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Brutal Assault U.S. COMMODITY
Indian Constable Sent
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"I regard your story as a tissue of Mes from beginning to end. I cannot find any redeeming feature in this case. You have committed a brutal a trivial on a man over assault matter, and I have no alternative but May to send you to prison." These re-July marks were made by Me. T. J.October Houston at the Central Magistracy December yesterday, when he sentenced on January Indian constable, B.07, Banta Singh, March 22, to imprisonment for four months Spot with hard labour.
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Defendant was found guilty of assaulting and causing bodily harm March to a Chinese constable, C.107 Tong May Yung, at Hennessy Road on January September. 10.08b/100
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London, Mar. 24.
in a store occurred Explosions shed of the Royal Military Collego of Science, near Woolwich Common, to-day, following the bursting of oxygen cylinders caused by an out- break of fire,
followed Woolwich
The fire brigade was called out and extinguished the fire in half an hour. Nobody was hurt.
Extraordinary activity the explosions. The Arsenal troops were called out and the police rushed to the scene. A [cordon was thrown round the area and only military authorities were allowed to approach.-Reuter Spe-
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the assaulted The Inst Notice day for March secuted, and mald occurred when C487 went to relievo Rubber is March 20th. B97 who was on duty at fire-premises in Hennessy Road on January 21. The Chinese constable arrived about seven minutes late, and, during a quarre), the Indian attacked bim with July...... his baton, knocking him to the September
either Thursday's Sales: ground, where the Indian kicked or jumped on him.
Complainant was in hospital for
about seven werks.
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Dr. T. K. Lien, of the Queen Mary July Hospital, said that C467 was admitted! September to the hospital on January 21. He had a scalp wound on the right side May of the forehead, and a swollen left ankle. On being X-rayed, it was October found that both bones of the lett leg close to the ankle joint had been fractured.
The complainant, Tang Yung, sald he left No. 2 station about three minutes past midnight to relieve B97 at fire premises in Hennessy Road, and arrived there about 12.15 .m.
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AUGUSTA, Me. When Joseph Hony opened the barn door one morning he found only the charred ruins of a roadster which had been driven in the night before. But tons of hay in the
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On his arrival, B97 swore at him and sald he was late. After a few words between them, defendent got angry, and suddenly hit him on the head with his truncheon. Defendant untouched by flames, despite the fact also trod on his left ankle while he that straw and chaff was scattered on
from the the floor near the car. was trying to get up ground.
and
He blew his police whistle;
and two Chinese Sergeant C507 other. constables came up. He was then taken to the station in a taxi, and later sent the hospital,
Complainant denied that he scolded defendant first, and that he had tried to shoot him with his revolver.
Sub-Inspector K. G. Baker said he was on duty at No. 2 Station on January 21. He was late in detailing' the men off for duty that night, as he was delayed in receiving a report of a larceny.
The
normally constables were paraded about midnight before going but he was about seven on duty, minutes last that night,
-Corroborailve evidence was given by Constable Leang Lam, who said and, on he heard police whistles,
saw com- arriving on the scene,
the ground. cл plalunat silting Complainant told him he had been assaulted by B97.
Witness said that complainant's revolver was in its holster, while the flap was fastened down.”
Disarmed and Detained Divisional Inspector A. V. Baker of a report sald that as a result received from Sub-Inspector Baker, 197 was disarmed and detained in the cells.
He had told defendant that he was being detained on account of the Assault, and the only remark made
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Defendant, Banta Singh, then gave evidence, and said C487 scolded him Arst, when he arrived late for duly. They had a quarrel, and he pushed complainant, who fell to the ground. Complainant then tried to get his revolver to shoot him, and he hit him with his truncheon, He had attempted to hit him on the hand, but had struck him on the lead accidentally,
Questioned by Inspector Darkin as to why he had not made that state- ment in the charge room to Inspector Baker, defendant sald he was not and allowed to make a statement, was told to sit down,
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