This was the adjourned hearing of the case in which Koh Tung-sai and Sbaoj Loh-aal are charged with being concern with others, with wilfully an4 maliciously shooting ne Hassan Guolab, thereby causing his death, in dwelling flouse No. 58, Swatow Road, at about 2 am. on the I#th June, 1904'; also with unlawfully: wounding one Chang Koh-sze, by shooting at her with @ revolver on Foochow \.cad at about 2 a.m. on the 12th June, 1904.
The first named prisoner was also chan with being concerned with others, with shooting and -tah on Foochow Road at about 9.80 p.m. on the 6th January, 1904; xlo tbratShochowdariog the years 1903 and several pawn-shops in various places concerned with others' in robbin
rt alist Kawe Webaso, were wit Sau Zang-me and Wong Zing-chung,
tioned and in of loaded being in company with the above-men-revolvers at No. 215, Miller Road, at 8.15 mber, and attempt-
Three were the first witnesses called. The first of these gave evidence that he knew all and other places.
The svornd official also identified the and pointed out one of them as 2 man who was some yours ago banished to oan.
Phe third official Koh Tung-sai and another prisoner as having been concerned in a robbery at Waa.
The Chiihsien asked the they were related and one of jem replied that they just knew each other.
Tu riy-sai was then examined. He said that he was present at the house No, 5s, Swatow Road, at the time of the murder of Hassan Gvolab, but was not himself the murderer, He refused to give the name of the actual murderer or the names of the others who were present. He said the actual murderer was not sent in Court Later, he said that one Wong King-pich killed' Hassan Goolab and there Wee five or vix men present ab the time, It was Wong who at the door of the house.
The other three prisoners had nothing to vay.
'A-Chinese who at the last hearing bad identified Koh, said that h" know that Koh and Wong Kiny-pleb were friends. They were often together.
oh's wife was then examined as to Koh's movements for some time prior to his arrest, She said that she had no ides hor husband was a robber and expressed surprise when shown the revolvers found in his possession.
Detective-Inspector McDowell called the Court's attention to the little girl—the daughter of Hassan Gootub. He mentioned that she had given very valuable evidence, both at the inquest in tne British Court and again during the murder vials, said that she was very Bored and) her step-mother had disaply. off. Her father had been mur-peared was now living with her uncle, who was a watchman at a native theatre aod no: at all well off. He reminded the Court tnat nearly $1,000 had been found in the house in which the prisoners had been arrested.
The Asseswor a-ked if there was any claimant for the money Inspector McDowell said there was no claimant, Tne Arsestor said that $300 of the found would be invested by the Magistrate avd th" chid would be able to drow the interest (which would amount to about §3 per month) as she thought fit.
'The Assessor then said thst the Court tted the rinone.s on the charge of n Goolab as there was idence to convict. All of including the woman, would be detained in custody ax th-re' were other charges against them in connection with robberies at Soochow ud elsewhere. With regurd to the action of the Police, he anid Mia Court considers, shat the tation of Detective-Inspector McDowell, Se-geant Constables Goddard, Shaw and tne Iodian and Chinese ho arrested Koh and his "sacciates on the afternoon of the 18th of September, he highest commendation. wore armed with loaded re evidently prepared for of arrest pried out hum-elf and colleagues and said the Police were al"ay- ready and wiling to do ther duty in arresting criminals. hey would al ce-operate to the best of their ability wi h the native authorities the endeavour to stamp out crime.
The Chihbsion said that he would mention the good work of the. Police in his report to the provincial authorities,
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