Foreigner Sentenced in U.S. Court "Some time ago I had an American before me who ill-treated a coolie and sentenced him to 10 days.' He probably had more provocation for such an act than you have had," said Mr. F. J. Schuhl at the U. S. Court on Saturday, in sentencing G. T. Armstrong, of Andersen, Meyer Ca., to two days' imprisonment for assaulting a ricsha coolie by kicking him on the chest. Defendant was also fined $50 and ordered to pay the sum of $15 to the com plainant as compensation.
The coolie had sustained, a0- cording to medical evidence in the form of a doctor's certificate, produced by Mr. Snyder (prosecu—ting), "heavy bruises and injury of a serious nature. Ten days' treatment would be necessary.'"
Mr. N. G. Yang" watched—the proceedings on behalf of the local Chinese authorities. Sub-inspector Dee had charge of the case. He said that on last Thursday morning at the tiffin hour a ricsha coolie complained to him of having been kicked by a foreigner, who had refused to pay for the hire of a ricsha. Witness had had pointed out to him the defendant and a friend who were walking along the Racecourse sidewalk. The coolie ran up to them and defendant was about to assault him again, but on seeing 2 police officer desisted. Sub-inspector Dee said he told the defendant the coolie had compained of not being paid. Defendant admitted this declared he had kicked the coolie for not running fast enough.
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The coolie, in evidence, said that when told to go faster he replied that he was sorry, but he could not. The foreigner was taken up in Yuenmingyuen Road and witness had brought him to the Racecourse, He got onery and finally stopped the riesha, got out, and ked witness. As well as assaulting him, he refused to pay him and got into another ricsha. sion of the affair, he was taking a According to the prisoner's ver-friend, a newcomer to the port, to tiffin in the western district. They took rieshas from outside Messrs. Andersen, Meyer's offices. His friend's ricsha got in front. As he was a stranger it was necessary for witness to go on ahead. It was absolute laziness on the part of the puller, who could have got ahead if he had wished, but instead did not trouble to do so, knowing he had the defendant at his mercy, there being few rieshas about at
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