A Mysterious Case: Chinese Male Associate Detained for Further Inquiry At the Public Mortuary on Thurs-Gay an inquest was conducted Messrs. Bucknell (American Asi sor) and Loh (Chinese Magistr to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of aChinese Woman named Tsu Ching-s2, who was found dead at her home at 606 Tchang Road at about 10.80 p.m. jon Wednesday.
Det-Sgt. MacDonald informed i the Court that upon receipe of infor-motion he went to the house, Chinese shack, and found deceased lying on the floor in her bedroom. She had been living with a man amed Tsu Yi-ting who had made the discovery and who was being detained as a witness for a few months. This man said that he was formerly a soldier in Marshal Chi Haieh-yuan's 6th Division but deserted last year and came to Shanghai. He went to deceased's Place to smoke opiam and there had nce been an attachment, Tsu said that he went out at 6 o'clock on Wednesday and when he returned at 1030 he knocked at the door but not receive the usual. response, 'A. woman, who had smoked opium there, had been asked by deceased on Monday to become an'amah and she took over work the next morning. The amah had since disap-Feared, with $80 in notes and four Tings, which Tsu had looted whilst he was in the army, and a number of bed sheets, ete." There was no obvious cause for decensed's death, excepting a few scratches which ap-Feared to be a few. days old. She ight have died from opium poisoning as she had been charged before with conducting an opium den, Mr. Bucknell—But she was tied vp. Surely she could not have tied herself.
Witness—That is the man's statement, Witness said that he had seen pisces of cloth and rope with which Geceased had been bound. There tion pool. Tt appears that the young man had finished a swim and went to the shower-bath. A. boy, in the meanwhile thinking that no one remained, shut off the lights. What happened in the darkened room is difficult to state.
When his friends missed the deceased they returned to the pool Just before 9.80 o'clock and turned on the lights again, Mr. Foote's body was found in four and a half feet of water, First aid methods of resuscitation were applied and a faint pulse was noticed, but it w too ate and he died a few minutes Curiously enough a large bri was seen deceased's cheek an¢ sine there Is un-by drown: ing. Deceased was 24 years old, an 'American citizen and a native of Lawrence, Massachusetts. While in Shanghai' he was connected for a time with the International Corres [pondence Schools.
The Inquest The inquest was held the U.S.
The jury, which was composed of Messrs. E. L. O'Connor, C, J.
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