butter,

"The moment the light rested on him this man leapt into the air and crashed on to some flower pots about twelve feet below.

a

"Sergt. Moran, who had come by a longer route, because he was bringing First Aid equipment on bleycle, arrived at this moment and he in structed the detectives to question the man, because nobody knew at this time what had happened.

TRIES TO SHIFT BLAME “Defendant said his name was Lam Chun, and added 'I have slabbed the Master, the coolle stabled the Mis tress, and the gardener kept watch In-We were all taking part in it! The

latter part of the statement

is

DEFENDANT UPSET

"Defendant was told that his ner-

vices would no longer be required, as the incoming tenants were bring ing their own cook boy.

"On hearing this, defendant seem-

ed little upset. Mr. Challinor tried to reassure him, telling him that he should not find 11 difcult ablain another position.

to

"Defendant, however, refused to Inke comfort from these assurances, He would not eat his food and in uther ways appeared most disturbed, "On the evening of May 4, and Mr. Challinor retired about 11

p.m.

"Several hours later, at about 4 a.m., Mr. Challinor was awakened by the voice of his wife crying Boy! Boy!!

SAW BOY STABBING WIFE

"He leapt from his bed, and saw the defendant, holding a kitchen knife In each innd, repeatedly stabbing at the body of his wife,

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untrue, but it is significant that he was attempting to throw the blame for the fatal stabbing on to someone cise.

"Other European police arrived went shortly afterwards and they into the house, where they found Dr. Durran. He had examined the body of Mrs. Challinor, and finding life had commenced to give extinct, medical attention to Mr. Challinor.

TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

re-

"An ambulance arrived and moved Mr. Challinor to the War Memorial Hospital, and a little later defendant, who had been injured in his jump from the roof, was also taken to hospital, where he remained for several weeks.

the

bed about 19.30 pm, and he followed half an hour later. The door leading in the bedroom was left open three or four inches.

"During the night I was awakened by my wife's voice calling out 'Boy! Boy! Don't be silly! Don't be silly! I then woke up and sat on the bed. The light was on and I saw my wife

D

ing un, while the prisoner was

standing with his backs to the mantle- plece with a knife in each hand. I sprang out of bed and pressed the button of the electric switch between the twin beds in the hope that i would attract the other servants, as the lights had an extension to the servants' quarters. Then I jumped to my wife's bed and flung myself between her and the prisoner. I put my right arm around her body to keep her behind me. I then looked ot the prisoner and I saw by a travelling clock the

on

man- lepiece that it Was two minutes

I four.

then sald ໄດ້ past the accused; "Boy! Let us be sensible about 11. You know what will hap pen to you if you injure missy and me."

He replied: "You say I am willy. not silly. I am going to kill you."

"He then look

One or two baces forward. was still shielding my wife between are and endeavouring to get over the bed into the passage- way between the twin beds."

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Mr. Challinor then told of his fight with accused. The case is proceeding.

EX-SAPPER CONVICTED

Second Offence Discovered

Inspector Wright prosecuted, and

A Chinese ex-sopper named Lam Fat, who had been 17 years in the before British Army, was charged Mr. H. R. Bulters at the Central Magistracy this morning with mall- elous damage and larceny of 121

cable electrical

from "The police found the bed-room in feel of barracks at Fak 'Sha Wan the a state of complete disorder. The military furniture and the walls were spiat-ory June 15.

ered with blood; two blood-stained knives were on the floor, and they said on June 15 a Chinese sentry. were identified by the coolle as being Li Shui, R.E. 307, was on duty at

kept and used in

About Ave o'clock Pak Sha Wan. ordinarily

that morning, he saw the defendant klichen.

running along the trenches with a electrical cnble. 'The bundle of alarm was raised, and the defendant was caught.

to the The cable was connected

and searchlight, and the motors

donc amounted 10 $800. The cable was valued at $100. The defendant was an ex-supper, having Army In been dismissed from the

Imprisonment for

Im- months' five

"In addition, a pair of trousers and underclothes, and a tom sleeve from

Chinese jacket, were found, "Some keys left by the coolle were in the gate.

"Mr. Challinor grappled with the assallant. As he struggled he called out to his wife to go to the telephone in the hall and call for assistance. "On the roof near the rain gutter

"Mrs. Challinor made as if to go to where defendant had been crouching damage the hail but as she stood blood spurt-were found a blood-stained hammer ed from her body and she collapsed. and a beer bottle. The neck of the She was dead within a few minutes.bettle had been broken off, and the

"The struggle between Mr. Chal-neck was found on the concrete path 1936, after having served a sentence

of three weeks' linor and the "boy" lasted fully 20 below.

"Later that morning the body of larceny. minutes, when Mr. Challinor succeed.

Mrs.

of Sentence Challinor was removed to the The defendant then ran away and mortuary and post mortem ex-prisonment was imposed on the first

Challinor telephoned to

the doctor's charge, while a conviction was regis- themination revealed, in

to tered on the second. opinion, that death was due severe haemorrhage following stab wounds. There were eight of these stab wounds and one bad severed the sub-clavian blood-vessels. In the opinion of the doctor. the bac morrhage from that wound alone was sufficient to cause death,

ed in disarming the man.

Mr. police."

"Mr. Challinor telephoned for Dr. Durran who In a few minutes was on his way.

ATTACKED OTHER SERVANTS

"The other seven wounds were not in themselves sufficient to cause

Defendant apparently went to the back of the house. About four a.m. the coolle returned from town and saw the light on in his master's death, but the haemorrhuge from all room, but did not suspect anything of them might have resulted in death was amiss. The coolle was undressif medical attention was not quickly ing preparing to go to bed when he heard the noise of the gote and foot- steps approaching.

forthcoming.

"A statement was made by defen- dant when he was charged on June ID.

MR. CHALLINOR ON STAND

Mr. Challinor, giving evidence suld

He thought perhaps it was ble master, so he switched off the lights and stood in darkness. A moment later the door opened, the light was switched on, and he saw defendant standing

ing there eavered with blood that two or three days after he had and dressed only In a Chinese given accused notier to leave his jacket and a pair of socks.

employ, prisoner said to him that he Defendant was carrying a hammer was sorry they had discharged him because he had been with them for and he made an attempt to strike the coolie, who, however, warded off the 15 months, and he also asked for a Witness told him be blow with a cotton quilt. Defendant reference. then made an attempt to strike the would discuss it with his wife, and gardener who occupied the same the following day he told accused room but the two men rushed at the that he could not give him a reference because he felt he could not con- defendant, pushed him out of the

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