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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY,

BANISHEE

For returning from banishment a Chinese was sentenced to twelve months' Lard labour and also ordered to be placed in the stocks for four hours. The man was only banished last year, and was found wandering about the Colony on

Tuesday:

ASSAULT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

ANCHORS OF THE “HUE," CHIEF OFFICER FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED.

HONGKONG CRIMINAL

SESSIONS:

REES DAVIES)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22ND, 1917.

Thu Hon. Mr. O, Mal, Messer, Cap- tait Superintendent of Police, doposed to l the prisoner presenting a filled up regis

FORGERY AND FALSE PRETENCES tration form to him in July last. Pri- Boner signed the form and be (the Cap- The hearing was concluded at the Hong- kong Magistracy yesterday of the charge Before TAR CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR WILLIAM tain Superintendent) witnessed it

gains M, Balisniy, ex-chief officer of the ss. He, of the theft of two anchors belonging to the Hue of the value of $500 It was alleged that the defendant sold the anchors to a marine store dealer,

The lust case on the calendar at the Criminal Bessions, yesterday, was that in which Frank Carlyle Castlemains was indicted for (1) forgery; (2) uttering a

Inspector Sullivan deposed to the pri toner being arrested on a charge of forgery and false pretences on 5th Jan- uary. When warted and asked if he had anything to say, prisoner said he pre-

The defendant himself gave evidence, forged instrument; (3) obtaining credit ferred to make no statement. In two

This was a document referring to th disposal of some anchors. Several other Papers were also handed to the defendant by Mr. Jenkin, but he denied that they were in his handwriting. He absolutely denied all knowledge of the theft of the

Mr. G. N. Orme, of the Attorney General's office, prosecuted for the Crown. The prisoner was undefended. "The following jury was echpanelled :— Messrs. Charles Edward Warren (fore

Two members of the crew of the King and, replying to Mr. Jenkin, who is de by Ialso pretences. Edward Hotel launch were charged with fending, denied that he gave the docu-

ment. (produced) to any person. assaulting u kampan man who was, at one time, also employed on the hotel launch. The complainan, whose head revealed traces of severe usage, said the men set upon bim, for no apparent rea son, in Praya East on the 16th inst. The defendante denied all knowledge of the affair, but Mr. Melbourne, after hearing evidence, imposed a fine of $5 each and also ordered the defendants to ezer pay SIA compensation to the complainant,

A DANGEROUS CHARACTER. With the apparent object of buying rice a Clinese approached a rice stall,

presided over by & woman, at Wanchai on Tuesday. He said he wanted to buy some rice, and, eventually, a dispute arose. In the course of the dispute the

anchors.

Replying to Mr. Wood, defendant nd mitted that someone must have stolen the anchors. He (defendant) had his suspici. ous, but that was all,

Answering Inspector Gordon, defendant denied offering to buy the anchors back; what he said, when at the Tsim Tas Tsoi

), Lancelot Barton, Charles Wallace, Philip Robert Wolff, Luiz Gonzaga, and Fairborze Naikanos Tata,

boxes belonging to the prisoner note paper and cave opes were found having the name of the Asiatic Petroleum Com pany printed on them,

E. R. Dovey, Government Analyst, spoke to having examined the letter in the case and other documents put before him,

handwriting. He found many resent- which were stated to be in the prisoner's Mr. Orme, in opening the case, said the blances in the writing of the documents, prisoner was engaged by the Asiatic and the writing in all had peculiarities Petroleum Company for a few months from June till the middle of September last year. He left then, and there was not much trace of him till December 30th, when late in the afternoon, he went to the Scamen's Institute and produced what

and characteristice, some of which were very uncommon. One or two ho had

never met before. Witness produced photographie enlargements illustrating the peculiaritice referred to, which he Bexplained to the Court and jury. He

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purported to be a letter from Mr. W. A him by the priser of questions put to GENTLEMEN'S LONDON MADE SHIRTS Butterfeld, the superintending engineer of the Company, guanteeing, board and logging to the extent of $85 a month at

No. 1 Boy at the Seamen's Institute deposed to the prisoner coming to the

police station, was that he would pay $260 as bail. He did not mean that that sum was to buy back the anchors,

Mr. John Lambert, Lloyd's Surveyor, that Institute. This letter was accepted Institute on the 13th December. He pail man saatched up a chopper and slashed who had examined the anchors, said that by the manageress, and, on the strength Part of his board and lodging to the 20th,

the stall holder on the arm with it,

It was stated that the defendant had previously served a sentence of three months' for a similar offence, and Mr. Wood now sentenced him to six months! hard labour.

AN ARMED MAN., On Tuesday Inspector Gerrard was in formed that there was a man in à tes house de Yaumati in possession of are volver. The Inspector proceeded to the tea house and found a Chinese in posses sion of an automatic pistol, fully loaded, and with one bullet already in the cham ber.

man said that the pistol had been given him by a friend from the country for the purpose of selling it.

beer The

Inspector Gerrard gave the defendant a somewhat shady character and Mr, Wood imposed a fius of 8250, and also ordered the arme to be confiscated..

-ABSCONDING DEFENDANT. When the name of the defendant in the child cruelty case was called in Mr. Melbourne's court, it was stated that she bad not appeared, and Inspector O'Bulli- van expressed the opinion that she had absconded.

Mr. Gardiner, defending, said he Lad no knowledge of the defendant. Her son had called on him the previous day, and the woman was to have called on him that morning, but she had not done so.

A warrant was ordered to be issued, and the bail of $250 was ordered to be

forfeited.

A HARBOUR STORY. The manoeuvring of a sempan around a slip in the harbour on Tuesday aroused the suspicions of Sergt. Bond. The latter naw the occupants go alongside the ship. and take on board a roll of canvas, quantity of brushes, etc. Inquiries were: set on foot, and it was discovered that the Chinese storekeeper of the vessel had been paid off that day, and had ordered the things to be taken off, in fact be had

very good use of his kays,

mado

three months' hard labour.

where the Lloyd's marks usually were the anchors had been hammered. There were marks there, but they were not decipher-

able.

Mr. Jenkin asked for the case to he sent for trial, as defendant was anxious to have the case thoroughly investigated

His Worship pointed out that it was the practice in Hongkong to only send cases for trial which Magistrates thought should receive more than six months' hard labour, and in this case, if defendant were found guilty, he did not think that more than six months should be inflicted, Mr. Wood then said he Lad no doubt that the defendant had sold the two anchors to the Chinese, and that the evid. once given by himself and his wife, as well as that of the two Chinese witnesses He also for the defence, was false, noticed that at one time Mr. Jenkin said that the defence would be that the second officer, named Martinson, had stolen the anchors, Nothing had been brought out in the case to support that, and he thought that that accusation should never haw been made at all. He would pass tence of three months' hard labour.

of it, prisoner was taken into the Iusti tute, and incurred a bill which amounted to $14.60. At that point suspicions were aroused, or something came to light which

when $2,80 was dte from him. The tariff at the Institute was 40 cents a night.

THE DEFENCE.

Prisoner elected to give evidence on his led to inquiries being made, and prisoner own behalf. He spoke from notes, and was arrested on a charge of obtaining apologised for doing so, saying he had board and lodging with intent of defrandbeen ill and under medical treatment As a matter of fact, Mr. Ratterfield was during the time he had been in prison. not in the Colony at the time, and had The main features of a long story were not soon the prisoner since he left the that towards the end of December last Colony in the middle of September till he had met an acquaintance named he went to the Magistracy to give evi Goodale, a marios engineer, who had beer denco in the present case. In order to left behind ill by his ship in the care of give the letter a more veracious appear the American Consul He gave loans of ance it was written on the Asiatic Petro small sums to this man, who was anxious When Into get employment here. He (prisoner) leum Company's notepaper. spector Sutherland went to arrest the recommended him to try the Asiatic prisoner at his lodging he found several Petroleum Company, and some time after the man came to him and said he had pieces of the Company's stationery. Evi

been engaged by that Company to go to dence would be given by Mr. Frank Allan,

Manila, that there was another man husband of Mrs. Allan, the managere of the Institute, The prisoner saw him wanted and he had mentioned his (prí nd handed him the letter, and Allaere) nane to Mr. Butterfield. Sab first and gave it to his wife, who, in consequence, equently they agreed, on prisoner's sag- provided the prisoner with board and gestion, that if the Company did not Mr. But want their services right away they lodging to the extent stated. enterfield would state that the letter was should get some sort of acknowledgment not in his handwriting, and Mr. Dover, and some expenses. Goodale went &Way handwriting expert, would point out the and afterwards reported that the Com- resemblance of the writing in the letter pany had agreed to allow them at the to other writings found in the prisoner's rate of $65 per month during the time they were in Hongkong Prisoner said frosse$100,

it would be better to have it in writing 8TH COY R.G.A. v. NAVY RES.

and he drafted letters for them both and had them typed in Mr. Butterfield's office. This match was played on the Navy Ground yesterday The Navy were the

CASE and ready for signature by the latter. Asked by the Chief Justice how he cast scoring first to find the net, Barclay following some good forward play by to suspect the bond-fides of the letter, Goodale came to him the same afternoon Smith and himself. The soldiers never witness said it was not like a letter writ recovered the lost ground, although they mado strenuous efforts, Lients, Jones and ten by a business man. Hall being especially conspicuous in trying to snatch a victory for their side Late in the game the soldiers had the better of the exchanges, but their efforts came too late, the Navy staving off all attacks and winning by a goal to nịt.

SPORT.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

2ND DIVISION.

POLICE RESERVE OPEN CHAM PIONSHIP SHOOT.

Frank Allan, Sanitary Inspector, hus band of the manageress of the Seamen's Institute, was first called.

The Chief Justice--If it was a forgery, it was rather a silly and clumsy one and bound to be discovered before long-Wit

ness---That is soi

and handed him his lettor in a scaled envelope. He did not open the letter but handed it to Mr. Allan. If he had seen the signature he would have noticed at once that it was not Mr. Butterfeld's

As to had letters with Mr. Butterfield's Mrs. Allan gave corroborative evidence, signature in his possession ho had copied und, in reply to cross-examination by the it to let the Court and jury see what the prisoner, said she could not explain why signature would have been if he had at- the amount in the original charge against tempted to copy An open championship shoot in com- nection with the Hongkong Police Rehim was now $14.00. She knew that he serve, for a sup presented by H.E. the got a week's board and lodging and that Governor, will take place on the Stone- cutters range on Good Friday, April came to $15.60.

seven rounds, and one sighter at each the Asiatic Petroleum Company on the range Competitors will provide their top.

Cross-examined by Mr. Orme prisoner said that having drafted the letter and left it to be typed he took the one given. He did not know

commencing at 10 am sharp, The The Chief Justice What was there him to be genuine to will be Bisley size, and the ranges bont the letter that made you think it where Goodals was now, and being in etc. will be as follows-100 yards group The store oper appeared before Mr. ing Vive round so ya 30 genuine? Witress: I had the name of prison ho and no opportunity of making Wood yesterday, and was sentenced to 300, 400, 500 and 600 yards deliberate

inquiries. He did not know that the police would have made inquiries. He did not mention Goodale's name when arrested, as he wished to save him the unpleasantness of newspaper publicity. Prisoner produced a number of 1.0.0's. in his handwriting for exhibition to the

ALL HIS SAVINGS.

When charged with attempting to export 150 silver dollars, a Foochow Chinese said, that the money represented his four years savings in Java, where he had worked as a hawker. He brought the money to Hongkong in gilders and changed it into silver dollars; he did not know it was wrong. It was better, he added, to have silver dollare in the country.

A line of $10 was imposed, and the de- fendant was told to re-change the silver

dollars into notes and sub-coin.

For endeavouring to export 35 silver dollars, a Chinese was fined $25, and the money was ordered to be confiscated.

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own ammunition. Capt. & G. Wood, Do you know the meaning of the expres II.K.V.C., will be the range officer, and stun in the letter.“ Bills ok will be the competition is open to any experienced shot in the Colony on April 1st. All met by this office" I suppose you know communications in connection with the shoot should be addressed to Inspector that means "bills all right"¡—Yes,

W A Butterfield, engineor, Asistic H. A Lammert, H.K.PR. Headquarters Street Prince's Buildings Ice House Petroleum Company, said the prisoner was in the Company's office under him from June to September last year. After

Street

three years, was charged with the theft of.

again

based. It was not a letter from him and

the signature attached to it was not his

In the course of a long written address to the jury, prisoner said he was an been employed at the P. and O. office for the latter date ho ceases to be employed American graduate in science and a s8.16, moacy which was contained in by them. Witness did not see him

qualified engineer. He traversed the five envelopes which were banded to de- till he attended as a witness in connection evidence which had been given and said fendant to deliver.SAZEN

Mr. Deacon (Governor's Constable) ssid with the present charge. He had seen the the prosecution had not proved any of that on the 16th inst, he handed Ave letters letter upon which the prosecution was to the lukong on duty at Government House, and ho, in turn, handed them to the defendant to be delivered on the 17th These letters contained money to pay billa the Hongkong Electric Co., 45 cents the U.S.R.C., $3.98; the Hongkong Club, 60 cents; the Hongkong Jockey Club, 60 cents and the South China Morning Post, 50 cents. The defendant did not deliever the envelopes, and when questioned about this he admitted having taken the money written and signed by you ?--Yes, out of the envelopes, because he was hard up and wanted money badly." defendant came to Government House with a very good charecter from the P. and Company

He was the counts of the indictment, Conversant with Mr. Busterfeld's signa ture, and had a letter bearing it in his Frisoner You stated in the Court be possession. He had given them a Fatson- low that it did not bear the slightest able explanation of how he came to have resemblance to your real signaturef Witness: None whatever.

Is the document I show you a letter have done,

Prisoner

the letter with the false signature, and it was not likely, if he did wish to forge Mr. Butterfield's signature, that he would it so clumsily, Nobody but a lunatic would have committed the crimes with which he was charged, knowing requests that this letter that they would be

We discovered 400merok The Chief Justice afterwards summed

A young Chinese named Chue Sing, The Governor's cunstable added that the should be put in to show that at the time later my

who has been employed as a messenger at frovernment House for the past five mouths, and who, previous to that, had Continued as foot of next column)

Defendant was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour.

For

of this alleged forgery he was in posses-up, and the jury, after a short retiral, sion of a lotter actually written by Mr. returned a verdict of not guilty of the

first count and guilty of the others,

Sentence of eighteen months hard Butterfield and signed by him,

labour was then passed.

The request was granted.

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