me evidence of two lift men om-ployed in Broadway Mansions who Were on duty at the time when the accident occurred in which Mr, W.
Shoppee met his death December 31, was taken at the sumed hearing of the inquest before Mr. C. H. Haines, Coroner, in Lil. Police Court on Jan. 19, 'The inquest was adjourned until' 10.30 vin. Jani ory 20, Mr, Holnes stating that still wanied more evidence and he was adjourning the case for one week in order to give the police 3 chance to gather this evidence, "I am not satisfied," said Mr. Haines, "that 1 fam in @ position to give a verdict at this stage."
"To most of the questions put to him' by the Coroner, Kwang Shoot-ming, the first witness. replied that he "cou! hot remember," The lift man could not remember taking anyone up to the second floor at about five o'clock on December 31, and could recall few occurrences on the afternoon in question. Tsou Ko-ming, the other littman, stated that about ive o'clock, was asked by one of the watch~ men to Inform the office that there was a man in the lift well. He me formed Mr. F. M. Howard, Number One engineer. Witness stated that he was in the east wing only about ye minutes, during which he handed the previous witness his month's wages.
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