The case in which an Indian watchman, Chanan Din, employed at the M.B.K. coalyard at Pootung, is, charged with dealing in arms came before Judge G. W. King again last Friday morning in ILM, Police Court. At the Inst hearing Judge King decided that there was not enough evidence for the accused to be charged with conspiracy but that he would have to face two charges of dealing in arms.
Mr. A. Covey appeared for the defence and Mr. J, E, Badeley for the prosecution.
Mr. Covey called several wite nesses, including the other watehmen tnanager of the coalyard to give employed by the M.B.K. and
evidence of Chanan Din's movements on February 18 and March 24, the two days which were named by the Chinese witnesses as those on which they hud received pistols from the accused.
In his summing up of the case, however, Judge King held that a sufficient alibi had not been proved. None of the men called had given any satisfaction ae to where Chanan Din was on these two nights between the hours of 9 and 10 pam. when the transactions were said to have "taken place." Chanan Din denied the possession and all know= Teulge of the ammunition which was found in his room by the Police, and Ghanda, called to give evidence could offer no explanation either. 'As to the evidence given by the lexed armed robbers, there was no reason why' they should not tell the truth, or why they should falsely arouse the Indian, and pick him out of four photographs, shown them by the Police, as the man with whom they had dealt. Judge King there. fore found the nccaved guilty, and sentenced him to three months im= Pisonmient with hard Inbour on each charge, the sentences to ran consecutively, and further that he must provide two cash sureties of $300 each for his ood behaviour during the next two years, failing which he would be deported.
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