Hungry Coolie's Novel Way "of Begging: Holding Up Motor Cars to Demand Alms coolie, cither crazy or who pretended to be in such a state, tame before the Mixed Court on Monday morning and, was expelled from the Settlement, Insp. Morgan, attached to Yangtszepoo station, stated that accused made a habit fof jumping in front of motor ears, forcing them to stop,.and then made the most weird gesticulation: ud noises, intimating that he was hungry. If given 20 cents he was! not satisfied but tried to get a dollar, maintaining his place in front of the car. Several instances in which he had been nearly run down were related by the Inspector.
During the trial accused twisted his face, while in the box, into im-Fossible contortions, made grimaces and screamed, but on being interrogated by the Magistrate, spoke most rationally, stating that he did this because he was hungry.
"Two foreign witnesses gave evidence of stopping their cars. to prevent killing the man, and the Inspector handed a letter of complaint to the Court from a woman, residing in Woosung, who made a trip to Shangitai almost daily, The Ghapei police had the man custody at one time and gave a guarantee that he would not permitted to get into the Settlement but he returned time and again. A gang of loafers ced him on and helped him to escape when the police made for him. The officer would ask the Court to take a serious view of the ease or accused's further acts would reflect upon bot' the police and the Court, The Court ordered him expelled:
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