George Raymond Hulbert, who was! charged with stealing a $240 typewriter from the premises of Messrs. Millington, Ltd, "was sentenced to one month's imprisonment by Mr. A. Ricketts, Acting Registrar, in H. M. Police Court last Wednesday morning. Mr. F. G. Livingstone appeared for the prosecution and Mr. E. T, Maitland represented the defendant.
The accused, the Acting Registar sold, had had every opportunity of collaborating hig story—he maintained was not in the office of Messrs. Millington, Ltd. at the time stated ty the prosecution—but he had been unable to do £0, Adding that he felt quite certain that the Police afforded the accused every opportunity to prove his defence, the Acting Registrar said he was going to deal Teniently with the accused in view of his previous clean record, He will go to prison for one month, the Acting Registrar concluded."
Inquest on Mr. G. C. Welsford A verdict of suicide was returned by the Coroner, Mr. C.H. Haines, at the close of the inquest'on God frey Clifford Welsford, whose body was found with a pistol wound near bie heart in his room in house No. on November 12. ary derangement of the mind. It looks as if the deceased had had it his mind for sometime and, 1 am afraid that I can only bring in a ver-diet of suicide."
Before giving his decision the Coroner briefly summed up the contents ofa letter found in the deceased's room addressed to a lady. "The letter clearly shows," he said, "that (the deceased) contemplated taking his own life. This letter was undated but he apparently had a very tender regard for this lady and wai worried Because he had lost his job and was unable to get another one Shanghai."
"He said he had done his best to get one," the Coroner continued, "and mentions he has made a will in favour of this lady. He makes provisions in this Jetter for the class of funeral he wants and for the disposal of his debts. Tt is a very sound and sensible letter, making a complete disposal of his affairs here in pre-aration of the deed he proposes to do and, writes the letter of farewell."
The Coroner said he referred the letter, because from it, it was clear what the deceased contemplated. "Further," he added, "on November 9%, which curiously enough was the Gay he was dismissed from Edward vans & Sons, Lid., he made a will In favour of this lady."
Mrs. F. T. Katori, manageress of the boarding house where Mr. Wels-"ord was staying, said that Mr. Wel ford war normally of cheerful disposition but he was moody at times.
Once, she said, he had said to her Mrs. Katori said that, when she had discovered Mr. Welsford shot in bed, she noticed a letter, marked strictly private, addressed to a young lady. She delivered the letter" but, afterwards, it was turned over to the chee.
Det-Insp. A. J. Toon, who con: ducted Investigations concerning the death of Mr. Welsford, said that ne found a letter addressed to the deceased from Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, the liquidators of Messrs. Edward Evans & Sons, Lid. The letter was dated November 2 and stated that the now deceased's services would terminate as from November 9. Det-Insp, Toon said he also discovered a copy of service summons in the matier of divorce among the papers of the deceased. He was informed, Det-Insp. Toon concluded, that the deceased had attempted to take his life previously by taking veronal.
Medical evidence was given by Dr.
K. Squires, who stated that dear was due to 1 haemorrhage of blood vessels of the left lung. A small circular wound, he said, looked like 2 pistol shot fired at close quarters, was possible, he said, for the wound to be self-inflicted,
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