'A Chinese ex-tram conductor was charged before Mr. Bucknell and Court Thursday with attempted intimidation and assault.
Mr. H. N. Muir, of the Shanghai Electric Construction Ca, stated that accused bad been on strike for' ces of the tramway company.
Accused, witness continued, had taken part in the forcible remote [of Conductor No. 608 from a tram car in North Szechuan Road on July 3. This man had been taken to a Poisonous dump which they called the Tramway Workers Union in Chapei and had been tied up ant beaten. Witness had brought to Court & medical certificate she the way in which he had been' treated. The man also recognized the accused, who had taken a leading part in the abduction, though he could not say he actually had. taken part in the beating.
Another cate of abduction took place on June 28, when conductor 667 was kidnapped by a number Jot men while on his way to Chapel. Amongst the men who took part the affair was the accused, formerly Conductor 520. Conductor: 1667 was taken to the same Union placed a chain around his fect, and tied up. A. number of men came into his room, undid the cords He eventually managed to make his escape and came to the Settlement with the chair still fastened to one leg.
There was evidence that accused travelled on curs and persuaded conductors to strike, saying that they didn't do so they would love their lives.
Conductor 608 said that when the car approached North Szechuan Road Extension, where the oad borders Chapei, more than 10 mei attempted to pull him off the ear. Accused was the leader of the. ang. He was taken to the Union and tied up by the hands and fee: and asked to give " statement and also threatened with revolvers.
The Assessor—Did the accused have a gun? (Witness) Yes, Witness said that he refused statement and he was again tied up by several men who had formerly been Conductors 6, 530,, and 542 and several others. He was then beaten with stools and chairs and not given anything to eat Later he was transferred to another place and his release was event ually effected by the police. He was ordered to sign a bond of $50 of to go back to work.
Det.. Sgt. Tinkler said he might explain to the Court that the wit-Iness's release was effected by the police going to Chapei police author ities. The later refused to do anything whereupon they went to the military. Accompanied by representatives of the military they went to the union to find that the man had been already released by Chapel police, Another conductor who was mapped on June 28, also gave dence of similar treatment. He said that he was beaten about the face Jand kicked. Accused also took part, in assaulting him. He was afterwards dragged up stairs and chain ed by the feet. He asked one of the men to loosen his chains and succeeded in making his escape over the drying stage.
A special duty man ordered to! travel on trams to protect conduct: ors, also gave evidence of accused having entered the car when wit-hess was abducted, Accused denied the evidence giv.
Mr. Muir said that's similar case had come before the court a week ago. It had been remanded. Accu: ed, Gonductor 520, was: also men. tioned jim that case. Since the hear-of that "case the complainant had disappeared)"
The accusett pods bentonced to six, months', imprisohiment. The Cours Jalso made an order that if the wil-nesses were harmed in any way the potice were to find a way of debling with the accused while in prison.
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