After the murder, accused went upstairs and stole $400 from drawer, In his statement, the ace cused admitted that he actually res ceived at least $100. According to the evidence of the first accused, he stated that accused and the third man also attacked Mrs. Forestiers Accused admitted being present, bub id that he only stood in the deere ay. Counsel respectfully suggested to the Court, that, if three went house, murdered a woman and lo $400, it was immaterial who, struck the blow: they were all equally guilty. They would beas from the doctor that the murder was of a singularly brutal and ferocious nature. It was a matter of not only one man having struck the blows: accused was standing in the room near by with the third man, and they aided and supported the man who struck the blows, The coolie said that Mrs. Forestier took uup the axe, and he had taken i§ away from her and hit her. Sha out of a drawer and, as far as apparently sycee the coolie' on the man also struck Mrs. Forestier, Witness was not asking the Court to accept the coolie's evidence against accused, but it must be true, wever, it made no differences three people were there when tha coolie struck and injured Mrs, Forestier and stole $400 and a watch. Under the circumstances, witness suggested that there could not be any mitigation in saying, did not strike the blow: the other person did it", 1
Hearing Adjourned Dr. A. C. Maconie said that lid was called in to examine Mrs, Forestier at 4 p.m. on November 2 1927. When he saw her she was lying in the kitchen of her ho Is on her body were each bout 24 inches in length and were situated on the left forearm, the left wrist, right side of the nooky the forehead above the right eyey and a smaller one above the right ear, and all were lacerated, The tone on the forehead had involved the skull, and that on the right sid of the neck had severed the external jugular vein. There were five wounds in all, two being very serious and either of which would have endangered life. The wounds werd caused by a heavy instrument, more so the one on the skull, In reply to the Court, accused stated that he had heard what had been said, but he had nothing what ever to do with the charge: he wat wrongly accused.
Judge Ziar said that, according Chinese Iw, when any offence involved a penalty above the third degree and defendant was too poor to engage counsel, the Court would appoint a lawyer to appear for hima That had been done in the present case, but, for some unaccountable, reason, counsel had not put in ai appearance, so, in order not to give defendant any grounds for objection, the ease would be adjourned to the 35th instant.
The Court requested that deceased's boy, and the other man already. [sentenced to death, should be brought up'at the next hearing.
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