Son Charged with Forging Sixteen of His Mother's Cheques The well-known Elliott ease which has interested—most_ports bordering on the North Pacific Ocean, and which came officially to the attention of the United States Court for China, the courts of fornia and the immigration officials, began what is thought to be one of its last chapters in the Mixed Court Jon Wednesday. Messrs. Hamilton and Loh heard the evidence, while Mr.
P. Holcomb appeared for the Prosecution, along with Mr. E. T. Maitland, Mr, L. K. Kentwell "re. presented Victor" Elliott, the accused, nnd Mr. W. 8, Fleming acted for the interested bank, the American Oriental Banking Cor~ poration.
Elliott is charged with having forged his mother's signature to 16 cheques, totalling in all G.5,500. Because of passport. difficulties, he was detained in San Francisco.
Serving a term for attempted illegal entry into the United States, accused was returned to Shanghai, to be arrested on his arrival here and detained by the American authorities for eight days.
In applying for a writ of habeas corpus, defendant, through his attorney, Mr. F, J. Schuhl, denied that he was an American' citizen, and Judge Purdy ruled that—the' U, S. Court for China had no jurisdiction. In a subsequent motion for a new trial in the action of Anna Burton Elliott against the American Oriental Banking Corporation, which plaintiff alleged that' the bank was responsible for ber losses due to her son's forgeries, Judge Purdy refused to grant the plea, Tt may be recalled that in the original judgment his Honour intimated collusion between mother and
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