Gem Brings Coolie Misfortune A diamond ring valued at over $4,000 was a fortune to Loh Ah-nee. a rickshaw coolie, but Loh had the fortune for only'a few days. Loa found the valuable ring near the Jentrance of an alleyway while he was waiting for his master fo come out from a Yunnan Road sing-song. Birls! house recently.
Having failed to dispose of the ring at pawnshop, Lob, through the Jpawnshop owner's introduction, sold It to one Mr. Lin in a Foochow Road hotel. The police, however, soon ran down Loh and his accomplice and, acting upon their information Jarrested both the pawnshop owner and Lin, In the Pirst District Court on Mow: day (Jan. 28). Loh and his accomplic were fined $120 and $110 respectively on charge of having unlawfully appropriated the ring to their own use The pawnshop owner and Lin, act cused of receiving stolen property, were acquitted.
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