"A Chinese Debtor." Pays With False Notes, Pistol and Ammunition Sergius Fisher, a Russian pellar, of 4 Raothan Road, was charged at the Mixed Court on Wednesday—morn-ing before Messrs. Whitamore and Zau with being in possession of a "82 calibre automatic pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition on the Bund on October 10. He was further charged with having uttered two counterfeit bank notes purporting to be of the $5 and $10 denomination issued by the of China.
Mr. E. T. Maitland prosecuted, and Mr. N. A. Ivanow appeared for the defence. The latter asked for a remand as he had just been retained and had not had time to Prepare hig defence.
P. C. Kedrolivansky said that he arrested accused on the Bund with parcel containing the pistol and the ammunition in his possession. Accused told: him that he had received the parcel from a Chinese, on the str. Kwanglee who owed him money but he did not know his name.
Chinese. Det-Set. Ding Zung-ziang said that, on October 4, 2 Russian had told him that he knew man selling false banknotes. Witness arranged for a date to inspect them, when he would pose as 'a prospective buyer. Accused came with the informer and told wait until he other man. pay. Accused gave him the notes samples, Witness then rey ported the matter to Det.-Sub-Inspr. Yorke, conversations were in English.
Inspr. Yorke corroborated this. statement and said that he was satisfied that accused had arms in his possession and that he had negotiated in false notes. The informer had not been paid anything. nor had he been promised anything.
'A representative of the Bank of China "said" that "the "notes were Accused said that a Chinese owed him $120 and when he went to collect the man paid him $90, some of which were notes. Witness later' discovered that they were false. It was the informer's suggestion that he should sell the notes, as there was plenty of money in the business, so he sold the notes to the detective, As to the pistol, he met the Chinese who owed him the money on the French Bund and that man had given him the pack-' age. He had no criminal intention whatever.
The case was remanded. inquest was held at the Public Mortuary on Saturday to investigate into the circumstances. surrounding the death of a wheelbarrow coolie who sustained serious injuries while crossing the North Honan Road brigade on Friday. 'The evidence showed that, while! going down the slope, the' wheelbarrow got out of deceased's conind threw him inst _an electric light post, with such force that he later succumbed. A verdict of accidental death was returned.
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