A hawker, who said that he had known accused for four years, said that accused was a coolie in the ploy of a cotton mill. Accused did not tell him that he had shot a foreign policeman, Witness saw the hat lying in the alleyway and natio" ed that it had a hole in it, Accused's wife went out anid picked it up. Witness had heard the shooting and hho ran inside the house, Ho did not see accused go out after dinner, A tailor, with whom accused and wife had lived for two years, said that accused had not told him that he had been shot at by the police or that he had shot a foreign policeman, Accused's wife said that her hus. band was a man of good character, She knew nothing of the shooting but saw a hat in the alleyway 30 she went and picked it up, When the shooting: took place, there were many persons running about in the alleyway.
Accused denied the charge and said that, when the shooting took place, he was in the house, He did not so outside, His wite had pickced the hat tp'in the alleyway and, '88 he could find no owner, he appropriated it to his own use.
Tudgment was reserved until January 10.
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