Lemeke Released on $1,500 Bail Taking into consideration the fact that Mr. Car! J, Lemeke had made strenuous but unavailing efforts to secure the US$2,300 bail "xed the U.S. Court for China end had deposited with the Cleric of the Court the sum of U.S$1,500. together with hig passport, Judge Milton J. Helmick made an order on Tuesday, Sept. 10, for the ball to be reduced to that amount, and that he be released from custody.
The order was issued by Judge Helmick at 430 pin. that day en-ing Mr. Lemcke to. leave the JAmoy Road Gaol early in the even ing, "He will, however, have to report to Mr. Edward Faupel, Marshal lot the Court, at least ones a week: until the case comes up for trial.
Mr, Lemeke was arrested, in company' with Mr. Eugene Brinson, in Hankow last week, and was brought here on a charge of attempting to ald In the escape of Joseph Walden, now serving a fifteen years' imprisonment sentence for espionage. Both men will be tegalty represented by Mr. IN. F. Allman at their trial, The order signed by Judge Hel-Jmiek runs as follows:
It appearing to the Court from the application of Julius C. Lemcke that he has made diligent and aggressive efforts {9 secure the ball heretofore set by the Court. without success, and It further Once a week until the date of trial of this cause, Charges Against A.-O. Officers The hearing of charges_of enezziement against "Mr Franke Raven. Mr. John Warner Brown, and Me. Albert Hamilton, Driscoll, former oticers "of the American-Orienal Finance "Corporation, wat" set October 29 by Judge Milton mick in the U. 8. Court for China fon Tuesday, Sept 10. All the charger, fied by the District "Attorney, Sir Feitnan Watson, state that. the de: fendants ecelved sleek from cents for sate keeping, and that they con lected the stocks ploced in thole care this own se.
Declaring that the care is. not an led ordi mary one, Mr. RT. Bvann storey for te first defendant, eked for watfous dates and the matiner of tke alleged conversion. Mz, Harrington, who appeared "for" Me. Brisco, also" asked for" additional lsformaiion of the oleged convention, stating that 1 was of great import: nce that particulars of the dates of he alleged offence should be. given gether with the Information. whom the stocks "were alleged to fave been entrusted. Judge Melmick ruled that further partediars cone cerning the charges "be given tve days before the date of tri Since Mr. J. Warner Brown had not yet obtained counsel, no. similar motion was made in the Court on his behalf.
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