wetmore ar, CH Mame 'Assistant' Judge (udgmént for Platnum "My elfont wishes (0 stress that he only defending this case on principle, and on behalf of all foreign employees of Chinese house servants in Shanghai," said Mr. E. L. Hartopp Ju. the course of an action in HM, Supreme Court on Dee, 21, "Further, continued Mr. Hartopp, "should my client win the decision. he is. still prepared to adhere to his original offer of $15.75, as he has no desire whatsoever {0 victimize the plaintict because the has brought this case ayainst him." The case, heard bee fore Mr, C. H, Haines, acting assistant fudge, was' brought by Woo Vong. Ping against Mr. J. B. Davis, the claim being for $20, alleged to be due as wages and commission.
Plaintiff stated in evidence that he had been employed by the defendant as boy, cook and coolie. He had been engaged about six months prior to November 30. had been sick und wished to visit a Chinese doctor, 'At the wish of his mistress. however, who wished him to see a foreign doctor. he attended the Lester Clinic, hhis mistress having agreed to*pay all hospital charges. His pay was $82 a month, but' in respect of November he' had received an ad~ vance of $7 to pay for a substitute, A Three im Mrs. Davis, in evidence, stated that during the time when plainutt was In her employment. he was ill three times. They sent him to the Lester Clinic each time, telling him that if he stayed on with them and caused no trouble they would pay these accounts. Witness was put to considerable trouble personally each time the boy was ill, and unable to attend to his duties. ' Several times during his employment with her he voiced a desire to leave, afterwards asking it he might remain, She warned him that she could not tolerate such behaviour any more, and that the next time he wished to leave she would take him at his word.
They were Jarnail Singh and Harnam Singh, the former being a warder. attached to the Ward Road Gaol, and the Tatler having previously. been employed in the some capacity. Mr-Gilbert Chatterton appeared for the prosecution, 'Outlining the facts of the case, Mr. Chatterton' said that on the date in question the first accused was in the Ward Road Gaol compound, and the senior warder ordered him to 20 home. The order was interpreted by the complainant. They later met outside the compound, and complainant Was assaulted by Jarnail Singh with a Faton, being struck on the left ear. Complainant seized the baton, snd the second accused then gave him a black eye Dr, S. 'T. Shu gave details of the injury to the complainant, which, he said, consisted of a bruise on the eft side of the face The injury was not very serious.
J. Belson, senior warder at the Jail, said that fe encountered the first ecused in the compound, and told him {0 go home. There' had been trouble earlier in the evening in which the first accused had been concerned. Complainant interpreted the order, and after it had been trans-Yated "to the first accused he went away.
Complainant said that, after inter~ proting the order to the frst accused, he went out of the compound with another warder to buy some soap. After proceeding in the direction of the gate of the old gaol, he saw two men. standing there, and followed them. The first accused asked him what was the matter, and he replied that there was nothing the matter, ut he had been instructed by the senior warder to tell him to go home. Accused then struck him with a baton, which was seized by the warder Sccompanying the complainant. The second accused then hit him with his tst under the left eye.
After both the accused, who denied having committed the assault, had been heard, Mr. Haines announced his decision, which was to dismiss the case against the second accused, and {o fine the first accused $5. The lat~ ter was also bound over to keep the peace for a period of six months, on 4 personal recognizance of $100 and one surety of $100,
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