The Archive · 1933

Murder Charge Committal

Ina firm voice and with a shake of the head, "T don't have anything to say" was the reply made in HM, Secided to charge her "That she at Shanghai on the sixteenth day of 'August, 1983, did' murder Walter Gilford Youngs. "The Registrar thereupon stated. that Afra. findley Would be committed. for trial, and Would. be Kept in custody pending The hearings the "date of which ould be notified to her later.

The public section of the court was again crowded, mostly with for {ign women, at the opening of the ifourned ease, which lasted a Tittle Shore than an hour, -Attired in. the Same figured and. straw hat which She bad. previously worn, the ae-Cused'" woman appeared somewhat more anxious than at previous heatings, though she maintained a, com: posed silence, putting no question te of the four witnesses called First of these wax My. Olaf Paus, who recalled that on August 17h Attended. at_ the. Public Mortuary. There he saw a body which ho p, ide ed that of Mr, Walter Eiford Youngs. "Sane ofthe voice Officers, as well as Mr, Haines, wa present when he saw the body, Wit Here ade that he shad seen previous day. He remembered the rings at exactly 4.45 p.m.

Time because he had an appointment watch, that, afternoon, and lo his

Mr, J, MeNeill (for the prosecution): "What was his condition at that time?

Witness: It seemed to me quite all vight.

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