American Woman Arrives to Answer Charges Shortly after her arrival from Japan together with Mr. Arthur Peterson, Deputy Marshal of the U.S. Court for China, Mrs. Katherine De Salas gave a U.S.$500 bond on Friday night.
Mrs. De Salas is expected to appear before Judge Milton J. Helmick next wednesday, February 23. to answer charges of having failed to honour cheques said to have been issued to local firms here shortly before her departure early this morning.
Mrs. De Salas was in Japan when complaints of local firms were lodged with Mr. Leighton Shields, District Attorney, who then instructed Mr. Peterson' to accompany her back to Shanghai. Mrs. De Salas was not put under arrest until she appeared in the District Attorney's office shortly after her arrival on Friday evening. The U.S.$500 bond was subsequently given by her.
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