Dramatic Alleged Confessions in the Mixed Court The trial of Ting Ah-mau and Wang Ki-yn, unemployed coolies, on w charge of. murdering a man whose body was discovered on a grave mound in the vicinity of Kwenming Road, was begun the Mixed Court on Monday. For the first time for a number of years in a capital charge at this court a lawyer was assigned by the Registrar to defend the prisoners, the counsel being Dr. G. Sellett.
In answer to Supt. Vaughan, Det.-Sub-Inspector Quayle said the deceased was found lying in an unconscious condition. He was conveyed to St. Luke's omits and expired on arrivals Det.. "Set. Ashley in the vicinity A large wire nail was found by
of the body. Thie nail was of the kind used by Chinese burglars. The inquest verdict having been published in the Chinese press, 2 mau came along and identified the body. Deceased had lived in East Yuhang', Road. Two other men as well as deceased left the house on that night and failed to return, Both men -had made written confessions, the officer proceeded, in which Ting admitted having dons the actual killing, © the other man Wang having acted as a scout. Witness was taken to the exact spot where the murder had taken place, a grave mound. The man then gave him a graphic account of how he performed the deed. After decoying the deceased into the field, Ting and another man attacked him with a chopper, hitting him across the head. The first blow was not sufficient. Deceased snatched the chopper away from Ting, but afterwards the latter succeeding in regaining possession f it and dealt the injured man several other blows. Witness was also shown where prisoner had dug up some earth with his fin-
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