Shanghai, 7th Juno.
Before E. vow Hirscu, Esq, that the story told by Wa abtoug wes money then they would have to td the prisoner guilty, but if they thought
not one, ey ought to believe in he. cluoutinlances, and thet. Ae story was rendered so suspicious that: they doubted in their minds whether the prisoner was guilty.or not, then it was Theie duty to" say. the Prisoner was guilty. Mr. Ellis had said in address the jury "if you have a shadow of doubt you will acquit." That was an over-statement. The jury must have a real doubt in their minds and if they bad a real doubt it was their duty to say that the prisoner was not guilty.
The jury retired. When they returned into Court the foreman announced that they had found the prisoner Guilty," but added: " Wo strongly recommend him to His Lordship—On what ground The Foreman: of his youth.
The prisoner in reply to the formal question if he had an thing to say sentences:
should not be passed said Portex oH. Spranen Heinrich Spider, of Ward" Road, was before the Court, arrested on an Austrinn. Consular warrant, for that-ho did on tle Ist of June, 1905, by raeaus of threats and false pretences obtain money from several native complainants. Thoro was Gocond charge against the prisoner of resisting arrest and assaulting Detec sergeant Kingston while in the execu! of his duty, and toaring the sergeant's coat. the prisoner prod ma a license for the His Honour having read the charges,
sale of chemical products in the French Concession and also a hawker's Jiconse for Hongkong, He denied: the charges '4nd said that he never entered a Chinese house-on the Ist of Juse. Ho had beow connected with a Chinese in Hongkong in the sale of articles and: some tinre ago he purchased a quantity of chemicals and Sold them in Indo-Chins ant Hongkong: About twenty-five days ago: hé- conga Chinese who spoke English help him to sell his goods: here; sud they~
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