A coolie and two unemployed natives wore charged with being concerned together in stealing clothing, ete., from a cook employed at No, 202, Bubbling Well Road, at 8 p.m. on the 2nd instant with stealing silk, cloth, ote., from No. 43, Kiangse Road, on various dates during November, 1903, with stealing two waist. conta from 197, Bubbling Well Road, during November, 1904; and also with being in possession of a loaded revolver and ammunition, and various articles of clothing, the property of persons at present unknown. Sergeant Macgregor said that on the evening of the 2nd inst, a complaint was made at the Station ofa theft from the cook at No. 202, Bubbling Well Road. Detectives visited the house and found that it was the coolie who was suspected of the theft. On his quarters being searched, it was found that he had been living in the quarters of the two other prisoners, one of whom was the cook's brother. ' On " thorough search being made, the stolen property was found, and also a number of pawn-tickets relating to other property. Ina box was found the revolver—at the time fully loaded. The revolver was said by one of the prisoners to have been stolen from the compradore's room in Mr. T. Bickorton's office. Somoof the complainants not apporting, the case was remanded for their evidence.
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