Tangled Story at the Mixed Court A very complicated case in which a Chinese was charged with enticing away from her home a young girl three years aga was heard by Messrs, King and Li at the Mixed Court on Tuesday.
According to the evidence, when it was found that the girl wac missing a search was made for her without restilt. One of her brothers. thinking that his second sister knew of the whereabouts of the missing one, asked her if she knew where her sister, was hiding. <A avarrd ensued when the younger sister said she did not know. Angered, the brother assaulted her and later hacked at her with a wood chenner. The girl wae taken to hospital where she died, her assailant in the meantime absconding.
Another brother, who retnrne? from work later in the day. decided that he would get ta the bottom of the matter and find his missing sister, He finally met the acoused and handed him over to the Police.
In Court yesterday, accused admitted that he and the missing girl had formerly been sweethearts hut since he changed his occupation three years ago he had lost track of her.
The Court said that the evidence of the missing sister was necessary. hence efforts should be made to find her. The defendant would have to ko releasd on $100 shop security, which, was accordingly put up.
Jupowent for the Auto Palace Ca. in the amounts of Ts. 350 and 299.45 against A. A. Clifton, of 492 Route Auguste Bonne, for damage to a car and gends_ supplied. was given by his Honour Judge Grain at H. M. Surreme Court last Friday. Mr. R. T. Rvton. mana-ver of the oarage, told his Honour that he had bought the car froma Mr. Clifton on the full understanding that it belonged to him, but it had since been learned that the car was still. technically the property of Honigsberg's. Defendant had paid all but two instalments for it. At plaintiff's request, the Judge gave permission for the car to be hired out by the garage as long as it remained under their control, and ordered payment by defendant of the amounts claimed in two instalments from February 1.
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