A typewriter, valued. at $240, dis-Messrs. sfillington on November '5 appeared from' the general once of
during the tiffin hours, Shortly after 2 pin. the owner, Mr. A. J. Parson, secretary of the rin, informed the police of his loss, Between 3 pin. jand 330 pa, of the same day the missing machine wes returned to Mr. Parson by Del.-Serg. J. W. Stewart, who recovered It from a pawnshop ju Woosung Road where it had been disposed of for $60.
On November 8 a charge of theft was preferred against Mr. Grorge Raymond Hulbert. and last Wednesday, Mr. F. G. - Livingstone, - counsel for the prosecution, concluded his ase, Mr. "ET. Maitland, who representing the accused. said [that the defence would probably not fake more than an hour. Mr. Ricketts, "Acting Registrar, who is hearing the case, adjourned proceed ngs unt 10 am. on Saturday.
The fact that the accused Was seen jon the premises of Messrs. Milling fon on the day the typewriter disappeared; the fact that the pawnbroker's assistant noticed the right index finger of the foreigner, who Jpawned the machine had a red' blood mark; the fact that the same pecallarity was noticed by two foreign detec-lives: and the fact that the hand-wilting in the pawnbroker's book written by the foreigner, who pawned the typewriter, was in th opinion of Det. Sub.-Insp. J.C. Dickson of the Finger Print Bureau, S.MP. the hand-Jwriting of the accused; formed evience brought by the prosecution.
"Wong Wing-hong, an employee of Messra. Millington, Lid, said that he Jsaw the accused at about 1230 pin. jearrying a case similar in appearance [to the missing portable typewriter. He admitted, however, that he was not sure whether the accused had any-Vining in his hands when he encored general office frst.
Lao Vu-sun, a coolie employed by JMessrs. Millington, Ltd, said he had {picked out the accused from a group] Jot six or seven men at Central Police Station, as the man he had seen standing over Mz. Barson's desk on Nov-tember 8 at about 1230 pin. He denied that he recognized the accused ly by the blue sult Ne was wear ug. He also recognized the accused, he said, by his face,
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