Tsiang Fob-ling, a coolie, wa charged in the Provisional court on Tuesday morning with being ound] in the enclosed premises of Franks Grill, 1-2 Miller Road, at 3.90 a.m. jon Aprit 17, for an, unlawful puvpose.
Det-Inspr, Schmidt said the morning in question, the com. plainant, Mr. F, Fernandez, was awakened by a noise in his room, He Wwitched on the light and saw acjeused standing meat his safe. Accused made a movement towards. him so, not knowing if he was arm. Jed, complainant fired several shots fat' the intruder. 'The other guests lof the house' came in and necused iwas arrested. Accused had been wounded in several places and was. sent to the Police Hospital, where he had been under treatment since, He admitted having climbed a telephone standard to complaisant's bedroom verandah and entered through an} Jopen door.
He was. not armed at the time but eomplainaht didn't now this, Complainant corroborated this statement and said that, when he ww accused, he pulled out his pistol fired five shots at him. Accus-fed did not fall after the first. shot Jand he tried to escape, so witness fired at him again, missing twice. Altogether five shots were fired in ess than a minute, whom sat Mr. Consul's Deputy) said that complainant had no right to fire at accused after the frst shot and after accused had tried to run away. Complainant was vot then fung in self-defence.
Accused said that he had been playing mah-jong and it was too) late to go home because of the curfew so he tried to find an empty thouse in which to sleep. He saw pair of pants on complainant's ver-Jandah 20 he climbed up with the intention of stealing' them. After he got on to the verandah, he was shot the foreigner.
Det-Inspr, Schmidt said that, Jduring April, the times were very. abnormal and robberies and mur-Jders were committed almost daily, so complainant had some excuse for! firing. 'The shots were fired in rapid succession: Even after he! iwas shot, accused straggled so hard. jehat it took several foreigners' to JSverpower him.
Aconsed: was. sentenced: to t-four months? imprisonment.
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