October 14, 1907.]
A coolie living in a shed at the entrance to Lee Yuen Street West said he remembered the 4th August. Between 4 and o'clock he was at Government Wharf. He meant Pedder's Wharf. The European in the dock engaged him to carry something. He took him to Batterfield and Swire's Office and asked him to carry the box produced which was at the side of the office stairs. Witness and an. other coolia took it to the bamboo wharf in front of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's. Arrived there they put it in A sampan and the European also entered the boat. did not notios where the sampan went.
He The accused gave each of the coolies ten cents. Witness remembered going up to the gaol on September 25th. He saw defendant there. IIe identified him in the gaol.
Cross-examined-When you came up to the gaol on the 25th September did you expect to see this man ?--I saw him.
Did you expect to see him?--I recognised him.
When you came up to the gaol did you expect to see that man or not ?-I saw him.
Mr. Harding (to interpreter)-Can't the question to him intelligently?
you put
The Interpre.er-I am putting it intel ligently.
His Worship-It is not very intelligible Mr. Harding-Can you pu: the question in such a way as this fool will understand, for be is a fool.
His Worship-He put the question as yon asked it.
Mr. Harding—That is Intelligently, is it not? Question repeated?-I saw him.
Mr. Harding-Will your Worship put down the question ? I shan't ask him again.
Can you tell me the number of the sampan? No.
Can you recognise any of the people in the sampan ?-A woman.
Have you seen her since?-She is in court. How do you know?- She has been sent for by the police.
Ian't it because she was sent for by the police that you recognise her?—I recognise her.
How long did you stay on the pier ?-After I put the box on the sampaa
I went away. You did not loiter ?-No.
Another coolie, who soted with the previous witness, spoke to being engaged by the defend. ant to carry a box from Butterfield and Swire's office.
Mr. Morrell-Do you recognise him?—No. Mr. Morrell-Well don't say he engaged you. Say a European engaged you.
Witness identified the box in court as the one he carried to Bamboo Pier. He assisted to put it into a sampan, and the European gave them 20 cents. Witness did not see where the European went.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. August was the day Adsetts was arrested. On August 4th he was on watch at the main gangway and about 6.30 he saw a stranger coming up from the passengers' cabin. the stranger.
Accused was Witness asked who he wished to see, and he replied that he had a trunk on A sampan which he wished to bare brought on board. Witness went aft and told the boatswain to bring three men and get the trank on board. He saw the trunk on board. The second officer or me aft and asked to whom the trunk belonged, Witness said It belongs to this gentleman," pointing to defendant. Rain was falling at the time and the second officer told witness to have it removed. It was lowered below to the big | gage room. The accused wished him to put it in the hold. He did not see what became of accused. The trunk in Court looked very much like the one brought on board.
Cross-examined by Mr. Harding-He knew the last witness.
You went away together?-We left the place at the same time.
Wong Kau says he saw the European enter the sampan? You must have seen it also ?- No. I did not notice.
Will you swear that that box was externally the same on the 4th August as it is now ?-It was a little dirtier.
Were you taken up to the gaol to identify the man who asked you to carry the box?-Yes, I could not identify him.
Did you notice what the accused was wearing? -Yes.
Could
you describe it?-A dark soft Ameri- can bat.
Anything else-Dark tweed suit, soft blue collar.
Would you recognise the hat?-That is the Cross-examined.-Do you remember what clothes the accused was wearing when you identified him in gaol ?—No Sir.
Had you ever seen him before 4th August?
The sampan woman whose boat carried the trunk from Murray' Pier gave evidence to having been engaged on the day in question by a European. Defendant was the man. Two coolies placed a trunk on board. The trunk
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in Court was the one. Then the sampan pushed off with the European on board. She went to a steamer with four masts, on board which the trunk was taken. Then the European came to pay her, giving her $2, four half dollars.
Cross-examined.-How did he communicate with you? Did he speak Chinese P-No. Do you understand" } nglish ?—A little. How much. What did he say I say "you wanches sampan." He say "yes, how much." "I say eighty cents." He say "Pay you two dollars."
J. J. Lyons said that ap till 13th August he was quartermaster of the "Monteagle" He then left the ship ad remained in Hongko g since, at the request of the police. The 13th
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Did you identify him without any difficulty? -I did.
Were there any labels on the trunk when it was brought on board ?—I don't know.
How long, to your knowledge, was the accused on board?-About 20 minutes.
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of paper like that produced which he to the man. On the paper produced was written "H. Jones, Hongkong Hotel, Room 184,"
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Mr. Morrell-That is hardly correct. A registered letter has arrived care of the Chief Detective Inspector. It will be handed to the Superintendent of the Gaol.
Mr. Harding-I think I am entitled to see them.
Mr. Morrell-It is in your power. They will be handed to your client in due course by the Superintendent.
if his client hands them to him.
His Worship-Mr. Harding can have them The trial of Ads tts on the capital charge was continued before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Police Court on G. E. Morrell prosecited on behalf of the October 8th, when Mr. Crown Solicitor, and Mr. R. Harding appared for the accused.
Dr. Macfarlane, medical officer in charge of the public mortuary at Kowloon, stated that at 7 o'clock on the night of the 7th August last a trunk was brought to the mortuary. The trunk which was opened in the presence of witness, Chief Detective Inspector Hanson, and other officers, was found to contain the body of an adult female, which was placed with its back towards the front wall of the box and lying on its side. The legs were bent and the thighs were beat on the abdomen. The face was partly concealed by the arms. The body, which
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very much decomposed, was placed on the mortuary table. Inside the trunk were two towels marked trank in court looked like the one from which Hongkong Hotel". The the body was taken. He made a further ex- amiuation of the body. He found a belt knotted round the neck. The kaot was just to the left of the middle line. To the right of the middle line the handle of a hair brush had establishment in Queen's Road, said he re- Li Chun, accountant in a pawnbrokers'
been crushed through between the skin and the belt, and one complete tarn of the belt mide membered that on August 5th a European came
round the handle. The belt was tight round to the shop with two diamonds to pawn, on which
the neck. On undoing the knot 8 witness advanced $55. A man who came into
marked circular depre ssion was seen ruoLing the shop to redeem things acted as interpreter. round the neck, just about the Adam's api le. Witness gave the man a piece of paper on which Except the mark mentioned there were know what the name to write his name and address. He did not bruises to be seen
Was. It
hidden was a piece position would have
were no other external marks to be seen. gave
skull was normal, but the brain was a green putrid fluid. There were two gold crowned teeth on the right upper jaw. Most of the organs were decomposed. The hands were open. The fingers were very long. From the result of his examination he could not say what was the cause of death. He thought the band round the neck tightened by the brush could have caused death. He found no other possible cause of death. He saw the body again at the Happy Valley on August 15th when it was exhumed. It was in a coffin. He identified the body by the incisions he bad made in it. The swelling had gone dowD, and the features were more recognisable. Several officers were present and a woman who identified the body as being that of Gertrude said her name was Josie Marshall. The woman
them in copper glass vessels and sent them to stomach, and part of the intestines, and placed Dayton. Afterwards he took out the liver and
there were any traces of poison. the Government Analyst for analysis to see if
You cannot identify the European?—I can. You did not identify him in gaol-I did. What were the words you used? I said that is the man.
You said you identified him ?-Yes.
had not.
Mr. Morrell-I was under the impression he
you
Cross-examined by Mr. Harding. When you went up to identify him, did thing to the police ?-I pointed him out. go up and point him out or did you say some-
On what date?-25th September. Didn't you meet other people on that day who went up to identify him?—Yes. before they went in.
Was that before you identified him?-Yes,
September were you asked for a description Before you went up there on the 25th
of the man ?-No.
te shown your books?—Yes.
When the police came to you they asked to
Did they ask whether a tall gentleman had show them the things a European bad pawned. pawned certain things?-They asked me to
As a matter of fact was this the only Euro- pean who had pawned goods between the 3rd
and the 10th-There were several others.
Could you identify any of those-I could not.
Min Frok, saloon boy, unemployed, said he acte as interpreter on the occasion spoken to by the last witness. The European wished to pawn two diamonds.
Cross-examined -The height of the deceased woman was 5 ft. 8 inches.
ceased was found with a belt twisted rond the Judging from the fact the body of the de- neck by the handle of a brush, would it be possible for the deceased to have committed the aot of strangulation, or must it necessarily have been done by a second party ?-I think it is highly improbable. There have, however, been two cases recorded during the last fifty years,
When this woman, who calls herself Josie Marshall, identified the body did she do so im- Accused was the Euro-mediately, or did she do so after some delay ?— pean. The latter wrote a chit which he gave I don't think she hesitated. She was rather to the pawnbroker.
alarmed at the smell of the body.
How do you recoguise him?-By the upper gold teeth.
Do you know how much ha got?-He wanted $70.
How much did he get ?-$55. Witness added that the European told him his teeth had been set for $100 in Amer ca.
The hearing wa" adjourned till this afternoon. Mr. Harding-I want to make an application. I understand that registered letters have arrived for the accused and they have been kept by the police.
Between the time she saw the body and the time, she said she recognised it, what was the interval? Ten minutes ?-No, I should think about a minute.
Re-examined by Mr. Morrell. Were the teeth visible?—Yes, I opened the mouth.
Police Sergeant Watt said that on Angust 7th last in consequence of information received he went on board the
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Monteagle" then lying in No. 1 Kowloon Dock. Arrived on board, he went to the baggage
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