It was brought. out in evidence that the accused ad a large piece of property on Hungjao Road and had had frequent differences with Chinese living in a village near by who used the plot te graze their buffaloes. He had protested to them and theft contention was that they had made certain arranges ments. the previous owner whereby the grazing privileges were to remain theirs in the event of sale, Finally the accused had caused a fence to be put up, but this did not suffice to keep the intruders out, On the afternoon of August 5 he had driven out to the ground with the air'rifle in the back of his ear He found a Chinese youth with three buffaloes on his Iand and he jealled on the youth to leave.
The boy showed some hesitancy about going. He was holding one of the animals by a rope, another was free and the third was roth by a ring in the nose.
After further warning and feeling. that the boy was taking his time about vacating the land, the accused fired the air rifle several times in his direction striking the boy. Other of the slugs struck the animals and there was a general exodus' from the property.
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