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In connexion with the Pakboj Road affair, eight man and two women were placed in the dock on the 23rd inst and subsequent days, the list of charges against them covering two foolscap pages of typewriting. In some cases individually, in others two or three or all of them in conjunc- tion and sometimes in association with those who were killed in the melee, or with others not yet in custody, they were accused of one case of armed highway robbery, su armed robbery in association with two foreigners, eight other armed robberies, the murder of a man and a woman in the Boona Road robbery, the at- tempted murder of a man in Che- kiang Road, the murder of two Chinese detectives in Pakbai Road, the also of Detective-Sub- Inspector J. W. Prince. As to the proceeds of their robberies, the amounts varied from ST up to $1,240 in cash and valuables and a baul of $3,600 worth of opium. The CANO came before Mr. Hutchison (Assessor) and Magis- trateLab. Mr. R. C. Faithfull the gang, not one of them. When The boy was taken to the secre-- conducted the prosecution on it came to the Canton Roadtary's office, but the secretary [behalf of the police charge, however, the man admittą, was not in. Later witness saw and for the defence thereed bis guilt and Mr. Rdger said the same boy wearing No 6 appeared Mr. K.E. Newman, Mr.that all the prisoner bal received badge, The head boy H. D. Rodger, Mr. L. K. Kentwell from the robberies was 38, $5 and said defendant was his aon. and Mr. Ponson Chu.

50 cents.

Witness WAS positive the Sub-Inspector-Prince recapit-

defendant was the one who spoke ulated the stirring events of the

to him and that he had changed raid on the Pakhoi Road lodging-old and having committed 36 badges." bouse ant gave the added ' in- formation that he bad since learned from the accused that, when be demanded entrance, one of them looked through a chink in the door and S&W police officers, so the garg gathered up their pistols and waited for the police to break in. They said there were six men in the room, though only five were seen. One was killed, three captured and two others were still at large. The men in the dock who were not at the lodging-house were arrested on the information of the other prisoners. The Chinese detective who was wounded was now sufficiently recovered to get about.

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One man admitted having been a robber since he was 6 years

murders.

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Mr. Faithfull mentioned that be had received a latter, but the Assessor asked him to keep it back for a while.

Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. W. G. Dove and Mr. A. M. Cobbett, who were in the party, could not identify the defendant for cer

Mr. E Brook, the secretary, said that from inquiries he had made. he thought there was a mistake. Boy No. 2 had dis- appeared.

As

(A cable has announced that a number of prisoners have been sentenced on the capital charge.) Attempt To Bribe The Court. A case which is said to be with- out parallel in Shanghai came on in the Mixed Court before Mr. Blackburn, senior British Assessurtain. and Magistrate Kuan in connec- tion with the Pakhoi Road case, a billiard marker employed at the Country Club being charged by Mr. Hutchison with attempting to bribe him. Mr. Hutchison is the An office clerk said that the assessor engaged in the Pakhoi defendant was not the one Mr. Road ease.

Hutchison took to the office. Detective-Sergeant Douglas Mr. Blackburn: I don't think said that he was called to the it is worth going on. My own! Country Club by Mr. Hutchison op nion is that this is not the MURDERS ADMITTED. and took the accused into custody boy, but there is no doubt what- All the eight men and two on the statement that he had ener that an attempt was made women sara one were adjudged attempted to bribe the Assessor to bribe Mr. Hutchison. The Ito be guilty on several with T19. 5,000

charge will be dismissed, counts, sentence being postponed Mr. Hutchison gave evidence senior British Assessor in until all the charges had been that, last Saturday week, his boy this court. I cannot but take heard.

The exception is Poo spoke to him at considerable the most serious view of this Ching-Fang, whose friends are length regarding a man named offence, which constitutes a very alleged to have attempted to bribe Ho

Poo Ching-grave reflexion. not only on the the Assessor. The complaint yung), arrested by the police. personal honour of the British agains: him is of a general nature! He told me,' said Mr. and was investigated separately. Hutchison, "if he was allowed The three men captured at to go unpunished I should receive Pakhoi Road and the one secured an expression of thanks. I told earlier in the raid, at Canton him I could not consider any Road-be being the one who told thing like that and sent the boy of the others biding place and away. The next day the boy was also the scout for the gang, broached the subject again and arranging which places they told me that, if Ho Ah-tsu was should rob were jointly held acquitted, he would make me a responsible for the murder and present or send me the money if attempted murders during the I preferred it. I attempted to tie raid and for an armed robbery in him down to a definite offer, but Elgin Road. An armed robbery I think my manner betrayed me, of 15 boxes of opiam in Canton for he would make no further Road (in which two foreigners reference to a bribe, though he were concerned and for which continued to talk about the man. one of the prisoners said he Later on he denied that he had received 50 cents) involved two offered a bribe and said that he others and an armed robbery in bad only repeated what his Mohawk Road was laid to the friend had told him." Oa some cases the servants of As- account of the seventh. The Sunday, when sitting in the sessors have accepted bribes women were held guilty of com- plicity.

Ah-tsu for

Country Club with Mr. Black- burn and others, a boy in the A client of Mr. H. D. Rodger Clab uniform, with badge No. 2, was concerned in the last two came up and whispered to him: cases and Mr. Rodger submitted Poo Ching-yung is now in that the man was only a friend of prison. You pay him out of prison, his wife pay you $5,000."

There is

Assessors, but on the general administration of justice by

British officials.

That such an offer of a bribe should have been made shows that there are paracas who believe that British Assessors are open to cor- ruption, though how such an im- pression can have obtained cur- rency I am at a loss to under- stand, for I believe that this is the first occasion on which a British Assessor has received s direct offer of a brite. As a rule we are helpless in bringing to justice cases of attempted bribery, for the culprits approach 'our servants and have very good reason to believe, though it is impossible to prove, that io

which the parties concerned are made to believe have gone into the pockets of the Assessors. Às far as publicity can avail, I in- tand to ensure that this is the fast case in which

an offer is

made to an Assessor.

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