LIONEL TERRY’S DEED.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1569, 27 September 1905, Page 3

LIONEL TERRY’S DEED.

THE inquest.

THE MURDERER'S UNCONCERNED

manner,

'(Per Press Association.)

Wellington, last night. An inquiry concerning the death of Joo Kum Joing, the viotlm of Bunday night’s tragedy in Haloing was conducted by *ho JDistrici Coroner this afternoon, Lionel Terry, tho self aooueed murderer, was present in the custody of two troopers. While the jury was absent from tho room viewing tho body, Terry unconoerfrudly discussed the weather and North Isie&d scenery with thopolioe, Throughout ’■* the subsequent proceedings he was as im~ pertnrablo as over. When askod if be wished to put any questions to the witnesses examined, his smiling reply, " No, thank you," indicated that ho was the least concerned person present. iOnco only did ho show annoy&noo, and that was when a Chinese witness related how one evening last week Terry entered a house in Haining street, and saying ho was an i inspeetor, took tho names of some poraons | who were playing oards. Ho objeoled that the word " inspootor" bad boon put into the witness’s mouth by counsel for the Crown. Tho Coroner: There aro all sorts of inspectors in tho country, Terry: Oh, yes; Insight have been a sanitary inspeotor, I daresay, but soeing that I had mads all sorts of inquiries about their gambling, the imputation is that I might hava boon posing an inspector of polioe. Tho Coroner: Yon will have on opportunity in a higher court of oontradioting witness’s statement. Terry: lam not cootradioting it. The evidence given added little to what hao alroady boon published. Tho two eye-witnesses of the tragedy told of having seen a tall man use a revolver and then walk off. The man was wearing an overcoat similar to the one prodncod, found at Terry’s .lodgings. The jury having retired to consider their finding, returned in a quarter of an hour. As they re-appoared Terry remarked '* Hero they come.” ~ Tho foreman said tho verdiot was thal

Joe Kum Yung’s death was caused by a bullet wound inflicted by Lionel Terry. “ Wilfully ?” asked the coroner. " I oau’t say,’’ replied tho foreman. Throughout the final soone Terry re- ■ mained unruffled, aod after tho coroner 'vand jury had left tho room, he turned with ,;a careless laugh to bis ou-todians, and ■said: "It wasn't very Interesting, was it?” Terry will bo brought before tho magistrale on Monday next on tho oapital charge. It is reported that Terry says he pioked out Kum Yang as his victim because he looked old and decrepit and as if life was a him.