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THE MURDER AT BAXTERS.
THE MURDER AT BAXTERS.
INQUEST AT AHAURA.
An inquest on the body of Ah Gim, murdered at Baxters' Creek, was opened at Ahaura on Thursday, R. Nancarrow, Esq., acting as Coroner. The following gentleman composed the jury James Hargreaves (foreman), E. Frazer, James M'Laughlin, Peter Hill, James Madden, Jacob James, John Knox, James Sharpe, John Kennedy, George Nottle, Joseph Harrison, John Russell, and Timothy Dennis. The jury having been sworn to inquire into the cause of death, retired to A'ieAv the body and to notice if any marks of evidence appeared thereon. Detective Quinn conducted the examination, which was given by means of an interpreter. Ah Gee, Avho was SAvorn by bloAving out i a mateh I know prisoner Ah Young. I Have knoAvn him three years. KneAv deceased Ah Gim. He AA r as a cousin of the prisoner. They have been working together for tAvo years at Baxters' Creek gold digging. I saw All Gim alive on Wednesday, the 14th, about dinner time, i I lived about a quarter of a mile from
where Ah Gim the deceased lived. The next time I saw Ah Gim was on Sunday, the 18th, when he came to my hut. The f last time I saw Ah Gim was on yesterday morning about half-past five. I saw Ah Young (the prisoner) yesterday morning j outside my hut. He had hold of my mate. My mate's name is Ah Loi. My mate was singing out, Save my life." I went out and saw prisoner and him in a scuffle. Prisoner had a chopper in his hand. He was chopping Ah Loi in the head and hand. I laid hold of prisoner and called for assistance. My mate Ah Hung came and took the chopper .from prisoner. It was prisoner's property. I •knew it to be his property. We tied prisoner to a log.- After tying him up we saw a big axe outside the door. The axe produced is the one. It is the property of the prisoner. The deceased also owned it, I saw it at their hut. They were mates. They lived in the same hut together. I cannot tell who brought the axe to our hut. It was not there the night previous. After we tied prisoner up I went to search for my mate, Ah Loi. I found him about 15 yards from the hut. He was squatting down in fear of being more chopped up. His head was all covered with blood. I went to Ah Gim's hut afterwards. I called out "Ah Gim," at the door. I got no answer. I went inside. I saw him lying on the floor. I put my hand on his foot. He was quite dead. The body was cold. Deceased had on a shirt, but no trousers. He was partly dressed. I saw him covered all over with blood. I was frightened and did not look closer. The door of All Gim's hut was open when I went there. I went to the next hut and called out to watch the prisoner. After I got there I remained until Constable Barry arrived. Henry Brookman, a 1 miner arrived about seven in the morning. I told Harry to tell the police what had occurred. The police came. It was afternoon. Constable Barry then saw prisoner, and Ah Loi. I saw blood on the chopper when in prisoner's hand. I saw r no blood on the axe. Prisoner's clothing was covered with blood when I first saw I him. Ah Hung sworn I live at Baxter's Creek. lam a mate of the last witness. Have known prisoner, Ah Young, about two years. Ah Gim was prisoner's mate. They live at Baxters. I last saw Ah Gim alive last Sunday about after dinner. I did not see him again until to-day, when i I was shown where his body lay. Prisoner was a mate of Ah Gim's, and lived in the same hut. I saw the prisoner yesterday morning about half-past five. He had hold of my mate, Ah Loi, outside the hut. He was chopping up my mate about the head and hand with the chopper. I took i the chopper from prisoner, and threw him i on the ground. With the assistance of 1 Ah Gee prisoner was fastened down to a big stump. I watched him there until i Harry Brookman came. That might bo i about six or seven o'clock. I asked Brooks man to go for the police, telling him what i had occurred, and shewed him my injured mate. Harry went for the police, who 3 came and took prisoner in charge. My c mate, Ah Loi, is much chopped up. He t has been sent to the Greymouth Hospital. 3 That is the chopper I saw prisoner use upon Ah Loi. I know that it was pri, soner's property. I saw the axe outside ;1 my hut door yesterday morning. I cannot 1 tell how it got there. It belongs to pri,, soner. J By thn. Jury Prisoner has been sick, s He has not, been violent. 3 James Barry, sworn Am constable of s police, and stationed at Ahaura. About J half-past 8 a.m. on 21st msb, a man named s Dolan, from Moonlight, reported to me a that a Chinaman had been murdered at a place called Baxters by his mate, and c that he had also seriously assaulted i another. I proceeded to the place and i arrived at the deceased's hut at Baxters 3 about half-past 11. I found the body 3 lying on the floor of the hut quite cold. 3 It was lying on its right side with the i head partly under the bunk. There was 3 a red blanket partly under the head and 3 shoulders, which was saturated with blood. c The floor of the hut where deceased was lying was all covered with blood. The place was dark. I lit a match and examined 3 the body by candlelight. I saw three 3 wounds on the head one on the left side 3 of the neck, one on the chin, and one on the left cheek bone. The left arm was wounded, and wounds were on the chest and breast. He was lying on the floor j between three bunks one at the end and one on each side. One bunk had the blankets carefully rolled up. One bunk I nearest deceased had no blankets only j t one bit of red blanket. The other bunks t had not been occupied. There were ap, pearances of a struggle. I went to the next hut Avhere I found a Chinaman j named Ah Young fastened to a log, who i was pointed out to me as the offender, j He had a Chinese grey smock on and j moleskin trousers, which were covered I with blood stains. I then went into another hut, where I found Ah Loi lying down in a very weak state. His head was covered with blood as well as his arms. He told me the wounds were inflicted by Ah Young, who is now a prisoner. I got Joe Tie, an i' interpreter, and got him to tell Ah Young, whom I had in custody, that I i arrested him for the wilful murder of Ah Gim, and also for attempt to'murder Ah I Loi with a Chinese meat chopper, which I took possession of, and now produce, j It was given to me by All Gee. It Avas j blood stained. On the track leading from i deceased's hut to where I saAv prisoner secured, I noticed blood stains. I had j the axe produced given me by Ah Gee, avlio told me it Avas brought to his hut by J !Ah Young. It had blood stains on. I produce the axe. I had the body, also Ah Loi, and prisoner removed to the Ahaura. Ah Loi Avas sent to the Hospital last night. Prisoner lodged in the' lock-up, Avhere he noAv is. j By the Jury— l am of opinion that deceased met his death in the hut I saAv the body in. I saw the blood stains on the track, as though they might come from a cut hand. Tcp Mang told me the blood stains Avere from the cut hand of Ah Gee when going to the hut after securing pri- soner. I found no marks upon the pri- I soner, I searched the hut, but could find |no blood about the place. The blood on ihe track could not fall in such small drops from a person having such fearful wounds as what deceased had. Interpreter told me that prisoner denied the charge of murder. I James Campbell SAvorn— l am a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and a c legal practitioner residing at' Brunnorton. i: Have this forenoon, at 10.30, made a post mortem examination of the body of Gim. I found one out across the chin, dividing
the jaAv transversely, one cut left side diA r iding carotids, a gash reaching to the spine, which Avas severed, length four inches, one slight cut on right hand from joint little finger doAvn, one cut one inch long left Avrist, three cuts to the bone right fore arm, bruise over right breast. Found, leision of right lung, Avhich was much congested, evidently from a heavy Woav. The other organs in a healthy conditions. lam of opinion that the wounds might be inflicted by the chopper produced rather than an axe. I believe the prisoner thoroughly sane, feigning madness. I give it subject to better opinions. He is I believe perfectly accountable for his actions. I give tiuV opinion after an examination. He is in full possession of his senses I believe. The wound in the throat is sufficient to cause death. The wounds in the arm must have been inflicted when in defence. The depositions of Ah Loi, taken at the I Grey River Hospital this morning, was read by the Coroner, to the- effect that; three others Avere present Avhen he was assaulted by Ah Young, and that he Avas too Aveak to say more. Verdict "That deceased Ah Gee was was found murdered on the 21st N6vem- ber at his hut, at Baxters Creek, and. there is no evidence brought fonvard to prove Avho committed the act."
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THE MURDER AT BAXTERS.
INQUEST AT AHAURA.
An inquest on the body of Ah Gim, murdered at Baxters' Creek, was opened at Ahaura on Thursday, R. Nancarrow, Esq., acting as Coroner. The following gentleman composed the jury James Hargreaves (foreman), E. Frazer, James M'Laughlin, Peter Hill, James Madden, Jacob James, John Knox, James Sharpe, John Kennedy, George Nottle, Joseph Harrison, John Russell, and Timothy Dennis. The jury having been sworn to inquire into the cause of death, retired to A'ieAv the body and to notice if any marks of evidence appeared thereon. Detective Quinn conducted the examination, which was given by means of an interpreter. Ah Gee, Avho was SAvorn by bloAving out i a mateh I know prisoner Ah Young. I Have knoAvn him three years. KneAv deceased Ah Gim. He AA r as a cousin of the prisoner. They have been working together for tAvo years at Baxters' Creek gold digging. I saw All Gim alive on Wednesday, the 14th, about dinner time, i I lived about a quarter of a mile from
where Ah Gim the deceased lived. The next time I saw Ah Gim was on Sunday, the 18th, when he came to my hut. The f last time I saw Ah Gim was on yesterday morning about half-past five. I saw Ah Young (the prisoner) yesterday morning j outside my hut. He had hold of my mate. My mate's name is Ah Loi. My mate was singing out, Save my life." I went out and saw prisoner and him in a scuffle. Prisoner had a chopper in his hand. He was chopping Ah Loi in the head and hand. I laid hold of prisoner and called for assistance. My mate Ah Hung came and took the chopper .from prisoner. It was prisoner's property. I •knew it to be his property. We tied prisoner to a log.- After tying him up we saw a big axe outside the door. The axe produced is the one. It is the property of the prisoner. The deceased also owned it, I saw it at their hut. They were mates. They lived in the same hut together. I cannot tell who brought the axe to our hut. It was not there the night previous. After we tied prisoner up I went to search for my mate, Ah Loi. I found him about 15 yards from the hut. He was squatting down in fear of being more chopped up. His head was all covered with blood. I went to Ah Gim's hut afterwards. I called out "Ah Gim," at the door. I got no answer. I went inside. I saw him lying on the floor. I put my hand on his foot. He was quite dead. The body was cold. Deceased had on a shirt, but no trousers. He was partly dressed. I saw him covered all over with blood. I was frightened and did not look closer. The door of All Gim's hut was open when I went there. I went to the next hut and called out to watch the prisoner. After I got there I remained until Constable Barry arrived. Henry Brookman, a 1 miner arrived about seven in the morning. I told Harry to tell the police what had occurred. The police came. It was afternoon. Constable Barry then saw prisoner, and Ah Loi. I saw blood on the chopper when in prisoner's hand. I saw r no blood on the axe. Prisoner's clothing was covered with blood when I first saw I him. Ah Hung sworn I live at Baxter's Creek. lam a mate of the last witness. Have known prisoner, Ah Young, about two years. Ah Gim was prisoner's mate. They live at Baxters. I last saw Ah Gim alive last Sunday about after dinner. I did not see him again until to-day, when i I was shown where his body lay. Prisoner was a mate of Ah Gim's, and lived in the same hut. I saw the prisoner yesterday morning about half-past five. He had hold of my mate, Ah Loi, outside the hut. He was chopping up my mate about the head and hand with the chopper. I took i the chopper from prisoner, and threw him i on the ground. With the assistance of 1 Ah Gee prisoner was fastened down to a big stump. I watched him there until i Harry Brookman came. That might bo i about six or seven o'clock. I asked Brooks man to go for the police, telling him what i had occurred, and shewed him my injured mate. Harry went for the police, who 3 came and took prisoner in charge. My c mate, Ah Loi, is much chopped up. He t has been sent to the Greymouth Hospital. 3 That is the chopper I saw prisoner use upon Ah Loi. I know that it was pri, soner's property. I saw the axe outside ;1 my hut door yesterday morning. I cannot 1 tell how it got there. It belongs to pri,, soner. J By thn. Jury Prisoner has been sick, s He has not, been violent. 3 James Barry, sworn Am constable of s police, and stationed at Ahaura. About J half-past 8 a.m. on 21st msb, a man named s Dolan, from Moonlight, reported to me a that a Chinaman had been murdered at a place called Baxters by his mate, and c that he had also seriously assaulted i another. I proceeded to the place and i arrived at the deceased's hut at Baxters 3 about half-past 11. I found the body 3 lying on the floor of the hut quite cold. 3 It was lying on its right side with the i head partly under the bunk. There was 3 a red blanket partly under the head and 3 shoulders, which was saturated with blood. c The floor of the hut where deceased was lying was all covered with blood. The place was dark. I lit a match and examined 3 the body by candlelight. I saw three 3 wounds on the head one on the left side 3 of the neck, one on the chin, and one on the left cheek bone. The left arm was wounded, and wounds were on the chest and breast. He was lying on the floor j between three bunks one at the end and one on each side. One bunk had the blankets carefully rolled up. One bunk I nearest deceased had no blankets only j t one bit of red blanket. The other bunks t had not been occupied. There were ap, pearances of a struggle. I went to the next hut Avhere I found a Chinaman j named Ah Young fastened to a log, who i was pointed out to me as the offender, j He had a Chinese grey smock on and j moleskin trousers, which were covered I with blood stains. I then went into another hut, where I found Ah Loi lying down in a very weak state. His head was covered with blood as well as his arms. He told me the wounds were inflicted by Ah Young, who is now a prisoner. I got Joe Tie, an i' interpreter, and got him to tell Ah Young, whom I had in custody, that I i arrested him for the wilful murder of Ah Gim, and also for attempt to'murder Ah I Loi with a Chinese meat chopper, which I took possession of, and now produce, j It was given to me by All Gee. It Avas j blood stained. On the track leading from i deceased's hut to where I saAv prisoner secured, I noticed blood stains. I had j the axe produced given me by Ah Gee, avlio told me it Avas brought to his hut by J !Ah Young. It had blood stains on. I produce the axe. I had the body, also Ah Loi, and prisoner removed to the Ahaura. Ah Loi Avas sent to the Hospital last night. Prisoner lodged in the' lock-up, Avhere he noAv is. j By the Jury— l am of opinion that deceased met his death in the hut I saAv the body in. I saw the blood stains on the track, as though they might come from a cut hand. Tcp Mang told me the blood stains Avere from the cut hand of Ah Gee when going to the hut after securing pri- soner. I found no marks upon the pri- I soner, I searched the hut, but could find |no blood about the place. The blood on ihe track could not fall in such small drops from a person having such fearful wounds as what deceased had. Interpreter told me that prisoner denied the charge of murder. I James Campbell SAvorn— l am a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and a c legal practitioner residing at' Brunnorton. i: Have this forenoon, at 10.30, made a post mortem examination of the body of Gim. I found one out across the chin, dividing
the jaAv transversely, one cut left side diA r iding carotids, a gash reaching to the spine, which Avas severed, length four inches, one slight cut on right hand from joint little finger doAvn, one cut one inch long left Avrist, three cuts to the bone right fore arm, bruise over right breast. Found, leision of right lung, Avhich was much congested, evidently from a heavy Woav. The other organs in a healthy conditions. lam of opinion that the wounds might be inflicted by the chopper produced rather than an axe. I believe the prisoner thoroughly sane, feigning madness. I give it subject to better opinions. He is I believe perfectly accountable for his actions. I give tiuV opinion after an examination. He is in full possession of his senses I believe. The wound in the throat is sufficient to cause death. The wounds in the arm must have been inflicted when in defence. The depositions of Ah Loi, taken at the I Grey River Hospital this morning, was read by the Coroner, to the- effect that; three others Avere present Avhen he was assaulted by Ah Young, and that he Avas too Aveak to say more. Verdict "That deceased Ah Gee was was found murdered on the 21st N6vem- ber at his hut, at Baxters Creek, and. there is no evidence brought fonvard to prove Avho committed the act."
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