Convicted of Assault at the Mixed Court: A Question of the Fare "We are forced to call attention to the fact that the poor, defenceless ricsha coolies are assaulted too often and are unable to protect themselves. It is our duty to afford whatever protection we can to this unfortunate class of men." This was a statement made by Mr. Yui, Magistrate, who sat with Mr. Blackburn at the Mixed Court on Wednesday to hear the case of a German electrical engineer, Car! Knabe, of 25 Tsangchow Road, who was charged with assaulting a ricsha coolie in Kiangse Road.
Det.-Sgt. Beer appeared to prosecute and outlined the case.
The coolie appeared in bandages and said that he pulled accused from Kiangse Road to the French Concession. After waiting there for some 30 minutes he took accused to Nanking Road where the latter entered a shop and told him to wait outside. He waited and ~vhen accused came out he again boarded the ricsha and went back to Kiangse Road. Five coppers were offered him by accused brt he refused to take them, saying that he had pulled him for two hours and the work was worth more than five cents. When he objected, accused struck and kicked him, with the result, that he was sent to hospital where he remained for four days.
Evidence of the assault was given by Mr. E. L. Allen, Mr. Bourne and Mrs. Lemon.
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