Charged with assaulting a foreign sergeant of the Shanghai Municipal Police, Banta Singh, an Indian watchman employed at 115 Hankow Road, eppegred in H. M. Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. H. Haines, H. M. Registrar. The case was adjourned until Friday at 10 am.
The charge against Banta Singh was that he, on February 26 at 9.30 a.m., in Peking Road, did unlawfully assault Sergeant Thomas Grant Adams of the S.M.P., contrary to Section 42! of the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861. Mr. Ranald McDonald appeared for the defence.
Chief Inspector Dudley, outlining the case, said that the assault had taken place when some Indians had attempted to buy flour from a shop in Peking Road, which was engaged in selling cheap flour to indigent refugees.
The proprietor had refused to sell the flour to the Indians and during the resultant argument Sergeant Adams attempted to clear the Indians away. One of the men then seized the police officer by the coat collar and pistol belt, breaking his cross belt, the police officer continued. The man was subdued and brought into custody by Sergeant Adams.
Banta Singh was allowed bail in his own recognizance of $250 and two sureties of $250 each. 1
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