Woo Yang-sz, a married woman, and 800 Zang-yang, were charged before the Mixed Court on Friday morning with being concerned together with another person not in custody in feloniously setting fire to dwelling house No. 343 Chengtu Road endangering lite and property at about 3.25 a.m. o0 the 26th ultimo, Magistrate Wong and Mr. F, W. Hadley (American Assessor) were on the Bench, Mr. Kirk appeared for the Manicipal Police, and Mr. Holcomb for the Mr. Kirk in addressing the Court pointed out that this was a very serious case inasmuch as the accused were charged with actually setting fire to the premises. The Court had seen the three houses in Ohengta Road, thi scene of the fire. Four days before the fire occurred these houses were empty. Soo recommended the female defendant to take the middle house, and the end house was taken by a man whom Soo alto knew. Before Soo went to live in the one house he asked an insurance broker to transfer the insurance from another house and thie was done about ton days before the fire.
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