A young unemployed Chinese was ug a bayonet wound in the small of his back, inflicted, according to reports made to the políce, by a Japanese sentry on the Chapoo Road Bridge over the Soochow Creek on Thursday.
The man was one of several Chinese of the coolie class seeking employment in the Eastern district from a labour contractor standing near the crown of the bridge on Thursday morning. He was wounded by the Japanese sentry, who thrust fixed bayonet into his body, as a rush made by the coolies work. His condition is said any crime" and not merely a lottery. He explained, however, that thus far the court had not decided on this issue and was merely seeking the respective counsels' fullest expression of the law.
Mr. Hines, who told reporters prior to the opening of-the trial that "They have nothing on me" listened attentively today while his attorney sought dismissal of the case against him. Hines has heard, former associates of the late "Dutch" Schultz, organizer of the illegal numbers racket, testify. that he had been paid $500 weekly for protection of gang members from arrest or long imprisonment. Mr Stryker, his attorney, has consistently claimed the former gangsters were not reputable witnesses and their testimony consequently could not be regarded as authentic.
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