Shanghai, Apr. 16.
A British engineer, the second complainant in the action against Mons Levitsky and Joseph Lenin, told the Judge inthe First Spoclat District Court yesterday afternoon that he had Tost $2.200 ash since he had met the two accused. Of the sum, $1,000 were handed over to them in their omao in Museum Road, while the $600 were given to a messenger believed to have been sent by them.
The engineer, who asked the ree porters in Court not to publish his ame inthe papers, said he met Tonin, who represented himself 'Subanoff, through another Russian by the name of Mandelson, in February. In the interview, Tonin said he Was working for' Soviet Russia and asked the enytineer to cash a draft of U.S$402,000 for him, Afler several meetings, engineer visited Tonin in the latter's foflice in Museum Road, where the draft" was produced together with a "Soviet Consulate certificate" authorizing Tonin to transfer the money to the engineer. For the transfer, Lenin had to pay a tax one per cent. of the amount, i, US$4020 to the Soviet authorities 'AL the same meeting, the engineer continued, Tonin also showed him a cheque on which the amount of '$12000 in Chinese currency was written, " Tonin then asked the, engineer to provide the balance of $1,600 for the payment of U.S.$4,020 tax.
The engineer drew £100 from his bank' and paid $1,600 cash to the accused inthe Latter's office in Museum Road. One or two days later, the engineer continued, a chit was sent to him, asking him to give an additional $600 to the accused, tre money being needed to "make wheels go round." He could not do this as he had no money with him that afternoon, One or two days tater Levitsky telephoned i asked him about the sum, That same afternoon, aman came with a chit in which the engineer was asked to pay the bearer the $600. As the engineer had already drawn the money from his bank, he paid the sum, throwing away the chit. He never saw the accused until after their arrest, he told the Judge.
He said he had received no receipt for the $1:600 he had given to the accused, He did not know who got the. $600.
Mr. Paul Y. Ru, Assistant Municipal Advocate, prosecuted, while Mr. Eugene ¥. liang appeared for the accused. The hearing was ad-Journed until next week,
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