Shanghai, 28th July.
Before Joux' Goopxow, Esq., Consul-General, acting Judi U.S. Prorre c. Prupensra'Lustiano.
This case, adjourned fromthe 11th' inst., was resumed, the complainant being well enough to attend.
i-sung, -a: riesha. coolie, comid that about 18 days previous-os called two ricshas.from the Old Dock jetty and proceeded to another jetty down in: Yangtsepoo. There, they stopped and one of the - Filipinos. pulled out twenty cents. and asked, witness, to. give him back ten cents. Witness said he had not got.ten cents, but only some coppers. The Filipino then ran away, with the twenty cents and refused to. pay, Witness called otto an Indian policeman, whoiwent after the Filipinos. Witness. went: after them also to help the.policeman, but one of the Filipinos drew a knife Hand stabbed him on the face and-breast.
Inspector Aiers stated that the Indian constable had.told him that he saw.noth-jing of the affair. The ricshaman. had been stabbed when he.was called. "He could not tell what had. occurred. before the complainant called him. The complainant's story when first brought to the station was, that the Fill had simply got out of the -ricshas and walked away without. paying.
Prisoner said that he and. a friend (Salvador) took ricshas from the Old Dock and went down beyond Yangtsepoo. police bration. They gave the coolies twenty nts apiece, but the men refused to.take it. Prisoner and his friend then walked away. The ricsha coolies called. another Chinese and came after them. One of! the coolies struck prisoner and he took out a: knife to defend himself.
Inspector Aiers said: that prisoner's evidence was identical with the story which he told when he came to the police station.
His Honour remarked that accused had told the same version of the affair whilst confined at the Consulate.
The Captain of the-s.s. Bahan: stated that his ship would sail.on 8th August. Prisoner had some wages due to him.
His Honour said that he was convinced his own mind that the Filipino thought he was acting in self-defence. The coolie, however, had been laid up for some time and was not fit for work yet. The prisoner would'therefore have to pay him $30 Mex. and would be kept in gaol until the ship was ready to sail.
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