Zaw Maw-mao, a powerfully-built native, was charged with being concerned with others m taking the complainant, See Kah-soong, on the 28th of last April, into the country where "n attempt was made to extort' money from him, after which he was tortured by having both of his eyes gaused out, Inspect" Bourke stated that the prisoner was supposer to be one of the leaders of the Pootung gang of thieves, four of whom have been arrested and sentenced for their connection with this case. He stated that evidence would introduced to show that the prismer was the man who held the complainant's queue, while he was being tortured. He also stated that the complainant had identitied him. by. describing the prisoner, telling his height, ete,, and also by recognising his yore. It has been decided, that in such eases, deputy from the native city will sit with the assessor and magistrate, and the case was remanded to the next day.
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