At an inquest held at the Public Mortuary on Saturday, before Jude Keh and Mr. C, E. Whitamore, a Chinese constable attached to Way-bide Station described a gruesome discovery which he had made on the previous night, of a female torso in an alleyway near the cor ner of Dent and Kungping Roads.
The trunk, according to the constable, was contained in two Barcels and they were wrapped in Chinese newspaper, after which they had been left in a dark spot fu the alleyway. Witness made the discovery at 9.15 p.m. on Friday and a further march in the neigh-Bourhood resulted in the finding of the head, arms and lower parts of the body. These were found in Another alleyway.
An examination of the romains showed, according to the evidence, that the body had been out into five Parts. Around the neck a piece of Tope had been drawn tightly and white cloth was tied over mouth, apparently, to prevent
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