Yen Ping, G4 years of age, Mr. Warner's "gatekeeper stated—On January 7 about 1 pam. Mr, and Miss Werner had tiffin, About 2 pu. Mr. Werner went out. Between 3.30 and 4 pin, Miss Werner went out; she didn't speak to him. Mr. Werner returned about $ p.m. About an hope later he sent out to the witness ind out whether his daughter had returned. She had not. Some time fater 9 pam. he heard Mr. Werner tall the cook to go to the French skating rink and enquire. "When the cook returned without news of her Mr. Werner appeared to be very uneasy. He kept coming out of the house into the yard saying why had she not sent him a message. About pam. Mr. Werner went out with an electric torch to look for her and came back at midnight without her.
He then told the cook he could go home and said to witness that his daughter must have stayed at some friend's place, but she ought to have etc him know. "Mr. Werner went to bed about 1 aim. On the following morning his master got up between eight and nine, and as the girl had still not returned appeared to be very anxious, going outside the front door repeatedly tohave look. Some time between 11 am. and noon Mr. Wenner put on his coat and went out alone saying he was going to try and find his daughter.
Tu reply. to questions by the Court:—He had not left his post between noon and midnight on January 7. He had last seen the girl when she left the house between three and four. She had not returned any time that afternoon, Deceased at Y.W.CA, Chao Hsi-men, a secretary in the Y¥W.CA, on Hatamen Sireot, years of age stated: On the 6th or Th—he was not quite sure which—between 3 and 4 pin. a foreign girl called at the information desk and enquired about taking a room there, His desk is about ten feet from the Information desk. He looked at ths girl and saw her take away a copy the regulations. He had only a very slight impression of her. About fen' days later the Chinese police called round and asked him whether 8 foreign lady had tried to hire a Foam there. He had recognized her from a photo they had shown him, But she had left neither name not address. (Witness was then shown some photos and picked out Miss Werner from 2 group in one of Tu answer to questions by the Court:—The girl was alone when she called, He and the secretary at the information desk were the only two who would have seen her. This was the only time that he had seen her. The Court adjourned. to re-open at 3pm.
Pal Chiasson, 26 years of age, police constable at "the Morrison Street station stated:—About 845 am, on January 8 he was instructed by Corp. Knoto geta piece of matting and go and cover up a dead body fon the road under the wall. He tool there and covered the body with the mattting, holding it down with four stones. He did not touch the body or anything also. He did not Know who had removed the watch which Was still on the wrist when-he was there. Nobody had touched the body between 8.45 and 11 am. at which time he was relieved by another constable and returned to the station, Embassy Constable's Investigation Constable 'T. Pearson, at H. M. Embassy stated:—About 215 p.m. on the 7th he received information about a body having been found, and to-ether with the Consul and Mr. Thomas, Secretary of the legation quarler. went to Morrison Street station "to fetch "Captain "Han, and from there went to the street under the wall, where there was a crowd standing round a body under a piece fof malting. On removing the matting saw the body of a young foreign woman with stockings on and a piece of aertex fabric across the chest. (Shown a photograph of the scene witness said it did not exactly gree with his memory of what he had seen.) He then sent somebody to Mr. Werner's house to get one of his servants to come and identify the skirt. The gatekeeper who turned up, on being shown the shirt thought that it might be Miss Werner's, and-on seeing the hair of the scorpio was quite sure that it was she. With the help of various Chin ese, wiiness placed the body and all the wearing apparel he had been able to find ina coffin that he had sent for, and had it placed tempora arily ina temple from where it was soon afterwards removed to the In reply to questions of the Court: He received from the P, U.M.C. one skirt and one belt. and from Captain Han one pair of shoes, 1 pair of silk stockings, a comb, handkerchief and wrist which. He did not know who ted removed the "watch from her wrist.
Miss Ethel Gureviteh, a Russian schoolgirl, fifteen years of age. who: lad resided in Peking five years: slated:—On January 6 at 615 pin. She saw Pamela Werner at the French skating rink, Witness knew her from
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