CHINAMAN MURDERED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 113, 6 October 1914, Page 5

CHINAMAN MURDERED.

"BY SOUi] PERSON UNKNOWN.'" Uy Tclegr-apJ).— i'i B »s A4jocjiui»u. Wellington, Last Night, An enquiry into tlie circumstances of the death of the Chinaman Won" Wav Uiing, who , was presumably muxdcired between a quarter to and a quarter past 8 o'clock on the evening of fc> tembcr 11, was conducted by the Coroner (Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S..U) to-day.. -Dr. Henry said deceased had two distinct wounds, one on the right cheek,, with a smashed jawbone, and the other 'on tlie side of the skull on the top of the forehead. Tlie wounds could have, been caused l>y a blow from, the piece of blood-stained iron bar produced. A lad of 11 years of age, Edward' Kruger, said ho lived nearly opposite the deceased's shop. He remembered Friday night, September 11 last, vjn that evening his father sent him to> purchase a stick of tobacco from tin; Chinaman. This would bo at twenty, minutes to 8 o'clock. He saw the div censed, who was behind the counter: standing in tho corner. Outside the counter was a big tall man. This mair v.-tis not talking to the Chinaman when wit nose entered tho shop. ' Witness re* turned home, but as he did not get the correct tobacco ho had to go hack ; 'change it. When he returned to th shop tho same man was still then. Th Chinaman was behind the tountir ui i ihe limit was Inn iu, with In, i 1 bow on thi (.otiiitu II s i t h was hidden 'I lit n u\ho\i is s ' had a blown lilt hu pull d ooun v. ' over hia fiu , ,iul \ m a du i cvt'ivoit. II" mii tkansliNia i> had !wo piomnLiit t th mli i i film. Witiit i eon il not s\v nh'li lie was dirk oi lan In Ihi u of i (liii!ii build, aud wa, about 2s to years of igi. Hi u m ith di vt ■liot of the t.pt tluu hni' tbout -h. cornel's Matth -w Hindi r-on 'lid h e km \ t shop kept I>\ the duisid Chun it n and ricolli't'd piling u at a i mi quarter to S oclix', on Uw night tho 11th ult Tin bhop wa* tosnt but was lighted up in the front. << Btruck witiiiss as u usual tlial (lit ,b - should be dosed sj «ul> and b" si pcd. When he dul so ht hairl th*sound of a man groaning. WitncM> peered though the window, but urn sro nothing Concluding that e\ert thins was all right witness oonUmiul o n tas watM to dull The sound <.i 'moaiung that he heard was l.ki »t toroua breatjung. The Coroner returned a verdict tr«t the death of tho deceased was duo i« fracture of the ekull, <*wed to & Uff* ■\&t i unfaafYmrV > >—,<*■ >^J^< •* *