The Archive · 1938

Arms Fraud

All Deny Guilt in First District Court Two foreigners and a Chinese who were arrested recently in connection with the fraud in which the Siber Hegner Company, Museum Road, were alleged to have been victimized to the extent of $9,040 were formally charged with the crime in the First Special District Court yesterday but the accused all pleaded not guilty.

The accused were Stanislav Adam-sky, a Pole, C. Denisoff, a Russian, and Chen Tsang-yuan who posed as "General Chang" during the negotiations with their alleged victim.

The second accused is alleged to have gone to the company on April 8 and stated that a General Chang had deposited $1,000,000 with a local bank in order that he might use the money to buy firearms. The management of the firm promised to supply gas-masks for the Chinese army. During the negotiations he alleged to have received $9,040 from the company represented by Mr. Ed Ogle.

As the proposed transaction did not come off, Adamsky, who is alleged to have also introduced the two other accused to Mr. Ogle, was asked to return the money. The accused never did, it is alleged. He later presented some gold discs but it was later found out that they were hot of much-value as some of the discs were said to have been changed into gold-plated ones later. The police were informed and after many Gays' investigations the accused were arrested. nacti Said to

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