A verdict of death by suicide was given yesterday by Procurator Soong in the case of Tung Ah-sing, who cut his throat with a knife shortly before Sunday midnight after an alleged attempt to murder a young woman, Wong Mau-sz, at 363 Weihaiwei Road. The attack, in which the woman was seriously stabbed in the face, neck and arms, was ascribed to unrequited love. Wong Maursz is lying in St. Elizabeth's Hospital in a. critical condition.
The attempted murder and suicide occurred at the hot-water shop conducted by the woman at the Weihaiwei Road address. The screams of the woman attracted the attention of Dr. A. von Miorini, physician, and another foreigner, who were passing in a motor-car. They stopped and went into the house, where Dr. yom Miorini administered first-aid. He stopped the profuse bleeding of Tung Ah-sing's throat, but the man died on Monday upon arrival at the Police Hospital from St. Luke's Hospital.
Detective Sergeant J, W. M. Dickson, investigating the case, learned that Tung had paid unwelcome ate tentions to the young woman after her husband's recent return to hig native district from Shanghai,
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