At the Mixed Court on Monday, before the British Assessor, Mr. Grant Jones, and Magistrate Kuan, an unemployed Chinese was charged with having unlawfully functioned asa police officer of the Shanghai Municipal Police.
Det. 85 Quayle, who was in charge of the case, stated that at 9.30 p.m. on Sunday the accused accompanied by another Chinese went to a shop at No. 90 Kiukiang Road, and announced that they had come to search the place for opium. They conducted a search and found a quantity of opium, but the complainant refused to let them take it away unless they produced a warrant. Upon this the man not in custody had gone away saying that he would bring the No. 1 Detective. The complainant waited for some time detaining the accused, and as no one came he afterwards informed the Police.
The accused, who was found guilty, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment.
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