Shanghai, Aug, 8, Alleged to have swindled - about $90,000 from a sing-song girl sweet heart and other women friends the Jatter, by telling a story. that Ihe was engaged in' transporting cotton, rice and salt to Shanghai for sale, Kao Cheng-yi, son of a Chinese' silk merchant,' Kao Tee yen was brought before the First Special District Court yesterday on a writ of detention. Kao denied that he had defrauded his victims explaining that he had failed ina banking enterprise. hostilities forced Kao and his father to move from Hangchow to Shan} bat. Last autumn he made a busi-hess proposition to her asserting that he could make a big profit by transporting cotton, rice and salt to Shanghai, it was' alleged, His word seemed law to her and without hesitation she invested prob-Jably the whole of her life savings Jamounting to more than $40,000. The girl succeeded in obtaining other capital from several women friends, wives or other relatives. of rich people andthe total capital soon amounted to about $9000, ald, The money was given to Kao, But instead of doing any business, Inowever, It is auged he went to the various gambling houses further to Jonrich himself, During the past fow re|months he ost much money and the girl realized that she was. in danger of losing her savings and Jalso. the money she obtained from other "partners. She reported to the Louza police who arrested Kao arly yesterday morning as he [stepped from one of the gambling houses in the western district.
Second Misappropriation Ca:
The gambling fever also caused Ichi Wen-kwang come to. grief, He was brought before the same Court yesterday on a writ of detention on Suspicion that as a commercial re-preventative of the Chin Hsing Cotton Shop 406 Kiangsi Road, he had misappropriated more dhan $12, 000. "He was alleged to have "squeezed" all the money given by his manager who wished to pay in advance for colton he bought from several cotton mills.
Chi's trick, It was alleged, was to forge order blanks with false chops. When the latter took delivery he wag unable to do so because the Jinn had ordered no goods. Chi, it was further alleged, had gambled away most of the money, alleged, and his pass book reveated that he hae tess than $20 in the bank.
'Chen frankly told the police that sometime ago 2 woman relative gave him $152 with which to buy paper for her rut that he lost every' cen! of the money in gambling houses He suddenly remembered that a boy who lived in Tientung Road had an imitation pistol. He went there and borrowed the weapon in order to commit the crime, he was stated to have told the officers, Another robber suspect, who was: alleged to be one of a gang of a trio Using also an Imitation pistol, wax brought before the same court yes terday. The man Chen Hai-lung was caught almost red-handed on the night Jof August 1 by a pedestrian and later handed over to the Louza police after he and two other men who are at large had tried to steal two gold rings from the manager of a noodle shop at 185 Chekiang Road. They went to the shop producing their When in Shanghai stay at the
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