Marshal, gave evidence of arrest. He stated that defendant had an old revolver with which frightened away the crowd. The door: of the house had been battered down. The Chinese said Gunther struck the house cootie four times. Defendant, knowing that he had trouble with the coolie before, as soon as' his assailants came up to him struck the first man. The others then ran Away. Later when there was more trouble police officers appeared on the scene and entered his house.
The Commissioner requested the Chinese detective who had charge of the case to make a report immediately to the U. S. authorities if there should be any more trouble between Gunther and his neighbours. When the officer seemed to object to Mr. Schuhl's proposal to discharge the defendant, the Commissioner explained to him that it had been unlawful to break into the man's house.
Addressing Gunther, Mr. Schuh] said: You are too quick tempered, and there will be trouble for you you are before the Court again.
Defendant was dismissed with a caution on his promising to move into the International Settlement.
A snop assistant and a_ricsha cockle were last Friday found guilty the ed Court bench, of stealing with violence $5,050 in notes and $41,795 in bank orders from a coolie who was transporting—the treasure in a ricsha to a bank. One was sentenced to five years and the other to three years' imprison-coolie to attempt to quieten them. ment, expulsion to follow in each case.
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