Inquests on Four Traffic Fatalities and One Alleged Murder Five inquests were conducted at} the Public Mortuary on Tuesday morning by Messrs, Hamilton and Loh.
In the ease of Chen Sz-chun, riesha coolie, who was knocked down by motor car No. 3105 on the Bund at about 4 a.m. on the 8th instant, deceased's wife identified D.|the body, after which Sub-Inspr. Slater outlined the case.
Mr. J. Ingfield, a Swiss citizen, said that he was driving the ear inj northerly direction at 4 a.m, on the day in question. When he had nearly reached the Garden Bridge, he saw two rieshas coming from the opposite diteetion. Both these were! on the wrong side of the road. There two more ricshas ahead In trying tp avoid them he had to. swerve to the right. When he tried to stop, his ear skidded, the rond being wet at the time, As a result of. the skid, his car went. straight across the road and hit telephone post, head on. Witness: then got out with a view to getting: the two coolies who were responsible for the accident and, ax he did 0, he stepped on a cap which was lying on the road, He looked around and saw the deceased lying onthe footpath. Witness picked the up, called a riesha and took him to' the Shantung Road Hospital. Meanwhile, the other coolies had d's-appeared. "The ear was very badly damaged and the riesha was coripletely. wrecked.
Sub-Inspr. Slater produced statement signed by a passenger the car who had left for Calcutta earlier in the morning.
Chinese P.C.918 said he did not see the accident but he heard a commotion and went to see what was the matter. The car was lying the side of the read near the yieshy and both were damaged. Decoascul was lying on the pavement. accident occurred at 4 a.m. just after the rond had been watered.. When witness went to the spot, the coolie could not speak.
'The Court returned m verdict thst accused met "his death as' a result of being knocked down by the motor ear. A rider was added that the police should inform the Court if a charge would be preferred against the driver.
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