Judgment for $180 and $40 cost was given in H, M. Supreme Court fon August 20 by Judge Sir Peter Grain when Mrs. M. Villas, of 920 Scott Road, claimed against Mr. S. Keenan for money lent on a promissory note, Mr. E. T. Maitland 9 red for plaintiff, while defendant Was neither present nor represented.
Evidence was given by the marshal of the court that he had served writ on defendant at 9.20 a.m. on August 12, following which Mrs. Villas gave evidence Witness stated married woman and lived with her husband at 92a Scott Road. She had known defendant for a long time, and lent him $540 on August 20, 1925, against his promissory note (produced in court as an exhibit He "had paid back $360, and sti owed $180. Witness stated that she had asked defendant several times, by telephone and by letter, to repay this amount but he had failed to! Keep his promises, and she asked judgment for this amount, She had. ent him the money as a friend and court as exhibits.
Witness stated that on Monday went to the military hospital in Central Road at 10.30 am, He saw accused and asked him if he had written and sent a letter which witness had received from" Toba Singh (produced in court as an exhibit). Accused admitted having written the letter, whereupon wits ness cautioned and formally charged im, and took im, to Central Police tation, The marshal of the court here stated to the Registrar that no warrant had been issued by the Winter stated that a warrant necessary: inquiry the accused had admitted the charg Det, Sub-1 awed, stating that at Conteal Police preferred were in the possession of the Crown Advocate, Mr, Winter shed for an adjournment.—Ghis was granted yb the Registrar, who ordered that accused be: kept in charged no interest.
After inquiring from witness as to whether she knew if defendant was employed or not, and receiving the answer that he was working with the Texas Ca,, the judge rendered his judgment' as stated.
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