Mrs. Bibrekovitch was called and she identified accused as an employee formerly in her employ. She said, in answer to Mr. Allman, that the had ordered accused to make the purchases at Mesers. Macbeth & Gray's for her, but she did not order the cakes and candies from Messrs. Bianchi's nor did she know who ordered them, One man,_ she continued, had called at her firm after accused had left and cffeed to pay off her bills. He LACET Singh, who appeared in a very dazed condition in the dock in the British Police Court, on We nesday, was fined $10, with the al= ternative of -seven days' imprisonment, on a charge of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting the police the previous evening excuse was that a friend come from Amerien gave much wine to dr Ar the Court last Friday, the Commissioner (fr, No E, Lurton) adjourned the hearing of a claim by Wadha Singh for various sums advanced fon promissory. notes to four left several cards to be attached Filipinos, T. Tagle, P. Lindaya, to the bills when they were pre- Alberto and M. de la Cruz, The sented.
Mr. Allman then called a representative of the Civic Department of the American Women's Club, who said that she had known the accused girl for several months and thet the Club believed that she had wrongly been led by people who took advantage of her English knowledge and her upbringing. The girl is willing to do what is the right thing, she said, if st gets a chance and the Club pealed on her behalf for leniency of the Court.
Accused's mother promised to assume responsibility for her daughte's future good behaviour, and Mir. Allman said that the American Women's Club desired and were anxious to help the girl, especially. in view of her youth." The only, t her, which she ady false name petition alleged that the first defendant had signed u promissory note for $75 on October 14, 1925, and hed further stood guarantor in respect of loans advanced to the other three defendants of $100, $200 and $200, respectively. Plai in his petition stated that defendant had paid him thing. In their answer, the frst defendant said he only owed Wad-singh $30, the second $55, ease, the Coni-missioner suggested to 'Mr. M. Hartigan, for plaintiff, that the claim amounted to four separate feauses "of action. There was reason to join them in one, and the BRe'US: 'Government would be dejestion, in. Eis mind was' whether
prived Of fees if the action were fried' in this, anner, ited without permission.
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