Cantonese Woman Wounded: Not Expected to Live: British Subject under Arrest At the H. M. Police Court on Monday, Samuel C. C. Vaughan, assistant foreman employed the Shanghai Waterworks Ca., was charged before Mr. G. W. King with the attempted murder of a young (Chinese woman.
Mr. E. Ti Maitland appeared to prosecute, and Mr. K. E. Newman defended.
Chief Det-Insp.
"Cruickshank said he, arrested Vaughan at Gordon Road Police Station on Sunday at 3 am. When he had been duly cautioned, prisoner on being charged with seriously wounding the Chinese girl, said, "IT do not know anything about it." He appeared to be suffering from the effects of liquor. The man was not clear in his statements, but he wrote his name plainly. He had a house at 24 Jukong Road, and a room in the Waterworks in Kiaochow Road.
On this evidence, Mr. Maitland applied for a remand.
Mr. Newman submitted that more evidence should be heard.
The Magistrate then announced that he had been to the hospital! to take a dying girl's declaration. She told him (his Worship went on) that she was in great pain and pointed to her abdomen, where she had been wounded. In answer to his question, she said: "T do not know if I am going to die." Later she asked an attendant: "When am I going to recover?" It was extremely difficult to press the point, 6o he instructed Chief Det.-Inspector Cruickshank to warn prisoner that dying depositions would be taken, and added that he should be given an opportunity to secure legal advice.
Loh Gee-gong, proprietor of the restaurant, said he knew Vamghan. He had been witness's "good friend two years." He did not know prisoner's proper name, always referring to him "Mister Sammy." "Mister Sammy" came to the restaurant on Saturday night and asked for lemonade before his chow. He then ordered chicken and fried eggs.
Witness brought in the food. At his customer's request the went tack to the kitchen to fetch a glass of water.- While in the Kitchen he heard a bang. Rushing back to the other room he saw prisoner with a small pistol in his hand and the girl lying on the floor. Witness rushed uy to the man as he turned the. pistol on himself, sticking it in his mouth. Witness grabbed hold of: his wrist, saying, Don't. do that." Prisoner then threatened to hit witness, but walked quickly out of the back door. The girl was "Mr. Sammy's'' sweetheart. An old woman and an old Russian were cating at another table.
The. Magistrate inquired -whether witness had given evidence in a Murder case two years ago, concerning the accused man, Peters.
Chief Det.-Insp. Cruickshank said he was unable to say, having been on leave at the time of the trial.
Witness afterwards admitted having -gone into' the box on that occasion.
A remand in ordered. custody vas
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