A sampaninan was brought before the Com ed on a warrant. on a charge of being concerned with others not in custody in assaulting th" complainant and beating him, on the Yangtzepoo Bridge Jetty on the st instant, Inspector Airs said that a short time ago the complainant, a sampan-man, came to the Station with " letter from Mr. Ware, asking if the bearer might ply for hire with his sampan at the Yangtzepoo Bridge Jetty. Witness found that the man had a Municipal license and told him that he was at liberty to ply for hire at that or other Municipal jetties. Te aphowever, that a wang of boatmen, of which the prisoner was one, had formed a sort of qnild at that jetty and fixed certain prices above the us tial far for conveying passengers. They would not allow other sampan-men to use that jetty, and it was owing to this that the com: plainant was assaulted. Th" other men concern-d had not. set been arrested, The prisoner had been brought to the Station on several previous occasions on lar charges. but no witnesses could be suaded to com forward. They had hoon intimidated by the other boatmen of the gang.
Aitor hearing the evidence of the com: plainant and three witnesses, the Court sentenced the prisoner to 200 blows, ona month's cane at the Yanstzepoo Bridzo jetty, and ordered him to find two seenrities for his future good behaviour.
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