126 Timehri. 



His Honour : I will make an order that the trial of the King versus 

 Sewdin and others be at Bar. 



The Second Trial. 



On Monday, the 28th October, the second trial was begun. 



Shortly after 9.30 a.m. the Court having been opened, Their 

 Honours took their seats — Sir Charles Major, Kt., Chief Justice, Mr. 

 Justice M. J. Berkeley and Mr. Stipendiary Justice J. K. D. Hill. 



The Prisoners. 

 The prisoners were arraigned in the following order : Sewdin, 

 Surjoo, Jugdeo, Surat, Mahadeo, Buckreedee, J. Paul and James Lewis. 



Counsel for the Crown, the Hon. Dr. J. J. Jsunan, K.C., Attorney 

 General, with whom was associated Mr. G. J. deFreitas, K.C., acting 

 Solicitor General, instructed by Mr. J. A. King, Crown Solicitor, for the 

 defence. Mr. E. G. Woolford represented Sewdin, Surjoo, Jugdeo and 

 Surat. 



Mr. C. R. Browne, Mahadeo. 



Mr. B. B. Marshall, Buckreedee. 



Mr. J. S. McArthur, Joseph Paul and James Lewis. 



During the trial the jury visited the scene of the crime. 



Owing to an outbreak of chicken-pox at the Georgetown Prison 

 amongst the females which was contracted by the accused Surat and 

 Surjoo and which was likely to delay the trial for a considerable period 

 the Crown entered a nolle prosequi as far as they were concerned and on 

 the direction of the Court they were discharged from the indictment by 

 the jury. The verdict of the jury at the end of the trial was as follows : 



Sewdin ... Guilty. 



Jugdeo ... Cannot agree. 



Mahadeo ... Guilty. 



Buckreedee ... Cannot agree. 



James Lewis ... Guilty. 



Joseph Paul ... Guilty. 



All those found guilty were hanged. 



Buckreedee and Jugdeo were subsequently retried for the murder 

 of Molly Schulz, and on the re-trial were found guilty and met the same 

 fate as the others with whom they were first tried. 



The Abduction Case. 

 On the 1st April, 1919, the trial of Surat and Surjoo on a charge of 

 abducting Molly Schulz was begun. After a week during which the trial 

 lasted the jury could not agree and was discharged. 



At the same Sessions the prisoners were re- tried and found guilty 



