Wednesday morning, Judge' Yui and Mr, H. E, Stevens, Senoi Consul's Deputy, held an' inquiry into the circumstances surrounding: the death of Tseu Wei-sung, 36, a. Nationalist Government official, who was shot dead: in a private alleyway off Vu-yuen Road on Tuesday, In outlining the ease, Det-Sgt. Grubb informed the Court that, at 3.30 pin, on Tuesday, deceased, accompanied by his son and two friends left 116B Yuyuen Road in motor ear owned by the occupier of the house mentioned, This house was in an alleyway about, 160 or 160 yards from the main road, The car "was being driven alor the alleyway when a man suddenly opened fire with a pistol. The chauffeur thought a tyre had burst and so he stopped the car to have look, "As soon as the car stopperly one of two men who were loitering in the alleyway rushed up and fired about six shots at deceased, who was sitting in the rear of the car. It was apparently intended only shoot one man, said the officer, bullets passed through the hat of one of the other passenger The police believed, and so did the occupier of 116B Yuyuen Rond, that deceased was not the intended victim but the occupier of the baure was, because deceased had arrived here only the day before the murder and this was the first time he had come in more than three years. He had made arrangements to have Ufin wit} friends on Tuesday and was on hix way to the hotel when he was shot. said that he went with his ati Tseu Yoong-tsoh, son of decease
to the house at 110B Yuyuen Rom and, when they had finished tiffin, they left ina motor ear. There were two drivers and four persons in the ear. To the best of witnexs's knowledge, deceased had mo enemies in Shanghai, When the car stopped, tone came up and fired several shots. at his father, The chauffeur gave corroborative evidence and said that the first shor was fired from the back of the cay.
There were two men, one of where was armed with a pistol. Witness gave chase when he got out of the ear but failed to make any arrest.
A verdict was rendered that death was due to bullet wounds inflicted by unknown assailants. There was evidence indicating -unlawful homicide with malice aforethought. The Police were instructed to exert every effort to arrest the guilty person or persons.
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