A native named Tex Yang-tien was charged with stealing ninety pisces of wooden boards, a wooden plank, Silty sheets of felt, of the total value of $50, from ® house in the course of erection joilding and Investment Company with using fire-arms to intimidate the The case mea been adjourned from;|s previous hearing for the appearance of certain witnesses.
Mr. Bell, of the complainant company, said he was unable to obtain the attendance of the witnesses, One of the planks anda quantity of felt were found in the defendant's house. Witess had soon and identified the plank, and two of his employees had found it in'tho defendant's house.
The assessor said that the Fronoh detective, who was prosont when the house was searched, stated that no plank was foiud there, A petition which bore th of a large number of residents in the locality teat fied to the defendant's good character. The Court did not consider the charges proved, and thought that the two natives who had given evidence as to finding the plank in the defendant's house had made a falco statement.
The defendant would be released security, and the two witnesses referred to must also give security.
Shanghai, 23rd Sune.
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