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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 21, 1937.
FIVE YEARS
SENTENCE
FOR ROBBERY
ArmedRobbery Trial
Accused of having participated in
August 10,
Yering Fun,
the night of
Chinese named fing at. No. 15,
Remarking that the Court must Cross Street, was robbed in his re- assist the police in stamping out sidence by four men, of jewellery crimes of such a nature, the Puisne and money to the value of $187, Tai Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell Ming was charged with the offence sentenced Law Yan to five years' before the Prisne Judge, Mr. Justice- hard labour at the Criminal Ses-R E. Lindsell, at the Criminal sions this morning for having, toge- sions this morning. ther with others not in custody, rob- Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown bed Lau Sing, a fish dealer, of a Solicitor, appeared for the Crown. sum of $600, and a gold chain, The jury were Messrs. W. A. Zim- with three American gold coins and mern (Foreman), Poon King-wong, a jade and gold pendant attached S. E. Bux, J. G. Aquino, Chan Heng- to it, on August 1 last.
meng, A. Lepenberger and Lau
The jury were Messrs. L. Z. Mar-Chan-kwok ques, Tse Shan-ping, C. L. Santos,
Mr. Abbott stated that
H. Way, S. D. Louey, D. Tollan and plainant was on August, com-
[recovering from a recent
last,
iness, the
Wong Sik-kuen
Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown when a knock was heard on Solicitor, prosecuted.
door. He sent his daughter to open The accused in the witness-box the door. Three men entered and Pres. Garfield ..8.00 am. Sept. 26
this morning, stated that he did not stated that they were searching for Pres. Wilson ...Midnight Sept. 28. take part in a robbery. He said that contraband. One of the men held a Pres. Jefferson. 6.00 pm. Oct. 2
a man named Chan told him that revolver. Pres. Hoover ..........
.......9.00 p.m. Oct. 8 Pres. Hayes
he had lost a lot of money in gambl „8.00_2.m. Oct. 10-
All the inmates of the flat, with ing with a man named Lau, who the cheated at the game of cards He daughter, were tied up with cords. exception of complainant's wanted to get his money back and One of the men took the key of the asked accused to help him
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safe, from which the jewellery and
money were extracted:
The money and gold articles found in accused's possession, were what
A fourth man entered the flat the man Chan returned as payment soon afterwards and went in the of a loan. The gold articles were front room with the men. This given to accused as a security for fourth man was alleged to be the the balance owing to accused by the accused, and was identified by the man Chan. ·
complainant, his wife and daughter. Accused denied that he told the After the men had left the pre- Magistrate that the money and gold (mises, Yeung Fun managed to untie articles were given to him by Chan himself and raised an alarm. for helping Chan to get back his The accused, on information money he had lost at gambling. He ceived by the police, was arrested told the Magistrate that the money on August 26.
and articles were returned to him.
The jury retired for a few minu-
tes and returned a verdict of guilty.
The case is proceeding.
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