Elesman, 32, a Russian engineer, was charged before Judge Ling and Mr. Stevens at the Pro-) visional Court on Friday last with having obtained $10 from) Father Corezal, of the Spanish Mission, by means of false pre-
Evidence was given to the effect that' accused was employed engineer in the Roubin Engineering Construction Ca,, Canton Road, The company had a contract with the Spanish Mission to do. some repair work and, on July 29, accused was sent to the mission temporary supervisor. He is alleg-jed then to have approached Father Cerezal and asked for $10, This was paid to him and he signed receipt in the name of the company Accused had no authority to ask for, money nor was he authorized to receive any money for the com-
Accused said that it was his own: signature and that he did not obtain) the money by means of false pre-the time his employment, promised to pay him $1 a day but this promise was not kept and, as he was hard up, he asked Father Cerezal for $10 as} an advance for the work to be dono.
Mr, Roubin refuted the allege tions of accused and said that he had paid him $20 in advance after} accused had done but seven days') work. He made the advance be-Jeause accused was poof.
Judge Ling said he found accused guilty. The punishment for such according to the law, called for imprisonment for a term ranging from two months to three years but, as this was accused's "first offence, he would impose the min-min, namely two months,
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