When Jagar Singh was charged before Mr. G. W: King, in H. M. Police Court, on Thursday, with azsaulting a riesha coolie and a police. man, it was stated that the coolie; alleged the prisoner refused to pay, him his proper fare. The coolie followed the prisoner into the Gardens, where there was an altercation and, the prisoner assaulted the coolie. Several Chinese constables and some Chinese bystanders: attempted to take the prisoner to the police station, whereupon he Kicked and struck out generally. A foreign sergeant then arrived, but the prisoner continued fighting and of only desisted when handed over to the charge a Sikh constable, Police Sergeant Ross said that when, a foreigner said he had paid and a riesha coolie said he had not, it was very difficult for a police: man to decide and it became a matter for the Magistrate's decision, The Magistrate—You credit the Court with a lot of intelligence. 1 have decided many things, but I don't arbitrate on the question of the payment of riesha fares, Remarking that the prisoner had 'a bad record and had been before the Court on previous occasions, the Magistrate sentenced him to' one month's hard Labour,
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