Nee Tzung-sung was charged with embezzling 8457.90 in cash aad $630.00 in cheques, the property of Messrs. Geddes & Ca., on June 96 of last year.
Mr. Davies appeared for the Prosecution and Mr. Anderson defended.
The Assessor asked why there had been such a delay in bringing the prosecution; the offence was alleged to have been committed im June of last year.
The compradore to Messrs, Geddes & Ca, said that he had been trying to prevail with the accused's guarantor to settle the matter by Paying the amount, but as he did not do so the present action was brought against the accused to recover the money.
Mr. Davies said that on June a1 the accused collected certain sume of money for Messrs. Geddes Ca., and he afterwards stated that he had been robbed by two men in the Bubbling Well District. A man was subsequently arrested and charged, but the case was dismissed et the Mixed Court. Then the compradore of the firm went through the books of the accused and found he was also short in his money by 81,335.00 and this was returned by the guarantor of the accused. Among the money that the accused alleged was stolen from him was an account of $152 paid by the Kalee Hotel a month before the robbery occurred.
Mr. Anderson said that some time ago the accused's guarantor received a letter from Messrs. Geddes & Ca. asking him to repay the money that was alleged to have been stolen from the accused, Counsel wrote a letter in reply stating that they refused to pay this as the money had been stolen. be|He did not hear anything further about the matter until the occu: came to him and told him that there was a warrant out for his arrest. He surrendered himself to the Court on January 8. The accused did not deny that he received the accounts, but stated that he was robbed of it and refused to pay the money demanded.
The matter was adjourned for week.
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