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FILIPINO FOUND GUILTY.

TEN YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT AND BIRCHING."

Sentence of ten year's imprison-

BAG SNATCHERS.

EUROPEAN LADIES ROBBED

IN CITY.

Two European ladies were the victims of snatchers yesterday.

Mrs. W. J. Hanna, while carry, ment with hard labour and 24 strokes of the birch, was the sen- ing a rattan basket and passing tence passed by Mr. Justice J. R. along. Ice House Street yesterday forenoon, about 11.30, was accost- Wood on Luis Oliva, who was found guilty yesterday afternooned by a Chinese whe snatched her basket, containing $15 in bank at the Criminal Sessions on charges of rape and indecent notes, and a monthly ticket for the Feak. Tram, as well as cheque assault of Mrs. Natividad Fralladona, employed at No. 5 book issued by the Mercantilo King's Terrace, Kowloon, and com Bank. The thief approached the Jady from behind, and succeeded man assault on her husband.

in making off with the booty.

The case for the Crown con- Ecluded at tifin time and the ac- cused put forward his defence when the Court resumed.

Accused's Story.

Accused referred to Mr. Fraila dona's evidence as to his remain ing outside the room for 16 minutes and said that a wife was a most precious thing and it was the duty of her husband to pro- tect her. If he had told the truth, he had sufficient time to call 20 policemen in order to prevent harm being done and have the man arrested.

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After saying the evidence against him was all lies, accused went on to say that Nat! had. aat beside him during meals in the past and she had given the ovi dence in order to enhance her ro putation with her husband and be accepted in his eyes. Both the wife and husband had said they. shouted, but was it possible that. they were not heard when it was remembered that the incident was alleged to have occurred at din ner time and there were people in adjoining flats.

In Love with Each Other. Speaking of the letter Nati said she wrote to him on June 20, 8ay ing she did not wish to have any- thing more to with him,

ked if that evidents could be believed as they went and had their photographs taken together afterwards. Also he stated, the woman had told a lie as to the date of the letter in order to keep her reputation. ".

It was clear, he continued, that they (accused and Nati) were in love with each other.

Accused also alleged that be told Sergt. Fitches he had an im portant letter in a pocket of his coat among his clothes at an hotel, but Sergt. Fitches changed that letter for, another one without his (accused's) knowledge. Whe.. Sergt. Fitches arrested him knife was found on him,

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Mrs. J. McLeod was victimised about noon yesterday while walk- ing along Wyndham Street. She was robbed by a young Chinese of about 18, who succeeded in making of with her handbag con. taining $7 and a bunch of keys,

Police are investigating a comp plaint by Miss Heather Angel, of the. Forbes Russell Comedy Com pany, who states that she either lost, or was robbed of, a consider able sum in rupees and Straits Settlements dollars during Tues- day night.

Miss Angel left a bag contain- ing the money at the Theatre Royal during her performance there on Tuesday, and afterwards took her bag back to the Peninsula Hotel, where she is staying.

Yesterday morning Miss Angel discovered that the envelope in which she had left the notes. had bean removed, but the other con- tents of the bag were untouched.

"RED" LITERATURE.

TWO CHINESE GET YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT.

Charged with the possession of seditious, documents two young Chinese who were arrested last month outside the Naval Yard;

were sentenced to a total of 12 months' hard labour at the conclu- sion of the case before Mh. A.W.G H. Grantham at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

A translation of the documenta showed that the seizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway, was made an occasion for a fresh denuncia- tion of "Capitalists" and "Imperia- lists," the pamphleta being issued over the name of the "Young Men's Association of the Two Kwangs."

had been told in a straightforward manner.

Curious Features.

There were, however, some curious features... The husband remained outside the door while the alleged offences were being committed. without attempting to get assistance although help was close at hand. Also, if the story was true, it was curious that ac cused should have waited after. wards and followed the husband and wife for some distance along

An Elaborate Conspiracy?

In his summing-up, his Lordship pointed out that not only did a cused have certain letters in His possession but the girl consented to have her photograph taken with him. They had, it in evidence that the girl had seen accused twice on each of two different the road before he entered a bar- days. They further had the ad ber's shop. With regard to the mission of the girl that she went knife, accused had no knite out shopping to buy herself a ring him when arrested. with her own money in his com

After a retirement lasting 40- pany. All the facts tended to minutes, the jury brought in ver show that the relations between diets of guilty on all three the two had a certain amount of charges. the character of relations between normal lovers. That was what the accused claimed.

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10 Years and Birch Addressing accused, his Lord- ship said that while the jury had been in retirement he had been considering the evidence very carefully and he would have brought in the same verdict him- self. Accused had behaved in a

He suggested, continued his Lordship, that the woman had offended against her husband and she had desired to put herself on a good relationship with 'hiin. For that reason, accused suggest most brutal manner to the woman

ed that the woman had conspired and it was his (his Lordship's) to bring the charges. If there duty to protect women in the was a conspiracy then four per- Colony. He proposed to inflict a sons must be in it, the mistress sentence which accused had fully and the barber who gave evidence, earned for himself and which, he together with the complainants. In hoped, would act as a deterrent to prosecution of a conspiracy, the other men who might be thinking woman mast have submitted her of acting in the same way, self to the man for the purpoša On the first count he would go of establishing the first charges. to prison for ten years with hard The woman must also have sub-labour and receive 24 strokes with Imitted to a further indignity for the birch. For indecent assault establishing the second charges. he would be imprisoned for two If, said his Lordship, the atory years with hard labour and for told for the Crown was false, then common assault on the woman's one had to find that the conspiracy | husband, the sentence of the included all those people. If that Court was that he should be im was so, then it was a very ela prisoned for one year with hard' borate conspiracy. The story told labour. The sentences would run for the Crown was curious, but it concurrently.

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