A charge of misappropriating the sum of $120, belonging to his employer, Dr. Yassensky, was preferred against F. S. Serastianoff, a Russian clerk, in the Mixed Court on Satarday.
Accused was given a cheque of $100 by his employer to cash at the Commercial Savings Bank, and two bills of $5 each and one for $10 for collection, stated Detective Sub-
Inspr. Hunter, but he failed to account for the money.
The defence was that accused had returned to the office with the money and had handed: it over to the office boy because Dr. Yassensky sag busy, A "Phe "office boy' denied having received tne money.
Accused wa: found guilty" and kenteficed to 45 days' passing sentence the Bench id the police deserved to be hearily commended for the arrest and invietion of" such a gang of jewellery valued at $3,000. According to her report to the police she and two other lady friends engaged rieshas and had not gone very far into Chinese territory when the coolie pulling the front riesha drop-fig and demanded pay-The lady, Mrs. W. D. Ripley, was getting some money out of her bag when, the cooli grabbed it and ran away. A chase was attempted but the thief soon disappeared into one of the numerous alleys in that district. When the pursuers returned to look for their rieshas they could not be found. The police were notified and investigations were commenced.
These resulted in the arrest of two riesha coolies who were presented in the Mixed Court on Tues: day morning on a charge of highway robbery. A woman was charged with receiving stolen property.
After hearing the evidence the Court sentenced the two coolies to imprisonment for two years and expulsion. The woman was sentenced to three months and bound over to keep the peace for one year.
Av H.M. Supreme Court on Thursday, Judge Peter Grain gave judgment in favour of Mr. Albert C. Davis who sued W. H. Hartmann for $200, due on a -promissory note, Plaintiff, in evidence, said he had repeatedly asked for ment. The money had really been
who received a cheque on witness's appropriated by defend behalf and applied to his (defendant's) own uses. As Hartmann held the post of manager at well-known and prosperotis tavern, Giros, witness applied for an order for payment in four monthly instalments of $90, which was grant ed by the Judge,
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