Jury's Unanimous Verdict of Not Guilty: The Dangerous Evidence of Accomplices: A Forgers' Nest at Nanziang The Suprerie Court was crowded again on Friday last week when the Proceedings against Lawrence K. Eentwell were continued before his Honour Judge Sir Skinner Turner and a jury. The charges, to which scoused pleaded not guilty, are:
That on March 18, 1925, at Shanghai, without lawful authority or excuse he had in his cus tody and possession forged banknotes purporting to be bank-notes the Bank of Communications Shanghai, knowing the same to be forged: and further, that. on the same date he uttered the said notes knowing them to be forged, and with intent to defraud.
Mr, H, P. Wilkinson (Crown Advocate) and Mr. R. N. Macleod were for the prosecution, and Mr. K, Newman, Mr. M. L Been. and Mr. R. Crémieux defended. Mr. J.
Em, Lemiere watched the case on behalf of Tsu Ming-gi.
On resuming, Mr. Newman con: tinued his cross-examination of Tseu Sing-tseng, who on the pre-vous day told a story of having purchased bogus notes from the se-cused, at his residence in Soochow Rond, at a discount of 85 per cent.
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