The prosecution of T. J. Stevenson for the murder of Zung Zee-yung was advanced a farther stage.
Mr. Gregeon appeared for accused.
Dr C. Davies said that when he first saw the dead body of the coolie he could see the man bad been dead for over two hours. He saw the mad on the coolie's face and was of opinion that he fell face forward into the creek. There were no signs of pressure being applied to the back of the coolie's head to keep him down, There was a bruise two inches long above the eyebrow; such a braise might have been caused by a blow of the fist.
Hie Worship—Aasuming there had been a struggle what would have been the effect on the state of the coolie's heart and lungs Witness—The heart would be more Ie would be impossible to give an absolute opinion as to the effect on the longs.
Witness did not know at the time he examined accused that the latter fractured. Accused made no complaint; he only complained of his throat.
dead body at 4.Bo on Baoder morning. cipal Hospital, d to receiving the RB. J. Broad, custodian of the Learrot
Witness was present when Dr. Davies made the post mortem examination, Sub.-[nspector Merrison—It is unusual to hold post mortem on Chinese Witness—It is the first time iv my experience.
What authority was obtained for that: purpose?—I received instractions from Inspector Morrison over the telephone to notify Dr. Davies that permission had been obtained for the post mortem.
Police Constable Ingleson, stationed at Harbin Road, said that he received report of a murder in Kalgan Road Sunday at 5.45 a.m. and proceeded to the scene on his bicycle. He noticed accused with his coat in his hand, he was covered with mud from head to foot.
Accused asked witness to prevent the coolies and other Chinese gathered round about from obliterating the marks caused by the ricsha wheels, aod went on tu say that he had had s desperate struggle for life, thinking the cool object was robbery. He said he been there since 5 o'clock and had coolie to report at the p Since his wife had been ill accused said that he had got into the habit of going to bed early, getting up early and then going for a ricsha ride, a orale he took one particular coolie, but that morning his coolie had finished work and he engaged deceased and told him to drive him round. The coolie took scoused to Kalgan Road and when near the creek accused asked the coolie where he was taking him, 5 he wanted to retura to drew the inlet hale ieewsst The cool "T saw,
and then rushed it back, upsetting the accused. Both the accused and the Tiesha fell into the creek and the coolie jumped on top of accused. A severe [straggle followed, accused stating that it was only by getting the coolie's queue and patting it round his neck that he was able to get the better off him. When accused got up he expected the coolie to get up also and for long time thonyht he was shamming. Witness said he saw the marks of the ricsha wheels and it seemed to him that the coolie had attempted to tarn the ricsha round, the marks going right to the edge of the calvert. Wit. ess did not think heavy body was inside the ricsha when it went over the culvert and was also of opinion that the coolie would hardly be capable of pushing the ricsha over with a heary man like the accused in it. There were no marks in the creek such as might hare been expected, but there were signs of a struggle near the body. Witness further thought that the mud on the accused's face had been rubbed on, not splashed, and accused must have been "deeply in."—Witness went to the station with accused, who repeated his former statement there, and remarked that he did not understand why he was cautioned.
Detective-Sergeant Vaughan deposed to seeing accused in the charge room at the Harbin Road Police Station on Sunday. In response to questions, after being cautioned, accused said that he had had " severe straggle with ricsha coolie and that is was only by a stroke of lack that he had escaped from death. For some nights past, said accused, he had been in the habit of going to bed early and on a couple of occasions went for a ricsha ride eatly in 1g. The previous night he early and got up at about ricsha, ut did tall the coolie to take ra, bein ery geoties, He engaged him to any particular place and he thought he must have fallen asleep in the ricsha, for he woke ap later on and fonnd himself in front of a large building which the accused said was a cotton mill. Accused told the coolie to go back bat the coolie replied " Mas kee; can do, this way alright." Accused insisted on the coolie turning round, which he eventually did. He went back along the road for a few yards, then rushed the ricsha to the eye of the creek and toppled it over. As the accused and the ricsha were falling the coolie jumped into the creek and seized the accused by the throne and endeavoured to rob him. A severe struggle took place. Accused was formally charged with murder and witness afterwards visited the scene of the tragedy. During his observations he found no traces of a struggle near the ricsha. There were slight scratches on the embankment, but witness was quite satisfied there bad been no struggle there. Inquiries had been made as to the whereabouts of scoused on Satarday and witness bad traced him from 2 p.m. on Saturday to 10.30 p.m. and from 2 am. on Sunday to 4 a.m.
Sub-Inspector Merrison—Have you ever before heal of drunken men being taken out into the country by ricsha coolies and robbed Mr. Gregsna objected to the question.
is Worship—tt is not evidence in this ease, Sub-Inspector Morrison identified the ricsha and Accused's face was covered with mud as though it had been rabbed on the bank, or on his coat. The mad was not splashed.
The further hearing was adjourned until 9.30 a.m. to-day.
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