The case opened on July 28, coining on Suly $0) with evidence of Dr J. ea. pathologist of.H.D., who ¢x-Eiined 'a length of heavy ron pip-mom the ter noon of May 2, and Han Min-ning, 4 cook, and S30 pingsyunas an unemployed cook, alted W being awakened neat day? break Boone Sta nees, and of the ammaning of ihe police, 'Detective Subsinpecior A. G, Ti ton so Gat the sgcaed ae ten detective ete of Cental Staton at about 0504 on Say ante tnadg tro sno slaitment later when' veharged withthe murder, salde="t pushed bint and he BuN'down ana Ha" head" steak a Suny: Messrs, H.C. Dailey, We Ht. Pritchard,, A, Sampson, R. Barrie, C. Yates, G. 'W. Cockburn, 'G.
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(Sentenced to be Hanged)
"It is written in an old book that whosoever. sheddeth man's blood, i by man his blood shalt be shed, and no man may challenge the justice of that law," said Judge P. Grant Jones, fs he pasted sentence of death by hanging on Ulnar Din, who was found ullly by a jury in. M. Supreme Court, on July 29, of the murder of Fand Buksh, a fellow watchman employed by the National Industrial Bank of China, 130 Peking Road, on May 29. Mr. Victor Priestwood, the Crown Advocate, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Morels Diamond the defence. The defence was a plea of insanity, the accused con-Aending that at the time the crime was committed his mind was. 60 deranged that either he did not know what he was doing, or he did not know the difference between right and Wrong.
After the circumstances of the alleged murder had been related by, the Crown Advocate, on July 28 evidence was given by Detective Sub-Inspector J. C. Dixon, who described photographs he had taken of parts of the bank premises, superintend-eral Hospital, said he examined the deceased Indian after the occurrence, and found him to be suffering from' severe head injuries, and a badly fractured skull, He died at 545 on the morning of the alleged murder, The same day he examined another Indian by the name of Khair Din, who was suffering from a very Severe contusion of the right knee Story of " Quarn Serat, Barns-Cooke sad he spoke indisiant nel. On May' 29 ace fused came to hin snd eomplcined that. Ford" ush abused hig end would not cat with him The fallow, bath appeared. before him, wid Duka denied having any linge of animosity towards, ace foyed whom witness in Teetured. Sri" May Ulnar bin' complained {hae Har Bula and Iehale Bin hed both sworn at him, aod he hit them with © ok Lal: be amended his atement sabing that they struggled, fud both Far Balch ana Yeats Dis injured memseteee by: falling Subctnspector V.B. mason so tat Ulnar Din a fow minnies later approached him, and told him a fight Was in progress. He was conducting witness {0 the scene, when they met a party, consisting of two Chinese constables and a number of civilians coming, from the bank. Ulnar Din was taken to the station and detained, "only God Could Help"
The ease for the prosecution having closed, Ulnar Din entered the witness: box, He refused to take the cath.
Mr. Diamond (to the interpreter):
"Ask him if he is going to give evidence In this case?"
"Accused refused to say anything, and returned to the dock.
der W. C, May, of the Ward Road Gaol, said that, before Mr. Diamond came to see Ulnar Din, witness translated the various deposi Hons to the accused, and advised him to get a lawyer. The accused replied that it did not matter, as it was no use him obtaining a lawyer,
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