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No. 5081-August 22, 1879,].
Dr Ayres examined the prisoner the morning of the 19th, in the Folice cell. He had got a contused wound on the right eye-brow, a very small one, about half an iuch long; a still smaller one on the right cheek bone. All the tissues were very much swollen and the eye itself inflamed. Those wore the only marks on him; blood was oozing from the small wounds. These in- juries could not have been caused by a knife; they were caused by a blow or blows, probably by one blow. with the fiat, the knuckles, cutting the flesh. The swelling might have been the result of more than one blow. If it were done by the knife it must have been done with the heft; then the cat would not have been such as I saw and have described.
Tow Moon (wife of the deceased-The prisoner followed my husband immediately he left the room, and ran into the corridor; and I saw him strike him, but cannot say on what part of the body. The knife (a table knife) produced, (that which was found in the possession of her husband) was not on my bed or in my room; I never saw it before. The prisoner never lived with me. I never saw him till two months before. He had never been in my room before. He never kept me.
The Prisoner: Have I not kept yon for the last nine months?
Witness: No, I never saw you before. Bergt. Toomey proved finding the knife (sheath), on the floor near the right leg of the deceased; the body was lying half in and half out of the door, on its face, the body outside the door, as if he had fallen forward in running out. I found things in this way about a quarter past nine on the 18th. There were spots of blood on the
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gistrate might have reasoned that from $17,000 he could afford to lose the bail and make off with the rest, but on their own showing the complainsat indeed made a very strong point of the fact-his client had no money; they said he was not worth a farthing. He (Mr Dennys) did not know how such a large sum came to be fixed as surety; he was not present in Court.
Mr Hayllar said that when any Connsel engaged in a case asked for its postpone ment on the ground that he was engaged in public business it was not easy to oppose or to refuse the application; but he would oppose the bail being decreased. The case need only be postponed till to-morrow.
The Magistrate said the case was pro- perly not one of bis; it was one of Mr Creagh's. He had merely consented to take it as Mr Creagh was to be engaged at an inquest, and as he believed the Counsel engaged desired it to come on to-day,
He gave this man, the first pri- soner, his promissory note, which was worthless, for $17,000; the first, prisoner gave the youth his promissory note for $19,600, which note was also worthless. No money had been obtained on the note, and be thought $4000 was sufficient surety under the circumstances. The complainant, the boy, had been as bad as the defendant, Mr Hayllar said the boy's father against whom the conspiracy was formed was the complainant. He was here now. All his property had been seized by the authorities; which was the first intimation he had of the claim against hira.
the Police Station. He explained now that of the Customs Service by the Inspector it was all a mistake, he was only walking General, and that not less than 42 tide- past the door when arrested. Complainant waiters have been dismissed; to wit: liad made a falso obarge against him on ac-eleven at Shanghai, four at Amoy, one at count of their being old enemies. Unfor Swatow and the remainder at different It is understood that a class. tunately he had no witnesses to support his other ports. statement and so was sent to gaol for three of met denominated waiters" are to be engaged at a lower. salary and to suporredo months, with hard labour,.
those dismissbd. We also hear that exten- eive reductions in salaries have been made in the in-door staff of the Servico and that all the European light-keepers will be paid off, and be substituted by natives.
**LOOKING FOR A FRIEND." Chan Alla was found in a house by one of the inmates, and, when asked his bust nest, said "I am looking for a friend," and bolted out into the street. He was
FOOCHOW, pursued and found in possession of two pairs of shoes not belonging to bim.
(Herald, Aug. 14.) Is Worship said the cace had been made. It is rumoured that the native authorities out quite alearly against the prisoner, and se he did not have the appearance of a man azn about to strengthen the garrisons of the The new Tartar Lientonant-General ar◄ who worked for his living, and could bring Kinput and Mingan forta. nobody to speak to his previous character: rived from Tientsin on the 9th instant. be would send him to gaol for three months He was escorted from Pagoda Anchorage with hard labour.
by a number of steam-launches and river gunboats.
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MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
After further evidence had been led, His Worship found the charge not proven and ordered the complainant to pay $2 amends to defendant, for malicious parsecution.
THEFT OF CLOTHING.
Lam Asing, for stealing a jacket and trousers from a brothel. in Wellington Street, was sent to gaol for three months with hard labor.
KIDNAPPING A GIRL.
Lu Akan, seaman, and Sham Atang, as opium-dress dealer in Macao, were charged with kidnapping a young girl aged seven years. The second prisoner is also charged with attempting to commit suicide in the police cell.
his wife, and Hagh MoKay P. C. 07, He pleaded not guilty and was defended and, as the evidence was very weak, be asked heard. The inquest WAS then by Mr Ng Achoy; the Acting Attorney tho Jary to discharge the prisoner, whose Adjourned till this afternoon, to adult of General (the Hon. J. Russoli) prosecuted. liberty had been placed in their bands. the prisoner calling a witness to prove bia The following jurors were sworn in, to The Acting Attorney General, in addres- lengthy acquaintance with the wife of the try the case-Mesara. J. Alabor, J. P. sing the jury, directed their attention in deceased, qoncerning his relations with Lembke, Erlo Georg, T. C. Botelho, A. A. another way to the conduct of the prisoner. whom he had gone into details in bis alate-doa Remedios, M. M. C. da Boza, and Did it look like the conduct of an honest man to lie down in the street when, as he ment. Before the prisoner's witness was Joseph McLeod. called, however, the following additional The Asting Attorney General, stating the says, he was robbed, and not call out and evidence was placed before the Jury, case for the prosecution, said the clroum-get help, nor make any attempt to resist opstances of the case were somewhat peculiar, being robbed. When asked by the Chinese This man was employed by merobaut, laterpreter to go to the Station, he answer- Was that Ng Akwai, whose place of business was in od No, take Winglok Street; had been in his service for what any honest man would ask who had some years, and seamed to have been trusted been robbed of $1048 the property of his with particular confidence, being entrusted employers? Captain Deane's evidence, from time to time with large sums of which from his longthy experience and money which he was sent out to pay to common sense, must be very valuable, had different Hongs for goods purabaned by bis stated that no pepper was in the prisoner's employer. On the 7th July he was sent to eyes; and that when the man was brought Sassoon's to bay two boxes of-oplum, and to the Station he examined him minutely got $1048 to pay for the same. The money to make sure of this. Dr Ayres also states
Mr Plunket then sent for Mr Seth and consisted of dollar notes and some aliver, that the effects of pepper after being rubbed and before he went away he tied all the into one's eyes, could not be destroyed consulted him as to why so heavy a bail money up in a white handkerchief under forty-eight hours, and might continue had been fixed, but got no satisfactory ex-
Wan Awai, a coolie, charged on the 20th which he put in his pocket. In the much longer than that. Merely rubbing plenation. He then said that, so far as his course of a short time after he had the eyes, with the hands would cause own views went, he certainly thought $4,000 lost, with stealing two jackets the property gone, his master heard that his messenger them to look rod and inflamed, and give or half the sum of first prisoner's sure of Li Ashap, a widow, and remanded till had been robbed, and very soon the them such an appearance as is described by ties was amply sufficient for any misde.to-day, was again brought before His Wor-
He had read the depositions, ship. man came back to the shop and said the Captain Deane and other witnesses. But meanour. money had been stolen from him by three Captain Deane looked for any traces of and so far as he understood it it was a caso men, who filled his eyes with pepper pepper in the man's eyes with a magnifying of diamond-cut diamond. This lad of 19, and cut him. He showed his master glass and could not find any. The observa not worth a penny, had come down here, a scratch on his arm, which "ent," he tion of the master of the prisoner, the had no money and no credit here, but His wanted to buy a large quantity of gune sald, the robbers had made; the master, man who lost his $1000, was the same.
make presents to however, found it to be only a pln-scratch. suspicions turned in the same direction. and ammunition to Heeramined the man's eyes minutely; there When he first saw the prisoner after the the Chinese Government which would was no vestige of pepper In or about them, alleged robbery and heard his version of enable or assist him in procuring a but there was pepper in his hair and in his the story, he came to the conclusion at valuable military appointment under that ears and a little on his cheek. There was once that the circumstances were suspi Government, which be expected or cok
tho Infinitesimal etad. not la his eyes any inflammation; certainly clous, partly from not such infamation as would be caused by scratch on the wrist and from the man's the introduction of so intensely irritating a goneral unruffled appearance. One point substance as peppor. His master from these to which he wished to draw the at facts began to suspect the servant, and tention of the jury was in reference to the communicated with the police. There had doubt cast on the evidence of the second been nothing found then in the slightest witness, the barber, by prisoner's counsel
a man way supporting the statement of the man They had been told that witness was that he had been robbed. The Captain out of employment; he certainly did not Superlatendient of Police took the man up see that that affected his evidence in any and carefully examined his person, without way whatever, and he hoped the observa- finding any reason to believe the man's tion would have no effect on the minds of statement about pepper having been thrown the Jury. Be asked for a conviction, con- in his eyes, or his having been cut by tending that the complete untrustworthi robbers. Further investigation led to the mess of the prisoner's story about being production of a witness who was in Zetland robbed had been fully proved and the Street on the 7th of July, and saw a man theory of the prosecution so an batantiated as there hand over to one of three other men to leave no reasonable doubt in the minds a parcel or roll in a white handkerchief. of the Jury as to his having been guilty Immediately after doing so he lay down on of larceny. the street, and grovelled on the street. He afterwarde heard that the man fell down again in front of the Lock Hing shop. The man was eventually taken in charge by an Inspector and taken to the station. The theory of the prosecution-and be believed he (Mr Russell) would be able to satisfy the jury that this was the only correct explana tion of the whole matter-was that he bad previously concerted with others that while be was on the streat with this money, there men should meet him and get it from him, and that he should then pretend that he had been robbed, and so impose upon his master,that the whole matter was a precon- certed sham-robbery. There was one other matter he ought to have mentioned before. When this man was told by his master that Second witness recalled, said that he had he wanted him to go to Sassoon's to never seen the master of the opium shop buy two boxes of oplum, he saldin the Tai Eling atop and did not know
Very well. I shall go soon. I want to go ont for a short time." This he was allowed to do; and their case was that he then went to acquaint his confreres of the im mediata prospect of their belog able to carry out their plan. The master also notioed that when he went out with the money in his possession ho did not go in the direction of Sassoon's, but fo quite a When there WAB different direction. ressou from other facts to suspect this man, these facts came back to the mind of the master with considerable forca. He had no doubt they would also have their weight with the jury.
blade.
The Coroner said he bad one question to ask the prisoner which he need not answer unless he liked. He had said he had been living in this house for nine months and had kept her when he was ashore, the other man (deceased) keep ing her when he was ashore. The neigh bours say this woman and her husband were living there for twelve months. Can he explain bow, if there was such an arrangement as he speaks of, why he never saw the deceased until the night of the murder 7
Frisoner: I had been living there for nino months, 1 never met him until the night of the murder. Then I learned that he had been keeping her for twelve months.
Ejah I am a married woman, the wife of a Sarang. I live in the same house as the complainant. I never saw the prisoner before the day the deceased came to his death; I never saw him before or since.
This was prisoner's witness, and he was asked whether he had any question to put Prisoner: Do you recollect one day taking a meal with me, and in company with Tow Moon ?
Witness: I did not. I am certain I never saw you before.
Prisoner: Do you not know that I have been keeping that woman for nine months?
Witness: No.
This was all the evidence,
His Lordahlp briefly addressed the Jury, reading part of the evidence and laying down the leading points of the case that had been presented for their consideration.
The Jury desired the evidence of the second witness, the barber, to be again read over to them, which was done by his Lord- ship, as also the evidence of Mesars Heuer mann & Co.'s godown keeper. The master of the opium shop from whom the money is alleged to have been stolen was also re- called and stated that he did not know the master of the Tai Hing bamboo shop and had never been there. He did not go to that shop, and ask the second witness to come and give evidence at the Police Court; one of his men did so.
Mr Dennys said the boy was one of the conspirators; he had gone to the office of the British Congai at Canton and had said that the money was dus and that it should be pail.
Mr Brereton: He went with the first prisoner.
Mr Plunket: It's a strange caso. Mr Dennys: It's a thoroughly Chiness case. I say, admitting thore has been a conspiracy it certainly has not been be- tween those two men at the bar. I should like it definitely explained who is the com- plainant. There is no affidavit by the boy's father.
Mr Hayllar said the boy's father was the complainant; he was here now, and was ready to go on with the case.
The Magistrate said that did not appear from the papers before him. He did not desire to go on with the case; he had only consented to take it up as a favour.. Mr Ng Achoy not being able to be here the case would be adjourned to a time that would suit all partiss. Mr Creagh, having that he had ever been there. The accountfixed the bail, the application for the de- ant of the oplum shop came and asked him crease of the amount of bail should be made to him. He should not like to interfere in to be a witncas.
the matter of bail in the case which was entirely one of Mr Creagh's.
The Jury retired, and, after being absent for ten minutes, returned a verdict of "not guilty" by five to two.
The Sessions stand adjourned till 10a.m. to-morrow (Saturday).
Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. C. B. Plunket.) Friday, August 22nd.'
THE $17,000 CONSPIRACY CASE.
REGINA (WONG MING LEONG), CHUN GRUN
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Mr Creagh being sent for, it was agreed after some conversation, to allow the first defendant opt on $4000 (instead of $8,000), that is reducing his bail to the same as that of the second defendant, and to adjourn the case till 10.80 to morrow. If not finished before 2.80 (the hour at which the City Hall moeting takes place) it will be farther adjourned at the request of Mr Donnys.
In the case of a soldier's death by torture, reported in our issue of the 10th ultimo, we now understand, that the Min Magistrate both been removed from office in Foochow and the Min-nags Brigadier-General have and transferred to posts up-country.
Wo hear that Wu, Imperial Commissioner at the Mamoi Arsenal, has resigned. His Excellency has been in ill health for some time past, and very little hope of his re- covery is entertained. The present Taotai of Formosa will, it is rumoured, take the acting appointment-pending the nomina- tion at Peking of a permanent commis.
sioner.
We are told that the river pilots (Chinese) bave experienced some difficulty of late in taking vessels down river when towed by the littlo steamer Taiwan. In fair weather, and with an ebb tide, the work is com- paratively easy of accomplishment; but on other occasions the very limited steam. power of the vescol in question renders P. C. 68 Thomas Campbell was on the Can- the pilotage extremely risky, besides entail ton wharf yesterday and saw a young girling a considerable and unnecessary loss of about 7 or 8 years of age, sitting on the after valuable time, for which the pilots are deck of the White Cloud, and looking round not in any way compensated. The want of He a really powerful steam-tag is much felt at aa if she were very uncomfortable. called a lukong, and told him to ask the this port, though we doobt if sufficient in-.. girl where she was going and to whom she ducement could be offered to au onterpris belonged. When they had gone on board, ing owner. the first defendant came up, said in very good English, that he was the father of the child and was taking her to Macao to see her mother, afterwards remarking, "I no squeeze that child, blong my proper," to which the constable replied: I did not say you had squeezed the child." second defendant then came on board with some cakes and went to where the girl was sitting and sat down beside her,
This The first defendant motioned to them to follow him aft, which they did. aroused the suspicion of the Constable, who again went up and asked the first prisoner if he were really the father of the child, to which he said:"No; I am her uncle."
The
The Constable then said he would have to take them to the Police Station on enspicion of having kidnapped the girl. He did so, and left them in charge until he made en- quiries. He took the child with him; she led the way down Holly wood Road and smoother streets, until a woman came up and claimed the child as hers. When shown the two prisoners, the woman claiming the child denied all knowledge of them.
His Worship committed the case for trial; both prisoners were duly cautioned and re- served their defonce.
Marine Court. (Before H. G. Thomuett, Esq., R.N.)
Friday, August 22nd.
THE "ADAM M. SIMPSON" CASE DISPOSED OF.
His Worship sent them all to prison for three months at the Captain's order.
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The Coroner, in placing the evidence before the Jury, and asking for their verdiot, said be thought there was no doubt the deceased was killed by the prisoner, who indeed did not deny that fact himself.. And the law on the subject was briefly that any person causing the death of another was to be held se having murdered him unless there were
John Bruce, Edward Atkins, Charles circumstances to raise a contrary presump.
Mr Ng Achoy, addressing the Jury, on tlon. It was for the jury to say whether behalf of the prisoner, sald that the
Mr K. Bramjes Mehta, a Parsee broker, Nelson, Louis Frank, Edward Fibro, Alex- there were such circumstances in this case. theory of the prosecution was that the
some four months ago, sngaged four chair ander Nelson, Joseph Sheridan, Tobias The Coroner then read to the jurors the prisoner, being entrusted with $1048, the
coolies to carry him daily from half-past Olsen, James Sutherland, Allan McFee, law laid down on the subject, showing that property of his employers, concerted with
seven in the morning till half-past five in Carl Dahl, George Smith and Peter Rowan, where two men were fighting, equally others not in custody, to get up a sham In this case Chun Shan Yee, Tara Yow the afternoon. On Tuesday last he went seamen of the American ship Adam M. armed, and where there had been provoca tion on one side or other, and one of them robbery so that the money entrusted to Tong, Ho Chin Tim, and Chun Fan are into a house in Boobam Strand leaving his Simpson, were charged with being stragglers
him might go to him or be divided amongst charged with conspiracy. The two first coolies outside; this was shortly before five from their ship on the 21st inst
Alban Call, the mastar, stated that the | (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premiser, was killed, the presumption was then in them. Now this offence charged "was a named are before the Court; the other two o'clock; when he came out he told his
Queen's Road.). favour of manslaughter. It was for them very serious one, were it proved against the are in China. They are charged under
coolies to follow him, when they refused men had been sent on board by order of the to say whether what this man stated he prisoner he ought to be made an example sworn information with conspiring to cheat and walked off with the chair, leaving the Magistrate. Nelson was taken on board
Bonasoas, August 22, 1879, bad been subjected to, or rather what they of, and severely punished: But before the and defraud the complainant by inducing, broker to get home as best he could The yesterday and went ashore without leave, were satisfied in their own minds that he had jury could convict him they must have by false pretences, his son a youth of 19 coolies went to Mr Mehta's house next the others following suit. He reported the been subjected to, was sufficient to amount evidence to prove his guilt beyond a doubt. years of age, to sign a promissory note in morning and demanded to be paid off, other twelve to the U. S. Consul, as being to legal provocation which reduced the If there was only suspicion against, the favour of the first prisoner for $17,000.
baving had at this time received $2 each desertors; he does not know how they pro orimo to manslaughter. In a case where suspicions of others laid before them to-day, The case was before the Court yesterday of their wages in advance. Mr Metta told cure money to pay boat-hire, bat believes two men quarrelled and went out to fight if there was a reasonable doubt of his guilt when after a long disenssion between Mr them to come again at 12 o'clock, and he they have sold their clothes.
Bruce and Adkins said that they would at case, although the fatal blow was not in their minds, they ought to acquit him. Brereton (who appeared for the pro- would pay them and discharge them struck for some time, if they continued The evidence against the prisoner adduced secution) and the Magistrate (Mr Creagh), from his service.
They followed him not return to their duty, and the others when asked what they intended to do, fighting the death of one of them by the here to-day did not show that no robbery the case was adjourned till 2.80 on Satur- and demanded their money at once, made a similar statement. hand of the other would be manslaughter took place, as the man at once went and day, the defendunt, Chun Shun Yoo, being which he refused to gire to them. only and not murder, as in the fight the reported to his master; it merely went to admitted to bail in two sureties of $4,000, At twelve o'clock, when the coolies came to passions were inflamed and the voice of show that the witnesses who had been and the second prisoner in two surities of be paid off, Mr Mehta told them they must reason subdued,
The Jurors said they were quite satisfied brought forward did not see such robbery. $2,000 each. It now came on, by consent, wait an hour or so, as his compradore was
The evidence of the barber who said he before Mr Planket.
out, when they crowded round him, mak that the evidence allowed then to come to saw a man receive the parcel from the
Mr Hayllar, instructed by Mr Brereton, ing a noise, one of the coolies raising bis a unanimous verdict.
The wife of the prisoner and proceed up Zetland Street appeared for the prosecution; and Mr band in a threatening manner, as if to deceased had sworn that both the men with it, war, he submitted, not at all Dennys appeared for the first prisoner. strike him. Mr Mehta raised his hand to
To the Editor of the had knives and that it was plain enough trustworthy. The barber wan a man The case had been adjourned from yes-ward off the blow and struck the coolie on
Hongkong, Aug. 22, 187. that her husband had been using a knife ont of employment; he told them heterday until Saturday, and had been brought the forebead without latending to do so;
SIB,-In your paper of last evening you In the quarrol as well as the prisoner; the never saw the prisoner before that day, on, instead, this afternoon on the under the coolie and his comrades made off to the
have in a local that "Two Parsee gentlemen knife of the one had taken effect, that of and yet he swore to his identity. Besides, standing that the present time would be more Police Station to make a chargo and were
were nummoned as Jurors, but on account It appeared strange that of all men, he suitable to all parties. Mr Ng Achoy, who followed by Mr Mebts and given in cus The Coroner pointed out that the woman should be the one to go to the shop where defends the second prisoner, now, however, tody; according to bis (Mr Mehta's) calous of religious scruples, it beluga sacred day was not able to tell them on what part the prisoner was employed. The mere fact wrote to say that he was engaged in another Istion he owes them, up to the time of with them, they were excused." I myself of her husband's body the blows fell of his having pleked out the prisoner from ease, in public business in the Supreme knocking off, $8.66. The coolles agreed to know that about three years ago a Jewish they could not take it from the evidence number of men in the dock in the Police Court, and asking that the case be post-accept the above sum, and Mehta, acting gentleman was called as a jurot, but the that any of the blows she saw strnek Court showed nothing, as ho had plenty poned to another day.
on the advice of Ella Worship, agreed to Chief Justice would not excuse him on were those which caused death. She opportunities of seeing him before that Mr Dennys, if the case were to be post pay that amount. The coolies were dis the plea of its being a Jewish Holiday. 1 was falat when she went in, and when the time. The evidence of Mr Rapp's coolis poned, had to ask that the bail fized for his missed and cantioned not to make any dia. think that a person of that persuasion, who acts up to his religion thinks as much of went in there was blood on the floor. He showed that he saw the four raon in Zet client should be reduced. The bail when turbance when they went to receive pay his holidays as a Parsee; and I only hope must have been stabbed before she went into land Street, and saw one of them push the the prisoners were first brought up on ment.
Dr. Wharry's evidence was that
After the case had been dismissed, a that this case will be a precedent for the There are many Jews who 1 that the story told by the man was true. having conspired to defrand somebody of the Elis Worship and Mr Mehta, in which it believe inflicted while the two men were engaged Fle submitted that the evidence was very sum of $17,000. Yesterday, whenthe case was came out that the latter had not fatended believe care nothing for Saturday, or any weak against the prisoner, and pointed to before Mr Creagh, he (Mir Dennys) being to pay the coclies when they came for pay-of the other yearly Holidays, and even the conduct of the prisoner since the then engaged in the Supreme Court, the ment, having changed his mind between attend to business on the day of atonement occurrence, which was not of such a ball was reduced by consent to $8,000, two 7 a.m, and noon, and had decided on charg-a day of fast where any of the Jewish
Nation may live). character is in any way to lead any sureties in $4,000 each. But this was a ing them with refusal of duty,
His Worabip held that Mr Mehta, was one to disbelieve in his statement as to very large sam to bo fixed as bail, and the robbery and to believe in bla guilt. although earnest attempts had been made not justified in purening such a course after After he had been robbed he took a chair to raise sureties to this amount his client agreeing to pay the man off and discharge and went to the Station and made a charge; had been unable to obtain bail to such an them; be held that Mr Mehta had broken was that the act of an impostor? Again, amount. He directed the attention of the faith with bis coolies, and advised him to from the 7th to the 30th July he remained Court to the fact that no money what-pay the coolies at once and settle the in the shop of his master. He could easily over had been recovered, by his client or by matter." have run away had he been dishonest, either anybody else, on the promissory note in Mr Mehta said, before leaving the Court, of Amoy that some great catastrophe bas (Before the Hon, the Acting Puise Judge, at the time of the robbery or any moment respect of which these proceedings bad As your Worship has decided no, I must taken place within the walls of the Imperial.
J.J. Francis, Esq)
between the 7th and the 80th July; but, been instituted. Even were the $17,000 do as you may;" although he did not appear Palace at Peking. Soms say that the instead of doing so, he stayed there to prove recovered his client would only have for to approve of the turn things had taken. Emperor, others that one of the Empresses his innocence. Although be had repeatedly himself a sum of $8,400; he would have to
On dit that sometime ago an enormous been taxed with having robbed his employ-meet the other bill of $18,600. He sub- LARCENY OF $1,048 BY A SERVANT- er, he remained at his post, to stand the mitted $8,000 was a bail which might be Chan Aso, a visitor from Whampoa, dead turtle was seen floating up the river The first case taken to-day, No 8 on the consequences, At last he was arrested, as materially reduced without in the slightest wishing to take a couvenir of his visit to close to Haitieng by a few fishermen who calendar, was that in which Ching Kwong be had boon told he would be, These acts degree endangering the ends of Justice. Hongkong back to his native place, selected hesitated to capture it because some one Nang, was charged with having, he being he submitted to the jury were not those of His client, moreover, was a British sub- a decent sized wooden box at a carpenter's told them that the asid turtle was the employed as a servant by one Ng Akwal, one who had committed such a larceny as jest; he was registered at Canton as such; chop door and was walking off with it with "Fungshney" which had inhabited the sea and being entrusted in that capacity with was charged against him; but were the acts he would be just as easy to get hold of asaby out paying for the same. But, alas for the opposite the Bund these many years and Nestor (1)
Nothing, he pointed Englishman ware he to go to Canton; best-laid schemes of men and mice, he was caused the late destruction to the sex wall. the sum of $1048, stolen and carried away of an honest man. that sum, the property of his employer, out, had ever been alleged against this man and even of this there was not the noticed by one of those engaged in the shop What superstition f and appropriated the same to his own uses takes to have been always an honest man, it would have been otherwise." The Ma- pos gentleman being arrested and taken to 1hare been made intely in the out-door Staß | Qarmolite & Ida.
before. He submitted that be must be lightest fear. If he had got the $17,000 who raised an outery ending in the Wham- and purposes, July 7, 1879.
the other bad not.
the room.
death was caused by the two blows which prisoner. This was, he contended, strong warrant was fixed at $17,000, simply bo-
evidence that a robbery did occur, and cause, he presumed, the charge was one of lengthy conversation took place between settlement of any further ones that may
penetrated the lungs. If these blaws were
in a fight it was clearly manslaughter only.
The Jury said they were quite satisfied.
prisoner.
The Coroner expressed his satisfaction with the verdict.
Prisoner was then removed in custody,
Their verdict was manslaughter against the
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Friday, August 22.
AN UNLUCKT VISITOR.
OBSERVER
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