Accused of Obtaining Credit by Fraud while an Undischarged Bankrupt Leslie Haynes, undischarged bankupt and director of the firm of MeDonald, Leslie & Ca., La., London, appeared before Mr. G. W. King at Police Court on Tuesday to answer charges of (1) obtaining credit from the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ld. (Palace Hotel) without informing them that he was oan undischarged bankrupt; and (2) on or between January 1 and April 80 of this year engaging in trade or business in Shanghai under name other than that under which he was adjudicated bankrupt, without disclosing to persons with whom had dealings who he was, or that he was an undischarged bankrupt.
Mr. E.T. Maitland prosecuted for the police.
The Magistrate called Mr. Mait land's attention to the fact that a third charge had been added, charg-prisoner that he did, between January Tand March 31" of this year, obtain from Mr. W, H. Hart-man' the sum of £500 by false pretences and with intent to defraud.
His Worship wished to know more.
Mr. Maitland explained" that prisoner was trading in England as 8 director of the firm of MeDonald, Leslie & Ca, La. He was. the "Leslie" of the company, in spite of the fact that he had' been ad-
Judieated bankrupt under the name of Leslie Haynes and had not at that time been discharged. Tt was while with the firm that he engaged Mr. Hartman to come out to Hongkong for the company. He represented to him that it was ina flourishing condition, and took £500 from him. In reality the firm was not in a flourishing condit victim discovered on his a meanwhile prisoner had received his money and had left England for Shanghai.
The Magistrate pointed out that if this were the case, then under the Orders in Council, prisoner could not be tried in Shanghai for an alleged crime committed in England.
Mr. Maitland suggested that the fact of the victim's coming out to this part of the world constituted a continuation of the fraud, which Justified the police in proceeding against the accused.
The Magistrate replied that this was not a continuation of the false fraud as prisoner ing_any money by it.
Mr. Maitland—But it is a continuation of the fraud in as much getting rid of the victim and cing himself the opportunity to get away with the money. He is sending his victim 10,000
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