The Archive · 1921

Life with Chinese in Chapei

Dealer in German Hardware Charged with Assault: Babies'

Crying Cause of a Riot buy German scissors, razors, and similar goods and I sell them to the Chinese," said G, Gunther, an American resident in Chapei, who was charged before Mr. F. J. Schuh] at the U. S. Court on Saturday with assaulting a Chinese policeman. Defendant, it was stated, made his second appearance} before the Court.

The complainant, a constable in Chapei police force, whose white tunic was spotted with blood and whose head was, bandaged, said that there had been a fight between the- foreigner and three Chinese. 1t arose out of the cry-) ing of children in an alleyway under one of the windows of defendant's dwelling. He came into} the alleyway and the trouble started. Witness interfered and the foreigner hit him.

A coolie, in evidence, denied having played with the children} in the defendant's doorway. Defendant struck him three times Another Chinese came into the fight and hit everybody. Witness, said his master was a police sergeant.

Here defendant interrupted say ing that he was asleep when the children began to cry. They made such a noise that he was obliged to get out of bed and tell the Albert Miller (German), one of.

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