"I was promised by the police that if I-gave evidence in this case they would help me in getting a job, atid, besides this, they would also give me some money." This state-runt was made by an Indian wit-mess at HIM, Court yesterday when giving evidence in the case in which idür Indians—Nika Singh, Gurcharan Singh, Harnam Singh, and Udham ingh—were charged with the larceny el certain property to the value of $2,200 and with conspiring to steal, A feature of the hearing was the feet that two witnesses for the prosecution turned hostile witnesses, atid made certain allegations, incltiding the one above, against the police, The case was heard by the gistrar, Mr. C. H, Haines, and P. Watkin Williams prosecuted, Mf. K. E. Newman appeared for "Hürnam Singh, and Mr, R L, Stuart
ants, Mae dd the other three défend-Arjan Singh, a private watchman, at 70 and 78 Chayfoong Road, was (the first witness called at yesterday's hearing, and after being questioned by Mr, Watkin Williams as to a visit to the Wing On Company on July 10 and 11, the witness replied "May I fell the truth? The police don't like me, I have come to this court sithply to get help from the police and nothing else,"
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