Ip H.M. Police Coart on Novem-the Registrar (Mr., C. H. Haines} committed for trial at ILA. Supreme Court Zeferino Antonio Campos, a°7-years old assistant i. the accountant's department Messrs. L. Moore & Ca., on a charge of forging a cheque: purporting to be drawn by Br. S. Lord with intent to defraud, contrary to the Forgery' Act of 1918, Section 4.
Mr. RS. Winter prosecuted fo: the Shanghai Municipal Police, and in outlining the case stated that! four cheques were missing from Messrs. L. Moore & Ca. and that one for Tls. 150 bearing the signature lof S. Lord was presented to the bank by a boy named Greenberg. The! cheque was returned by the bank to L. Booze & Ca., who informed the police, end an inquiry was opened, cused, which led to the arrest of the ac-
Later in the morning, Meyer Greenberg, 15, a Russian schoolboy, of 17 Wayside Rond, was charged before Judge Hyui in the Shanghai Special District Court with having presented the forged cheque at ths Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.
Dr. P. Wilhelm defended and Mr.
Paul Ru, Assistant Municipal; Advocate, prosecuted.
Evidence of arrest was given by D-P.S. Harvey, after which statements were taken from Mr. E. F. Hibbert of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, A. Campos and accused, A remand was ordered.
Sunny Reubin, 16, described as a salesman, was charged before Mr. C, H. Haines, Registrar, in Police Court on November 24 on a charge of unlawfully uttering a cheque on November 20 purporting to be drawn by Mr. E. Q. Cooper, with intent to defraud, Mr. B.S, W. Winter, Assistant Municipal Advocate, prosecuted ant Mr. K. E, Newman appeared for the. defence.
Mr. Winter said that the charge arose in consequence of the Campos ease, accused being arrested as the result of information given to the police. At the station, said eounsel, accused had made' a full confession.
Det-Sgt. George E. Darters said that, on Saturday morning, he went to'72 Haskell Road, where ised, and told him that Central Station to be questioned in connection wi forgery case, Accused said that he was willing to accompany wit ness to the station, which he did.
Det-Inspr. Jack Mason stated that, on "Saturday afternoon, interviewed accused at Central Station and asked him if he knew anybody employed by Messrs, L. Moore & Ca., to which accused replied in the affirmative and said that be did cot know the name of this person but stated that he was dark chap", On Thursday last, this person (accused told witness) atked him to cash a cheque and hen accused asked why he did not feast"it himself, the person referred to replied that he could not get away from office and asked him to do him a favor Witness, decided later to prefer 'a charge against accused and eautioned him in the usual manner, accused replying that he did not. fee that he had done any wrong. Witness pointed out that accused had made a statement that be knew the cheque had been forge!
d that he had attempted to casa told accused, constitute act. Asked if he statement to writing, though he was under no obligation to do so as any statement he made would be produce! in evidence at the trial, accused commenced to write but, after wri ing a few words, he complained that his hands were cold and asked witness to write for him. He then dictated the statement to, witness ard signed his name "Sunny." When the signature was pointed out to him, he said that was his usual way of signing. The statement was purely voluntary.
Mr. E. F. F. Hibberd, of the 'Tael Ascourt Department, Hong: kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, told the Court that a cheque had' been produced to him on Saturday morning which purported to signed by Mr. E. Q. Cooper. Witness examined it and saw that the signature was not that of Mr. Cooper 0 he returned it to the person who presented it. He was tunable to identify the person handing in the cheque.
'The Registrar having observed that he could not try the ease sunt-marily, framed a formal charge, to, which accused pleaded not guilty' and reserved his defence, He! was then committed for trial, bail being allowed in two Brit jer the sum-of $500 each.
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