Court on Saturday, of _feloniously entering a Chinese dwelling in Foochow Road and stealing $260, 30 oz. of opium and other property, the two youths Harold Kay' (19), of the River Police Hulk, and Francis W. Davis (17), unemployed, were bound over for two years to come up for judgement at any time within that period. In entering the conviction, Mr. G. W. King said he was only deterred from passing sentence of three months' imprisonment by the youth of the defendants. It might be weakness on his part—one occasionally erred on that side—but he had made up his mind to give them that one chance, Another remark of the Magistrate's was that if they had been a little older he would have had no mercy on them.
Mr. R. C. Faithfull, prosecuting, stated that the police intended to call no further evidence.
$1,000 Yor THE SERvicES.
Asked to give an explanation of his behaviour the defendant Davis said that the other accused alleged to be concerned in the affair were going to give the foreigner who helped them $1,000. He did not know for what the $1,000 was offered. The Chinese came to his (Davis') house. He did not know anything about the others except that they had a detective going with them.
The Magistrate-Can you convince me that you did not realize that there are plenty of police in Shanghai? Do you think they go round offering people $1,000 to help them?
Defendant—I did not think about The Magistrate on learning that the defendant was only 17, asked him again whether, in spite of his age, ha really imagined that he was not doing anything wrong.
"The Frenchman asked me to go along with him. They did not say anything about opium at first,'' said Davis.
Kay said he wished to make a statement. On coming off duty, he went to Quinsan Gardens, where he met Davis, who told him about their being wanted by some Chinese detectives. When they met the Frenchman and the Chinese the latter said that $1,000 would be paid for their services.
Answering the Magistrate. the] On defendant said that' he did not come to the conclusion that there was something wrong in the whole transaction until ater. The Frenchman was supposed to act as the detective, so that there would be no trouble.
CHINESE aT THE Boorrost oF 17.
Insp. Kerrigan told the Magistrate that Kay was a Canadian and came to Shanghai recently. Davis had been born in Hongkong, but had resided in Shanghai since he
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