Later in the morning, Judge Liang and Mr. H, Bos, Senior Consul's Deputy, held an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of a chauffeur named Hong) Boo-zai, 25, who died at 1 pin, on Sunday in the Shantung Road Hoe pi The ease was outlined by Mr. S.
Young, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Mr. E. T. Maitland, Pro-securing Solicitor, watching on behalf of the Commissioner of Police), who stated that a guard, consisting Stenlund and two Chinese watched the premises following the arrest of the two Russians, their instructions being to} arrest any suspicious characters who came there. At 11.30 a.m, on Sunday, deceased, who was employed by Mr. Bos, of the Han Yung Cox through curiosity, entered the place and was challenged by the] police on duty. On seeing them, he endeavoured to escape and shots were fired at him by Stenlund and Chinese detective constable 51. Deceased was dressed in fo clothes and his movements looked suspicious. After he had been shot, he ran along Kiangse Road and was} finally captured near the Palace} Hotel Annexe. When he was found to be wounded, he was at once taken to hospital where he died.
imilar evidence vas ven by Det-Sgt. Sung Ab-foh, Stonlund and others.
The Court found that death had! resulted through shot wounds,
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