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Indian Sergeant Accepts Bribes

The

Defendant is due for "pension. Police Force by men of your class this month? He could

on occupation, is he not? gu

Witness: Ile is notorious for pension this month if he liked.

from ricksha Is he or is he not going?-1 can- demanding money not remember whether he has sent pullers. in an application to go or not,

And his figure is always about 30 cents?--Sometimes 30,

Commended Five Times.

some-

summons

"A very sad case" commented Mr. C. D. Melbourne, second Police Magistrate, in dining an The witness wear on to say, in times 40 and sometimes even 50 Indian Sergeant $250 or six weeks reply to further questions, that de ceata, ⠀ imprisonment with hard labour at fendant might probably be allowed That means that you can always the Magistracy yesterday for ac- to serve until he reached 50 years get off a summons for a maximum cepting hribes from ricksha of age if he desired to do so and sum of 60, cents?-The reason is coolics.

defendant was if he kept off the character roll that if he took out a Crown Sergt. Sher Singh, who has he was 47 now and might probably against me I would be fined $3 in spent just over twenty years in be allowed another three years the Police Court, so that it is the Hongkong Police Force and service. He did not know that the cheaper for me to pay 30 cents. is due for retirement this month, defendant was retiring this month (Laughter). previous to which be served for at the time he marked the coins.

During the last. twelve maths: ten years in the military. On Even if he did that would have he has suminicned you five times? four occasions he has been com- had no effect upon his action. I have been summoned twice by

mended by the Captain Superin' Mr. Jenkin: This man has been him tendent of Police and once by His highly commended by the Captain Excellency tile Governor.

Superintendant of Police

The prosecution was undertaken.occasions?

on

You were getting pretty fed five up with being fard were you not?--Of course I was feeling very fed up. (Laughter).

by Mr. D. Burlingham, the Assis-, Mr. Burlingham: On four ne tant Superintendent of Police and casions by the Captain Superin- The second ricksha coolie, cross- Mr. F. C. Jenkin, barrister, in- tendent of Police and enge by the examined by Mr. Jenkin, confessedl structed by Mr. E. W. Corbett) de- Governor.

that he would be very pleased if fended.

Was this share engineered en- the defendant was taken off Bis The evidence was to the effect tirely as the result of your own present duty. that Mr. Burlingham marked ten personal activities?-Entirely, ab-', Sergt. Elston spoke to keeping a ten cent pieces and gave twenty solutely.

watch from No. 106 Des Voeux

cents each to five ricksha coolies, Did you take pains to let it be Road and to seeing what Look who were instructed to take up a 'known that you were taking this position outside Sincere's about course?-Nobody knew what I was and the coalies. He later approach--

place between the Indian Sergeant mid-day on the 2nd August. The doing except Sergt. Elston and myed the defendant in Wing Kat Assistant Superintendent of Police informer.

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and at about 1.45 p.m. the defend regulations if they remained in from his pocket one dollar note and ant came along and told the coelies one place for more thun ten 20 cents, two of the coins being marked, Defendant made no com- that they would be summoned for minutes.

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obstruction unless they handed Two ricksha coolies gave evident when he (witness) took posses over thirty cents each. The In- ence of the Indian Sergeant ap-sion of the money. Witness dian went into Wing Kat Street proaching them when they were lieved him of his revolver and also a where he was alleged te have waiting outside Sincere's for Euro- notebook, inside which was a fools- received bribes amounting to 60 pein fares. The Sergeant took enp sheet of paper on which, as cents.

down the numbers of the ricksbas well as in the book, were-numbers. Mr. Burlingham spoke to mark and told them that they would be Twenty three of the numbers on the ing the coins and handing them to reported unless they handed over paper were not entered in the note- the ricksha coolies and to posting money. The first coolic followed book.

neighbourhood of Sincere's."

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Sergt. Elston and himself in the the defendant, into Wing Kat Asked by Mr. Jenkin what infer

over Street where he paid

301

In cross-examination by Mr. cents, being the money given himce he desired the Court to draw from that, Sergt. Elston suggested Jenkin, the Assistant Superinten by Mr. Burlingham and ten cents that the numbers which appeared dent of Police, said the defendant his own. The second coolie also had been in the Force for 20 years offered 30 cents, but this then the paper, and not in the book and one month. He came to the Indian Sergeant threw away when had paid money in order not to be Police Force from the Military, inhe saw Sergt. Elston coming up. which he had served ten years.

Mr. Jenkin: Does service with

prosecuted.

The defendant denied having ag Bribery Cheaper Than a Summons.

Cross-examining the first 'rick-cepted bribes from the riesha ef the military count for pension insha coolie "Mr. Jenkin asked: The lies. He enw Sergt. Elston bef

prisoner is the best detested min he went up to the coolies and also.

(Continued on Page 8.) Jamong the traffic members of the

the Police Force?

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