On Wednesday at the Mixed Court before Messrs. Blackburn and Tsang, Wong Yih-when and Yoong Ming-ting, two employees in a carpenter's shop at No. 859 East Yalu Road, were brought up on a charge that they did at 5.50 am. on February 4 assault one at present, unknown by striking him with Piece of wood thereby causing death.
Sub-Inspector McGregor, in recounting the circumstances of the case, said that it appeared the man who was killed was a thief who had climbed into the room at the carpenter's in which the first accused was sleeping, by means of a telephone pole. The first accused woke up and a struggle ensued an second accused had later come into the room and taken part in beating the deceased.
At this, point the Court ordered that the accused should be taken to the Mortuary where the inquest upon deceased was held.
At the inquest C. P. C. 780 gave evidence as to being summoned to the premises by a third employee of the carpenter. When he arrived in the room he found deceased lying on the floor. He was, however, living and he was taken to the police station. Sub-Inspector Me-Gregor stated that when he sav deceased at the station life was
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extinct and the body was The first accused related how he had been awakened by the thief snatching at some clothing on his bed. There had been a theft some time before from his rooms consequently he was angry and had beaten deceased with a piece wood and afterwards with a cane. He did not think that he could kill the man simply by beating him. The second accused said that he had been called by the first and that he had gone up to the room and upon secing the thief had struck him upon the chest.
After the inquest the Court adjourned the case until Wednesday, February 11, the accused both being allowed bail, the first on a shop security of $200 and the second on a shop security of $100.
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