The man charged with burglariously breaking, into, and entering "No. 62 Burkill Road, early on Monday morning, was brought up on remand.
Inspector into sh said that the accused admitted that he had taken part in a number of burglaries, but said that the No. 1 mau, of the, "gang had all the property. Prisoner took the things he atelo to a grave near Sinza, Detective Sergeant Vaughan said that prisoner had made many statements as to thefts he had committed, but when these statements were acted on they were found to be quite untrue. Witness had been to pawnshops prisoner named, and had been unable to find any of the stolen property. Prisoner had given a very distinct descri tion of a certain grave, under which, he said, he bid the clothing he stole. "The grave had been found, and it was true that there was a hole under it, but there was nothing in the hole.
The Chinese witnesses were then called. One of them identified the, clothing recovered as belonging'to him, the other gave evidence as to the loss of a tool box, found in the field where the prisoner was caught, which was stolen from a Municipal steam roller.
Detective ut Vaughan said that prisoner admitted having been convicted of theft four times in French Town and three times in the city. It was hard to credit anything he said as so many of, his atate, ments were false.. He had admitted steal: ing seven bicycles which could not. be P. O. Mills showed where the chisel used by prisoner had cut him-in the trousers, in the eye, and on the nose. (The chisel was reduced,) When witness. and Detecti cant Vaughan cried out for help three Chinese came to their assistance with lamps and gave valuable help in securing the prisoner. One of the Chinese was an, expectant Taotai. The wound on prisoner's head was caused by witness's baton.
The Assessor marked on, the charge sheet that "Detective Sergeant Vaughan, and P.C. Mills seem to have behaved very well, in the arrest of this desperate character."
Prisoner was sentenced to 300 blows and five years' imprisonment.
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