The re-hearing of the case in which tective i Lee sze-chun, sere sen-several men, including a Municipal De-
tenced to 509 bless, one month's cangue, one year's imprisominens, and deportation for extorting $175 from another man ina tea house in Foochow Road on the 29th September was continued, Mr. Brown-Burke appearing for the detective.
Lhe only witness oxan ing was tive lodging louse Keeper at whose place the complaint staved, and his evidence tended to show that the times, plainant wer inaccurate, ished an alibi for the d-tective, The Assessor remarkd that the Cour thought sufficient evidence on those poi ts had been brought forward. It would now be necessary tu examine that evidence to estimate it value. Meanwhil+ the boxes of complainant: were to be searched by the police and an inventory of their contents forwarded' to. the Court. A. search warrant would be issuer for that purpose. The complainant. xnd the detective were both to he detsined at the Pol-ce Station until the next hearing of the ease, which wou'd take place on Friday, unto-s the Court decided t" discharge the detective b-fore then, The evidence on both sides was as yet far from satisfactory, Shan-hai, 30th October.
Before Mr. Cana (Magistrate), and Dr, Bancuer (American Assessor).
Stealing Silk.
man was charged with stealing a quantity of row silk, valued at $25, from the premi-es "f she Ttalisn 'Trading' Cumpany, No. 8, The Bund, on the 29th its A representative of the Company ssid that on the morning of the 29th inst. accused gained entraree to the sown where " number of workmen were emp ed in altering the floors. ete., and cutting open oe of the hales p: cked ready for shiis ment abstracted a number of skeins of raw silk, which he coi ed around his body. He then sought to leave the p ornis dut a small boy who had observed his movements raised an warm, and the man was caught with the sik in his posse-sion. The thet was aggravated by the fac that the hale ye been shipped with ut the shortage being n ticed, which woud have given rise to troable with the consignees, Prisoner, who said he thought the sith was rubbish, was santene do rec-ive 300 blows and to he imprisoned for one month.
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