Accused of being concerned in a number of theft cases in the Settle: ment between September 6 and 14, N. V. Travnikoft and 1. Ivanoff, unemployed Russians, were brought before the First Snecial District Court on September 22 for judgment. 'They were both found guilty and "were each sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment.
The complainants in most of these cases were Japanese residents of Hongkew District, Officers attached to the Dixwell Road Police Station were informed on September 6 that a larceny had bee mitted at a 6 Miller Ro:
Cross-examined by Mr. P. Premet, for Dr, Serbousek, one of the, wit! ess aid that the' French copies of the agreement were taken to Wang Tehaysofice by Dr. Serbousck, wile the Chinese copy was done bY the witness 'The complainant, questioned by the Judge, stated thatthe $100,000 he'banded to Dr, Serbousek'were In buankotes of the Ningpo Commercial Banke all of, $100 denomination. {Complainant stated twas he own and on May' he took the de-pout from a native bank on Tientsin Read ind then handed the money Dr. Serbousek in the office of Wang "Tite complainant was Jexamined by M, d'Auxion de for the defence ay to, whet uitding off Route de" Boissezon for nirchased a big. foreiga-sty
$22,000" in May last, chether he fad proposed to operate' large gambling house in this building, and whether, when he failed to Carry out. his scheme, he lensed the building to a foreigner. Complainant "admitted having bought the building, but denied that he had proposed to oper-
br. Serbousek, questioned by the a glamblingshoute there stated he had never received the sum of $100,000 from the com. plainant, ut, that. the complainant lad on several occasions asked him secure French police protection {for a gambling-house which he proposed to open in the French Concession, and had riven him $10,000 fas remuneration for his services this respect. A further sum of $7, (000 was later given to him by the complainant also as, remuneration. The accused stated that he saw the complainant hand $65,000-$35,000 in May and $80,000 about July—to Dr. Biza in the latter's office, The hearing was adjourned until next Monday. Dr, Serbousek was released on $50,000 shop security. japanese hong Road and this w on September 9 by a report of a wrist watch being stolen from 81 Quinsan Road. Police inquiries had fiardly been brought toa conclusion in these cases when three more complaints of thefts were received on September 10 from 68 Boone Road, 380 Wuchang Road and 25 Minghong. Road, the articles stolen including a gold wrist watch, a silver cigarette case, and a gold pocket watch. On September 14, the police were informed that "Kodak" camera had been stolen from 11 Darroch Road.
As a result of lengthy investiga tions, officers of Dixwell Road Station." arrested last week the first Jaccused on North Szechuen Road. Brought to the station, the pri soner admitted being " responsible for the above thefts and implicated the second prisoner.
"The latter was arrested with the assistance of French Pol
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