Hugh Joseph Connolly, Probation-jory Serreant in the' Municipal Police, who was brought up on remand before the Registrar, Mr. C.
Haines in H, M. Police Court on September 23, on a charge of being in command of a search party on September 1, when Chinese constable No. 3217' robbed Ching Yue-ming, and with aiding and abetting the said constable in the theft, was remanded on his own recognizance of $500 and two sureties of $500.
The first witness in the box was ex constable No. 3217; who is now serving a sentence of five years. When examined by Mr. J. MeNeili the prosecutor, he stated that on September 1, between 6 and 8 p.m., he was a member of a search party operating in Burkill Road near the Paulun Hospital. 'There were four Chinese constables and one foreigner in the party, each operating separately. He, the witness a Chinese who was walking down the' road with a bicycle and searched him, Duving the search he found a Hiwowei lottery ticket and three dollars in silver and two in notes. He then took the man in front of the foreign constable who motioned by a gesture of his head to take the Chinese to an alleyway and rob Mr. T. Wing for the defence, asked witness how it was that he understood the motion of the foreigner's head to mean that to remove the man and also knowing the act was wrong, he do it only to oblige Connolly. Witness replied to the-effect that only did it to oblige the accused, but said, he received $7.60 as profit his share from another constable.
During the reac 'a statement drawn up by the Registrar, on the evidence given, which was signed by the witness, the latter altered his evidence and stated that the man was riding.
Tai Koh-liang, assistant at a pawnshop in Burkill Read, gave evidence in which he said that, on the date stated, a man came into this shop with Chinese constable who made the man take off his trousers and pawn them.
The next witness was the robbed man, who gave e the same lines constable 8217, with the exception that he [stated that the paper produced at the time of the search was not a lottery ticket and that he did mot see the Jeonstable say or give anything to the foreigner.
Ex-Chinese constable No. 2869 also confirmed the last witness's statement regarding the handing of money to Connolly.
Hugh Joseph Connolly, Procipal" Police" was" brought bationery Sergeant inthe Muni. on remand before the Registrar, Mr. C. H, Haines in H. M." Police Court on September 23.
Mr. Stewart Cromie Young, who witness called by the tion, stated igners Were taught at the Training Depot_how to command search parties, The proper procedure was that the person. in command should at all times look after the safety of his men, and be in the rear sot his party Teply to a question put Wha, counsel for the defence, Young stated that it was dificult for one person to keep an eye. four men at the same time, but not impossible, He further inform:
the court that the taking advan. fage of the foreigner in command by" Chinese constables depended largely on the zealousness of that individual.
The next witness called, vas Mr, Henry Westnidge, who des-caribed himself as being an Assist-fant to the Director of "Chine Studies to the Shanghai Municipal Council. "Mr. Westnidge stated accused had passed an examina tion in Chinese which should have
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