"King of Vagabonds" in Shanghai, who has, according to the police, nearly 100 previous convictions, was again brought up before the First Special District Court on Tuesday (Nov. 13) and sentenced to another ten days' detention on charge of soliciting for alms on Broadway, near Tiendong Road, on Sunday morning.
Eustace G, Hogan Halwell_ was bound over for six months by the Registrar, Mr. I. 'T, Morris, who accepted the statement of the accused as an admission of guilt to the charge of stealing a cigarette box, valued. at $30. Mr. F. G. Living. stone was in charge of the case for the prosecution, The full charge read out to the defendant was: "That you on of about November 7, 1934, at Room 5, Victor Hotel, 216 Range road, Shang hai, did wit, one silver cigarette be: 30" belonging -to one Mr Anderson. Contrary to the Larceny] Actof 1916, Section 2."
Do you admit this "Yes Sir, but without criminal intent,"
Registrar: "What do you mean without criminal intent?"
Defendant: "I did not intend to make the property my own, 1 pawned it, with the intention of returning it"
The Registrar said he was pre. pared to take the statement made by the defendant as an admission of guilt. There were no previous convictions against the accused and His Worship bound him over for six months, at the same time warning him that if he was brought up aga this prosecution would be taken into consideration.
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