The Archive · 1925

Attempt to Incriminate Fellow-Countrymen Three Russians, T. Trietoff, 'T.

Rakioff and J. Norgalect, were charged before Messrs. Hamilton Lob at the Mixed Court onThurstay morning with the larceny of a case, containing clothes, a pass. ort, a bank book and other articles ineliding certain private papers Jonging to Mr. Anteonka, Plain-clothes Sgt, Widdowson i formed the Court that a larceny was committed at complainant's house on the 12th instant, and thin (was reported to the police. Complainant suspeet= one frat accused, who was svrested, "drunk, on ' Wednesday ght. This man admitted that lad committed the theft and said that the other two prisoners w his accomplices, He (the first scoured) said that they had a revolver in their possession, 40] witness and a Russian detective voided a house in Muirhead Road, where the first accused said the stolen property was. This statement was found to be untrue; well as the allegation that the coond and third accused were la possession of a revolver. The only evidence agai them was the evidence of the first prisoner, who admitted having planned the whole air.

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