Death by Hanging after Uneuccess ful Operations on Stock and Produce Exchanges Th story of a Chinese girl's suicide through financial trouble was told at an inquest conducted by Magistrate Loh and Mr. Mead (British Assessor) on Saturday. The deceased, Zih Zaung-sung, a girl mail clerk in, the office of the "Shanghai Journal of Commerce," Foochow Road, was found hanging by a piece of electric wire from a ying in a window at the office.
Det.-Sgt. Beer, who was callled to the office at 8.45 on Friday night, said he ascertained that at 6 p.m. that evening the sales manager went to the deceased's room and asked her why she was not taking dinner, she replied that she was not very well and would come later. He then advised hex to go home. An. hour later, he visited the room again, and finding the door locked and receiving no answer to his call, he summoned two coolies and upon an éntranca being effected, deceased was found hanging from the window. Standing on a chair, she had placed an electric wire noose round her neck and then slid gently off. Cly. Chang was called and pronounced life extinct, but no report was made to the police that time. From inquiries made by witness, it appeared that a Dr. Tong had borrowed $5,000 from deceased and invested the money in a stock exchange. The exchange went into bankruptey, and the girl received neither: money nor shares. Tt was reported to witness that twice previously she had attempted suicide by taking—_sleoping draughts. Al] the circumstances pointed to a plan of suicide well cartied out, and there was no suspicion of foul play.
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A witness named Wong Zih-sz. speaking as to the purchase of shares, said deceased told her Dr. Tong had said she would make She asked if witness wanted any. Witness said she thought Dr. Tong was to be trusted and handed some money to deceased, but she never got the shares. Witness and deceased urged the issue of the shares, but got no satisfaction, and there was trouble between deceased and her mother over the.matter, her mother also having given her money. Dr. Tong said the shares were already mortgaged, but he would fix it all right for them. The money paid did not belong to deceased. She had borrowed it.
Tong Chih-tse, manager' of the "Journal" chambers, stated that he knew that deceased on one occasion swallowed "some sleeping stuff," and he sent her to hospital. He found her unconscious on the: floor and gave her a injection. She might hava committed suicide because of financial matters. Witness explained the-circumstances to her.
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