Story of Alleged Stabbing Affray in Jukong Road on a Saturday Night Charged with assaulting two nese, in the American Consular' Court J. R, Ball pleaded not guilty, but preferred to stand trial in the Lower Court, rather than be bound over to the Higher Court without the preliminary hearing before the Commissioner, Mr. N. E. Lurton. Accused was' unrepresented. and Inspr. MacKenzie, in change of Hongicew station, prosecuted.
After the Commissioner told accused that he could. waive the preliminary hearing, he so desired, witnesses for the prosecution gave evidence.
Addressing the Court, Inspr. Mac-that the Chapei police was committed outside the Settlement—had" requested hint to act for them. Wong Kung-fob, first complaining witness, said that he was a Cantonese cook, employed 31 Bubbling Well Road. He was in Jukong Road on June 6, the night in' question, about 10 o'clock, an his way to see his wife. Continuing, witness said that he saw three sailors coming toward him from the opposite side of the He said nothing, did nothing, as far as he knew, did not incur their wrath, Suddenly one of them atebbed him in the arm and back.
Questioned by Inspr, MacKenzie, he showed the Court his torn and blood-stained jacket. He did not know why he was stabbed. Afterwards he went (0 2 Chincre hospital, from which he received a medical certificate, which the Court accepted fas evidence, He thought that the middle one of three sailors in Court, Ball, he was not sure, however, had stabbed him, Zung S-san, second complainant. said that he was on his way to a hath house on the Saturday night, selion he saw the three sailors. on Sukong Road. In reply to the insp-ctor he said that they did nothing before he way stabbed.
Mr. Lurton:—Who stabbed you?
was a fat man, The Commissioner:— the middle one of the three (Ball).
Chapel police officer was on the road earlier in the evening. He left, however, when a sailor spoiled his "jacket, He reported to hix superiors, but when reinforcements came, the stabbing had already] taken place.
The Commissioner bound over to answer to the
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