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Show CHINAMEN IN DISTRICT COURT In Judge Harris' court this morning, morn-ing, the caso of Utah against Woo Fuch Sing charged with grand larceny, lar-ceny, was taken up for trial and a jury empaneled The information alleges that the defendant, on September 9, 1911. stole from Woo King, a fellow Celestial, Ce-lestial, a certificate of deposit on the Pingree National bank, vnlued at $40. and $50 In cash. The plaintiff denies that he stole the money and states that It was impouBiblc for Tiim to do bo, his friend King always kept his monev In a trunk and carried the key with him wherever he went. This is the first case in tho district dis-trict court In Chinese were tho principals. prin-cipals. King first began civil pro-Iccedincs pro-Iccedincs for an accounting of funds I which he contended welc left In the j care of Sing as bookkeeper, hut the (matter was settled and tho case dismissed. dis-missed. The criminal proceedings are an outcrowth of the former trouble. trou-ble. rn |