The Chinese Manslaughter" Case

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 95, 3 February 1891, Page 3

The Chinese Manslaughter" Case

f PEK UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. J Dpnedin. Februury 1. A very exhaustive inquiry was held before Mr Carew, coroner, and a jury, yesterday, touching the death of William Guy, who died owing to injury alleged to have been received in the affray with Chinamen in Chalmers Place. King, who was "with Guy, said he was the worse of liquor at the time of the occurrence, and Guy had also a good many drinks. He did not remember giving any provocation to the Chinese. Dr Coughtrey, in his evidence, said the operation was Guy's only chance. He died from pranmatic peritonitis, accompanied by a breach in the continuity of the bowels, the breach being a hole in the bowel, and the causes of death had been going on from the time he met his injury. The most important witnesses were Adam Scott, aged 15, and his brother. They saw Guy and King speaking to the Chinamen and afterwards following them into their house. They then saw the Chinamen being slung out of their own house, and a fight started, during which Ah Yam: rushed into the house, and, coming out with a bamboo, hit Guy with it. Guy then went away limping. The jury found' that Guy died as a result of the injury, inflicted by Ah Yam, who acted under extreme provocation, and Ah Yam was found guilty of manslaughter" and committed for trial, but was admitted to bail. Gee Loy was discharged. ...... t . : , . :