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1903/44 Rex vs. Ki Chung – attempt to murder

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Indictable Offences (S) Section 590. Deposition of a Witness CANADA: PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA County of Kootenay THE deposition of T N Bram[?] before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Kootenay this 10th day of February, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three, at Revelstoke [?] [?] in the presence and hearing of Ki Chung who stands charged that He did commit an assault with intent to murder an Wang Depp Chong at [?] William on Saturday Jany 23d 1903 by cutting him the aforesaid Wang [?] Chong with an axe on the head and other injuries to him did do The said deponent saith n his Oath as follows: on Saturday night January 23d I was instructed to go to [?] William on[/] no one to bring in a chinaman who was supposed to have been wounded by another chinaman who was also to be brought in. arrived at the [?] William about mid night Sleeping bar used by chinaman was guarded by ten or twelve S[?] men in going into bar I found Ki Chung sitting in bunk having in his hands hatchet marked Exhibit A and knife marked exhibit B I arrested him and brought him to Revelstoke Lock up T N Bram[?] [?]

BC Archives GR-0419 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 97 File 1903/44 Attorney General documents.