The Archive · 1903

The Alleged Silk Frauds in Yokohama

The following, extracted from the "Jay Times" of the 24th inst., is the official translation of the judgment of the Yokohama District Court in this important case Alfred Lo Provost, British subject, aged 39 years, Silk Merchant, No. 87, Yaniashita-cho, Yokohama, accused. Carl Bremer, German subject, aged 37 years, Silk and import Merchant, accused.

Saw:

Tokutaro, aged 32 years, Employee of a foreign firm, No. 962, Tobe-cho, Yokohama, accused. Nishida Yoshikata, aged 33 years, Employee of a foreign firm, No. 41, Suyeyoshi-cho Sanchome, Yokohama, Okazawa Kokichi, aged 32 years, Employee of a foreign firm, No. 34, Miyagawacho, Yokohama, accused.

Judgment is hereby given as follows in the case in which te above five cused have been charged with having obtained by fraud entrusted goods.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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