In the Provisional Coust, last Pri day, before Judge Liang and Mi CE. Whitamore, Senior Consul'
Deputy, a. Chinese was sentenced six years imprisonment on charges of assaulting a German Aady,. Mrs. Lacher, on December 80, and snatching her handbag, It appears that, on Tuesday, a Chinese presented a cheque for $16 cheque was part of the contents of the "handbag snatched from. Mrs. Lacher December ani, as the bank. had received instructions from the police to detain anyone presenting it for payment, he was held for examination, - On being questioned, ho said that he was a carpenter in the French Concession and thst the cheque had been given to him by tone of his employees to cash for thi. Acting on. the information, the police went to the home of acersed and arrested him. Accused!
Vertion of the affair was that he tad picked up the cheque near hit home.
Mrs. Lacher stated that she was returning to her home, in company. with a friend, Mrs." Hubert, on December 30. at about 730 pam. when an. attempt was made wrest a handbag which she was carrying. under her arm, Witness hada tight hold on the handbag And the: thief failed in his attempt, He then struck her on the aye and mocked her dowa, and, stilt being unsuccessful in wresting the hank Dag, trod on her chest, forcing her to release her hold.
On.. being questioned asta identification' of: agcuved,." Mrs.
Lacher stated that accused's face! was exactly the same, but that, at the time: of assault, he was. wearing a black hat,
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