Interesting Legal Point Raived in Charge against a Young Foreigner in Police Court man named Richard William Campbell appeared in H. M. Police Court before Mr. G. W. King on Monday aftoraoon charged with having obtained a suit of clothes and an overcoat, valued at $73, from Henry the Tailor by false pretences with intent. to defraud, and board and lodging to the amount of $13 at the Kaleo Hotel by means of false pretences other than fraud.
Mr. E. T. Maitland, for the prosecution, stated that, accused Srderod the clothing at. the shop of Hoory the Tailor and gave instructions for the goods to be gent to the Kales Hotel, where payment would be made on deli-Wery. A coolie was sent, and handed over the clothes to accused
ind' said there' was money inside. who, in retura, gave an envelope On leaving the room, the coolie pened the envelope and, finding there was no money in it, returned to accused, who then said that the money would be paid if the chit was sent round on number 45 day. The cootie wont, back with the this message, but was
hotel for the money, and on arriv. immediately sent back to the hi
ing there found that accused had ne, Accused took a room at the hotel under a false name and ofp without paying He had booked a passage for Hong-Kong, and on the following day was arrested when about to
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