The fact that the accused had travelled from Shanghai to Hongkong with the passport of another person. and that there was a possibility it might happen again if bail were granted, was one of the objections of the prosecution-to the granting of bail to Carlos Orlando Danenberg, a British subject of Hongkong, who appeared at H.M. Court yesterday before Mr. C. H. Haines, Registrar, Charged with the larceny of certain property and money to the value of 81,850, belonging to Dr. C. A, Soondora, a Siamese physician educated in London.
Mr, Watkin Williams appeared for the prosecution, and Danenberg was not represented.
As reported in the "North-China Daily News", Danenberg was ar-Tested by Detective Sub-Inspector John Crighton on Friday afternoon and charged with (he offence at Police Headquarters. Owing to his absence from Shanghai since March, "when the alleged offence was committed, the police had mot been able to execute a warrant for his arrest until his return to the city.
At the start of the court proceedings, Danenberg began to make a statement to the effect that the com-Plainant did not wish to press the Charge against him, but was mot allowed to proceed by Mr. Haines.
4 ban Oppobet After evidence of arrest had been given by Detective—Sub-Inspector Crighton, Mr. Watkin Williams asked for the remand of the case, being instructed to oppose any application for bail which might be made. There had been considerable difficulty in securing the apprehension 96 the accused, and what had happened once might happen again. The passport of the accused was in the Passport Office, so that he could not leave Shanghai without some difficulty.
Tu answer to a question as to where he lived in Shanghai, Danenberg replied that at the present time he wa: living in the custody of Police Headquarters, adding that he lived in various places and hotels.
Addressing Mr. Haines, Danenberg then stated that during his absence the police had full knowledge that he was in Hongkong, and that he had left Hongkong and had come to Shanghai of his own free will to discuss the matter with the complainant, Mr. Haines—I think your object in coming back was to settle the matter with the complainant and not the police, Danenberg made an application for bail and, objecting on behalf of the police, Mr. Watkin Williams stated that the accused had left Shanghai for Hongkong without his own passport, and he would supplement that by saying that Danenberg had gone with the passport of somebody else. "When he came to Shanghai the accused went to the complainant and made no effort to go to the police.
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