Court Warders Charged aig Shoun, wardt the District Court, was arraigned before en's gal the Fisse Seiad Judge Chien in the same court on Jan, Tr charged with fanescenthaey to Article 196 of the Criminal Code Hsia Ho-po, an assistant to the wart "wah, arraigned before the amo Judge n't chaves St minis tid abetilng the tet encased Meike case against the above two warders Unite Pte prseatins, the Were brought by the procurator of The Coure: ntormation reese f och Fecently by the Procuvator tee tha above two accused were concerned in getrauding: the was revealed bythe Court howing' lengthy ingul brogurator that on November 18 last, the accused forged an invoice of a Tsopoo Kond rice shop for tive piculs of neo which they declared had been Purchased at a*price of $10.20 4 Picul for the prisoners under thelt control. Inqulries "by" the Court's Procurator revealed" that no such purchase had ever been ma On another'oceasion, the accused were alleged to have reported to the Court authorities on the purchase of ten piculs of rice at a price of $10.20 4 picul, whereas the actual purchase rice was only $8.10 n picul As the Proprietor of the Tsepo0. Road rie shop and one of his assistants were pAted of aiding and abetting the Accused in' the frauds, the Court issued warrants for their arrest but arnly the' shop proprietor taken "into "custody, the assistant having made jood shop proprietor, however. now lodge" of the" frauds when questioned.
the Court yesterday. the first fceuyed laid the responsibility on the shoulders "of the' second accused whose duty, he declared, was to look after matters bago of prisoners' food, Pho second. denied the charge, declaring that his duty was only pay the amounts stated in invoices ied by the various rice shops, After a lengthy heating, the Court veterved judgment, Both. accused were released, bail being allowed the sum of 1,000 for the fivat accuted, and $100 for the second.
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