The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-28 00:00:00

THE MURDER .OF QIIIN.A.XAN.

Yesterday a Chinaman called Sequi, who has been
in custody a fortnight, was brought up on remand
before Mr. Selfe, at the Thames Police-cOurt,
charged With the wilful murder of another China-
man, named •Ahqui.
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A well-known Chinese juggler, named Taen Al-
bett Arr Hee, who has been many years in this
country, was sworn to interpret the evidence.
The prisoner and his victim had been cooks of
American ships, and according to the statement
made by Ahqui on oath, in the London Hospital,
before Mr. Selfe and in the presence of the prisoner,
it appeared that his countryman,who had borrowed
a coat of him, fastened a quarrel on him because he
took the coat away from Sequi's lodgings, and that
he was stabbed in the abdomen and on the shoulder
in a street in Limehouse, without giving any provo-
Cation_ The prisoner, when take❑ into custody by
Exalt, a police-constable, on the morning of the 13th
inst., admitted he stabbed Ahqui, and that he after-
wards threw the knife with which he committed
the deed into the Regent's'Canal Dock. When the
evidence given by Ahqui in articulo ?floral was
read over to the prisoner by the Rev. Mr. 'Taylor,
formerly a prisoner in Chins, the prisoner said it
was all correct, and that he did stab Ahqui. The
prisoner's statement given yesterday went to show
that he had received great provocation from the de-
ceased. A great portion of his statement is capable
of being confirmed or disproved, but the prisoner
has no money to enable him to procure legal aid,
and is quite ignorant of the English language.
Mr. George Richard Arnold, surgeon and apothe-
cary, of No. 17, Hardwick-place, and Brook-street,
Ratchiff, said—On the night of the 32th inst. I was
called to a wounded man lying on the pavement in
Narrow-street, Ratcliff. I found a portion of his in-
testines protruding through his shirt and drawers.
I carefully examined him and uncovered his abdo-
men, in which a deep wound had been inflicted.
His bowels were out. I carefully covered them in,
and caused him to be made fast to a shutter, and to
be conveyed to the London Hospital.
The prisoner was asked if he would ask any ques-
tions of Mr. Arnold, on which he entered into an
earnest conversation with the interpreter.
Mr. Selfe—What does he say ?
Arr Hee—He said how is that Chinese man in
the London Hospital, and I say he is dead, and
Sequi then make great start.
Mr. James Jackson said—lam the house-surgeon
of the London Hospital. I received the wounded
Chinaman, Ahqui, on the night of Thursday, the
12th inst. A great part of the intestines protruded
from the abdomen. The gut was cut in three places.
The wound on the abdomen was 31 inches long.
From that wound he died on the morning of Wed-
nesday last. There was another wound on the left
shoulder. That was comparatively trivial.
Mr. Selfe—Were you present when the wounded
man gave his evidence in the hospital ?
Mr. Jackson—l was, sir.
Mr. Selfe—Did he then know he was dying ?
Mr. Jackson—l believe he did, sir.
Mr. Selfe—Did he make any statement after that ?
Mr. Jackson—l am not aware that he did make
any statement after you left the hospital.
'The depositions previously taken having been
read by Mr. Pyer, the chief clerk, the prisoner re-
ceived the usual caution, and was asked if he had
any defence to make.

The prisoner then made the following defence,in
the Chinese language, and it was translated into
English by Arr Hee—l wish to tell you everything
right through. First, I don't know much here; it
is the first time 1 have been in England. Ahqui,
he has been in England several times. I came in
on Tuesday, he came in on Thursday. He came in
on Saturday and asked me to lend him £2; week
after that I lent him another £3 ; week after that
I lent him another £l. Third week, Saturday, I
lent him half a sovereign. Fourth week, Sunday, 1
lent him another half sovereign. Fifth week he
asked me to lend him mywatch togo out in the street.
He borrowed watch of me, and went and pawned
it. Six weeks I got a discharge from a vessel, and
went to the Strangers' Home, in Limehouse. He
came to me again at 1, Limehouse, and asked me to
lend him 255. I went down to Strangers' Home,
and stayed there a fortnight. I got a steamer to go
home to China. When I got that ship I went to
Ahqui, and asked him to return my money and my
watch. Ahqui say, " If you go home in steamboat I
got no money to pay you, or the watch." Ahqui
say, " I find another vessel for you to go home to
China." I say, " Will you give me back money and
watch if I don't go home in this steamer back to
China ?" Mr. Freeman, superintendent of Strangers'
Home, will not let me have my luggage to go any
else. Ahqui said, "If they will not allow you
to have your luggage, you take it yourself." I said,
"If I move out I have no money to Then
Ahqui say, " You move out, I will give you money
for board, for lodging." I moved out after that, left
Strangers' Home, and went to Ratcliff-highway to
live. Then Ahqui never came to show himself for a
fortnight after that. He never gave me any money.
I had nothing to eat. Then I went to his vessel and
asked him for money and. watch. I went to the
kitchen (galley or cookhouse on deck), and he went
away into the cabin, and he told captain and first
mate to turn me on shore. Went once, twice, three
times for money and watch ; always turn me out of
the ship. Captain and first mate turn me out. I
could not speak English, so I went to next vessel.
I had no money. I had nothing to eat. I did not
know what to do. I pawned all my best clothes to
keep myself with. I went to dockyard to find a
vessel to go to sea. I found a Chinaman, Chu Lan
Fok. This Chinaman introduce me to the captain,
who engaged me and give £4 per month wages, as
cook. Then Ahqui went to captain and told him
not to have me ; he told captain of ship I could not
speak English and could not do any work, and I
got discharged from that vessel and lose £4 er
month. Got discharged on Thursday. On INTlOn-
day Ahqui got a vessel to cook ; he got my place.
On Thursday Ahqui came to my house and asked