Feodosia Kovlikoskaya, a 27-year old Russian woman, was charged at the Mixed Court on Saturday morning with shoplifting roll' of silk' from Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw]
Ca, valued at $300.
Mr. E. T, Maitland (Prosecuting Solicitor) sippeared fur the Police and Mr. Blackwood for camp! ants. Mr, N. Fishman represented accused.
Evidence was given to the effect] that on Friday afternoon accused committed the theft together with! another person for whose arrest a warrant was applied for, Mr. Fisi id was a trivial one bail should be granted to his ellens, Mr. Maitlind upposed this and made application for a warrant for! the arrest of the other person alleged to be implicated.
The cas: and the warrant applica Evidence was Indian watchman te effect premises with a roll of silk secret ed underneath clothes. A Chinese shop assistant said that he did not notice the theft. Accused said she came to Shanghai on March 3 and met some friends who took her to a house in Dent Road.
One took her shopping at complainant's store. Her friend bought a piece of silk and accused examined another piece. As it was too dark inside the store she' took a piece to the door where there was more light. "Then she went back inside. The Indian watchman followed her about and used abusive Janguage to her. She had the roll of silk'in her hands and not underneath her skirt. She did not know why she had been arrested. However, she was sentenced to two months? imprisonment.
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