H..F. Wadham Arrested on Charges of False Pretences and Larceny Harold Frederick Wadham, a British subject, who was arrested on+Friday last'on a warrant at a house in Jeasficld Road and brought before H. M. Police Court on} Saturday on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences, appeared as defendant in a civil charge before His Honour Sir Skinner Turner in H. M. Supreme Court on Monday.
The charge upon which Wadham was arrested was to the effect that on or about February 19 of this year, fat 103 Szechuan Road, he persuade ed Tsao Chan-son, with intent to Gefraud, to sign' a compradore agreement whereby defendant obtained sums of money amounting to $2,514.97 by falsely pretending that he was entitled to Tls. 4,300 from the China Realty Company sales commission. He was also charged with larceny, in that he obtained from the same person on June 13 the sum of $3,000 by falsely representing that the money was to be used for the purchase of Iand for the firm of Wadham and Company. Mr. K. E. Newman appeared for the prosecution. Accused was not represented, and the case was adjourned until Thursday next, bail being fixed in two sums of $1,000 each. Plain clothes constable Williamson effected the arrest.
When the civil charge against accused was commepeed yesterday morning Wadham appeared in custody. In the course of the _proceedings he stated that he had not yet been able to furnish the necessary sureties.
Mr. S. Young appeared for the plaintiff, Pinchen Chen, who sought to recover the sum of $3,066.
Defendant at the outset asked for a remand. Since the case had been called, he stated, criminal proceedings had been instituted against him, and the statements he would have to make in connexion with the present case had a decided bearing on the other ease which was to be heard on Thursday.
Mr. Young. opposed an adjournment. He said he had no intention of asking questions regarding the charge of false pretences brought against Wadham. Counsel merely desired to question defendant in regard to his means and to see if he could show cause why he should not be committed to prison. Out of the amount involved defendant—had repaid $200.
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