Woig Sam-tin, 20-year old fan-born Chinese, was sen fenced to one year's imprisonment the Ward Tosd gaol on the charge fof receiving stolen property. Judge Milton. J. Helmick passed the sentence in U. S. Court for China on Feb, 19.
The Chinese was arrested together with over 20 Chinese in a police ald on a room in Yangtsze Hotel and was subsequently charged with conspiring with others to break and enter the Wing On godown in Yangtszepoo Road, theft of a large] quantity of cotton, and receiving stolen goods. The first two charges were dismissed.
'Mr. N. E, Lurton, who appeared for the defendant,' requested the, Court to suspend the sentence, but: this was declined. Judge Helmick seid the Court had been lenient. with the young man. Had the latler been frank and confessed to his crime, he might have considered his request, the Judge said.
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