1948-07-30 — Page 5

INSANITY EVIDENCE AT MURDER TRIAL

Doctor Testifies Accused Was Hysterical

On resumption of the "Hammer" murder case before Mr Justice Gould and a jury at the Criminal Sessions this morning, Dr D. W. Gould, former Government Medical Officer now attached to the University, was questioned by counsel both for the Crown and the defence on the matter of insanity.

Cheng Kwok-king, aged 40, Swatow merchant, is in the dock on trial for the murder of Cheung Choi, 22, sorvant girl employed at 66B Bonham Road, first floor, on March 15.

Replying to Mr A. J. Cufford the accused asked him to close the window and to fetch some rakea but (defending counsel), Dr Gould said

did neither, ho was unable to judge the accused's and sweets.

amah who was state of mind without full knowledge the baby

of family history. He did not think asked by the accused for refresh- that at the time he saw the accusedments, after the crime he could call him with his sane: he was hysterical.

weit to the sitting-zoom Bister. lle youngest

the

*Wing-hang) then went into

to play with his other

In reply to Mr A. Hooton (Crown site I was playing in the car-

Counsel), Dr Gould said it was possible for a certified lunatic to be still responsible for his netion. In sanity, in a medical sense, said witness, could be a defect of the emo- tions and an overwhelming impulse thing than was more an emotional intellectual.

Mr Hooton: If a man made an at- tempt to escape would that indicate that he was aware that what he had done was wrong and he was aware of the consequences?

not

Dr Gould: I would rather express an opinion on an abstract.

."

inid Replying

further, Dr Gould

did

that it

be a point to be taken into

Cousideration if the man not attempt to escape, as I might indicate that he had no knowledge that what he had done at the time

Was wrong.

CONTINUOUS DISCRETION His Lordship asked whether if a Inan, having committed a crime only came to realise a few hours or a few days later that what he had done was wrong, would that be an Indication that he did not

know

and

mental

Wong King-kai, 17-year-old son of Mrs Wong giving evidence spoke of the several visits the accused paid to the Wong family. He said that during of these visits, the no-

ono cused went into his room

I

I heard Ah Chat ceream. ridor, too shouted but was afraid to move. Looking in the direction of the back room I saw the accused assaulting Ah Chat who was lying on the Ah ground. He was hitting her with something in both hands that looked

a plece of cloth and he was saying to her 'what did you say just now? My mother then rushed at the accused and he fought with her."

The trial la proceeding.

Opium Smokers'

Bail Too Low

Says Magistrate

The smokers were

Inspector Moran said four beds were used.

Mr d'Almada said that he wanted smoking at the the beds and. all other

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1948.

PERSHING FUNERAL PROCESSION

Chinese Communists Claim Victories

Shanghai, July 30,--Tho

Chinese Communist radio today quoted an official Now China News Agency editorial as hailing "victories on five battlefronts" and claimed that the Communist military gains are "very heavy blows at American' imperialism and the reac tionary rule of its running dog, the Kuomintang.” This was the first time the Com-

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A flag-draped casket containing the body of General of the Armies John J. Pershing rests on a calsson drawn by Hix grey horses ns the funeral Icaves the ..procession.

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in

PENTHOUSE

MURDER

Canton, July

20.

The local police have arrested four men in connection with the recent pent- house" murder of a pretty Chinese girl student, Miss Lan Sou-ching. Two of the arrested men are said to be carpenters.

Miss Lau's

in her

Mr d'Almada complained to munists directly interpreted Na-

Central this tlonalist military setbacks as blows Generalissimo the Police at

the The editorial claimed that morning that the amount for to the United States.

were Reds scored

ored "major victories" smokers ball of opium at the time he had done wrong?

Central Shansi, the Dr Gould replied that he thought fixed too low when 15 smokers East Honan, the discretion between right

all failed to Peiping-Paoting-Tientsin area, East

and Northwest Hupeh. China wrong was continuous in that ease. Lon $25 bail cach

Clifford:

said that thousands of Nationalists Mr

it a person had appear in Court.

arrested in were killed and captured, including something of a complete black-out and when he came round raids conducted by Sub-Inspector high commanding officers, and thou-

Shanghai, July 30.-Top-ranking to comparative normality and was Cutler on the first and second floors sands of guns ond rifles were taken

government officials today gathered

Earlier this month shown the body on the ground, is of 148 Bonham Strand East yester- in these battles.

then

claimed that It possible that he would

the nt Mokanshan-summer resort near father found her dead in her roof- The editorial Jay. realise that what he had done was

Tam Sik, 32, unemployed, was "complete joining up of the grent Hangehow reportedly discussing top room. The girl was completely

problems ยศ well ns wrong?

signs that she had been bound. It Dr. Gould: That is a theoretical fined $900 or six months for keeping liberated areas of Manchuria, North economic

the divan on the first floor. Four China and northwest China is soon utilisation of the United States ald naked when found and there were was alleged that the girl had been possiblity, yes.

COUNTER REPORTS pipes, seven lamps and 21 pots of going to be realised." opium were seized.

Premier Wong Wen-hao, Foreign molested. Her room was reported to

have been ransacked. and Pro-Government reports, however,

Wong Shih-chich. claimed that the government troops Minister

Minister Wang Yun-wu

The girl lived alone are gaining in most fronts with the Finance

yester isolated "penthouse" room and it is from the arrived at Mokanshan late Reds forced to retreat

Other top-government offelala understood that several days before Included the her death she had complained about conference the capture additional In rear of the premises and had a look equipment to be brought to Court in Taiyuan area on the counter-attack-day.

ing Nationalists future.

some one having perped through her divan on the owns and villages around Yen Hsi- Governor of the Central Bank, For keeping the

O, K. Yul.

window.

a neighbouring second floor, Wong Tak, 32, unem-shan's capital in Central Shansi.

The reports said that government

It appears that The Umed Press correspondent in ployed, was also fined $900 or six

intruders command

that significance is house was under reconstruction at post Nanking said

that the the Communist

of that time and months. Five pipes, six lamps and planes heavily bombed Yuize, where

News Ser seen in the sudden departure All smoking equipment was order- located. The Military

vice in Nanking which is connected government leaders for Mokanshon reached the penthouse by climbing to the Ministry of Defence claimed

view of the Generalissima's up the scaffolding. greeted his mother but did not stayed to be destroyed.

The late Miss Lau had just com- for long in the sitting-room, leaving

that the Communist commander in original schedule to return to Nan- south Shans), Hsu Hsleng-chien,

king early next weck.

pleted her college education, was believed to have been killed together with other top ranking

An official source told the United was at the time of her death pre- visit paring for entrance examinations to The Press in

that their officers during a heavy rald.

Lingnan University-Reuter. with any un- report, however, was unconfirmed was not connected elsewhere.

expected important developments Other pro-Government dispatches: but "only for the spending of a cool

sald that government

the Generalissimo HE DIDN'T GET however, warplanes in the Yutze raid blasted, weekend with of carts and motor and for some

AWAY WITH IT thousands

at the door leading to Park Road,

HEARD SCREAMS

On March 15 he first saw the ac- cused entering the aitting-room, but he did not hear the front door

opened to admit him. The 25 pots of opium were seized.

it for the rear of the premises soon after he had taken off his coat and hat. The accused had the parcel with him. The servant-boy, Hlu Kit-ching, served-tea-in the sitting- room and after going to the back of the house for a while, returned to the sitting room.

and

Then I heard children's serenna the volco of my

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.

"The King of Dogs is coming! Run!" was what Lee Kay shouted when he saw the Hawker Squad

Mc

quiet dinner dis

recogn" continued King approaching the Central Market to vehicles; setting off large ammuni- cursions."-United Press.

younger bro!!

kal.

mother rushed out of the

Bitty and

arrest unlicensed hawkers,

I followed her. Lee was arrested by PC 389 and When I got to the corridor near my was fined $250 or two months by

at the back of the house I saw Me d'Almada at Central this morn room at tho Hiu Kit-ching lying face downwards,

Polico in the execution the accused, and my younger brothering on a charge of obstructing the

and sister. The accused was stand- duty. ing outside the back rooi with a

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Government think they can get away with mur- der," said Mr d'Almada at Central Но this morning when he fined Kong-yan 21, postman,, $40 evading payment of bus fare.

defendant Shanghal, July 30-The recent

Inspector Moran sald was the boarded bus No. 4128 at Queen's Road flood disaster in Foochow

arca in 80 East and when asked by the con- worst suffered by the years, according to the Rev. E. Pearce ductor for his fares, he said he was Hayes, Chairman of the International a postman and did not have to pay. Later, a bus inspector Relief Commission.

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and shouted and the unlicensed hawkers

for his fares

sald the same In a report to Dr Róbert T. Henry, asked defendant ran in all directions. The hawkers were actually hawking inside the

In plain Washington, July 29.-Presi- American Advisory Committee DI-again defendant

Defendant was we Central Market as they had been chased off the streets by the Haw-dent Harry Truman asked today rector in Shanghal, he said the flood thing.

had a badge of the Postmen's Club. They

Answered that Congress give him power came on top of the most disastrous clothes at that time and he only ker Squad.

Eight hawkers

to roll back prices on essential fires in Foochow's history. Reuter.

the cost of living items to the level

Inspector Moven said that as a hammer in his hand."

King-kal went

went on to describe how result of complaints from the mar- his mother tackled the ae-ket authorities, a special raid was he and his

said, was trying to conducted by the Hawker Squad. ho cused who, escape through the front door. His on seeing their approach, defendant mother took the hammer from the accused and throw it on the Door. She also managed to take from him a stool with which he had tried to hit them. He held the arm of the accused with one hand and with the hold of his collar. other grasped

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"All we have to do in Moscow, King-kal said he did not see any-

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contact is however, is to remove obstacles to thing of the deceased Cheng Kwok-

most Capitol with detalls of what he

sume that the closest ping, till he went into the bick room

wants, prepared in the form of a bill. being preserved between the Minis-a discussion and, with the after the accused had been arrested.

This bill proposes also limited ters and their professional advisers profound modesty, the negotiations Then he saw her lying on her back, her head in a pool of blood.

Sunday will be a notable day at

powers between now and June 30, and that the Ministers are assum-will probably then be conducted on Church, 1950:

ing full and direct responsibility for the highest of levels." was still alive, but did not speak.

Methodist the English Hui Kit-chling was up,

1. To ration a few products in the precautions and measures which

FEAR OF WAR By that

Ог not taken

Labour, but he staggered and was bleeding Wanchal, for it is to be the occasion

Mr William Warbey, 2. Authority his head. He noticed that the of the opening and dedicating of short supply.

over wages in the are taken moment?"

visits of American the new Memorial Hammond Organ, from

certainly are asked if the which will replace the fine instru- manufacture of items put under

Mr Bevin: "We back wooden door, was ajur, but the

taking the advice of the Chiefs of Superfortresses to Britain were part grill. without was locked.

ment which was destroyed during price control.

3. Restoration of war time con- staff and we are in very close of a scherne to build up an Atlantic Evidence of how he saw the atthe Occupation.

is A "Hammond"

trola over consumer credit, such as

touch with them. But we do ac-defence union, cused attacking the deceased and the

full

If the Government supported that, responsibility for the ad- spoken during that attack was Memorial and Thanksgiving effort, restraints on Instalment buying. words

4. Direct authority to regulate cept

he said, it means that Britain would given by nine-year-old Wong King and its dedication will be threefold.

It will be dedicated in honoured speculation on commodity exchanges. vice we accept and act upon."

5. Authority to regulate bank hang, younger son of the Wong

Answering further

had the side of the United States if the family.

King-hang, said he was playing in memory of Mr & Mrs C. Makeham,

con- 6. Strengthening of rent control. been in the closest touch with the latter were involved in some mill- thotary adventure or other as a result tho hack room of the house which whose gifts provided the original credit:

organ, and whose estate has

7. Inventory control of scarce Dominions and had discussed over-looked Park Road on the after-tributed to its successor; in proud

which basically affect whole of this problem. "We have of a "blundering diplomacy."

"I wa 'go along the line of who made commodities noon of March 15 when he heard the remembrance, of those

Atlantic milliary Pearl Harbour, July 29-The building up an

Nevada, radioactive back-door bell ring, and the de the supreme sacrifice in the cause the essential industrial production, given the Dominions all the infor- ceased went to open the door, Also of Righteousness; and in grateful for the cost of living, and the right mation we could

Dr laden Gucat,

Guest, Labour, sug-alliance, we are bringing the next battleship, Lla two

Bovin in the back room were

gested that Mr

nominate war many years nearer and turning survivor of atom bomb tests, was younger sisters, and the baby amah, appreciation of those who, through to ration them to Industries880-

the years. have served the Wanchalciated Press,

someone in an outstanding position, it into a virtual certainty", he said. still afloat today after being used as Mr Ells Smith, another Labour a target in three days of secret- The accused was admitted by Ah Church with faithful devotion.

"free from party les, who can go Chat (deceased) and carried a parcel Professor Gordon King will be the

to Moscow and negotiate at the Member, calling on Britain to take weapon tests.

to The Pacific Fleet Headquarters guest organist on Sunday, newspaper. He

latest weapons only wrapped nothing

Manila, mede his way to the morning soloist is Miss M. Stewart,

July 29

towards war

damaged the gallant warship super- Billing-room: Along the corridor the evening soloint, Mr W, H. Balley Quirino, anwering a question at a 'did in India with such successful wards world trotherhood, warned sald

against the "drift occupied

press conference, sald today there results. he paused outside the room

Mr Bevin did not think there was V-2s. had at least a 2,500-mile ncially. The announcement said the slightly, In- by Hui Kit-ching, the boy servant,

was no change in the Philipine im- Lane, Crawford's: and seemed to be doing up a parcel.

migration polley in relation to China, any analogy between Moscow and rogo, he cald. V-39 were being. Nevada was setting After some time the accused ro-

sald: "Many, have been urging India. "After all India did not pat made to carry atomle bombs over a dicating that she is taking some and

render Britain If the Nevada is sull afloat to turned to the book-room

Chinese "displaced us under duress, he said. The Gorange still secret. A few modern water, but no 11st has yet developed. to increase

25 years. He morrow, the battleship Iowa" and found witness, his sisters, the baby

Mesare, Lane, Crawford & Co, Ltd, persons. We are considering op vernment merely carried out a con bomber would amah tand the deceased The ac-

"very best possible man it could to wanted a world peace conference three cruisers will train, their big-

guns on her United Press, Reuter, cuted had the parcel, with him. The apnounce a final dividend of $2 and plications as a matter of course but stitutional change and selected the uninhabitable for deceased was knitting. Remarking a bonus of $1 making a total of $3. there is no change in policy."

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