Alleged Falsification of His Master's Accounts Wong Tsu-hyi, a cook, described on the police charge sheet and leged to be an agent for the Liwo 'Wei Lottery, who was charged before Messrs. Martin and Kuan at the Mixed Court several weeks ago and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, was again brought, before the Bench on Wednesday morning.
Sub-Inspr, Walker said that when. accused' was arrested he was found with $100 in his possession and the police considered that this was part of the proceeds of the Liwo Wei Lottery. The accused denied this and said that his employer had given him the money before he went away Bl to Weihaiwei for his holidays, and to corroborate this, he produced several bills belonging to his master. Upon inspection, these were} found by the police to be altered to} make the sums look larger than they actually were. In one instance, he added the figure one to a bill for $681 and made to read $61.81. Upon his return, the employer was questioned by the police but he informed them that he had not left any money with the accused beyond $20, accused's wages, He had not, Durchased such a quantity of meat nor should the bill amount to 0
Mr, Whitelock corroborated this statement, Accused was then questioned and} hho admitted his guilt, The Assessor-said that the thing amounted to forgery but the Bench would order that the accused should be brought up again to-morrow and charged with perjury. Meanwhile, the money will be confiscated.
Messrs. Whitamore ° and. Zen! Conducted an inquest into the death of" coolie who died in hospital on Tuesday in connexion with wound: he received during a gang fight in [the Wayside District. According to Sub-Inspr. Walker the fight occurred on September 6 last, ang four men were, rendered hore'de combat, all being removed to hospital. One man died on the following day and present deceased had passed away at 6.50 p.m. on Tuesday. The verdict reached was that deceased came: to his death as the result of injuries received during a fight in Chaoufoong Road at 1140 pam. on September 6
An "unemployed Chinese was} charged with sending threatening, letters to a wealthy Chinese in the Louza District. Det.-Inspr. Conduit told the Bench that he had in all sent six menacing letters to the com: plainant, one of which contained two bullets. "There were two others involved in the affair and witness would ask for a remand in order to arrest them. Complainant informed the police of the matter as soon as he received the leters, He did not know the prisoner. Accused admitted the charge but he was remanded, 'A Chinese wanted by the Nanking. authorities for forging notes purporting to be those of the Bank of China was again brought before the Court on Wednesday, after being re manded on three occasions. Mr. YY, Char, who defended, suid that his jelient bad been in custody for more than month and the case had been postponed three times but the Nanking authorities were not dis-Posed to send a representative to Court, although the alleged crime iwas said to have been committed a year ago. The last time the case was up, the Bench ordered accused to find bail but this he was not able} dos he was, prepared, however,! pr to put up $100 shop security to appear whenever called upon.
This, iwas agreed to and accused was re-Teased.
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