Arthur J. MeMahon, unemployed American citizen, was' charged before Mr, A. Krisel, Commissioner, in the U. 8, Court for China on December 28, with behaving in a disorderly maner on December 27, 6 with following his divorced wife, Mary Santos MeMahon, through various streets and calling her vile sand indecent names, and with jumping out of his riesha and attempting to assault her, The accused having pleaded not guilty, the complainant deposed that she was an American citizen but eotild not prove hor nationality, Her father was a Filipino and she born in Zamboanga, which place she left when she was a child. She had obtained a divorce from the accused a.month ago. On December 27, she was crossing the Chapoo Road bridge in.a riesha when the accused followed char in another riesha and swore at hor, He called her all sorts of dirty names, she, said.
The accused demanded certain furniture or the money for it, but witness told him she had none.
The accused persisted in calling her vile and indecent names, so she warned him to be careful or he would have to go to the American Court. The accused said "All right, Lot's go there." When they had reached Seward and Tiendong Roads, the accused jumped out of his riesha and attempted to hit the witness, who called a policeman. When the accused saw the police man, he tried to run away but she (witness) called for assistance and he was caught and taken to the police station, The accused had assaulted her many constantly pestering her, she the court.
Question of Acquaintance examined by the accused, said her name was Mary Santos.
Tu reply to questions as to her birthplace, she said "Zam-Accused then questioned her to when she came to Shangand gs to certain ladies whose names he mentioned. Witness said she came to Shanghai when she was a baby but did not know any of those to whom accused referred.
As to the happenings on Friday, witness said that, when accused pestered her, she turr face and he swore at her. denied overtaking him in a or that she had placed her thumb to her nose and waved her fingers at him. She also denied inviting accused to strike her or saying "Why don't you hit nie now that have spectacles on?"
After some. rather incoherent replies to accused's questions, witness said heatedly, "I did not, s0 don't-make me call you a liar. Don't ied of yourself to Road.
Cross-examined, witness did not} seo accused strike or attempt to strike complainant. Accused stopped when he was arrested and raised his hands. He made no at tempt to resist arrest.
CP.C. 1224 testified that he was on duty at the corner of Seward and Tiendong Road when he heard 'a lady call for assistance. He saw a foreigner running so, when he was called upon by the woman to arrest accused, he gave chase.
In reply to accused, witness said that he, accused, was running when he first saw'him. He was not in a did not (robbers) for think that murder or robbery had been committed. He thought it was a case of bag snatch He -was_on point duty at the time.
"The," asked accused, it that you left your to give chase? Under what authority did you do 0?"
The Commissioner: That has no bearing on this ca
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