Shanghai, Nov. 22.
Charged on two counts of assault, attempted "snatching and Jaréen; Valentine Shatobin, a Russia who was alleged to have assaulted several persons in and near a Russian provision store in Broadway on Nov. 20, was brought before the First Special District Court yesterday ona. writ of detention pending the recovers of 2 viol Police evidence was that the loafer created a reign of terror inthe Broadway "Blood Alley" on Nopember 20 when within 18 minutes he ye broken the arm beaten a Chinese amah, tried to snatch a gold watch and from a German cafe owner, cite ease from Trouble started at about 5 pam. when the acewsed appeared at a Russian provision shop at No. 3 the same street. "After having a bottle of vodka he war alleged" to Yave hurled epithets ata customer, Ivan Ahmetoff, and beaten him. 'The Intter had to ran away with a broken arm. An amah who entered. the establishment was alleged to. hai also been manhandled. The ice used chased the woman into the' street Fort ne Teller Given Five Years Shanghai, Nov. 25.
Charged th fend in which the accused, flue of his knowledge fortune-telling. obtained—about $76000 from Shih Kung-yung, a formey bond. broker, during a Toni period so that the latter's tile may. he saved by appeasing the gods. Yang Ho-ming, an amateur fortune feller, wae sentenced 10 five years'
uprisenment yesterday by the First Special District Court and ordered {to rolurn $68,406.40 which his victim demanded in a civil action, During the" various hearings, was revealed: that superstition " led the victim astray, Me frst went to professional fortune teller who Predicted that he would die in September of this year and then he appranched Yang so. that his rife "might be linked up" as was tater promised. Knowing Shih's weal hess, Yang repeatedly asked him to Dig sims of money to appease his god so as to prolong his life, Yang had been demanding cash for many weeks and pretending play fair he put the money in a safety box ina Chinese Bank. The vietimn's wife was also later lured to put her Jewellery in the same box. where he saw the German owner of Yang then suggested that they the Central Beer Hall at'No. should carry oura business pro-the same street. He tried to snatch position in order to make a" profit gold watch from the German who transferring most of the money Into broke away, however. the capital of a Chinese seasoning The police soon arrived and after food stuff manufacturing factory, In a search, the accused was nally fact, Yang put very little money located ili an upstairs room atthe into the business himself serving as on tit mong "Bhi woke Wb sexealy ets naalrs room atthe wroprton sual hue ini
woman ving' ina bunding house Poesy nen gyeke Ue secon, when tered by the accused reported that S70 and a cigarette ease were missing. at which she must wear rings, discovered that her valuable ornaments had disappeared from the ately box.
Foreign Y.MLC.A. Theft Shanghai, Nov. 22.
Heinz Bernstein, a young German Jew, was sentenced to two months' Imprisonment yesterday by the First Special District Court, having. been found guilty of stealing a clock and camera in Room 428 of the Foreign Y.M.C.A. in Bubbling Well Road on November 13. His accomplice, who was near the scene of theft at the time but who did not actually enter the room, was similarly punished. The men, were seen by the No. 1
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