The Archive · 1920

U. S$. COURT FOR CHINA

Oct. 12.

Before Mr. F. J. Scucut, Commissioner.

S. M. P. v. Donald H. Wythe.

Chief Traffic Inspector Kinipple appeared on behalf of the Police in this ease in which Mr. Wythe was charged with furious d Young gave evi stated that the car was being handled in a careful manner and was not being driven negligently.

Mr. Wythe stated that he did not remember how fast he was going but he was sure it was not more than 20 miles an hour. There was no traffic in front of him. As to driving at a speed dangerous to the public, he pleaded that there was no ordnance defining exactly how fast a car could be driven.

The case was dismissed, accused being found not guilty.

U. S., Jerry Sorronas and Tony Kollias.

Defendants in this case were charged for that they '"'on or about October 9, in the harbour of Shanghai, on board the Admiral Line str. West Hargrave did commit mutiny by refusing duty in that they refused to comply with the lawful orders of one A. W. Philips, chief officer of the said vessel, and did also threaten to do him great bodily harm by striking him with var-jous weapons such as a sledge hammer,.2.marline spike and file, and did also threaten him with a revolver.""

Mr. Schuhl ordered the case to be remanded for one week.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account