A chauffeur, two coolies and the proprietor of a lodging house in Wuchow Road, charged in connexion with the smuggling into Shanghai Jast Saturday week of morphia to the value of $30,600, again made their appearance at the Mixed Court on Monday, before Magistrate Li and Mr. Mead. Mr. P. W. Goldring represented the coolie defendants, while Mr. H. D. Rodger defended one of the other two accused. Three Japanese are also in custody, and '© being charged before—the Japanese, court, Chinese detective said he noticed lorry No. 35050, from the Palace Hotel, drive off after being loaded at the Customs Jetty. The vehicle proceeded to No. 1243 Wuchow Road. The boxes containing the drug were removed down an alleyway. Witness thought they might be stolen property, so he went at once to investigate. The coolies stated that the morphia belonged to some one else and gave other information which led to the arrest of the Japanese. answer to Superintendent Vaughan, prosecuting, the witness said he had occasion to go to the same house about four months ago. The proprietor at that time stated that he was a broker.
Referring to circumstances that had Jed the police to -prefer a second charge against this accused and the Japanese defendants of attempting to bribe Chinese detectives to keep quiet, another defective stated that a Japanese had at first offered $6,000. This was refused, and the man then offered $8,006 if witness would not take the cases away, to which he again yaplied "no can do."
The hearing was further adjourned.
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