On Sune 7, the deceased's boily was recovered near the M. B. K.
Wharf and an inquest was conducted by H. M. Coroner. Dr. Marshall had deposed tha: he had examined the body but found no wounds abo the head or brains. Death was not} inconsistent. with drowning. The verdict reached was that, "Mahomed Bux drowned in the Huangpu at Shanghai on the morning of June 4; that he met his death at the hands of persons not subject to the jurisdiction of this (the British) Cour: under such circumstances that, if these persons were subject to the jurisdiction of this Court they would bbe charged with murder, On the Sth instant, one man who} was wanted by the River Police in connexion with the affair, who had] disappeared on the morning of the murder, returned to his old haunts and was arrested by the River Police. "That man was the accused. He was. informed of the charge on ag> which he was arrested and asked if desired to make a statement.
At the same time he was cautioned. The accused replied in the affirmative and made a statement implicating himself and five other men.
He (the accused) admitted that] they went to the wharf for the purpose of buying stolen coal when they were surprised by the watch-_ man (the deceased) who shot one Jof their number dead and wounded another, After seeing the Indi fall into the river, they made aye (according' to the accused) and left the district because they] Tearned that the police were after them, Why the Statement was Made On the following day, accused was asked in the presence of witnesses to sign his statement but he refused to do so, saying that what he was untrue. Asked why he had implicated himself, he replied that he knew his brother had been used as a witness at the inquest and 1.93] made a long statement. Expecting} that his brother would mention kis name, he made the statement, but since his brother had not mentioned his name, he wished to cancel his statement.
The statement, he said, was} untrue as he did not go for the wharf and did not see the Indian watchman shoot one of the ga nor did he see the Indian fall the river.
On June 8, the body of a Chinese male was recovered in the river of the French Mail pontoon, a bullet} hole being found in the right chest. He was identified as one of the coal thieves, whose name was men-ioned in accused's statement, and as tone of the men who had attacked the deceased watchman.
Judging from this, it would appear as though the dead watchman had shot one of the thieves dead and wounded another in the hand.
Formal evidence of arrest having been given yesterday by. Inspr. Bournes, who asked that the case should be remanded, the Magistrate! (Mr, Zau), with whom sat Mr. Whitamore. (British Assessor), questioned the accused, who denied killing the Indian watchman _cr pushing him into the river. The other members of the gang ha asked him to go to steal some of the coal but he had refused. Fo heard that the deceased watchman had opened fire on the gang and had fallen between two boats, into the river.
The case was remanded.
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