Asa Singh, the first accused, was called to give evidence as to his whereabouts on the day in question He described himself to be No, 1 watchman at the Dong Shing Cotton Mills, 90a Yangtszepoo Road, and suid that ently in the morning, at 5 am, on November 8 he took bath after which he went out and It of this got cold ant He stayed 01 duty, however, until noon and then between 1.30 and 1.45 p.m. went to see a doctor at 85 Yangtszepo) Road. He was given a preseripti and told to go to bed which he di remaining there for the rest of the day. He sent the No. 2 Japanese watchman to gay that he was sick. He remained in his bed all the next day too, and at five in the evening Narain Singh.came to see him and Inter Jhulla Singh and Gurbak Singh, the latter being his room: mate." When the police came 8.15 pin. the two Inst mentioned were still there and also Jaginda Singh who was sick in bed. When told by the police he was' wanted he was very surprised and replied that he was sick and could not go. However, when they insisted he dressed and went with them to the Yangtszepoo Police Station, Hero hho was put in the charge room and old he was being charged with assault. Five minutes Inter Bella Singh was brought in. He told the police ko was Mi, suffering from fever, headache and cough and asked to be sent to hospital but he was sent to a cell with four blankets. He denied ever having een complainant before, the night of December 16, Gonrdaman Wright said that on together with two others, was walking along Ferry Road at about 9.30 o'clock. 'They were walking on the ide of the road in the direction of Connaught Road. A P. W. D, motor truck proceeding in' the sume direction came up from behind and some part of the vehicle caught the deceased nad threw him under the rear right wheel and dragged him two oF three yards. Witness and another guardsman picked deceased up and the truck conveyed him to Kinochow Road camp. Witness did not see deceased stumble, nor did he hear motor horn sounded.
After Guardsman Riley had corroborated th nee of the first witness, the driver of the truck, Wei Yung-lao, said that on the night. in question he was driving the vehicle along Ferry Road and noticed a number of soldiers holding up their hands for him to stop. Before he could stop, one of them Sumped on to the side of the truck and then slipped, falling about a foot from the rear wheel. The wheel did not pass over him. Deceased appeared to be hurt and itted on to the truck and con: veyed to Kinochow Road barracks. Two coolies who were employed on the truck corroborated the evidence of this witness, "The two Guardsman, recalled, said that they did not see deceased jump on to the truck, neither did they see any soldiers attempt to stop the lorry. There were some 20 oF 80 soldiers in the vicinity returning to barracks.
The Coroner found that the deceased met his death as a result of injuries sustained through being Knocked down by a motor truck.
Mr. P. W. Goldring watched the case on behalf of the Shanghai and Capt. Lord ingham represented the military authorities,
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