Asked by defendant whether there was an order not to make arrests, witness said the instruction was that, whilst Shanghai was in 4 disturbed state, discretion shoul be used and the' police should, if possible, avoid making arrests' in petty cases, Sergt. Kirichoff said that, on Supt. Woodfield's instruction, he told defendant he was suspended from duty. Shortly afterwards witness found that defendant and all his private effects were missing.
Fu-sze, laodah of licensed ferry-boat No. 10, said that on July 25 a police motor boat hailed him and he was accused of having his ferry-bent overloaded rene. tables. The police-boat Iaodah told him the foreigner in charge said witness would be arrested and fined Tis, 40. Witness refused to pay anything and his boat was towed to Pootung. Witness sent for his master, Chung Chi-san, and him at the police station. yun, owner of the id that when he was called, the police laodah, with the foreigner present, said a fine of Tls. 20 was required because the boat had been overloaded to "speak good words to the foreigner for me" and after a conversation between the foreigner and the laodah the latter, sald:—*At- least $20."
witness refused: to pay and a crowd of several hundred country people standing near began to press towards the boat, saying they would Leat the foreigner for being unreasonable. Witness could not identify the foreigner.
Answering the Magistrate, witness said the police Iaodah did not say who wanted $20, but only that the foreigner said:—"At least $20."
The police Iaodah said that! when the ferry-boat owner was told must he fined he asked witness "to give him some assistance" and offered to pay $3. Defendant, through witness, replied:—"No, at least $20." There was no disturbance with the country people.
"At Least $20"
Answering the Magistrate, witness said he had only been in the Police three months, He had only been concerned i one previous arrest and did not know the procedure. He had to obey foreigners' instructions. No money was asked for prior to the Tls. 20, The ferryboat laodah asked witness to tow kim over to Pootung because a strong tide was running' and Navy Eu all
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