Declaring that he aid not shoot A.B. Kirkland, of FINS. Grimsby, with Intention, but that he had struck the British seaman with a loaded pistol which went off with the shock, Set Ponsard, of the French Infantry, now being held by With two unconscious persons, young Chinese woman, anda for flgner, as passengers, @ taxi belong ing to the Ford Hire Service was driven by fie chauffeur' into. th Central Station of the French Cone cession Police "in Rue Stanislas Ghovalter, at 845 am, on Saturday, The young woman appeared to be seriously injured and both were then taken to St. Marie's Hospital, where the woman' was found to have a fractured skull. Despite every effort made to save her life, the youn, fans &_pfented ater og Ni Yabe asset ithout Te companion, at the Police inquest, "gave his' name as Thowas King, and stated that he is the manager of the Casanova, In Avenus Edward VIL. "He stated that he had returned tchis home at about 3. a.m, with the young woman. In his house she fell heavily down the stairs, at which time she received the fatal Injury to-her head. Her companion then put her in the taxi and got in himself. As both "had been entertaining to a late hour he fell asleep almost immediately and the chauffeur then drove the car to the police sta-ton, The French police, on inquiry, established the fact that the accident happened as recounted, police, made a statement of events that Jed to the incident on Sunday morning, at the inquiry held by the French police on Monday, According to the report of the Me quiry, A. B. Kirkland, who was pronounced' out of danger on Sunday morning, following a very diffeult operation which removed a. bullet tom his. head, was sitting with his companion, L/8 Baldwin, at a table the Crystal Cabaret, adjoining the Jone at which were Sgi. Ponsard and his companion, Corporal Charles Rs-Nerracel. Poncard" was in elvillan dress, but Risterracei, as the British sailors, was in. uniform, Both parties danced with a dancing partner' of the the evening reported L/S Bald-struck og he was going down rot steps and in the sene following. the pistol went off, th bullet lodging in A. B. Kirkland''s head.
'According to Set. Ponsard's ture ther testimony, he then took to his heels but, knowing that he was pur sued and' that, tu fact, he was about fo be caught, he stopped opposite No, 149 Rue clu Consular, and. put the pistol to his right temple with the Intention of firing it, He was I prevented, however, from carrying out his intention.
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