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MONDAY,

JUDGE INTERVENES IN sond defendant was apprehend-

SESSIONS TRIAL

Directs Jury To Acquit

Prisoners

ed in the vicinity of Castle Peak. Both denied the charge, Chan SoTV saying that he was at Tai Ho the provioùa night and the second de- fendant saying that he had „béen: drinking tea and amok-

DECEMBER": 10, 1934

BACK TO GAOL

TWO THIEVES GET SENTENCES

ing plum with Chan Ful, a police Informer. At the tea house where and Leung Chung, who have just Two unemployed men, Tsang Fai defendants lived was found a

quantity of clothing later identi-completed short terms in Victoria property. fod by complainant as the stolen Gaol for stealing, appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones In the Central Police Court this morning.

ALIBI, PLEA

A self-confessed smuggler's com- plaint that he had been robbed, formed the subject of a charge of robbory against Chan So and Chan Enquiries ellcited the fact that stealing a plece of beef from a Tsang Fal, 22, pleaded guilty to Luk, two Castle Peak men, at the Chan So had not been seen at the woman's basket in Jubilee Street, Criminal Sessions this morning, tea house the previous night, and and was given one month's Ima but, on the direction of the Chief that Chan Luk had not been acen prisonment, Justice, Mr. D. A. MacGregor, thoro between 9 p.m. and I am. It the jury returned a verdict of "Not Guilty".

Complainant was Lat Kung, of Tal Ping, Canton, who alleged in the charge that the prisoners with two other unknown men, bearded his vessel and took away 35 in cash; four piculs of sugar and four suits of clothing, at Castle Peak an October 27.

would be suggested that as com Leung Chung was sentenced to plainant was thought to be six weeks for stealing hemp rope engaged in smuggling, the robbers from outsido No. 106 Queen's Road did not anticipate that he would Central. make a complaint to the police. Both accused pleaded an alibi in Lau Wing was sent to prison for In another case of petty larceny, defence.

kalt.

Lai Kung gave evidence bearing one month for stealing a felt hat out counsel's statement. Ho and a pull-over from a shop at No.

152 Queen's Road Central. Detec agreed that be carried sugar and tivo Sergeant Mintoy anid defendant Counsel: Are these article was seen to take the articles by a dutiable?

Witness: Strictly speaking, yes. F(Laughter).

Prisoners pleaded not guilty and the following jury was empanelled to hear the case: Messrs. F. Normington (foriman), J. E. Kot- wall, B. C. Lawrence, W. Dudman, Leong Po-shan, A. L.-G. Eastman and A. G. de Jesus.

Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General, opening for the Crown, said complainant with two men used a sailing boat to carry augar and salt from British to Chinese territories and as those articles were dutiable, it could be presumed that the trame was advantageous to them if the duty could be avoided. That point, howover, did not affect the case before the Court.

BOAT BOARDED

.

What do you mean?-We smug- gle them.

Witness added that Chan So

district watchman.

Crown.

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

remained in the robbera boat all His Lordship said he felt he had the time while Chan Luuk carried to intervene at this stage of the a revolver.

саво. He felt there was not suffl- Chan Kau, foki, gave corrobon-cfont evidence to justify his call-

ing upon the accused tive evidence.

to defend

191 testified

Police constables C. 111 and C. the charge. The complainant accused

as to the arrest of told one story at the Police Court Kellett of Ping Shan

men and Sub-Inspector hearing and had seen it to. tell Police another story this morning. There Station described the boat and the were many discrepancies. Com- discovery of the clothes.

plainant was the only person who Chu Kam and Cheung Fad spoke identified the accused. He first of defendants' stay at the tea stated that all four robbers On the day in question com house at Castle Pank.

boarded the sampan, then he plainant had loaded $45 worth of

A police interpreter, attached to stated that only three boarded it. sugar and some salt intending to Ping Shan Police Station, deposed He identified the accused because Ball for Tai Pling, but being held to statements made by the accused the second prisoner flashed his up by a strong headwind, he when charged First prisoner torch about." Complainant had anchored a short distance of said: "I did not do anything of also stated that the robbers, on Castle Peak shore in the after-the kind. I was In Tal O." boarding the craft, tore down the noon. About 9 p.m. four men, Second accused, in answer to the awning. They had it in evidence including prisoners, approached charge of robbery, stated: "On the from Sub-Inspector Kellett that in a rowing boat and, after usher- evening of October 27 1 took the awning was intact. ing complainant and his fokis meal with the police informer at Mr. Fraser asked leave to con- Into the bows of their own vessol, Sai. O teahouse, Castle Peak, sult with the police officer in proceeded to transfer some of the After the meal I also smoked charge of the case. After a brief cargo. Chan Luk carried a re-opium with him up to sometime consultation, the Crown prosecu- valver but no actual force was after 11 o'clock. Complainant had tor said it was with confidence he used. The boat made off away grudge against me. I did not left the case entirely in his Lord- from Castle Peak.

commit robbery."

ship's hands. The police were informed and Chan So was arrested the next morning on the Costle Park forry which had just arrived from Lan ta'u Island opposite, whilst the

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Mr. Frasor tendered Mr. K. On his Lordship's direction, the Bidmead, A.S.P., for cross-jury returned a formal verdict of examination but the prisoners "Not Guilty" against both ac declined to question him."

cused, and they were accordingly

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