Sinn Lau-fah, coppersmith, of 195 Yochow Road, was charged before Messrs. Martin and Kuan at the Mixed Court on Thursday with being concerned, with others not in custody and two others already conin the murder of Koo Kyung-ling in Yoong Liang Pek Lee on May 18 last year by shooting him.
Evidence was given by D. S. Knight and Chinese Det. Sub-Insp. t/Chang Chi that the accused was arrested, on a warrant issued Court, "in Chaoufoong Road on April'25 and taken to the station ju connexion with the murder. He gave the names of two other men whom the police were unable to locate. Early next morning he nade a statement, confessing his complicity. The deceased was taken to the hospital where he died an hour and a half after giving the names of his prior to his death, Accused was any Worthington, who a for the defendant, called his t, who said that deceased grudge against him, because he didn't go to see him when he was employed. He had no ill-feeling againat deceased, but admitted hav-had some words with him fore.
Cross-examined by Mr. E. T. Maitland (prosecuting solicitor) witness said that he was compelled to make and sign a statement con-teasing complicity because he was Leaten at the police station and struck across the face many times "as if given rice to chow" (laughter); hho was chained to the iron bar an a heavy stick was used to be labour him on the back, The blows were hard and given random but his back was not bare was also struck on er of times with did not have any bruises now. Mr.
fland asked the Court to im to see the accused's back as a number of these allegations had Leen made which were found to be untrue and without foundation, Accused's body was then examined and there was not a mark or bruise to be found.
Warned by the magistrate to tell jthe truth, he later admitted his guilt and'was sent to prison for 10 years.
Upon a charge of attempting to murder P. C. Hutton by shooting him with an automatic pistol a houseboy was brought before the Mixed Court on Thursday. He was further charged with robbery with violence at "Harbin Road _police-station, the larceny of a.32 pistol Jand 20 rounds of ammunition and the theft of a silver mug belonging Det.-Sgt. Robertson, of Central police-station.—Aceused pleaded guilty and was sent to prison for five years.
TUNG Lau-sz, a Chinese burglar, who had five times previously been convicted and had been expelled irom the Settlement, appeared at the Mixed Court on Thursday on a charge of loitering for an unlawful purpose. In asking for a remand Hinapector Gibson told the Court that at 430 am, confound the prisoner Jem Road and, searching him, found. him in possession of an electric torch, in which was a Chinese cash joom placed between the bulb and the magnifying glass to dim the Accused was remanded in Jorder to enable the Police to make forther inquiries.
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