The Archive · 1935

Second Special Court

Woman Charged of Seizing Dog A. Yakovleva, a middle-aged Russian woman, faced in the Second Special District Court on Thursday the unique charge of having forcibly seized a dog from D. Braikovsky, another Russian, on a' public road. The charge.was specified by the French Police on the complaint of Bralkovsky. According "to the prosecution, the accused bought two dogs from a Mr. Mishourin. One of these dogs, however, was later given to Bralkovsky by Mr. Mishourin because, it was alleged, the accused had falled to pay up as she had promised. When Braikovsky took the dog for a stroll on Aventie Joffre, he mot the accused. Without permission, the accused, it was alleged, seized the dog from Braikovsky and took it home. Questioned by the court, the accused denied the charge and said when the dog saw her, if leapt to her and followed to her "house. The Judge found the accused not guilty and ordered her release, "Tue money in hand is suMeient to pay the taxi-dancers'" hits in fall," said Mr. M. B. Wiener, counsel for' the defendants (National Commercial & Savings Bank v. Ladow's Tavern et al), in the U.S. Court for China on Monday morning. Dr. C, H, Mel; plainti@rs counsel, requested the court to make the defendants pay over to his clients the sum of slightly over $4,000 in part payment of a judgment for $18,000 secured against them on April 30 last, on the grounds of priority in view of this judgment and the fact that their's was the -only claim appear before the court. Mr. Wiener then submitted a trustee's report of claims against the Tavern, and Judge 'M, J. Helmick accordingly adjourned the case in order that plainti¢rs counsel could check the report

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