Wan Fu-bus's nephew was charged with conspiring with him to attempt to assassinate H.E. Wang.
Det. Sergt. Burnside said that whilst making enquiries about the first prisoner ho heard about the chit written by som one in foreign clothes. Witness got description of the man. He found accused was a nephew of H.E.'s assailant. Witness asked accused if he knew of a man in foreign clothes and he replied that such s man had been to see hi undo on se occasions and had had uvate interviews with him. He said he mew this man's name, Accused wis arrested as a witness, Prisoner in reply to the Magistrate admitted that he was a nephew of Wan Fu-hua.
Acoused was acquitted and released on personal security being given.
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Yang-chang, Teor Ying-cai, Tsang Zue-Seven students—Tsang Hung nee, Tsar cha, San Hung-woo, Tsang Sing and Loong Hung Zu-yung—were charged with having in their possession a quantity of revolvers, swords, daggers, sword umbrel-Jas, and revolver ammunition, within the limits of the settlements, thereby. being menace to the peace and good order of the settlements, at No. 480, S. Avenue Road at miduig! on the. 20th November. fifteen Further with having in their possession quantity of counterfeit coin, to wit 3,148 20-cent pieces, 9,058 10-cent pieces, with intent to defraud the public by putting same in circulation, at the same time and place, Mr. Ellis appeared for the defence.
Inspector Wilson said that when the case last came before the Court a search warrant was obtained. When the premises were searched further spurious coins, bringing up the total value to between $1,500 and $1,600, were found. On the 20th of November Det.-Sergt. Burnside was out with Wan, making enquiries. In the Foochow Road Tsang Hung-nee attempted to communicate with Wan and Det.
Burnside told him that if he wished to speak to the prisoner he must come to Louza' station. He came there, and unable to give a satisfactory account of himself, was searched. On his person I were found four spurious 20-cent pieces and 15 ten-cent pieces. He gave his address us 485 8. Avenue Road. The detec. tives visited this adiressto verify his statement and to seo if there was any spurious coin there. They found three men in the house and questioned them about Tsang's property. These men all pleaded jorance. The detectives then opened bag in which they found a revolver, two packets of ammunition, and 200 counterfeit 10-cent pieces. They saw an umbrella, which proved to have " sword in it, Teer Yang-chang was searched as his movements were suspicious, and on his person were found a loaded revolver and two boxes of ammunition. The three men were then arrested and taken to Louza. The detectives returned to the house to put a constable in charge. When they got there they found a man concealed under a bed. As they were about to leave the house they found another man, accompanied by five other men, enteric These were also arrested, but four were released on security by order of the Court. The search warrant was executed by Deputy Supt. MoEuen and Det.-Sergesnt Burnside, who found more arms and a quantity of spurious coins. One packet of 10 cent pieces was addressed to a cash shop on the native Bund. Spurious coins were found on the persons of three of the accused. All accused denied the ownership of the spurious coins found. They describ al themselves as students and one of thei said a box containing spurious coin was left with him by " friend now in in Japan, Three revolvers. 550 cartridges, four daggers, one European and one Japanese sword, and five sword umbrellas were found on the premises.
Det.-Sergt. Burnside corroborated Inspector Wilson's statement, and added that when he went to the address given by Tsang Hang-neo, the mon there said they did not know hit. (Witness produced the revolver and daggers found on his second visit.) Tsang Sing was the man who was entering as witness was coming out. Whilst witness was searching the place on his first visit, Tser Youg-chang came and stood by his py Pye emed ments were suspicious witness searched him and found a loaded revolver and two boxes of ammunition. Witness found from the landlord of the house that it was rented by Tsang Hang-neo. On the 23rd November witness received warrant to search the house. He did so and found a loaded revolver,
daggers 'a quantity of brass money. ammunition, swords and ord umbrellas, Grace-examined by Mtr. Ellie—Witneas did not know how many people lived at 485, Avenue Road. There were about eds in the house. He found the weapons, produced, in the bedrooms. Witness went upstairs to make enquiries, as there was no one downstairs, He walked through one bedroom on his first visit. He found the weapons in two of the bedrooms. He did not endeavour to find out how many people occupied the bedrooms. When he executed the search warrant there was no one in ouse. Tsang Hang-nee said he knew Wan Fu-hua. Witness arrested Tsang Hang-nee because he knew Wan and could bes witness and also because he was in possession of spurious money. It was on the 20th November that Tsang was arrested. All. men were. search-before being locked up. (Brass money found on Tsang produced.) About $60 worth of money wae found indis possession. At first accused said he had only been in Shanghai a few days, but itted that, he had been in Shanghai some time.
Witness did not find any weapons on With regard to Tser, Yang-chen; 1. next man, on the charge sheet, witness had not made, enquiries.and. could, not. say whether or not he had cer ently return. ed from Japan...Ho was. arrested in the house because his movements just suspicious. He came into: the room were after witness had looked into. the bag. Witness was not searching the house. It was in the evening that witness Accused had no in his possession. So far he had not so any. to this man. When searched at station witness found, on hima spurious twenty-cent piece., Witness considered this auspicious under the circumstances. Tsar Ying-sai was arrost-, ed in the house at the same time as Teor Yang-chang... Witness. took him to the station and charged him with being concerned with the others. No firearms were found in his ion either.at house or at the station. Tsang Zue-cha was also in the room during witness's first visit, and was taken to the station with the others. Ho was not searched until he got to the station. No fire-arms, ammunition or counterfeit coin were found on his person. Witness could not eay whether avy of the boxes searched belonged to him, Lau Hung-woo was found under the bed.on, witness's second visit. He was. searched at the station and 50 cents' worth. of spurious coins were found on him, but no. weapons. Teang, Sing was entering the house just as witness left. Nojther firearms nor counterfeit coin were found on him, Loong Zu yung was arrested.whon enter: ing with Tsang Sing... He accompanied witness to the station, where ho was charged with the others. Ho also had neither arms or counterfeit coin in his possession. Witness could not say whether ho lived at Avenue Road. Ho said ho did not live there, All except Loong said they lived at the house in Avenue The house was an. ordinary Chingse one, with throo rooms upstairs and three rooms on the ground floor.
At this stage the Court adjourned, after i Teloase of Teang Sing and sidered, thie waa ho ayplomne.
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