Copious Crying of Defendant and Witness Last Friday morning in the Amer. can Consular Court before Mr. N.
Lurton, Commistioner, the case vas heard in which Carlos Acuming, a Filipino, was charged with disorderly conduct at the home of his brother-in-law, M. Y. Mess, at 19 Long Terrace.
According to the evidence given by all concerned the trouble arose from a general family quarrel. Acuning was ordered to leave the house, but instead went into the kitchen and got a knife. It was taken from him by Mesa and handed over to the police.
During the a proceedings beth brother and siste? cried copjovsly and, when the case was finfs' ed, seemed to have become reconciled. However, the Commis. sioner warned Acuning not to go nev the house again and said that i€ there were any more trouble, accured would be dealt with harder. He would dismiss the charges.
Acuning arrived at the Court 20 raiautes late and was fined G.$6 for contempt of a court. This was rewed, however, after he apologize for holding up the proceedings
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