An assault on a foreign employee of the Gas Company on December 28 last year was disclosed in the First Special District Court on June 24 when ten men, arrested by the S. Police appeared for the first time before Judge Te, Mr, S. 1. Tsien, Assistant Municipal Advocate, prosecuting, told the Judge that on December 28 last, at 10 p.m. the complainant was riding in a rick: shaw on the way to his home, 2/965 Dixwell Road, when a man stopped his rickshaw and threw a bottle. of Acid on him, Mr. Tsien said. the complainant had a narrow escape from serious Injuries to his eyes and received medical treatment at the General Hospital, 'A report was made to the police and a reward of §200 was offered for the arrest of the offenders, but it was not {ill June 23" that the first arrest was made in the case, The arrested man told the emeers that he did the acid throwing at the Instigation of several workers who were dissatisfied at the alleged ill-treatment by the complainant in the Gas Company. "The man implicated those already in custody, Mr. Tsien said, The prisoners included $. Tau Yoong, $, Ah-loong, and Zau Te-ling, firemen, They were not charged, but wera ordered detained till July 2 on application of the police. from Chang Yeu-liang, shop owner of 508 Whashing Road." The prosecution told the Court that Poo Ah-yoong, broke into 17 Funing Road and stole aluminum bars which were sold Yeu-liang. who knew that the bars were stolen property. When Poo and Chang were arrested Chang. implicated CPC, No, 405 as having extorted $80 from him, but the constable, questioned, denied knowing either Chang or Poo, Nevertheless. the constable was charged with malfeasance In office and was convicted of a charge of extort tion. Chang was accused of recelving stolen property and received a fine of $160 while Poo was sent to aal for fourteen months on a charge of larceny.
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