'The heaving of the charges maliciously wounding with intent to maim or alternatively of maliciously wounding, Banta Singh, represented Mr. Tycho Wing, preferred nat' Kala. Singh, Sharm Singh, Amur Singh was. continued fon August 19 in HIM. Police Court before" the Registrar, Mr. 1. Morris. Mr. B.. Maitland appeared for Kala Singh. while one caught him by the back of the neck, Kala Singh struck him a blow with a heavy stick with iron bands on it, and Amur Singh struck him another blow. He me dicated the places of the blow on his forehead, where were two nasty, Kala Singh had would would atleest be blinded. that he remembered nothing mor for three days. Mr. Maitland in errors-examination. suggested that jtmess had no idea who had struck him, having been fast asleep at the time. Witness reaffirmed that it Bennett of the General where the complainant was detained after an assault made fon him in his place of employment, 10 Foochow Road, on the night of Joly 27-28, described the nature of his injavies, The complainant might have died, he said, had he not come to hospital for attention and taken a complete rest.
Mr. Fusi, a Japanese, manager of the concern where the complainant, was employed, told the court that previously Kala Singh had also been in his employ as a watchman. Kala Singh and Banta Singh had quarrelled over the loss of @ night watch, and" the former had been dismissed. Bach watchman hac key to the compound and when Ka Singh left he did not return his key. He admitted under cross-ox-amination that he had not asked him for the key and had once borrowed $60 off Kala Singh, bat. had paid him back.
Sewa Singh, No. 1 watchman at 49 Foochow Road, said. that at 240 am. on July 28 he had been going his rounds at his place of employment which was about 20 paces from Banta Singh's. He had seen Sharm Singh standing in the roadway, and Kala Singh and Amur Singh come out of Banta Singh's place and go off towards the French Concession. Sharm Singh hhad"asked them if they had succeed coyand, they had replied that they Sirwan Sing, employed at the place as Banta Singh, said that Banta Singh had finished duty ati that night and he had taken his place, Banta Singh had Jain down in the courtyard. The witness had gone out on his regular round about 2.30 a. in 22 minutes. Who he found Banta Singh lying blee ing, the front door, which he had locked, being open. He had sent Banta Singh to the police station and shortly afterwards detectives had come round to his place. was the accused who had made the assault, This closed the case for the prosecution, Mr. Wing here asked that the accused be committed for trial, but the Regéstrar intimated that he would try the ease summarily, and asked for the defence tobe opened, Account, by One of Accused Kala Singh then entered the wit ness box. He was a watchman, he. said, employed in Bubbling Well and' Gordon Roads. He left his employment because the borrowed $60 from him and tried to borrow $100 more which he refused. Punta Singh lent the manager the money and the witness had been dismissed. He had had a key with 20 others on a ring and had given it back to the manager and obtained a receipt for it, He then went into a Jengthy, account of the quarrel between hima self and Banta Singh which had led to the appearance of both of them in the Police Court where the Magistrate had discharged them with a caution, On the night of the alleged axsauit he had been in his house in an alleyway off Avenue Road and had. retired about 630 "p.m. At about 445 am. he had been awakened by the police and an Indian intere prefer. He then described the actions of the police.
Mr. Wing conducted a. cross exathination in the course of whi he asked the witness how accounted for the fact that the warrant for his arrest was nob issued until ten days after the ult, Witness replied that not God and so could not tell. A moment later Mr. Wing suggested, to him that he was telling Nias, "How do you know if 'I amt lying?" asked the witness, "You No, and you have just admitted that you are not either.
The case was adjourned. i Kala's Story Complainant's Story of Assault Banta Singh, the complainant, then gave his version of the alleged assault. He had known the three accused ever since he came to Shanghai, three and a half years ago. On the night of the assault hho had finished his duty and Jain down in the courtyard at 1 am. He did not sleep because it very hot. Shortly after Sirwan ing went out, Kala Singh, Sharm Singh, and Amur Singh entered and per picul as compared with $12 per Picul for the corresponding "month fof July 1928, Return of Communicable Disease On Anjeust 20, Det.-Sergt. Henry, Glover stated that" he hav gene to see Kala Singh at his living quarters. onthe morning after the alleged assault ind Kala~Singh had told him that had returned from work the night before at six o'clock and had [gone straight to bed and stayed there, "He had no knowles assault and denied participation ly it 'To Da-tong, the Chinese jot the house' where Kala rived said. that he didn't whether the first. accused had gone lout of the house on the night of the alleged assault or not. knew he tind returned home about six pan. but did not see him again.
Godal Singh, room-mate of Kal Singh, said that on the night la fauestion he had returned home side and Kala Singh had procured cei= in medicines for him, This wad about 11 pin. and he had ime mediately gone to bed and saw Kala Singh retire atthe same time, Whether or not Kala Singh had left the house again, he did not know. [He had slept soundly and Kala Singh was, in his bed in the morning when the witness awoke.
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