Four Chinese, who wore a part of the gang of six which robbed a Chinese' house outside the Settlement, the remaining two dying from bullet wounds received during the armed battle in which Det-Sgt Campbell was Killed on December 80, were sentenced to 12, 13, 14, and 26 years' Imprisonment at the' Pro-Misienal Court last. Priday.
"Ix the Provisional Court, on Saturday, two Chinese were charged rvith being concerned in an attempt extort $500,000 from a wealthy cconipattiot, by means of threatening otters. On Friday, a tailor was arrested on the change of extortion fand, acting on the information he gave, Det-Sub-Inepr, Tinkler went fo Chapel and secured the custody of the two accused. The case was Fomanded to next Friday, AN unemployed Chinese, found guilty on Monday, in the Provisional Court, of committing various armed obbetics, was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and permanently deprived of civil rights. Two others received 20 years each, whi according to the Chinese lay, is the maximum term a prisoner can serve.
Crancen with abducting a Chi: nose git! and other crimes, a Chinese on Monday nus sentenced by Judge Ling, in the Provisional Court, to eight years, 12 years, 13 years, and death, and' was deprived of civil rights for life. Two others, who were charged in connection with the abduction, received eight years apiece.
"Peter Paul Susckoff, Russian, was charged before Judge Wan in the Provisinonl Court on Monday with the misappropriation of $241. A romand was ordered, bail being allowed in the sum of $260, An unemployed Chinese and a millworker were found not guilty of 'a charge of armed highway robbery by Judge Wan in the Provisional Court on Monday.Mr. Shimizu, the Senior Consul's Deputy, stated' that he had no objection to the dismissal of the case as far as the first accused wns concerned, but, as to the second, he doubted if the sentence was right in view of the evidence given. The court therefore, ordered that accused should be detained pending an appeal by the police, 'Two men, found guilty in the Provisional Court on Monday with being members of an organized gang of armed robbers and with committing armed robbery, were found guilty om five charges for each of which they were sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment, They were, however, ordered to serve 20 years each in all, Two others received two years each for being found in possession of firearms.
'THnep coolies, caught in the act of stealing -sandalwood from the Shanghai-& Hongkew Wharf, on Monday, at 11 a.m, were sentenced 4n the Provisional Court, on Tuesday, to two years and eight months, two years and one years' imprisonment, yospectively, The first accused had previous by been expelled from: the Settlement, and the Court ordered this sentence to stand. Eleven, six, and three previous convictions were recorded against the avensed, repectively. Seven others concerned in the robbery escaped.
For murder, armed robbery, and abduction, a man wag sentenced to death, two others received 15 years each,'and fourth man was given twelve years, in the Provisional Court on Monday,
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