Emerich Farkas, charged in the First Special District Court with fraud, forgery, and' offences against the Negotiable strument Law, on Friday was senftenced to a year's imprisonment on. the charge of forging documents and. further fined $200 on the charge Issuing cheques, well knowing that there was no deposit of money in ithe bank. 'The Court also ordered the attached civil action filed by' the complainant to be transferred 9 the Civil Division for hearing.
'The charge preferred against the accused was that he had defrauded 'Chinese printing shop off North' ITnibet Road of $5740 under the pretext of getting business for the Chinese shop from Messrs. Bayer Ca. The accused denied the charge of fraud, but admitted in the Court that he made out on June 21, 1933, contract, the name of Bayer at ithe top of which was forged, he said.
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