Charge Against American Born Chinese Counsre: Mr, Leighton, Shields, District Ehtrion' oF' defendant.
Before Judge Milton J. etmek, (entoneed to one year)
'The case against, Wong Sam-tin, charged with being Involved in the theft of over cighiy bales of cotton from the Wing On Textile, Manufacturing Ca' godown in Yongtszepoo. was adjourned by Judge Milton Helmick in the U.S. Court for Chinn on Feb, 16 to next morning.
Mr, Leighton Shields, District Allorney, prosecuted, while the accused, an. Americancborn Chinese, was defended by Mr. N. E. Lurton, According to the prosecution, the accused on January 28 and continue ing on ov about January 30, paid money, to a gang of over twenty Chinese to proceed in lighters to Yangtszepoo, where they broke into the Wing Gri godown and stole a {quantity of cotton, About $100 pald to one Wong Yung-chiao to get lighters and coolles, while another $100 was paid by the accused for bribery to cotton thieves.
"The accused, according {0 the prosecution, hind opened a room in the Yantze Hotel where plans were said to have been Laid for the theft of the cotton, Police, who raided the Foam inthe afternoon of January 29, arrested 25, persons, 'The cotton bales stolen from the warehouse were transported auctioneer's godown In Szechuen Road. The goods found there were Identined by a representative of the Wing On mill. 'The accused, together' with three other Chinese were said to have been engaged in disposing' of the raw cotton, Over: $10,000 was said to have been obtain-
Several witnesses were called by: the prosecution on Feb. 18, They. Included Mr, A. 8. Richardson, Wong Vungeehiao, Dongs Cheng-pao and Zee Si-kung, the latter thre Among the 25 Chinese are charged in the First Special Di Court. According to. Wong Yung chino, the accused had paid $90 for) the hire of lighters to transport the ces ties to Yanatszepoo to get the cotton, The. case for the prosecution expected to be concluded next day aller the questioning of several more witnesses.
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