unteipat Advocate, or 8 Messrs, Groves, Wang Shih shun,' Chang "Tee-yang and Yo, Van, for Defendant Before Judge Chien Hung-yih After confessing several times in court to his part in the Darroch Road rime of November 9 last year, when H1, Nakayama, a Japanese marine, was shot dead, Yih Hal-sen, allay Little Cantonese, one of the' threa men accused in the case, completely changed his statement in the First Special District Court last Wednesday and said he was entirely innocent and Knew nothing about the Japanese marine's murder, Yin Arst told the court that the marine was shot dead by Yang Ven-no, and he was present when the shooting took place, He then modified his statement by saying that he himself did the shooting and Yang had nothing whatever to do with the crime because he had harboured desire to Kill a Japanese since the [September 18 incident. When he was in court on Wednesday, May 20, he again modified his statement by say= ing that he did the shooting in order fo create a disturbance in Hongkew 30 as (0 increase a Cantonese society's influence, He also. told the Judge that, since his return here "from Tsinglao in, September last, ho had never seen Yang Ven-ta0, nor did he know Jack, the Korean, In the several days prior {o and atler the shooting of Nakayama, Yih told Judge Chien that he ' was engaged in arranging a big eolobration of his mother's birthday and he asked the Judge how could he have committed "the crime while he war engaged in celebrating stich an occa sion. Yih continued that he had a witness by the name of Trang Tsal= yuan, who could testify that an order was placed with a Dah Chun Hwa Restaurant for a feast ta celebrate Wik mother's birthday In November fast year, Evidence of the Bullet 7
The complete change of statement by Yih Halesen followed an address fo the Judge by Mr, Chane Two-vang, one of the lawyers for Yih'w defence, fal lacking the prosecution's evidence Feenrding the spot where a snout Dullol, which wns said to have killed Nakayama, had been found. Me. Chang mentioned that, during the re= construction of the "Darroch Toad crime by Yih Halesen, the marine was walking from south "to north before he was shot and his assailant Ared ut him from behind. Tt uch wan the ease, the bullet which tad killed the decease' should have been ound in front of the deceased's body, whereas the prosecution had said the bullet had been fotind behind the deceased's body. Tu view of this, Mr. Chang said, he would say that the found bullet was not that which killed the deceased, Mfr, Chang then' made a request that Yih be removed to a hospital during the period of adjournment on the ground that hig elfent was very poor health and that, before the care came up that, dav. he Inter viewed the prisoner at the police station and, in the Interview. the prisoner tole him that he had. twice Ailempled {o commit avicide and thal, when he was a ghost, he would got the men who had implicated tim in the crime, answer to Mr, China's attack:
the prosecution's evidence, Del.- Sub-inspr, Crowther of Dixwell Road Police Station told the Jude that, accordinie to a Japanese doctor, the Dullet which had. Killed Nakayamy entered his head Just below his right fear and came oni from his torchond.
The Judge's attention was aten witness tothe fact that, im diately afler the shooting, hundreds curious people visited the greene aUsomebody might have stepped of the bullet, When Yih dented the charge against him, the Judge questioned him why he had admitted the crime bororo, lordship at the pollec After saying this, the tised took off Ilx coat and exposed the upper part of his body to the Judge, showing the harm he was floged to have received. Accused iso said" he, had swallowed 9 key and anon button to ends ie Mae Judo granted the rcaust vvit'sallornoy. and ordered that, uring the period of adjournment, the ate used Bo removed ta the Afun lal Hospital where the doctors fell ar taunt philan woul Eeeuseds condition, The two othe lutly conduct an exsisintion oF the
accused, Yang Ven-ta0 Fearjoongs were tobe returned 10
Three more witnesses were called, Jen Dong-ching, " room-boy of the
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