The Archive · 1934

First Special Court

Woman Accused of Many Frauds Seven further charges were preferred by the Municipal Police on Monday (Apr. 30) in the First Special District Court against Mrs. Thais La Pei, alias Mrs. Colgate, 28-year old unrecogniz~ ed American' woman, who was arrest=

Det~Sub-Inspr. Willgoss last week and, brought before the District Court, was accused of defrauding Miss 'V. K.'Zritneff of 2 Hwa Kee Avenue, Bubbling Well Road, of food and lodging totalling $60. The accused was remanded till Friday for trial. The charges read were as follows:

That, between August 15 and 20, 1993, at House 15, Lane 17, 60 Weihai jwel Road, she did obtain by fraudullent means food and lodging valued at $20. Complainant was Mrs. Gillet.

That, on April 13 and 14, 1634, at House 12, 18 Pacife Gardens, Seymour Road, she did obtain by fraudulent means $8 worth of food and lodging Mrs. Moss was the complainant.

That, between April 14 and 20, 1834, at House 191, Lane $91, Bubbling Well Road, she did obtain by fraudullent means $35 worth of food and lodge jing. Mrs. Goerche was the com-

That, between April 20 and 25, 1984, at 464 Seymour Road, she Jobtain by fraudulent means $16 worth Jot food and lodging. The complainant iwas Tseu Yoong-ziang.

That, on March 31, 1084, at a dressmaker's shop, 360 Yates Road, she did obtain by fraudulent means $68 worth jof goods. Complainants were the Wal Iruck Ca.

That, between April 1 and 2, at a lcompradore's shop, 1711 Bubbling Well Road, she did obtain by fraudulent means goods valued at $4.71.

Yao Ping-chuan, servant, who discovered the body, called In detectives from the Central Station, who made investigations.

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