The Archive · 1910

Larceny of Clothing

An unemployed native, named Sang Ab-sun, was charged at the Mixed Court yesterday morning, with having stolen an amount of clothing valued at $35 on various dates. A witness stated that she met the accused whilst retarning from Soochow to Shanghai. On arrival at Shanghai the accused offerred to carry her luggage. She consented, and suddenly the accused disappeared. Late on she recognized him and gave him in e. Constable Murray said that clothes bad been pawned in the French Concession, but the shop bad since been burned down, so the goods could not be recovered. Accused was sentenced to five months imprisonment, to be followed by expalsi

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