Shanghai, Jan. 7.
Found guilty of misappropriating 8 Ford ear which belongs to a British woman, Miss N. Toeg, a Russian named'L, Shvarls was sentenced 0 {four months' imprisonment yesterday by the First Special District Court and ordered to return $2,100 to the complainant. The sum represents the price money paid by the complainant fo a Japanese who had bought the car for that sum from the Tussin, was revealed in court that the accused was recently asked to. sell two ears belonging to the complainant but he did not carry out the mission well, "He sold the Ford to a Japanese for $2,100 and then gave a cheque for $1,000" to the complainant with the understanding that he was to pay more at the end of the month. The cheque was dishonoured by the bank and the accused was arrested.
The accused admitted having sold one ear but denied that he had an intention of defrauding, explaining, that he had suflefent money at the bank when the cheque was issited. The ear was later taken back by the British owner paying the Japanese buyer the original sum of price money $2,100,
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