Shanghai, 6th August, Before A. H. pr CaRvaino,\\Esq., Acting Mvwiorrat Connor v...0..D0 Rozario, Mr. ©. do Rozario, ofthe Mercantile Printing 'Office, was summoned to answer 'a charge. preferred against him by the Council for the foreign community of Shanghai, north of the Yang-king-pang, of having taken part in the recent attempt made by nome Chinese to forge" Municipal' License cards for jinrikebas and wheelbarrows.
said he was instructed by the Council to take Mr. ©. Pesvotn, Superintendent of Police Proceedings agniuat Dr. Rosatio; and. explained that a' Chinese bookbinder "having received from two Chinamen an order to tint 200 cards similar to those issued by the council for jinrikehas, and 200 for wheel-borrows, which he could not himself execute, took it to Mr. Rozario, who printed the card contended that Mr. Rozatio, having resided 0 many years in Shanghai, should be aware of Manicipal administration, and ought'to have known that the cards were not being printed for @ proper purpose. 'I'he Chinese law in such cases was very. severe, the two men who three imprisonment each, while the ordered the cards having been: sentenced to bookbinder now in Court was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for his share in the affair. Ho did not know what the Portuguese law. was in the matter, but said that the English law would view what Mr. Rozario had done as a misdemeanor, The Courr informed Mr. Penfold that the punishment for the falsification of such docu-mofffs, according to Portuguese law, was temporary imprisonment with hard labor PENFOLD said it was not the Cou intention to seo Mr. Rozario punished with imprisonment or anything of the kind.
Inspector StaiPLixc, on being asked by the Court how he came to know that the cards were printed by Mr. Rozario, said that the Chinaman who received the order for the cards took him to Mr. Rozario's office, where he found nobody but Chinese pressmen, printing expresses, He saw the blocks from which the cards had been printed on a table, and asked the Chinese pressmen to allow him to take them to the Police Station as a proof, and the forms were taken but had since been returned to Mr. Rozarid.
Tse-stANG, the bookbinder, said that it was a Chinaman named Tang who gave him the order for the cords, He did not Know what they were fcr. "Ho took the sample cards to Mr. Rozario's to have the
afore, in the same way, for work Mr. Rozario luting done there, He hid taken samples had done for him, He' never before had any Municipal forms printed at Mr. Rozario's office. admitted that the cards in a wore: printed'at'"bis'dffice. "Being often sick lately,' he very'seldoim attended at the office, "and did tot know anything about the printing of the cards until he was told that 'Mr. Stripling unlawfully entered his bremiaes and'took away his forms: "He enquired about the' occurrence, and''Jearied "that his son Printed the cards in' the samo'w: Jobo that the simo man was bringing to his' office, he not known of any Municipal'notification to the effect suc printing was only. to be'do1 by special order.
Mr.
ENFOLD said that it' wee not ni for the Council to issue stich notification.
'Mr. 'Rozanio contended that there was no fraudulent' intent'in printing the cards, or the forms would have been' destroyed before 'Mr. Stripling could them away, and eveh putting that "aside, the. reaUneration for the work was not'such as to induce any one to commit a crime' if lie knew the Purpose for which the'cards'were intended. of busiviess, and could have gon the same way. He added that Mr. Rozario was invited to call at the Police Station to explain matters. Tistead of explaining it, he spoke very roughly to im and caused hin of stopping the: printing' of aes in his office, Which he borer dens 'Mr, "Pesroxp called' attention to the fact that as the bookbinder could not'execute the printing, the Chinese would riot have had the opportunity afforded "them to' defraud the council had not Mi. Rozario printed the cards, that hie would con: ye his decision, 'August 7th, 'The. parties being' present, the following judgment was rei I find. that, although virtually there is 20 case against Mr. C, do Rozario, as he was not with his office, by way of a reprimand, to be more cautious in future.
Taise feel bound to say that I'would have ery much preferred if Mr. Stripling had applied to Mr. Rozario himself (and on. his refusal to this Consulate for an order) to have the card forms or, blocks, produce Mixed Court, instead of his entering Roza 1d_his son's absence, avd then mises and carrying away, the forms
calling upon the former to explain matters in the Station, which I cannot help, thi very far from what he would make me to be the ordinary way of business.
Mr. ©. do Rozario to pay $3 costa,
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