A ricsha coolie was charged swith committing an assault upon Mrs. Landers on the Yangtsepoo Road on the 2ad inst.
The prosecutrix stated that on retuning from Pootung on Tuesday evening she hired a riesha near Wetmore Road. When near the cotton mills the coolie suddenly dropped the shafts of the ricsha, the shock nearly throwing witness on to the road. He then struck her in the face either with his fist or with a stone, whereupon she seized and held him till a policeman came up. Witness could assign no reason for the assault except that th> man intended to rob her.
The Indian constable who arrested the coolie said that hearing calls for police at about 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday evening he proceeded to the spot, and there found the prosecutrix ed in altercation with several ricsha coolies. While this was going on she fell to the ground. He did not seo any blow struck. Mrs. Landers then asked him to take a coolie to the station for assaulting her, and ho did The Assessor said that in view of the conflicting nature of the evidence for the prosecution the Court could do nothing but dismiss the case.
In connect case of the three men charged assaulting with intent to murder Li Ching-pao, which was adjourned till yesterday morning for delivery of judgment, the Assessor said that the Court had concluded that there was no evidence against the second prisoner, Chang Sung-dong, who would consequently be set at liberty. Delivery of judgment on the others would be postponed until Friday next at 10 a.m.
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