July 18.
That a Chinese constable in plain clothes was justified in firing at and killing a fleeing suspected felon was the verdict of the jury at an inquest presided over by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, coroner here. It will be recalled; that the constable at about midnight ne night saw four suspicious persons near the Central Market, and attempted to search them. He caught hold of one while the others. ran away. During the search the cons-found a dagger hidden in the The captive then surug-Igled with the policeman and managed fo run away. The constable fired and killed him when he failed to'stop running at the constable's order. The police, however, failed to prove felony had been committed, After the finding by the jury that the constable had. no other means short of firing to prevent the escape, the corner recorded a verdict of justifiable homicide.
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