Nine Charges of Attempted Murder in Mr. Hardoon's Garden The trial of Wan Yuan-ding, former bodyguard of Tsen Chuanhsuan, the "Tiger Mandarin" of Kuantung, on nine charges of attempted murder commenced dramatically at the Mixed Court on Wednesday. Wh it e Yui (who sat with Mr. Blackburn) was reading Wan's confession, the prisoner threw up his hands, and id; "I have Tls. 500 which was given me some years ago. You can I am willing to die, but ask the Court that this money, which is in the hands of one of my master's concubines, be handed over to my' wife."
Accused was' unrepresented.
Mr. J. O. Anderson (prosecuting) re-called the now familiar incident in Mr. Hardoon's garden. He state ed that the prisoner ran amok with a chopper among his master's con-cubiness and a number of amahs. He inflicted terrible injuries on two maidservants. Seven other occupants of the women's quarters were seriously injured. Some of the victims were still in hospital. One would have to undergo another month's treatment.
Det.-Sgt. MacDermott said that when he arrived at the ex-mandarin's house all the injured women, with the exception of an amah, had been taken to hospital. This woman was lying on the floor in a pool of blood with her arm almost severed from the body. In the meantime their alleged assail ant had been arrested at his home after attempting to commit suicide. Subsequently, said Det.- Sgt. MacDermott, he saw the prisoner at the police station. After receiving the usual he caution, made a, full. confession.
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