William Vale King Chadwick, textile supervisor, stated that at about 8 am, on June 6 he was aroused by voices in the room next to his and. on looking through the doorway, he saw Sharples, Stott and Tinkler arming themselves. He put some clothes on and went outside.
When he was on. the corridor of the stairs he saw, through a window, Tinkler struggling with two Japanese marines and was able to see that he had had a gun in his hand. He went into the compound where Tinkler was walking about and threatening the Japanese with his gun in an attempt to get the company's loyal Chinese away. Sharples, Tinkler and witness then tried to get the laodah away from the group to send him to Shanghai but the Japanese would not allow him to go.
Japanese reinforcements then came into the compound from Pootung and formed a wide circle around them. Commdr. Nojii came along apd Tinkler threatened him, among others, with his gun. Sharples and witness tried to persuade Tinkler to modify his attitude and after sometime they persuaded him to go towards the flats. He tried to go but was stopped by the Japanese, witness continued.
A number of Japanese then closed in around them and Tinkler's gun was knocked out of his hand. Six or seven Japanese immediately started beating Tinkler with rifle butts, rifles and bayonets and Sharples and witness tried to prevent them without success.
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