G.W. King, in Lil. M. Supreme Cou fon January' 8, an action for libel which made, Was brought by: Mr. Joseph Tuck, 1 Mr, Tuck Chinese maliciously gle under artist pleads guilty to 98 charies." naming A number of frauds and subtertuses indulged in by a man accused in the] Provisional Court whom they called Joseph Tuck, This it was allege made it appear that the pls whoze name heat and a swindler and tot for exercising any profession of trust or confidence, it was elain The article, the compl held the plaintiff up to public scandal
profession. anu contempt and injured him Mr, Mexander Ting. eared for the plaintitt and Mr.
Newman for the defence.
The Paintia's Name opening his ease, Mr. Ting ferred to the seriousness of the alleged libel, which he described Sas bad a libel as could possibly be published of professional man.' Mis client's name was Tuck Youshihy the family name Yo-shih being very. similar to Joseph, which he adopted and had used since he could write name in English. His client, after having been educated here and taken a degree of law at Soochow, had one to the United States where at Washington University he had taken the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration and at} Michigan University the degree of Master of Laws. Since his return to Shanghai he had been doing well in practice as a Inwyer in a number of local courts and as an accountant, He had a number of foreign clients, to whom he waa: known as Joseph Tuck, as also among, a wide circle of friends.
Tu these circumstances his client had good prospects before him, provided he worked and could retain his good repitte as an honest citizen, sly described. He stated again that he had not heard the name ship: Friar Tuck) and many other por twa Tucks. It was a common nam Tack in the court. account was a fair and accurate one Int this point the cour: adjourned, publication had seen th plained off. Ie thought it referred to Joseph Tuck, the plaintiff, and his impression was that, if the article were tric, Tuck was unworthy of nat met the he first tried to wishing talk with artist. adviser, not Mr, Joseph Tuck, but other. Before reading the article he wes going to have engaged the plai Ni, Under crys-examination he! affirmed that. on reading the article, he had immediately connected hig friend, Joseph Tuck, It was the \ccount of the occurrence he He had continued to think: Joseph Tuck the guilty party until jon in December, and engaging another lawyer because he had not bothered to do 99.
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