Charged with malfeasance in om fee and offering bribery to a public oMfelal, John Harry Anderson, an unrecognized Swede, a Customs ox-aminer, was convicted on the first charge'and sentenced to five months' imprisonment and fine of $1,000 by the First Special District Court last Wednesday.
He appeared for the frst time before the Chinese court on January 13 after had, it was alleged, received bribe of $5,000 from Sun Uh-tsing on January 9 jin House No, 2 Lane No. 449, Baikal Road. Sun was of the Pao Tal Shop at 260 Kiukiang Road. He failed to return certain Customs Importation passes for a silk cargo for cancellation and it was on account oot this that Anderson had demanded bribe from him, the prosecution alleged.
The accused dented having received the money, his contention being that he had been employed in the Customs for over 20 years, that his superanvation fund amounted to from $40,000 to $50,000 and that he would not do guch a foolish thing by accepting $5,000 and sacrificing his superannation fund, The new charge against " Anderson was specified on Monday, Jan, 20, under Art, 122 of the Criminal Code, said Mr. T. 7. Tsang, Assistant Municipal Advocate, who conducted the prosecution. Tt was alleged that the accused intended to deliver q verbal message to his wife, asking her to find two men who were to ive evidence in connection with the alleged $5,000 bribery ease, In finding him guilty of the' Arst charge, the Judge passed the sentence and ordered that the bribe of $5,000 from Sun Uh-tsing be confiscated, Pullers Appear as Plaintiffs After a brief hearing in the First Special District Court last Wednesday afternoon, the private eriminal_prosecution against Mr, Chang Teng-General Secretary of the Pullers' Mutual Ald Association, and Mr. Chen Chun-pao, Assistant Secretary, on charges of having instigated assault causing injuries to rickshaw pullers, was dismissed, Represented by Mr. Chu Shu-sing, the complainants, Hsu Hwa-ping, Feng Kwel-sun, Ying Hong-nee, fand another puller who was unable {to attend, alleged that they had been badly beaten in the Association quar= ters in East Kashing Road during a riot two weeks ago by a certain arly at the instigation of the two officials of the organization. Two witnesses were called but neither recognized the defendants.
'After some arguments by the Law. yers of the two parties, the Judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence, 'The request by the defendants' lawyers to have the plaintiffs put up bail pending the institution of 8 counter-action against them was also refused by the Judge. The defendants were represented by Mr. 3. Teno, Mr. H. U. Wang and Mr, Vv. Chang.
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