Zung Sih-kung, who said he had once been a' tailor and was now a coolie, gave evidence that Inspector Dunne told the deceased to clean the walls with a mop, but the coolie refused to get the mop, whereupon the Inspector struck him, hands, open, Witness went. away for a moment, and on ro-turning saw deceased standing up. There did not appear to be anything wrong with him, He fall down. Witness said nothing to him but went on with his own point the Magistrate suming the case went on, what evidence the prosecution had to call to substantiate the charge?
Mr. Maitland—I have no other evidence.
The Magistrate—These two Chinese are the only people you could call?
Mr, Maitland—Yes. 1 will call the chauffeur, but he will only be fable to corroborate what they have said. I do not wish to keep anything back, however. All the available evidence ought to be ven.
The chauffeur employed at Louza station was then called and said that he saw the Inspector strike deceased, with his open hands, and on the side of the head. Witness saw three blows given, and then he went away. Deceased was bending down at the time, but he did not fall.
The Charge Withdrawn, Mr. Maitland then informed the court that this was the whole of the evidence he could produce for the prosecution, and having regard to the fact that the doctors had definitely stated that death was due to kidney disease and that injury to the head could not hi been caused by a slap of the and was unlikely to have been caused by a blow with the fist, further that the injury in no way affected the man's death, he felt it his duty to apply to the court for leave to withdraw the charge.
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