Sang Ah-sze, unemployed, was before the Mixed Court yesterday morning, charged with having stolen the sam of $21 from No. 34 Woo-fong-Joong on January 9, Complainant said that the accused was formerly in his employ, bat had been dismissed. Witness heard the rattle of money io hop, and knowing that this was asno one was entitled to be there, he went in to make investigations, Witness discovered the accused there, from witness's hand. Alter a short struggle witness was able to raise the bag sufficiently high to allow him to call out for assistance, He was heard, and " Chinese came to his was he who went to the previous witness's assistance. Witness saw the acensed etrugzling with the camp! Witness grappled with Sac Sue-zien, bat was forced to relingnish his hold because the accused struck him many times on the arm with an iron bar. The acoused made their escape. The Court then informed that the accused wore the Paoshan district, where rested and handed over to Police. Each of the accused was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES, until such time as ho could be taken fore the Court again, The Aesistent Magistrate agreed to the suggestion, and said that the man was to be tapen before the Court again the follo morning. At 9.15 the Secretary of the Mixed Court reported that he bad fat that moment received word. from Dr. Chang, of the Slantang Riad Hospital, that the ian had died there from the effects of a poison known as Hydrarg. Perchlor, (corrosive sublimate), sell-administered in a lodginghouse in Fokien Road, wher, he had been taken by three rueners. The Secretary bed received. the tottle containing the remainder of the poison that the man bad awallowod, The ihreo ranners who had been detailed off to take care of the man stated that be bad expressed a desire to Accused tried to escape, and when wit-change his clothes. They obtained the to detain bim he bit bim on
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