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me: i v aii'l iKiimUukIIy n*nt.• * -He stood tip in tile? dock, ami coolly • fi hi ini/e.l the spectators before the eh H ire \\it:i feat! to him yesterday mornv» |/ »'11114..John K. (oirdiicr, tin* intei proler.asked him by the order of tin* court, iflie had a 11 v lawyer.• *The prisoner replied in tin*- negative, ami remarked that he did not need one. He was not sure, but he did not think that his friends had engaged anyone.• j? o *Supt. Sheppard said that he had made careful empiiry, but could not tind a single friend of tin* prisoner. They all seemed to have deserted him.Mr. (dardiier then informed the 1111 fortunate wretch of the nature of the harm- against ldm, and asked himO O ’whet her lie was “guilty or “not guilty.•M iuilly, replied the prisoner withiierfeCt eomposure, and ill good Kngiish.The reo(apt ion of evidence was thenproceeded with.(Jtiicer Thomas deposed to arresting the prisoner in the kitchen of the American hotel. Mr. Humes told him that 1 his was the man who was suspected ot the murder of a Chiue.se woman on Kis-gard street 011 Siindav last. Brought tlie prisoner to the city lockup and charged him with the murder of Vow Cum. He admitted that he killed the woman and said that lie did the deed with a big tisli knife. (Clothes worn by t he prisoner produced and identified by t lu* oilicer). Tlicprisoner said that after committing the murder he threw the knife away. The right sleeve of ids outer coat was covered with blood st.tins, a.s also was the left sleeve of tin* undergarment. (Prisoner's hat pro diioodj. Saw stains upon the prisoner's hat; and also ldood on holh ot iiis stockings, tin* most blood being on the rigiil stocking. Saw the prisoner take oil the clothes produced. Had seen the murdered woman since her death. The wound was on the left side (ft the neck. When in the lockup, tlie prisoner stated that In* had killed the woman. Had drawn her head out of the window, holding her hv the hair with his left hand, while he struck her 011 the neck with tin! knife held in his right hand.Thought that the ldood stains on theleft slee\ e w ere caused l»\ his holdingthe victim's head while he committed the deed.The evidence was interpreted to the prisoner, who said that he had no (pies-
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Victoria Daily British Colonist
Victoria, British Columbia, CA
Thu, May 16, 1889
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