A rickshaw coolie named Liu Ven-ling appeared in the First Special District Court yesterday charged with snatching a wallet containing $80 from the Third Class Seaman S.
Coulson of the U.S. S. Augusta which has left for Manil Judgement was reserved, The coolie confessed to the crime explaining also that not only he but also other pullers nearby who saw him stealing the wallet obtained a share of the booty, The crime was committed on November 21 when the sailor was travelling in Liu's vehicle at the intersection of Bubbling Well and Chengtu Road, The seafarer appeared a little inebriated then and when he showed his fat wallet the coolie snatched it and escaped 80 hurriedly that he even did not take the trouble of pulling his rickshaw away. Te sailor had the presence of mind to take the vehicle to the police station which fact enabled the officers to locate Liu later.
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