The body of a. British Indias Angron Singh, aged $2,—was tovered—yesterday" morni swanson Road, where it had ly boon lying since man was a private watchman and believed he died a natural death, An inquest. was opened yesterday by ILA Coroner and the body" was identined by an "Indian policeman who was a friend of the deceased, The inquest, was. then adjourned until May 23.
Anuree Singh, as fa 7 leaves. no near Felatives in Shanghai, Detectives attached to the Yulin Ron Station are tovestizating the U.S. Court for China Inquest on Me. Henry Hufner Defore Mr. MN, R. Lutte Sitting ae Coroner, (Took his own titer Shanghai, May 10.
AL the end of the inquest ester day afternoon on the body of Mr. Menry Hutner, who died early on May" 7 after a fall from' the Foot of the Navy Y.MCA. Mr, N. EH. Lurton, acting U.S, Commis: sioner, reserved his. verdict, saying that he would deliver his findings in written form within 24 hour After the room-boy had testified to seeing Mr. Hufner go, downstairs with several loiters in his hand at about 120 am, on May 7 and to having! dentifed his body as that found lying on the pavement outside at 130 am, the night clerk of the Navy Y.M.C, A. told the Court how he had sold "a "number of stamps to Mrs Hufher at 1.20 am. Deceased then went upstairs; about ten minutes Tater, an Indian watchman came in' to the office and reported that a man's body was on the pavement outside, The night-clerk went out and recognized the man as the person to whom he had sold the stamps. "All floor-boys then on duly were summoned by telephone and the previous witness iktentified the deceased as Mr.
Hufner.
Mr. Laselle Gilman, city editor of the ""Shanghai Evening Post Mercury." was recalled to give evidence of the deceased's American citizenship, He said that Mr. Hufner, the course of conversation one day, had told him he was born in New York City but had no passport because -he came out to China in an American ship; he did not need a passport, as he had seaman's papers.
'After 'Mr. Wilbur Judd, secretary of the Navy YM.C.A,, had testified that the body he saw' in the Public Mortuary at noon on May 7 was the same one that he had seen outside the Navy "¥" at about 1.40 am, that day, Mr. Lurton reserved his: verdict. 5
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