15, 1934.
John Ryan appeared before the Registrar, Mr. 1. T. Morris, in H. Police Court on Thursday morning, charged with being drunk and mea able in H.BM. Consulate ut 2: pan. on Wednesday last Answering the charge, the defending_a telephone call from the Consulate stating the condition of the jeeused and requesting that he should removed. "There were no previous convictions against the accused.
The Registrar then said: caution you this time—do not let it heppen again.
Inquest on Mr. David Legge Giving a verdict of death due 10 asphyxia, the Registrar (Mr.
Morris)" In HIM. Police Court "on Saturday morning concluded the Tate Mr. Gilbert his home, Lane Changping Road, on Tuesday last, Evidence was given yesterday by Dr. A.D. Wall, who slated that he had performed' an. autopsy at the public mortuary and sent certain Organs to the SM.C. Health Depart ment for analysis, while Mr. F. G. C. Walker, chief analyst of the depart: ment, stated that he had carried this analyzing the contents fof a glass found by the bedside of the deceased, The written reports were not read in court, but accepted Dr, Martilliere, French citizen and medical practitioner of 219 Sassoon his evidence stated that when the latter complained of pains; he found that Mr. Legge was suffering from a bruise over for which anything him to take veronal, When called to the house on Tuesday morning, he found Mr. Legge lying it asleep, but dead. By the side the bed he found a tube containing tone tablet of veronal, which he later handed to the police, Nephew of the deceased, Mr. David Ponceford Legge stated that he lived with his uncle, who had not been in good health for some time. He last saw him on Monday, while at 1230 um. on Tuesday he heard his uncle call up to him to see if he were home. Shortly atter 7.15 am. he was called by a servant, who asked him to 40 downstairs to look at his uncle, whom the servant said was very ill There was a glass alongside the bed with some white sediment in it. Witness called the doctor.
Yang Sz-kung, house coolie, said took tea to his master {0 call him, without success. He pushed his master, but as that failed to awaken him, he went for the cook, who noticed that deceased's face was pale, The two then went to summon the "young master."
The Registrar—then the verdict that David B. Legge died on September 18 at 5 Lane 684 Changping Road, death being due to
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