Maximum Fine in U.S. Court In the U. S. Court on Monday, his Honour Judge C. S. Lobingier gave judgement in the case wherein W. W. Woodbury was accused of carrying a Colt.45 revolves, a concealed, dangerous weapon."
It will be remembered that this was the secon charge brought against Woodbury. The first one, of which he was acquitted, was that of illegal trespass and falsely representing himself as a police officer. The indictment, said his Honour, accused the defendant with having in his possession a concealed and dangerous weapon, an offence punishable under 31 U. S. Statutes at Large, cap. 854 Section 855. It appeared that while the weapon was carried in the- defendant's pocket, there was _no special effort at concealment. Upon his arrival in Shanghai he had declared the weapon to the Customs authorities. He was of the opinion that the maximum fine, G. $50, should be imposed. The accused was also adjudged to pay the costs of the prosecution.
Wang Bei-ts, a shroff, and Hai, Tsun-san, a shop assistant, appeared before Messrs. Yui and Jacobs at the Mixed Court on Thursday morning, charged with falsely representing themselves with an American named Woodbury to be police officers. A further charge of larceny was preferred against them. The alleged misrepresentation took place shortly after 11 p.m. on the night of March 23, at No. 876 Chekiang Road, accused stating to the inmates of the dwelling house that they were police-officers who had come to search for opium. While the men, were carrying out their search, the brother of one of the inmates telephoned to the Louza Police station for aid, and Det. Sergt. Quayle and several officers went to the house and arrested them. Wang said he went to the house to purchase opium for a friend and the foreigner came in later, while the other gave a more ingenious excuse. He said he gambled with the owner of the house during the Chinese New Year's holidays and won $400 which he went on that night to collect. When he was there he met the other Chinese and the foreigner. The owner of the house had brought this charge against him simply to get rid of him. The Court were disinclined to believe the stories of the accused and passed sentences on them of three years imprisonment each, to be followed by expulsion.
Mr. George J. Jessup has resigned from the position of deputy clerk of the U. S. Court for China. Since Dr. James P. Connolly, the clerk, left for America last year, Mr. Jessup has been acting clerk and handed over charge of_ the Court Clerk's office to Mr. N. E. Lurton when that gentleman returned from leave.
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