Mrs, Colgate, alias Lo Pei, un-recognised "American. woman," who twas sent to gaol for two years and neg §20 by the Plest Special District Court recently on four charges, namely, assault, possession of fire farms, areeny, and false. pretences, fappedied against the decision in the [Second Branch Kiangsu High Court Jon June 27, After a lengthy. hearing, the ease was adjourned by the The appellant declared the Jaccision "given by the Law= for Court, was most unfair and thab tie acts which had resulted in her being sentenced by the Lower Court had been done by her legally.
The case as outlined by: police in the Lower Court was that the ap= pellant assaulted and injured a Chiese amah at 24 Twa Kee Avenue, Bubbling Well Rond, was found in possession of one "82 calibre pistol find one magazine without a ficance, stole on the s, Hsin. Peking one British passport' and a cheque book belonging to a Mr. 'Murphy, and obtained two days' board and Todg-20 Carter Road by present cheque, When told. by the her reasons for appeal again: her conviction on the first charge, the fappellany, said she did not assault the amah and that the Injuries on the amah's forehead had. been. me fioted by the amah herself. 'The whole trouble, appellant said, had been caused by a coolie at hi boarding house, "the amah's band, who failed to turn up when she. tang the bell seven' time 'There, was no larceny. of Mr, furphy's cheque' book or hie pass: port, the appellant continued." According to the appellant, Mr. Murphy Jived at her place for 18 months and refused to pay his bills, 'The cheque book and passport wore eft in her room by Me. Murphy, appellant. said, to the charge of false the "appellant was charged with having stayed for two days: 20 Carter Road from June 24 and issued a cheque for. §7.20 on the Hongkong' & "Shanghai Bank for
Jot Mra, Murphy. When the owner her board and lodging in the name fof the house took the cheque to the bank for cash, the cheque was found to be false. "The police Yound the cheque book was the property Mr. Murphy which was stolen at the same time ts his passport from the Hsin Peking.
The appellant admitted she signed the cheque in the name jof Mrs. "Murphy, but said she ith, Mr. "Murphy's permiee Appellant continued that she later stopped the payment of the because she had lost her Sen eae without a Ffeence is also denied ent of pon
by the appellant who said that the pote inh on was given ins department for a licen the licence was not issued because she had mot gone through the proper procedure Pi He explained to her the projeedure in this respect, such photos, and a letter from the pel sons who had given her the weapon. On May 3, the appellant brought tier pistol to the arms department Jwith photos, but without the letter, saying the man who had given her the weapon had left Shanghai. The pistol was then left in the arms department.
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