The old trick of cheating shopkeepers of money by counting their banknotes came to light again in the First Special District Court yesterday at the trial of five Persian gypsies, a Russian, a Rumanian g and an Iranian. The prisoners were ordered to be detained last week after being ar rested for alleged frauds at Japanese shops at Hongkew. Yesterday, the police preferred four charges of larceny by trick and a charge of receiving stolen property against them.
It was alleged that three of them went to a Japanese shop at 600 Woosung Road and, purchasing a few dollars' worth of goods, produced a $100-note and asked for change. The shopkeeper produced a bundle of notes and, when counting them the accused stole Y.500.
By similar method, the accused stole Y.90 from two other Japanese shops at 1139 North Szechuen Road and 466
Woosung Road. Two Chinese shops, one at 289 Penang Road, were also visited by the accused who stole $16 from two places.
After being questioned, the accused were remanded. Their names were Serge Hudan, John Demitroyitch, Paul Ogli, Alexis Ogli, Fardi Mihai Abdul, Foodan, Vali Tegi, and N.
Travnikoff.
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