Mr. €. B, Perkins, an Americar was called and said that he was in the import and export business. During last November he ha negotiated with Sousa to buy som pills which would cure him of the opium habit. For these he gave accused more than $3,000, although Sousa at first wanted $10,000. Accused had delivered him' 40) bottles of what he believed to by brucine, but it was Tater found that, only 12' of the bottles contained the drug. Sousa had disappeared by this time, Soura was then questioned Jenth. "His story was that not attempted to sell a -formula sshich would produce opium from heroin and morphia, but a formula which would cure the user of the opium habit, Opium so treated ould Purposes, also be used for other medicinal
'The Court after delving into Soura's previous record, which showed that he had been' charged with obtaining money by false pretenses twice in Shanghai and once in Hongkong, passed sentence, as stated above.
Sousa wag found guilty on the charge of attempting to obtain money from Mr. Marden under false pretenses and with obtaining the money from Mr. Perkins on the pretext that he could produce an opiam cure. The charge of dealing morphia end heroin was dise missed.
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