A
TWO POLICE KESERVISTS IN
TROUBLE
CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES.
DECISION RESERVED.
At the Magistrary, yesterday, before Mr B E. Lindsell, José Thomas and Ricardo Remedios, two Pulier Hoservists, were charged, on resnand, with obtain ing 20 by false pretences from a Chinese
Woman
Mr. R. Faithfull appeared for the first defendant, and Mr J. 1 Gardiner for the second defendent
The prosecution allege that defendants
Jacrusse went to
Gage Street, and demanded €20 from L W
that Detective-Bergeant Willis wating had authorised them to enflect the sun The on his behalf.
woman paid the money, and later informed the Polier. The complainant stated in evidence that she parted with the money because she foured, that if she did not, the girls in her hot would be interfered with by the Police.
Detective Sergeant Willis said that, on receipt of a telephone message, the second defendant came to the Police Station as a witness and was identified by the com.
plainant as one of the men who received
the 820. This the defendant denied, and he was taken to the Captain Superinten dent of Police, who ordered him to be detained. The second defendant then stated that he was present, but it was the first defendant who took the monAVY. On January 22nd, on information re ceived from second defendant, witness Thomas arrested the first defendant. accused Remedios of the offener,
The
At this stage Mr. Gurdiner asked whe ther the defendant had been cautioned.
Witness replied that when defondant was arrested he was cautioned. statement was made, the next day
Mr. Gardiner objected to the state eat, saying that it was not evidence. The Magistrate, however, ruled that, no the defendants had been cautioned, their statements could be used as evi dence against them
The Portuguese Interpreter said the first defondant did not make any state zacut at the Police Court, but that the notond defendant did.
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Bertram Willie: Are you a married man?--Witness: Yes.
1 you frequent sly brothels ---Not often.
"he boy at the Stag Hotel says there way in girl at the hotel 1-That's a lie.
The Magistrate: Why should be tell
alic --Witness: duced to say it.
**LIKE A PENNY NO VELETTÉ" HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH
A MATRIMONIAL AGREEMENT.
VIOLENCE.
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TWO CHINESE ARRESTED. Before Mr. Justice Melbourne, in the
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Summary Court, yesterday, Shum Yik, alias Shum Tez Yuck, claimed from Tai Mx. J. R. Wood, two Chinese were charg Tung Kig the sum of $940, being twelve ed, on remand, with being concerned in Perhaps he was in-months' allowance at 870 per month for a highway robbury at Lyttleton Road, family expenses, maintenance and edu- West Point. The first defendant was cation of the defendant's son, Hon Kwaibo darged with stabbing a Chinese
Mr. G. R. Haywood appeared on be woman,
D. J. half of the plaintiff, and Mr. Lewis (of Messra. Johnstone, Stokes it Masters) represented the defondant,
Mr. Haywood asked permission to amend the writ, claiming 8490 instead
Mr. Faithful: Was it you that invited the second defendant. to gu, or was it srund defendant who invited you -The recond defendant.
The second defendant said: I am a foreman in charge of the Sanitary Dis infection Station, having been employed
for seven years.
to
Prior 10 that I was
a steamer. a tallyman on employed as The evidence of the complainant that abe went with her amab the Stag Hotel is untrue: she went with a girl. Thomas suggested that I should go to the complainant's house with him. He
of 8940
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Mr. Haywood said the claim arose under an agreement dated June 9th, 1917, which was signed by the defendant, in which be agreed to pay. plaintiff 70 monthly in consideration of her agreeing not to interfere in his family affairs,
The prosecution alluge that three men stopped a clothes-hawker and his wife, who were on their way to West Point, and first defendant demanded to see their licence. This was produced, whereupon a dagger was pointed at the breast of com plainant and Arst defondant demanded
Com all the money he had with him, plainant handed over $18, his carnings for two days. Not satisfied with this, the robber severely asaulted the man and bir
was having dinner at my house on the The agreement was a perfectly effectiwite, while his two companions kept a
night in question. Continuing, Rearle-
the dios corroborated:
statnem of Thomas to a certain extent, but went on
look-out. All three then took to their
contract under Chinese law, and it read heels. An alarm was raised and com
like a penny novelette. The plaintiff f
a widow, still more or less young. The plainant pursued the men.
The second
to say that when they left the complain defendant is a dentist, and if the fact defendant was arrested by a watchman
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the Empire ant's house he went
to the Theni te returning afterwards Stag Hotel. The woman then told him that Thomas bad asked for money for the purpose of buying wine for the Inspector. The mistress gave Thomas 820, and witness told him that if he took it
in plaintiff's possession were correct, was also a bigamist. The plaintiff whe living in a house in Caine Road, and in November, 2014, sho was followed about by the defendant, who finally called at her house, but she refused to see him. He
he would get into trouble. Thomas said called a second and third time, and, dn
employed by the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak. The third man made good his cacape by cashing down a side lane. The first de- fendant ran up a hill and clambered up the scaffolding of a house, which was in course of construction. On the way, he met a Chinese woman, who was working
any cause whatever, stabbed her in the arm.
it would be "OK" and covered it up the last occasion, said he desired to in the building, and, apparently without
Ko repre with a saucer. When Thomas asked wit engage rooms in her house. ness to take a share in the mouey, wit-sented, Arst of all, that he had no wife ness replied that he did not wish to ri and for that reason plaintiff agreed scaffolding, and from there jumped on to
his future for the sake of a few dollars, and that he did not wish to live on that sort of money.
The Magistrate You are a member of the Police Reserve. Did you make a re port ou the sly brothel!-Witness: No.
Why not did not know it was my
duty.
Don't you know that aly brothols illegal? do not.
Why did you and your wife go to com- plainant and ask her not to prosecute in the case, offering her $50 or $100 for ber silence 1--That is quite untrue.
Mr. Faithfull said that in the interests of justice, complainant should be asked Lo point out the wife of Remedios, who, she alleged, had called.
Mr. Gardiner: You are an absolutely innocent party in this dirty work? Witness: Yes.
My client is the villain in the case
1 don't know whether he is guilty or
I
ot
not.
José Thomas said: I am supervisor of the building of the new Hotel at Repulso Bay, and have been a member of the Polién Reserve for over three years. have ben cominended on three occasions by the Captain Baperintendent Police, and was to have received the good service medal at the hands of H.F. the Officer Administering the Government.
Sergeant Willie: This has been can celled.
Thon proceeded: 1 knew the house in Gage Street, having been there pre- viously. I also knew a girl there. One night I accompanied the second defen. dant to the house, but I did not call out the Inspector is here," Remedios called the mistren of the house down, I went in and she opened the door. and sat down in the first cubicle. Re medios asked "where is my girl, Ab Nan" The mistress of the house re. plied that Ah Nau was not there, and she would send for her. My friend ask. ed me to be introduced to a girl. Baidall right." i did not mention anything about the Inspector or ask the mistress of the house for money. I had $37 with ne I left the place at 9 p.m. alone, and went to the Stag Hotel, where I ordered a cup of coffee. I wanted to while away my time till the girl came to see me, as I had arranged for her 1 meet me there.
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Remedios came to
about
Was there any conversation money at the house?-No.
Did not the mistress say she did not have enough money t-Na.
You
Did you go from the Stag Hotel with the mistress of the house -No.
You knew that my client had done wrong by taking money and that it was against your particular request. Ar a member of the Police Reserve, why did you not report to the proper authorities that Thomas was "squeezing" people 1...I did not know how he squeez
ed the money.
You knew he had committed a serious crime-1 was not justified in reporting the matter to the Police.
The identification of the wife of Be medios then took place, the complainant pointing her out.
to
the
room.
He then gained the top of the
the roof of an adjoining building. Fr Defendant ro-
next entered the bedroom of a Chinese mained for about a fortnight, pa doctor and bid underneath a sofa, whore
month. ing $50 a
One day plaintiff }. found on her table a letter from the de
The was subsequently, discovered by the Police. It was also stated that several fendant in which it was suggusted they revolver shots were fired by an Indian should marry. She tore the letter up: constable, none of which, however, did Later she received another letter in which any damage. Defondsat inflicted thrac defendant stated that his wife was dead wounds on hinwelf-one in the neck and and that he had taken the room with the two in the abdomen. object of marrying plaintiff. two children whom he wanted looked after, and he went to the house to study plaintiff's character. He told her she was to be luis No. 1 wife, and not a 'don. cubine.
He had
The case was remanded for a woek.
ARMED ROBBERY POLICE MAKE FIVE ARRESTS.
Eventually, the marriage cero-
Inspector Davitt and his assistants in mony was gone through, and, so far as plaintiff knew, she wag No. 1 wife, Some Kowloon City are to be congratulated time later she found out that defendant on having effected the arrest of a gang had a wie living. There was a terrible of five men, reputed to be robbers, carly
on Wednesday morning. row, and finally it was arranged that plaintiff should go and live in defend.
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February 7th, 8th and 9th, “9.15. p.m. * Performance. ANNALS OF THE WAR, NO. 59,
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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
Epoch 5 The Conquest of Paris. DIMPLE AUTO SALESMAN.
It appears that five men-three of whom MANILA STRING BAND will be in attendance on Saturday, February 8th, at 9.15 2.2.
ant's house as his second wife. Further were armed with choppers, and two with trouble aros and continued, and plain knives-entered the residence of an aged fiff was so miserable that she attempted and infirm Chinese woman in Sha Ti Un village, Kawloon City, and after to poison herself. Finally, it was agreed toreatening to kill her, ca.nanded all the that plaintiff should go away and should money ahu und. The old woman pro- receive $70 a month and, as a token of duced a basket containing 4b, her good faith, the boy Hon Kwai, a son of savings, and handed it to the robbers, who then left. Information was given to the defendant, was to be put in her the Police, and Inspector Davitt, accom- charge. An agreement was drawn up,panied by a phase of constables, searched They soon arrested two of the alleged and plaintiff was to go and live at Tiger Sha Ti Un and the neighbouring villages. Fort in a house to be purchased by the robbers, and, after a long search, traced a vacant house. All five defendant and also all the money he had the others to
at the Magistracy, yesterday, and re- borrowed, some $2,600, and her jewellery, were produced before Mr. J. R. Wood, were to be returned. Defendant "never manded. kept to the bargain, hence the action.
Judgment was given for defendant THE "GOOD with conte,
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AN UNAVAILING LIE.
"'There's no good telling lies," remark. ed Mr. R. E. Lindsell to two Chinese, Mr. Gardiner said there were certain who were charged with the eatting down discrepancies in complainant's evidence. of trees on Crown land near the Peak.
The case for the prosecution was that a The second defendant blamed the first defendant to no purpose whatever. The forest-gaard detected the first defendant only thing was whether the Magistrate on a tree, cutting down branches, and the As second defendant "collecting them to. balieved complainant's story or not.
When questioned as to what regards the throats, there was no evidence gether. whatever; the woman seemed quite will authority they had for cutting down ing to pay $20 so as to ensure protection trees, the second defendant said they from interference by the Police.
wore doing it in lieu of Wages,
The first defendant told the Court that he and his companion were employed as
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the hotel a few minutes later with the anistross of the house and my girl. Re- I never medios' girl did not turn up. left the hotel to go to Cage Street. The mistress did not return to her house for I do not know whether money for me. Remedion followed the woman or not. We were all together and had some menis and drank whisky, I loft the hotel' alone at about 11 p.m. I did not nos Remedios altor that, as he stayed behind the caso till. Saturday in order to eon-were bout to be carried out, so we moved at the hotel talking to the girl and the sider his decision.
Mr. Faithfull said the evidence went to prove that first defendant did all the
The woman's evidence should coolies, and did not cut the trees. talking.
The Magistrate: But you were found be discredited as she was a woman of bad charnoter, She kept a sly brothel and by the guard about 200 yards from the it would be to her boneft to give "palin place where you were supposed to be
working. What wore you doing there i oil" to the Police.
First defendant: Blasting operation
mistress, There was no arah presant.
The ristream did not put 820 on the
tabic, and they did not pick it up
It
is a pure lie. I did not tell her that unless who gave us money I would tell the Inspector to arrest bor.
The Magistrato: As a member of the Police Reserve have you been working under Borgeant Willis-Witness: No. This 39 Gags Street is a aly bruthal
YOR.
As a Police Renarvist why did you not do your duty I was not on duty.
As a special constable you are always on duty.
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The Magistrate said bo would romand
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TRACED THROUGH TAWN TICKETS,
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SENT TO GAOL HARBOURING A HOMELESS GIRL. At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese was charged,
out the consent of her parents. on remand, with harbouring a girl`with-
Mr. Mattingley appeared for the de fendant.
The prosecution alleged that defendant parents permission and lived with her took the girl without obtaining her in Landale 'Street.
Defendant'e brother stated that ho yaw a girl wandering about the street and She suddenly took her in his ricksha. stopped him, and wanted to commit: Fauicide by throwing herself over the Prays, but ho prevented her and took her to his house. Here she made the acquain- tance of defendant, who, pitying her. gave her shelter and provided her with food.
Mr. Mattingley said that defondant compassion on the girl owing to her destitute state and did what. anybody else would have done in the circumstances. She told him, that she had been kid. anped from the country and that she and advertised in the papers. for her Parents and we awaiting a roply. The section of the Ordinance under which bis sdodnd defendshe made' & 'similar dene was charged was not intended to
nuhisha man who took a girl into hi house out of shoer pity.
You found the girl im Mr Wond
brother's coolio house, and took kadw the barge of her. What you ought to have ng lies.dono was either to inform the Police or Bearotary for Chinese Affairs that Brovou had found the girl. You kop her ai the hours of your former mistress expecting that the parents would adver tiss and howard you. I want everybody to understand that if a girl is found be taken to the authorities and nowhere Wandering about in Hongkong she should
The Magistratehere is to blusting, Two Chimac wore charged before Mr. done there in the morning, R. E. Lindell, at the Magistracy, yester beality. There' bo day, with stealing, bed-covers and clou
The valued at $11.50, on January 18th The first defendant pleaded guilty, and the blasting done that day charge against the second defendant Was Mr. Lindsoil, good each defendant $10. withdrawn by the Police.
The ciroutantarions under which
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the
that
offence was committed were that short in todd sent for publication In the list of subscriptions to the defendant entered a enttle shed and atolo
the article Thiery were subsequently in our et sue; the contribution of the olen, Anvbody who takes charge of hor pawned, and the pawn tickets were foud Bishop at Victoria, Hongkong, should without letting the authorities know' Is an the Arst defendant,
have been given na #tu, and the sum of committing norious offence. You are
Mr. Lindelled sentence of six should have been molded from Misthed to mix months' imprisonmeal weeks' hard labour,
Pitt.
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