A coolie employed by the Shanghai Municipal Council. was charged the Provisional Court on Satur-lay with the murder of his nephew a 88 Wayside Road on New Year's At an inquest held on the body: of the nephew some time ago, the Police stated that they had reason to believe that a quarrel had arisen between deceased and that, since the latter hid disappeared, he was responsible for the death. A warrant was therefore issued for accused, Accused stated that, as he had no son of his own, he treated deceased such but deceased was an opium smoker and refused to work. He was always borrowing money from accused and was always getting into_ trouble.
Medical evidence was submitted, which showed that deceased died from tuberculosis and not from the alleged assault.
This being the case, accused was nequitted.
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