Supposed Detectives in Search for Opium 'Two Chinese cine to grief on 'Thursday at the Mixed Court before Messrs. Hamilton and Cen, because they had posed as municipal de-tactives on the night of August 5, and were sentenced to one year and two months' imprisonment, respect. ively. A third, also involved in mince degree, was fined $20 and a pistol and rounds found on one were confiscated, Mr, A. N. Fishman represented first and second accused, 'According to police evidence, gang of five Chinese approached pedestrian, who was leaving the China Merchants' Lower Wharf on August 5, and stated that they were detectives in search of opium. The man denied that he possessed the drug and refused to permit them to search him and attracted a Sikh on duty in the vicinity. The latter, aroused by the ery, summon-'Chinese constables, who took after the gang. Two only were taken into custody, They stuck to their story and- said that they were attached to Wayside station, 80 the police party escorted them to the station, to find out that they were imposters. They were placed in cells and appeared at the Court on August 6, and were remanded 0 as to allow the police to make father investigations.
During the first trial the Sika, in giving evidence said that he had been offered a bribe of $5, if he would make his statements none too incriminating, Neither of the accused had proffered the money, After the sessions, be spotted' his man in the courtyard and arrested him.
At Thursday's trial as identified third accused as the man, The late ter said that firs: accused gave him the money to bribe the officer. Mr. Fistirnan, for the defence, said that the prosecution had failed to prove their case, respecting the charges of posing as officers and of loitering.
The Court held otherwise and passed sentence, Nicuotas Luboin, a chauffeur, of 83 Kiukiang Road, was sent to prison for two weeks' at the Mixed Court on Monday morning by Messrs, Hamiliton and Kuan for assaulting Peter Ivanoff on Sunday' afternoon by stabbing him in the back with a knife, In H. M. Police Court, on Saturday, Lal Singh, who has a bad record of similar offences, wag sentenced by the Magistrate, Mr. G. W. King, pay a fine of $20, in default one month's hard labour, for being drunk, and disorderly on Miller Road, on Friday.
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