adjourned)
Shanghai, June 7.
The inquest into the death of Mr. Charles Chegwidden, retired Customs River Police oticer, was continued in H. M. Police Court, before H. M. Coroner, Mr. C. H. Haines, on Tuesday. Mr. Chegwidden, who had long been retired, was living at Lane 304, House 1, Nanzing Road, when a number of men entered the house, fand robbed it, leaving deceased bound and gagged. Having recently come out of hospital, Mr. Chegwidden Wwas ina weak condition, and the gig was sufficient to suffocate him.
The frst evidence to be given was that of Dr. Alexander H. Skinnet who conducted a post mortem examination of the body on May 29. He stated that he found some internal bruising of the throat, consistent with strangling, and also congestion of the lungs, which suggested suffocation, He' stated that he found no traces of any rag in the deceased's, throat. The Coroner asked a number of questions about a piece of zag which was used to gag Mr. Chegwidden, and which was believed to have caused his death, This rag had disappeared before Dr. Skinner made The next witness was Mr. Duilio Barlolini, who knew deceased well, and identified the body at the frst hearing of the inquest at the General Hospital. He was called by the Chegwidden's amah, and went over to the house immediately, arriving at the same time as the police. When he went up to Chegwidden's room with a policeman they saw him lying the bed with his mouth open, but hho seemed to be dying rapidly." He had not noticed anything in the deceased's mouth, Wong Ah-ying, Chegwidden s amah, told the court that she had gone to bed and was asleep when the men entered the house, but was awakened Joy them, and warned that unless she kept quiet she would be shot, She was bound and gagged, but after half an hour managed to release herself, and went to Mr. Bartolin's house, Probationary Police Sergeant F. D. Forster, stated that he entered the house by the back door, and rushed upstairs, releasing Mr. "Chegwidden from his bonds, but the latter already appeared to be dead. The inquest was adjourned until Tuesday, June 11,
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