The Archive · 1927

During the afternoon, Mr

Davies, engaged by Hunt as counsel, made application before Judge Purdy for bail. His Honour allow-Jed bail in the amount of G.$10,000, which accused could not offer. It is understood that Hunt will -not contest his removal to Seattle under the Removal Act, and will remain in gaol until returned to leged that Hunt had conspired with others illegally to import liquor from Canada into the United States, He was arrested in Seattle, charged, and bail fixed at G.$5,000. This was subsequently "reduced G3$1,500 and he obtained his release. When his case came up for trial in Federal Courts in Seattle, he was not present, Government agents investigated! and found that Hunt had sailed from Seattle for Japan with his furniture on October 5. Whilst in Kobe he engaged passage for se Shanghai under the name of G. T. Howard, When Mr. Porter approached Hunt board the vessel, he first having xerutinized the passenger lis and found no "Hunt" there, the accused denied that he was Hurt, hut insisted -that his name was G. T, Howard. The Marshal had re-

Jcognized him, however, from a cabled description, and escorted hin to the US. Gaol.

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