Anative, well known to the police as an-old time thief, was: brought befure the Court charged with a series of godown robberies. The prisoner was accused of having, on the 28th of last August, in com-with two other men, wrenched off two Jocks of a door on n godown ab No 24 Szechuen Roxd, which were carried away. On the 9th ultimo, theSprisoner was accused of having broken into a godown at No. 5, Peking Road, and carried away two chests of tea, valued at 24 taels, the pro ty of Messrs. Reid, Evans snd Ca., was fartiwr charged with breaking i a godown at No. 14, Hankow Road, on the 10th ultimo and stealing six cases nf dye, valued ar $330, the property of Messrs. Chiers & Ca.' On the 28th ultimo, he ith hiving broken into a godown 36 Jinkee Road and Stolen a quantity of raw silk, valued at $3,000.
Phe prisoner was arrested information received fry anative hawker, who was also taken into custody and charged with being an accomplice. A Nvoman who resides in the French Concession was also arrested wu a charge of receiving stolen gonds, it being alleged that she received the tea which was stolen from the Peking Road godown, Immediately after her arrest, while she was ab the police station, unknown parties left three foxes of ten at her door. The tea wns taken to the police station, it being supposed that it was the tea's'olen from the wolown, which later proved to he not so, The dye was all recovered, deen sold at Chinkiang for S101, silk was also recovered, it having been sold te several persons at Kongyeng for 3316. The prisoner was fou d guilty and sentenced to a year's imp!
to receive 500 blows. His accomplice, the hawker, was sentenced to imprison mout fr three months and to receive 300 blows, "ud the woman was sentenced to receive 200 blows on the hand.
Trust ated Robbery.
Five natives were brought before the Conebon a charge of robbery, Inspector Mellows, of the river and harbour police, stated that early on the morning of the 22ud inst. the prisoners in company with several others, broke into the office of the Sompradore of the International Cotton Mill in Pootung, and carried oura safe containing over two thousand dollars, Ihe accused were caught while yoing through a hole in a fence around the mill, by the river and harbour police. Most. of the prisoners have been employed at the mill at one time or mother, and it was known that the money was in the safe, it being for the Py at of employees of the mill on that day, Entrance to the ofice was collected by smashing a pane of gliss in the window. The Inspector asked to have the case remanded to Friday so thut the others concerned, who are known, could be arrested. "The request was granted.
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