Charged with the murder of Miss Margaret Wexler (or Vexler), the twenty-two year old Russian girl who Was found with terrible head injuries by Capt. 1M. Smyth in his apart: ment in Broadway Mansions on September 30, Vu Yeh-yuen, 21 year old room boy employed by Capt, Smyth, faced Judge Wong in the Firsi Special District Court yesterday and was remanded for one week for further in= vestigations to be made, Vu, a. small_man and a native of Tinghai in Chekiang, admitted killing Miss Wexler when questioned by Mr. it. ¥. Chang, Municipal Advocate, and his statement in. court corresponded with that made to the police after his rest on Thursday on Yenping Road,
search, Connaught Road, after a six-day The. prisoner showed no signs of nervousness in court and made" his statements clearly and in an audible voice, Mz. Chang, basing his state-iment on police investigations and Yu's confession, presented the Judge with fan account of the crime, and ollowing this prisoner was questioned. Police witnesses were called.
in court it was stated that there had been trouble between the boy and Miss Wexler, who, he alleged, had scolded him' for several things, On the morning of the murder she sent him to the market to buy some eggs Jand on his return he was again scolded by her, his statement continued, Continuing, the Municipal Advocate stated that the boy, on his own ud: mission, went to the. kitchen' and picked up a meat knife when Miss Wexler came again and scolded him for buying bad eggs. Allegedly the boy spoke back to her angrily and Miss) Wexler, it was stated, slapped his face. The boy struck back and hither once on the nose with the handle of the knife. She then dragued the boy into the drawing room, cording to the statements made, the boy "broke. loose, 'A little later she again called the boy and scolded him for not having "fable and then allegedly: stracked the boy. They struggled and fell on the floor during which the prisoner alleged that she bit his Anger fand scratched his face. Prisoner gave her five or six heavy blows on. the face and bit her left palm and, weak: ened by the blows, she ceased lo Then the boy allegedly fetched small bottle of beer from the gerator and struck her on the fore head several times. Hearing her yas he tied a piece of canvas string around her neck and put u towel over head and covered her with w blanket Before leaving the apartment he sacked the place und took over $4 an Wrist watch belonging to the He also changed his clothes.
Later the boy's statements prove that he slept in an alleyway off Yeu= ping Hond where he was apprehended by Chinese Detective-Constable 77 admitted the Munisipal Advocato's story but added that the murder had not been premeditated. Also detained with the prisoner for one week. was the floor boy at the Broadway Mansions, Chu Chin-doong, whose clothing had been borrowed by Vu when the murder was committed, Various exhibits in court included blood-stained towel, straw mat sofa covers, and the cook's clothes,
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