A wheelbarrow coolie was charged with stealing $100. It appears the prisoner and two others, accompanied by a shroff, were engaged to' convey $72,000 in boxes from a native bank to Messrs. Siemssen's hong, the prisoner being in the rear. On arriving at their destination, the barrows were wheeled i the shroff was superintending the unloading of the prisoner took the opportunity to lift the lid of one of the boxes on his. barrow, 1d abstract $100, afterwards fastening the Tid down again. The act was, howeve noticed by the other colies, who afterwards demanded a share of the spoil. thief gave $32, and to the other, $8, spending $6 in food and drink. The receiver of the $32 left Shanghai immediately, and went to his home, near Soochow, and it was through this incident that the poli aware of the robbery, and that the prisoner was apprehended. $50 were found in his possession, and on being asked what he had done with the remaining $5, he acknowledged that he had sent them home to his friends, Chen enced him to receive 40 blows with the heavy bamboo, and to be cangued for two months. took a jinricsha in the Rue clu Consular, intending to ride into the English Settlement, He had wrapped up the money and syces in a cloth, and placed the parcel on the bed of the jioriksha-under the seat. On arriving at his destination, he found the parcel had fallen through a hole in the bed of the vehicle, and was lost. He supposed the hole was caused by the weight of the reel, coupled with the jolting of: tive vehicle, theliuforination that's coolie lind picked. up inquiry was made by the police, who gleaned
the parcel on the English side the Yang-king. pang bridge. This man was a Cantonese, and it was at once thought the head of the Cantonese coolie hong would know somethin, about the matter. He was interviewed, an at first denied all knowledge of the affair; but at future interviews he admitted that he had the property, and demanded on behalf of the finder, $200 as a recompense for restoring the sycee This was of course refused) and then lowered the demand to $1u(was also refused, and tory all the parties at: tended at the Mixed Court, when after hearing the above details, Chen ordered $20 to be given to the finder, and $10 to a native constable who had been' instrumental in ree covering the lost property; the remainder to be given up to the owner.
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