case for the prosecution eight Indians who are charged with assault and causing an faflray opened in H.M, Police Court on Tuesday (Oct. 16) before the gistrar, Mr, 1. Morris, and. coi when it the fight, which Joccurred in an alleyway of Dixwell Sie wiioewes gave evidence that RAG in the early houra on Septem: Jday. There were Dr. F. T. Ranson, ber 17, was between two factions of who attended to the deceased when Indians. 'There were ten men inthe was brought into hospital; Sihk volved, eight of whom are now policeman: 325, a witness of the facing' the charges brought against Jaccident; Mr. G. M. Neal and Mr. them by the police, and of the H. H. Winborg, who were in the car jtemaining two, one, Thakar Singh, following the motor cycle; Dub Fuh-ied in hospital on September 23, and zung, the Chinese pedestrian hit by the other, Bara Singh, is still in the motor cycle; and Mrs. C. M. hospital and it is feared that he will Marks, at whose boarding house' the loose the use of his right hand, deceased had resided for some Livingstone of Messrs months' past.
Hansons" is conducting the case for the prosecution against the eight Suicide Verdict on Leech four of whom, Tara Singh, Bulwant Singh, Maja' Singh, and A verdict of suicide whilst tem-[Narain Singh, are represented by Mr. porarily of unsound mind was re-H. A. Reeks of Messrs, Ellis & Hays, turned by H. M. Coroner, Mr. 1. T. jand "the other four, Lal" Singty Morris, on Saturday morning at the Kartar Singh, Nand' Singh, and conclusion. of the inquest into the [Munsha Singh, are being defended death of Mr. Archie Sydney Leech, by Mr. B. TT, Maitland, Committee Clerk of the Shanghai The four witnesses called for the [Municipal Council prosecution that day were Dr, W.
In his post mortem report submitted Dunscombe, Mr. T. W. R. Wilson, to the Court, Dr. E.G. Gaunilett Dr. Cieh Ying-jue, and an Indian staled that he went to Mr. Leechs witness, Arjin Singh, who alleges apartment at 1238 Avenue Joffre at that he saw the fight. The cross-1135 am. on October 12 and found examination 6f the last witness by the body lying on bed with the face Mr, Reeks, followed by re-oxamint downward. In Dr. Gauntlet tion by Mr. Livingstone, and further opinion, it was possible that the de-eross-examination by Mr. Maitland ceased shot himself whilst sitting up. occupied the whole of the afternoon Death probably occurred in a few session of the court, minutes.
The first witness to be called was Dr. W. K, Dunscombe, who is diree-It was further stated in his report that he made an autopsy on the body for of the medical laboratory of the Public Health Department of the at 5:15 pin. the same day at the SMC. He stated that certain articles Fearon Road Mortuary. He found no were handed over to him on Sept signs of injury except the bullet ember 25 for examination for blood. wound. The left lung was perforated stains. Three articles were. shown and the pleural cavity contained in court, They were a red wood three or four pints of dark blood. baton, @ length of iron piping, "and [The heart was uninjured snd the a rattan stick. He had carried out haemorrhage undoubtedly came from fests on the three articles and on the tone of the larger vessels in the subetter two in certain areas had found
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