Woo Nyoh-chi, unemployed mill worker, was brought before Judge Ling and Mr. Bos, Senior Consul's Deputy, at the Provisional Court lon Wednesday morning, charged with being concerned with another man 76, Daung Ming-tah, in Yangtszepoo Road, at 9.30 am. on Tuestay and with' attempting to kill Chinese police constable 1726, Wong Tuhsung, by shooting at hia with Mauser pistol.
DetSgt. Telfer said that deceased left a teashop at 9.30 it company with a tea coolie and hired rieshas, After they had. gone some 16 yards, the accused and another man rushed from the sidewalk and fired several shots at deceased, Having done this, they ran away and the tea coolie chased them. During the excitement, the ricsha coolies dis appeared. "A number of people Joined in and Chinese P. C. 1725, who lived near by and was off duty, hearing the blowing of police whist-Jes, ran out and took part in the chase. The tea coolie chased faceused's accomplice and saw him zo into a small country house. As the man was armed, he did not dare: 'g0 into the house. "He wont to the station and reported the matter. Inepr. Robertson and a party went there but found that the man had escaped through a small opening in the back room: They found, hov-'a long gown, which was! having been that worn ly the accomplice. A Mauser pistol was also found, Three Hundred Dollars for the Job.
In the meantime, continued Det-Sgt. Telfer, the accused ran into Seoul Road' and fired two shots at the constable which made most, of the crowd give up the chase, but the Chinese constable kept on and fol Jowed him. The man ran along a reek and entered an alleyway. The policeman went in but could find no trace of the nian. He remained outside and eventually accused came four of a house and the constable grappled with him, With the assistance of another man, they got a piece of rope and tied him The constable then asked accused [where his pistol was and accused replied that he had thrown it on top of a mosquito net in the house. This was soon recovered and it, was proved that it had become jammed.
The Chinese constable, who said that he was Washing" his face when he heard police whistles being blown, evrroborated this evidence, as did the toa coolie.
'Accused admitted having shot the deceased. He was accompanied by another man (whose name he told the Judge) whose friend, a former: member of the Communists' picket corps, had asked them to shoot the deceased, promising him $800, They wanted to shoot the detective because they had a grudge against him and because he had taken part disarming the pickets, His. ace complice fired the frst shot and hq Hired only twice. There were eight People in all who went to the place, Hix were armed. Witness only sot $1 of the promised $300.
The case was then adjourned, accused being detained in custody. 'A warrant was issued for the other man concerned, An inquest was held later in the day st the Public' Mortuary" and the evidence was exactly the same as. that "given above, Deceased's wife, who was called by Judge Chao (with whom: sat Mr. Kudo, the Senior Consul's Deputy), identified the body.
verdict was returned that death was caused by shots fired by the accused and an accomplice,
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