Friday morning the cass of the U.S. vy. Demttrio Buenoflore was heard before Judge Lobingier, Mr. L. G. Husar, District Attorney, conducting the' prosecution and Mr. H. D. Rodger appearing on behalf of the defendant, who was charged with assault upon a riesha coolie, Tsang Awe-yuen.
The story, as told with the assistance of interpreters, and enlivened with illustrative pantomime and various exhibits, ran thus, Tsang Awe-yuen, a neslia coolie, first witness for the prosecution, stated on May 16 he pulled the defendant a block, waited for him an hour wag offered four coppers in payment, remonstrated, endeavoured detain defendant by holding his coat. He did not hit him, but was stabbed by the defendant on the read and back. The defendant then went inside the house, a policeman came, and witness was.d taken to the hospital.
Tha physician who dressed the wounds, Dr. Yui Kyi-cong, of St. Luke's Hospital, stated that he had dressed superficial wounds on the head and back of witness and produced certificate in evidence.
The next witness, Anastasia Rivera, proprietor of the restaurant where - defendant was arrested, testified to seeing a crowd of coolies trying to break into the Filipino Club. Being unable. to stop them, he telephoned to the Police Station, and later Inspector Conduit arrived to investigate. In the meantime witness saw a coolie bleeding and brought him into the house. Witness saw brass knuckles, scissors, a necktie stained with blood, and boxing trunks which were exhibited in court and heard the Inspector's conversation with defendant.
Inspector Tonduit then testified that he had been called to make an investigation and after securing the articles on exhibit went on through the house and found defendant in the restaurant. Defendant stated that. he was about to come to the station to explain the matter, thay the coolie had been insulting and that he had lost his head and stabbed the coolie fearing that the cther coolies in the crowd were coming on to attack him, The first witness for the defence was Koo Pung-sung, a cook who had witnessed part of the fight at a. distance. His cautions unwillingness ty commit himself on oath slowed up the narrative considerably but it was finally gleaned from his tale that there was a crowd of coolies, that stones were thrown at the defendant, and that the general melee was urged on by cries of "Tang Tang'? (Wight, fight from the Chinese. He stated that the riesha coelia struck the defendant several times and that defendant. stabbed the coolie, but could not identify the weapon.
The second witness, Mariana de Cuzman, gave a description of the fight as seen from the billiard room window of the Filipino Club, testifying that after the masha coolie hit defendant with a stone, defendant chased the coolie. The coolie and defendant were fighting, he said, and another Filipino, Gregerio, was unable to separate them. When the defendant struck coolie with the weapon, the coolie let go. The witness testified that the scissors were in their case when used, testifying for himself fendant stated that he had not kept the riesha coolie waiting that he had paid him off after a trip of a block and that this was the same amount he had paid on other occasions. After he Rad been struck he became angry and chased the coolie. When other coolies joined in and stones were thrown he lost his head and struck the ricsha coolie with scissors in order to get away.
The oteome of the matter was that defendant was ordered to pay a fine of $50 and to pay the riesha coolie $10.
Campbell v. Greuenebaum and Sonn Bros, In the U.S. Court for China last Friday the case of H. B. Campbell v. Greuenebaum and Sonn Bros. for damages—sustained through alleged fraudulent misyepresentations, came up again before Judge Lobingier.
Mr. Schuhl, for the defence, withdrew his objection to having Mr. Scanlon give from memory the reply received from Mr. Creunebaum in response to a cable asking for funds.
Mr. Scanlon was accordingly recalled and stated that he had written to the cable company for a certified copy of the message but had not obtained it yet. His recollection of the same was to the effect: "Cannot remit. Do the best you can. Will return soon."
Further examination arid cross-examination bore on details brought out in connexion with previous testimony."
The plaintiff was recalled and asked to itemize his claim for $10,000 actual loss, which was given as follows:—Vacation, transporta-
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