Developments are taking place in the case of Wong Ab-fok, alias Eu Foh, a coolie, who has been in the custody of the S. M. Police on charges of murder and robbery arising out of the mysterious death of Mr. F. E. Weiss in August last. It will be remembered that originally the accused was arrested on a charge of returning into the Settlement after an order of expulsion had been made against him, was subsequently charged i r. Weiss and ith stealing certain articles belonging to the latter.
The recwsed appeared at the Mixed Court early in January on these two charges and was remanded for a special hearing. Before this could come on the accused was found to be suffering badly from frostbite with the result that both his feet had to be amputated and he is now reported to have practically recovered from the operation.
the meantime Mr. F. J. Schuhl, at the request of the American authorities, undertook the defence of the accused and yesterday filed a motion for the dismissal of the charges against the accused. This, we learn will come on for hearing at the Mixed Court on Tuesday morning.
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