Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-14
A DESPERATE MALAY.
He Runs Amuck and Kills Three Per-
sons.

The Straits Times gives the follow
ing account OF terrible tragedy at
Singapore A dreadful incident, the
like OF which has not happened at Singa-
pore for the past twenty-three years,
and by which three people NETS sudden
and shocking death at the hands OF q
fellow creature, and many others were
seriously injured Zone Of them it is
feared fatally, took place in the early
hours OF Sunday, November 9th. in the
district fittin8ly called Csmpong Clam. 1t
appears that a Buggis man, Hadiee
Ebraim, who is some sort of an agent in
organizing pilgrimages TO Mecca, arrived
here few days ago and went to stop IN
a Malaymans house. 56 Sultan road.
! On Saturday night, or early on Sunday
morning, he received letter from Mecca
informing him OF the death of his
daughter in that place, where she had
gone on pilgrimage. About l o'clock,
whilst sitting in bed with the Malay
owner Of the house and boy, reading
his letter. he suddenly jumped up, and
taking kris, gave the Malay two dread
full stabs. The boy ran down stairs
rapidly, and with great presence of mind
bolted the outside door and gave the
alarm on the street.
The man escaped by the window, aud
getting down tiled roof into a little
close and behind the house ran what is
well known in these parts amuck. he
crossed the close and went upstairs into
the house opposite, where he stabbed
two Malay women, one of them fatally.
From there he ran by a back way into
Victoria street, where he met two China
men. In lunging at the one nearest him
he missed the blow on account OF the
Chinamsn jumping aside, but the blow
fell with fatal effect upon the
other, who fell in pool of blood near
where he was struck, and must
have died in a few minutes. The
furious fanatic then rushed up Jelau
Kalapa, bent on nothing but murder.
into North Bridge road, the terrified
natives who followed being too much
afraid to approach him. After wound
ing several he was felled by blow With
q pole, hurriedly pulled ont from under
a stand opposite native shop by
native police constable. Several men
then ran up and assisted in holding him
until he was manacled by the police and
the kris taken from him. He was found
to be suffering from q severe scalp
wound, probably inflicted by the pole.
He was conveyed to the hospital with
his wounded victims. six in all, and a
guard placed upon him, lest he might
commit suicide.
The author OF so many deaths, after
being arrested, spoke quite nationally.
and on beng asked why he had killed
and wounded so many people said he did
not know. On visiting the scenes OF
the murder frightful spectacle met the
eye. The man first stabbed must have
tottered for an instant and fallen head
long down the stairs, where he lay with
his face crushed up against the wall
and his viscera protruding from
terrible cash below the midrif.
Another deep stab was inflicted
in his right breast and a terrible
wound upon his head. On going to the
woman's place as sad scene was to be
witnessed. The woman lay upon her
back, only slightly covered, and did not
seem to have had time even TO put up
her arm in defence. There was deep
stab inflicted on her chest and one in
the centre Of her abdomen. She also
must have died nearly instantly. The
Chinaman lay in q pool Of blood in the
centre Of the road, and at some distance
from where he lay the road was dabblod
with blood.