Defendant's Story of Pistols!
Planted by. Detective Seconds An interesting case in which a Shantung man named Li An-kyun Was charged with being in posses-ion 9f two pistols and ammunition was, again brought before the Mixed. Court on Wednesday morning, after a week's remand, Mr. A. J. Martin,. British Assessor, and Magistrate Kuan Chun, Mr, E. T, Maitland, Prosecuting, Solicitor, "prosecuted and Mr." R. MeDonald, appeared for the defence.
Mr. Maitland, in opening his ease, said that accused was found in possession of two pistols, one Joaded and the other empty, after search of his person.
Det-Sgt. Williamson bore out: this statement and produced the pistols and a package containing a number of bullets, 'A. Chines; to Mr, Maitland, arrested accused at 7.45 p.m. last Sunday near the Kung Ho Chiang Wharf, Hongkew. One pfitol was found onthe front part of his person, landed with seven bullets, and ong empty pistol was found at the back, both wrapped up with newspap 'A Chinese detective said that the scoused first shouted "Robbers!
Robbers!" when he was arrested.
Cross-examined by Mi. McDonald, witness said that he searched everybody who seemed to be suspicious.
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