The Archive · 1923

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Russians Charged at Mixed

Court: Accused Ordered to be Deported Olexey Pereroloff, 25, an unemployed Russian, appeared before Mr. N. A. Allman, American Assessor, and Mr. Lee Sion-mei, Chinese Magistrate, at the Mixed Court on Thursday, on a charge of disorderly conduct at the Garden Bridge at 7.10 p.m. on Wednesday.

A Sikh constr#le stated that was on duty when he saw accused fighting with another man, He arrested him and took him to the station, the other man accompanying them, Det.-Sgt. Schmidt stated that accused and another man named Child were both destitute and slept on launches at night. parently accused wanted the place _where Child sleeps, but Child refused to give it up. On the present occasion, accused met Onild on the bridge, seized hold of him and began to strike him.

Child stated that he met accused, who was accompanied. by a party of other Russians. Accused seized him and he, witness, had to defend himself.

Accused admitted the offence, and was sent to prison for a week, the Bench ordering that he be handed over to the native authorities at the expiration of his sentence for deportation.

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