A coolie, two houseboys and an unemployed native were brought remand charged with the theft the considerable quantity of jewellery, valued at $300, from the house of Mr. Page, No. 19 Weihaiwei "Road, on January 25. The coolie was further charged with the theft of an article of clothing, the property of the same complainant.
The evidence showed that on the night of January 25 the foreign ocenpants of No. 19 Weihaiwei Road were away from home and the house was in the servants' charge. The two houseboys also went out and in their absence the coolie was visited by x friend—the fourth defendant. When the foreign occupants returned home they found the door of the house unlocked and later discovered that the articles of jewellery mentioned in the first charge were missing from a bedroom. The Police made a thorough investigation, but failed to find any trace of the wiceing jewellery, oar could they gather any direct evidence against the defendants, but in searching the coolie's boxes Detective-Sergeant Bray found an article of clothing, the property of Miss Page.
On the first charge the defendants were released upon giving scenrity, as there was not sufficient evidence to secure a conviction, and on the recond
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