INQUEST ON LOWN rRaNeisco wuEAY
Before Mr. N. B. Lurton, Coroner Shanghai, Jan. 5.
verdict of suicide was returned by Mr. N. E Lurton, Coroner, in the United States Court for China yes'er-Jday at an inquest held on the body Jot John Francisco Bugay, 19 years old Filipino youth, who was found shot through the head with an S.V.C. rifle lying by his side at 237 Nanyang Road, a hoarding Reuse, early on Jan. 3.
The first witness, Mr. R. Palma, Jowner of the boarding. house where the deceased resided, told the court that he last saw him at dinner on January 2 and that he appeared to be a normal frame of mind. Mrs. Hannah Sakai, also living in the same house, s*ated that Bugay had told her {that he was going to bed early as he was going shooting with the S.V.C. on the following day. Later in the eventing the deceased—passed witness Frying his $.V.C. rifle, and exelaimthat he was going to'shoot himself.
'A Chinese girl living in the same. house said that Bugay had asked her to marry him and that she had refused because he was not earning enough money. Then he became Jaespondent, the girl added. On the morning of his death witness was Jon her way to the bathroom when she saw Bugay enter with his rifle Jand lock the door. He shouted "Goodbye" and the next thing she heard was a shot.
Witness continued that a Japanese living in another apartment forced the bathroom door open and they found the youth lying in a. pool of blood with his S.C. rifle lying by his side. The police were notified and
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