H. Smith, unemployed seaman, Was committed for trial at the U..&. Commissioner's Court on Saturday, upon a charge of stealing a coat from Harold Kay, ex-river policeman who was recently bound over at Ji. M. Police Court for being concerned in the opium robbery in Foochow Road.
The complainant told Mr. Lurton that he was taking a bath at the Hanbury Institute. Witness hung up his coat. Smith took it and left. On the day' following he was asked to return it. He did not, and the police were informed.
In answer to the defendant, Kay agreed that he put the coat on defendant and smoothed down the collar. But Smith had put it on only to see how it looked. He absconded with it while witness was in the bathroom, Det.-Sgt. Schmidt's evidence was that the defendant had pawned the garment in Woosung Road. Both the coat and papers it contained were. recovered by the police.
Accused was then committed for trial reserving his defence, Bail was fixed in G. 8200.
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