attempted Surgiary' during' the Four Chise concerted in ist week in Marehy in the Yang: tszepoo district, came up for sen ence at the. alixed Court on Mon. (day before Mesera, Whitamnore and Hsi, "Thive of that were sent to for we mot thy while the worth, van. old. offender, was "1 ce he incarcerated Yor six ie, after ich he is to be peged.
Det-Sgt. Douglas told the oar ta of 3.90 a om March Som gang of nine men placed Inddet against the wall of a house dnd one toan was climbing it when Chinese constable came into. Sight. "The gang made off, but ihe constable caught one of them. On information it was, learned that the remainder might retare snd a detective and a constable went to the spot and hid them. cives' In a few" minutes the sao back and were den pointed out that us in Shanghai were ver} to conditions in England far og credit was concerned, and if every person in Shanghai who had obtained credit' under similar circumstances was to. be arrested, there would not be gaols here large enough to hold. them, The' ease ho referred to was the which Norman Bowler had been that case Mr. King (the Magistrate) had missed the +harges and contented himself -h describing the prisoner as "an extravagant young ass."" ating from the "North China Dally News" report of the eas, Dr. Fischer read femarted that ae ho had. sect 19 "The Magitra'e,—sumnting wp,
flea wth the cane. mammary i was Wis duty to address himeelf ato jars. There "was a. consderatl England ud life in Shanghai and he Ind to consider. this when apply the Iw in Shanghai. "Ta aglond you cannot get credit unless you are Exceptionally" well known. "On the ther hand you can Shanghat ae 's role meant it, drew his own pistol first and' fired four shots, but all the men made off. Two hours ance yangtszepoo Station Inter, a coolie pat in on appear. and said that he was walking along the road when a bullet struck him, which upon investiga tion was found lodged in the wrist. Not believing his story the police made farther inquiries and the victim was identified og one of the gang, while 2 fourth was caught 2 week later.
jo. Chinese constable _corroborated the Sergeant's evidence.
The Assessor interrupted Dr, Fischer at this point and asked for the paper to be handed up, He (the Assessor) then continued to read, aloud: duty to discharge him, The case would be dismissed." tinvea. He wubltted that "the Mr. Fischer agreed, and con-
case should po transferred from the criminal to: the civil courts, 'Pho, Court. then consider ite. dock bai gri hoar guilty of the charge of obtaining $50 cases of Bechive brandy from Mr. "Arbuthnot, by false pretences, and not-guilty on the other thres charges. Ho was sentenced nine months' imprisonment, include the six weeks he has hold in custody during the trial, On ths application of Super tendent Vaughan, prosecuting, an order. was made for accused expulsion from the Settlement. at the conclusion of his imprisonment, anda further order was made for him to be handed over to the French Police at their request.
The Court: expressed ite thanks to Superintendent Vaughan and to Di. Fischer for the very able and efficient way in which they had conducted, their onees, Dr.. Rischer' waiurked that ho was defending purdy out. of and was charging nothing for his services,
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