'Case Dismissed" was the verdict the case of Mrs. Sophie Katherine Hooley, wile of Mr. F. A. Hooley, who is at present' in Hongkong, When she made her appearance be fore the Magistrate, Mr. C, H. Haines, in LID. Police Court on Oct 14 on a charge of having obfained™ two fox furs from. the berian Fur Store by having faleely Lovett-Cumming. represented "heroic ans Mir. F._G. Livingstone appeared for the Crown, and the defendant was supported by Br. Tycho Wing.
After briefly" outlining the case for the prosecution Detec Sergeant Laurier was called to evidence. of arrest.
Mrs. Lovett-Cummi was next called as 2 witness, ud stated that. the, wig the managers of the Denis Apartments, Bubbly Wel snd lived in No. 2. of the same' apartment.
Mrs. Camming: aid that Mr. Hooley, who had been patient of her deceased husband, asked her' to take his wife into lier apartments for a. few days. Shortly after the accused had left her' hous Company for two fox fits. understanding the bill she telephoned Mrs. Hooley who immediate sent her $50 with the request that witness should make the payment to the Fur Company. A month Tater she again telephoned the acgused and again received $30 "in further payment. Witness admitted to having seen the accused in her fiat between the two. payments when she came in to try on a dress.
Cross-examined by Mr. Tycho Wing, witness stated that she agreed to settle the bill for Mrs. Hooley as she wanted to help her as much for 1as possible and that she had been asked to do this as the accused" Owed a small sum of money to the Fur Company. She paid over the sums she received from the accused. 8 soon as she received them, she said. Witness denied that she had bought the goods and resold them.
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