Singh was dlamised' by te, The case brought against Ojagar
Registrar, on July' "1, and defendant was discharged, Giving his decision, Nir, said that he could not believe that the alleged assault was unprovoked. At was more likely that there was a struggle, after complainant had enter= the godown, the Indian watch: man had followed him upstairs, and had tried to pull the complainant down to take him to the office. Seeing this happen, some of the coolles in' all probability engaged "ina struggle with complainant, who fell downstairs. This might explain the Injury to complainant's right shoulder blade, as he might have fallen on the edge of the stair, The defendant had saliisfed him that the evidence for the "prosecution was not correct in quite a num= ber of material points, and con: sequently he felt it right to dis charge the defendant, Maines warning to defendant to use a little more tact in dealing with Intruders into his godown. Possibly that might have been the cause of the trouble Earlier in the proceedings evidence was given by Dr. Lloyd Julius O'Hara, "who said that he saw complainant at St. Luke's Hospital on May 28, "He detailed the nature of complainant's injuries, which were not of a serious natu Jin his evidence, defendant said that he was injured in the strugel at the N.V.K. godown, and had a medical certfiteate to this effect, He was performing his duty accord: ing to instructions received from his employer Mr. Haines: Do you carry a stick the course of your duty?—T am supplied with one by the company.
Defendant went on to say that might have been killed by the complainant.
Mr, Haines: Do you mean to cay that " this lite man would have killed you?—Five coolies were strik~ ing me altogether.
The complainant,, sald defendant, might possibly have received his injuries from some of his own friends, of whom here were five. altogethi Inspeclor A. G. W. Groves con ducted the prosecution on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Potice.
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