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CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Indian Constable Commended

The Criminal Sossions were commonced this morning in the..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JULY 18 1911

When formally charged on ar- vict the prisoner. That was the the robbery, threatened to stab rest the first defendant had only evidenco against the pri-him to death if he would not go. nothing to say. Tho second de soner, fendant denied the charge.

Prisoner's Statement

At the Magistracy" continuod

The jury found the first pri sonor guilty on both counts and the second not guilty.

There wore two other men, Tai and Li Pui concerned in the robbery and they pleaded guilty on both counts.

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Serious Allegation. The wife of prisoner hold a con- Supreme Court and were heard Alabaster after the evidence Magistracy. It was said that versation with prosecutrix at the in two Courts before Sir Francis concluded, "the second defendant prosecutrix was trying to hide the Piggott and Mr.Jastico Gompertz. mndo no statement but the first real prisoner. The list was a fairly light one,

Li Fok and When she was called to give defendant said! including only eight cases, and werd mostly of robbery. There La Sung are detectives. Li lok evidence this morning, prosocu

said that a foreign traveller had trix denied that her lover lind They wore sentenced to four Location:-CAUSEWAY BAY. was one caso of kidnapping.

soma anununition back for sale. stolon her ornaments and that she years' hard labour cach 'CONSTABLE'S BRAVERY.

Tliu two asked me to help them was trying to shield him. and to go to the foreign traveller and soaroli for forbidden things.

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A Smart Capture.

Sir Francis Piggott sat in the Thoy sourchodand found two guns large court. Thin first case to be and cartridges. I said 'no more tried was that in which Wong and after searching we went out. guas. They continued to search, Chun und Wong Kam word charged with robbery and receiv-I don't know if they found any ing goods knowing them to have money when searching Thon wo came to the reservoir and they said boon stolon. The jury, to the members of which prisoners had to me:Thank you for coming, noobjection, comprised the follow- and they gave me u fow dollars, ing, gentlemon-Alvaro Gustavo They proceeded straight along the road and one of them da Rocha, Miguel Francisco d'Assis Barradas, James Martin, said There is no fear, a Abdool Hansen Humet, Alexander refi. I was boliinil and an permit has been obtained for this Davidson, Walter Maxfield, Cum Indian constable chased me. olsindo Josus Sequeira,

could not run and was arrosted.

Case for Prosecution. Mr. Alabaster prosecuted and addressing the jury said

That is all.'"

The Summing Up, The Chief Justice in summing Those persons are elarged with robbery and also with re-up said he thought there was

them to have been stolen.

in

silver;

twenty

Constable's Chase'

said:-

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Identification. M The sister of prosecutrix gavo evidence against prisoner, and the gardener also.

secutrix identified prisoner with

Inspector Maclonald said pro- out difficulty,

SOMETHING LIKE HYOSCIN

Anunusual vaso wus investigat- ed in the second court before Mr. jury, when Chon Kam wascharged Justice Gompertz and the same

with administering a stupefying

drug with the intent that another person, unknown, might steal.

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The Chief Justice: Do they some person unknown to commit 3

a robbery. Tha shop where the. Lo Pan might und down known to have contained a consi- experience

Mr. Alabaster: You, I robbory was to be committed was

as a low- derable amount of money that day.

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On June 1st the proprietor of the shop above mentioned

who "was the prisoner. Mr. Alabaster said prisoner foki, out for two quantities of ceiving properties well knowinglittle doubt as regarded the first was charged with that in comChinese' wino.

Whon hero- prisoner, but the case against the pany with the man who had About midnight on the 21st second prisoner was not as clear, pleaded guilty he took part in and all the fokis, including the real from Ameries, Africa and

turned the master of the shop June fivo men broke into the Horoviewed the evidenco briofly robbery on the 18th May. On house of a farmor who was living in proof of liis stalonient. The that day Fan Man and a friend prisoner, drank of the wine and along with his family. Their jury retired to consider their vor were walking near the reservoir Radually became unconscious. faces were blackened and so the diet. Ontheir return the foreman, at Wanchai when prisoner and They were removed to the Govern farmor and his family are not able in auswer to the usual questions, the other man cana up to them.mont Civil Hospital and there to identify the people. They

Prisoner pointed a dagger at him, treated. Prisoner when arrested stole a nuber of things, and Wo find the first prisoner seized his left hand and attacked on suspicion said, that another amongst them wore seventy dollars guilty on both chargos. Wo are him. La Pan pointed a knife man-maro him put the drug in

English not unanimous regarding the at his friend, and they were re- Novereigns, three American gold second prisoner. We find by 6-lieved of what money they had-

The poison used was daturas, (a■ “TELEORAPḤ” Con81SPONDENT coins, two revolvers, 250 car he is guilty on the first charge. 75 couts and eight dollars. They duced something like the suzno which, export evidenco said, pro-

Canton, July 17. As already roported in your Second Clisirs 50 cts. tridgos, two pairs of silver and we are unanimous that he is then ran away,

effect as hyoscine. bangles, silver chin, umbrella guilty on the second.

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Prisoner'sstatemontat the Police out the Province are clearing out and thirty-six pieces of clothing,

On June 6th a trap was ur The Chief Justico Bentone ranged. Fan Man walked on

Court was that when he went out the robbers and pirates. His Ex-Matinees-Wed. & Ent. at 4.30 .. Children under 12 years of ngo Half- "They got away, and shouted the first prisoner to five years the road on which the robbery for the wine on June 1st, a man collency, the Unnton Viceroy, Price at bintinees only. five o'clock next inorning-two imprisonment with hard labour had taken place and on which came up to him and asked him to being afraid that the deputies in or three hours after the robbery and twelve strokes of the cat were a number of police. He had put the drug in the wine. Prisoner charge of the work of hunting on Indian constable, who was on the second prisoner was son-not gone far when somebody called refused and a crowd gathered down the desparadors, and the the Taipo Road, between the tenced to five years' hard labour, ont "Stop. Fan Man shouted round threatening to stab him soldiers of the garrison throughout fourth at fifth milestone and but taking into consideration out "Robbery," and the police he did not do as he was the Province will resort to the use of that the jury was not unanimous, rashing from hiding chased the told. He was also informed that torture in forcing the prisonors tu sheltering from the rain, saw three fan coming along the road he was to have six strokes of the man. When caught Li You hnd if he had to drink some of the confess their crimes, has generally from the direction of Yaumatical.

a knife which he threw down, wine they would take care to save instructed them that in futuro thoy When the men saw him thoy rim Mr. Wiluster: 1 don't khoe was afterwards picked upį

hina away without auswering his quos whether you think the Indian kule was the one tyd against prisoner said: Wong King put decision, and in convicting a pri- FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HONO-

got to say,sider the casos before giving their tion as to where they had come constableoight to be commended him on the 18th of May.

by Fan Man, who says that the Asked what hold must carofully and thoroughly cou the stuff in the wine. That is all soner or prisoners, they must base 16 was a vory plucky act. -

I have got to suy. Evidence.

| such decision upon the sufliciency tho abore-named Steainer having The jury returned a unanimous of the evidence. They are warned arrived, Consignees of Dargo are hereby constable is commended. A Fan Man gave evidence to this constable's duty is not always ly charged prisoner aid :—“I did

effect. When arrested and formal verdict of guilty.

against the use of torture inotified to sand in their Bill of Lading His Lordship: Toll the pri- extracting confessions from the or countersignature, and to take in not rob." Whon asked this after-soner this jury has found him prisoners, or of convicting a priolistu delivery of cargo from along noon if he had anything to say guilty of administering a drug to soner or prisoners on unconfirmed side. Li Yan said: "Really, I did not do the master and fokis of the shop or unsubstantial information sup- Largo remaining delivered on this." Ho further stated he was that he might share in the plan-plied by informers, who may have FRIDAY, the 21st just., at 6 pm. on the hilts for the benefit of his der of the safe. The medical personal grudges against the pri-will be landed at Constguves sisk and evidence shows us that the sonors, and who may prefer false pense and delivery must then be drug was one which taken in a charges against them by way of taken from Company's Godown.

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from.

The Struggle

Commendation.

The Chief Justice: The Indian

plain miling,

To Shield a Lover?

Allegation Denied.

Verdict.

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"He gavo chase, and three other men who were following also made good their escape. These three men were followed by a second constable. The first constable i

anged to catch one of tho miscreants and pulled him to the Leung In Wel was next placed earth. The man thus caught took in dock, on a charge of robbery, out a revolver but the constable Mr. Alabaster said prisoner was lionlth. disarmed him. The man mado charged in the.caso with having, another attempt to escapo, taking in company with other men, com-' out a knife with which he struck witted a robbery on a woman, stealing her jewellery, valued 116 dollars. The constable, with great The robbery took place on the bravery, suntched the knife from second of June, when a married years' imprisonment, but the Chief prisoner. Whilst the struggle woman was walking to her home was in progress, prisoner aliouted at Yaumati at 5.30 in the after to his companions, "Why are you noon. running nway? There is only The defendant in his defence. one constable, The constable denied that he was in the Colony: tried to stop prisoner'scrjes by pul- at the time of the robbory. Ho ting his hand over his mouth. said he was in Canton. Prisoner without hesitation bit

the constablo on the forehead.

The Arrest.

him. The second constable just then came up and the man was

arrested.

The jury roturned o unanimous verdict of "not guilty" and pri- soner was accordingly discharged.

An Expensive Robbery. Chan Tsing and Chan Wing were charged with robbery and receiving stolen goods. Prisoners ploaded guilty,

: Four Robbers/

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The jury found the prisoner large enough quantity would guilty and he was sentenced to cause death. I senfonce him to five years' imprisonment with hard seven years' hard labour. labour and 15 strokes of the cat. Lo Pan'was also sentenced to five) Justice, taking into consideration that he had pleaded guilty, was let off with nino'strokes of the cat.

THE SECOND COURT.

Spying Out the Land.

In the second Court before Mr-

Justice Gompertz two Chinoser Wong Lam and Clan In ki, were charged with robbery and receiv- ing stolen goods..

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cordingly discharged.

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fully qualifying as a teacher of Kangkong, 18th July, 1911. Pitman's system of shorthand.

The

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Part of Burglar's Outfit.

Vigorous Search for Arms. "On him was found some wire

The jury was composed as As a result of the various ex-

H.E. the Canton Viceroy has which is part of the burglar's out

follows:-Messrs. C.J. Rose, J. aminations conducted by the just discovered that in many of fit in this colony, being used in

Robertson, F. H. Byndman, I. M. Shorthand and Typewriting the villages in the Province, arms connection with the gag. He also The facts of the case showed Gregory. 1. Hattonjes, J. Dickie Committee of Hongkong during and ammunition had been secretly hand on him a revolver, which had that the two men deprived a

and M. J. Duenberg,

the your the following certificates stored, hence the prevalence of been stoler, and a handkerchief woman of her bangles but no

Prisoners pleaded not guilty on have been obtained front the robbery, and the frequency of which has been indentified. He vilence was used.

the second count but guilty of Phonetic Institute, Bath, and the cases of people being hold up for also was in possession of a pursO wo years hard labour was the first.

National Shorthand Association ranson. His Excellency las up- containing two English sover meted out to each,

Mr. Eldai Potter, who pro of London. First class or speed pointed several able and onergetic eigns. There were traces of

secuted on behalf of the Crown, cortificates and full certificates of deputies to go round the Provinco bluck on the man's face when ar- At that time four men set upon said that the mon entered a shop proficiency.-E. Marquée: I da and to conduct a vigorous search rested next morning, and on him her and rubbed her of her bangles in Tai-Kok-Sui owned by a woman Luz; P. Prevost; Cheung Kai; H. for arms and ammunition in secret was found a stolan umbrella, and hair ornaments. They then and asked her for 20 cents worth Ozorio; F. Tavares;, J. Silva;. J. possession from house to house, incket and pair of trousers. His ran away. Not only would the of rice. Ile'said, when asked for Tavares; D. Rosario; R. Baptista; Offenders on discovery will bo

and from villago to village Whisky fuck also bore traces of black. woman tell them of therobbery, but the money, that he had not got it. Mayer; R. Ribeiro; 0. Lition;

also her sister and a gardener innn but would go for it. He went out Remedios. 15 obtained Second severely punislied. "I submit," said Mr. Alabaster who gave chose. However nei- of the shop but immediately re-Class, certificates. 10, obtained

Organ Recital. in conclusion, "lunt on the ovither the sister or the gardener turned with five men. They Third Class certificates.

The following is the pro- dence I shall submit you can have man have been able to identify seized the proprietress of the Typewriting cortifiontes: be given by Mr. Denman, Fuller gramme of the Organ Recital to no doubt whatever that these the prisoner. The only idontiti-nail two fokis and after putting Cheung Kni; Chan Chi Cheung; in St. John's Cathedral tomorrow pursona took part in the robbery," | gation of the prisoner is that givon them in a cúbicle, robbed the| G. Litton; J. Yuu Loy; It. Bap-evening at 0.15 pan. 1, Fomp

The Evidence:

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The farmer gavo evidenco corby the wondta who was robbe 1, shop. roborative of Mr. Alabaster's She picked lám out under proper statement, and added that lie was identification in gaol, aroused by his wife who hid hoardi

Denial.

and Circumstanco No. 1 (Elgar) Andantino (Lemare). 3.Duetis, Now We are Ambassadors (Men- delssolm) So, Thou liftest Thy Divine Petition (Stainer) 4. Hunioreske (Dvorak) 5. Excerpt from Cavalleria Rusticann includ-

: „Af lista; I. It beira. Astar In the course of evidence state-

The Shorthand and Typewrite monis that the prisoners made at the Palice station were read out. Cluesos will be resumed at the unusual noises. He quickly got When prisoner was charged he The first prisoner denied that he commencement of the Scholastic up, but was unable to do anything denied the robbery saying he was made the statement. The police,

Year, August 21at, dgsiest so many men. There were in the country on the day of fob hesaid, wrote down what had boon

bery. He, Mr. Alabaster, would read, and be thon signed it. The Domestic freight trallio by way The wife said she was seized by be able to prove that prisoner war second prisoner said he undo the of the Detroil River last your was ing the Intermezzo (Mascagni). 6. one of the men who threatened her in the Colony, on the day of the statement: "The police beat ine: 87,509,022 short tons, pxceeding Watchman Song (Grisg). 7, Solo with a knifesa tanging pagprabhers

and I was frightened so I made the 1900 traffic by over 5,000,000 and Chorus, Nazareth (Gounod). The first constablo entering the If they, the jury, took that in the statement

tone. Of this, 44,471,813 tons 8 War March of the Priests (Men- box gave an account of the capture conjunction with the evidence of The first prisoner in his state represented the soatli-bound and delesohn). The vocalists are Mr. of the fires defendant, wlis was identification, it was for them to mert made at the Folies Court 23,088.100 tons the north-bound E. Watts and Dr. Solofield with à also ourping a roll of clothes gay whether tidy could thfely con- suid that the others concerned in movement.

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