feel that this ease accused ought if not, it would be putting a premium' on embezzlement, Mr, RT. Bryan, Police Prosecutor, during the heaving of the ease in which Nyung S. Ming, cashier in the employ of the Robert Dollir Ca, who was charged with the en bezzlement, between October, 1921 and August 9, 1928, of Mex $1,246.75 and G. ent to Mex. $1, of his employers. apselt.
the outset of the heat August {vr Be, Bryan said that he Understood the accused pleaded guilty to the charge. He had re-aid the amount of money' embezzle Mr. Tsang Tib-ching, represent ing the accused, said that the complainants did not wish to proceed since the accused had refunded the money.
Mr. LIB. Longfellow, of the Robert Dollar Co.:—I understand that the case is in the hands of the Police.
To Mr. Tsang.—The accused was under a bord with the company. and the bonding company insists that we should carry out the prosecution. We cannot withdraw the charge.
To Mr. Brran—When the accus-fed. was arrested someone said, leither you or the foreign detective.
ease must go on in the event of the accused refunding: the money. You, yourself, told me that the Police would have to go on with the case.
Mr, Bryan—A crime has been committed and the repayment of the money does not wipe it out. Chinese law and American law are the same on this point. We are taking the position here a5 pro-securing ctimeyenot the collection of money, and we feel that in this case accused ought to be punished; if not, it would be putting a premium' on embezzlement. wad, therefore, recommend lenie: iey for the accused, but insist that he be sent to prison.
Mr. Tsang.—The complainants could withdraw the charge and the Court could allow it. It is not because the Police had a warrant issued for the accused that makes it a police case.
Accused said that he intended to borrow the money to gamble with and he had lost it, The money misappropriated _having been refunded, Judge Tseng and Mr. S. L, Burdett, Senior Consul's Deputy, sentenced accuse to two months' imprisonment, the mininium sentence.
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