The Archive · 1923

Fracas in Russian Lodging House

Woman Charged with Throwing a Chair at Detective: Serious Counter Allegations Mrs. Tuesova, the keeper of a lodging-house, was charged before Mr. Whitamore (British Assessor) and Magistrate Loh, on Wedne: day. in the Mixed Court, with saulting Det-Sgt. Repas. attached for duty among the Russians. said that it was his 3 spect the regis-of lodging-houses. He had to defendant's lists himself because they were never ready when he called, defendant claiming that they were nonsense. Last Wednes-y. he called and, through asking questions about—the dogs playing on the floor, he found that the ow Mr. Kleine, had not been registered, but only Mrs. Kleine, and he told defendant that there always trouble in the house, After some argument, she sent a coolie to get the sceupant to write down—his name on a piece of paper, which, when he returned with it, read "Mr, Yordenson.' This led to words and witness said that he would have to investigate. Mrs. Tuesova said to the servant, not let this man go upset: Than defendant threw a cha witness, id that he had a tele from the a of and Mr, Grosse told him that he had been charged by the woman with criminal assault. He awas very much sed at hearing these count charges. He had been advised to settle the affair out of Court, but he answered that. this was a very serious complaint to make, and that it must be settled openly at the proper place.

Cross-examined by Mr. Roush kovsky, for defendant, witness said that when he went to the house the door was open and ha walked in. Defendant was not there when he went in, Have you been in the house be fore?-—-I have visited it for more than a year.

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