The prosecution of Ujagar Singh by Mehar Singh for alleged theft of money, jewellery, and three promissory notes to the amount of $1,000 was concluded at H. M. Police Court on Thursday.
The case had been adjourned to enable complainant to produce records of the missing promissory notes, and this he now did, without, however, producing the Chinese to whom the money had been lent.
Accused then told his story, admitting that he had been staying in complainant's hut at a mill in Markham Road, at the invitation of another Sikh watchman resident there. On the morning of the robbery witness did not, as the prosecution alleged, scale a wall surreptitiously and disappear, but was passed out through the main gate by complainant himself. He then went to the house of an Indian friend in Lay Road, had breakfast there, and went off with another Indian in search of employment. Witness then described his wandering round the town, incidentally mentioning that in Hong: kew he purchased a bottle of whiskey for 30 cents.
Mr. Faithfull—We are learning things, your Worship.
His Worship—Perhaps you would learn more, Mr. Faithfull, if you drank some of this whiskey.
Accused admitted going for the motor car ride, described by a Chinese witness, and at the close of which he was arrested. He made no attempt to hide himself.
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