-Charges Against Shroff Dismissed.
A private prosecution at the Mixed Court on ednesday morning was instituted by Mr. J. O'Keefe of Haskell Road against Ching Ding-woo, a shroff in the employ of the Electricity Department, in which he alleged that Ching had made off with $14, payment for a bill, and hadn't given the "necessary receipt. The maid servant, who was chief witness for complainant, told the Court that when the shroff came to the house, she went to tell her "mistress who gave her a $10 bill and a $3 bill, which she brought to the door and handed to Ching. He gave her a dollar in return and she closed the door without obtaining a receipt. Mr. A. E. Seddon, defending, received the reply to a question, "I shut the door as soon as he gave me the money. Yes, I am sure that he is Defendant in reply, declared that he had been employed for seven years and had not been in trouble before. In outlining the office routine, he stated that shroffs were handed the receipts in the morning and at_night or when coming off collecting duty were required to return the papers and moneys taken in on the rounds. Haskell Road, a chess board, as he expressed it, was his usual sphere of duty. He came to the house on October 9, at about 11 a.m. and the girl told him that her mistress was out, and he left at once. On his return several days later he was. give the same story. On his last visit on Septem. ber 19, the girl again told him that the mistress was out, and he again left at once. Replying to Mr. Seddon, he asserted that on no occasion was he given money, and he brought, the receipt to the office each time. Messrs. Martin and Kuan dismissed the charge.
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