Stamslow Bozollo,'an unemployed Polish subject who recently Jarrested following the " finding. by. the police of two blocks for the printing of counterfeit, notes, was Jat the Mixed Court on Tuesday sent~ jenced~ to. three months. imprison 'E|ment. The accused was stated to have Worked with x Greek who. was sentenced to nine months imprison" ment in the French Mixed Court on similar charge a short time ago.
Accused, who appeared on remand, when questioned by the Court, admitted that he had been in posses sion of the two blocks, but "denied having used "them for printing counterfeit notes. He said that any impressions taken from the two blocks in question could never have been used for counterfeiting purposes as they were only printed in tone colour. He added that all notes were printed in at least seven colours and the keepers of exchange shops paid special attention to the [Chinese characters at the head of {the notes, Mr, Fishman, for the defence, pointed out that according to the feriminal code it was necessary to prove two things: that the instru ments were for the purpose of counterfeiting and that the accused twas. intent upon the production of counterfeit notes. Mr. Fishman went on to say that from the facts of the case this did not seem likely.
'The Assessor (Mr. Jacobs) said that the question of intention argued by Mr. Fishman could Jy. apply, as the accused was an intelligent' man and knew something about the subject, It would be a different matter in the ease of ignorant person like a coolie,
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