"LIKES CHINESE MORE THAN FORMER LOVER," Toronto Star. April 11, 1934. Page 4.
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Rejected Lover Fined for Alleged Assault on Oriental Rival
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Harry Chung, through a Chinese interpreter in women's court to-day. declared he was coming home with his girl friend on April 9 when Levis Richard allegedly assaulted him. "He give me a strike in the mouth and I fell down unconscious," he claimed.
The complainant denied that the girl had ever told him she had anything to do with Richard. "She wrote me a letter and asked me to get a marriage license," he explained, adding that he had the license but they had not yet been married.
Richard got out of a car and grabbed her against her will, the young woman, Mary Leblanc, testified. "I was standing on the steps talking to the Chinaman when he she said. "I ran down to stop the fight when he came."
"Would you rather go with Chinaman?" asked defence counsel. "Why shouldn't she, if she wants to put in the crown quickly.
The girl admitted she had lived with Richard for two years but she wanted to go with Chung.
"I Loved the Girl"
"I loved the girl," Richard confessed. "I wanted to marry her but I didn't have a job. I wanted to talk to her. If she wanted to come with me, all right. If she wanted to go with him, she could go. I just wanted to get it fixed up."
Richard said he had come recently from Montreal and had brought the girl with him. A witness testified that Richard asked that he drive him to meet his girl.
"When we drove up to the house she ran down," he said. "The Chinaman went to jump down from the veranda and fell on his face. He was very excited and scared. There couldn't have been any blows that I didn't see. There weren't any."
"I have little faith in this man's evidence," said the magistrate. "He ought to have stayed at home with his family instead of taking fellows around after their girls."
Richard was fined $10 plus the cost of the interpreter, with an option of 30 days in jail.
Given A Chance
When her mother took sick, Theresa Carty employed Mrs. Jessie McLeod to help her, she told Magistrate Patterson in women's court to-day, but when her mother got well, she looked in a trunk and found several curtains missing. Mrs. McLeod was charged with theft and pleaded not guilty.
"I asked if I could have the curtains along with some other clothing Miss Carty gave me," Mrs. McLeod claimed. She admitted telling police that one of the curtains belonged to her landlady. "She made a mistake when she told a lie," commented the bench.
"We admit that," replied defence counsel, "but this woman has a 10- months-old baby and her husband is out of work and I ask for clemency."
The accused was put on three months probation.
"Should Have Known Better"
Morris Becker was given a minimum fine of $20 and costs or 10 days for breach of the Theatres Act. Crown Counsel W. O. Gibson explained that he had exit doors bolted with hook and eye arrangement.
"This man has been in the business for seven years," began counsel. "And should have defense known better" interjected the magistrate, passing sentence.
Harry Richardson and Joseph Feder were charged with common assault.
"My husband ordered a suit from Mr. Feder," said Mrs. Mary Kwaisna. "I paid $5 deposit. He said I would get it back if the suit wasn't right."
Suit Didn't Fit
The suit didn't fit, the complainant alleged. Her husband wanted his money back.
"Mr. Feder brought the other man, Mr. Richardson, and said he was a detective," the woman testified. "The detective said it was a good suit. He said it was worth $45." Mrs. Kwaisna admitted her husband was unemployed but she was working at odd jobs and expected to pay for the suit.
The outcome of the visit of Feder woman's husband, was that she was and Richardson, according to thrown against a sewing-machine by them. She had to have a doctor's attention, she said, and two visitors were knocked down in the struggle.
"How did they get scratched up." asked defense counsel. "They must have done it themselves." she replied.
After a lengthy review of the case Magistrate Patterson decided to withdraw the charge.
Chinese Scales Incorrect
Young Chong appeared to answer a charge of breach of the Weights and Measures Act laid against Young's produce store.
"There was a scale in the store which shows one pound when a weight of 15 ounces is placed on it," testified an inspector.
The Chinese manager said he had moved the scales to wash the counter. Young was assessed a minimum of $10 or 10 days.
Ivan Watson was fined a minimum of $25 and costs or 10 days on a charge of breach of the Livestock Produce Act. He admitted selling 10 dozen eggs, of which 75 per cent. were said to have been incubated.
Black Eye Donated
Chip Hewston was charged with assaulting Harry Fowler. "My real name is Orland." he told the bench. "And his last name is spelled wrong on the order sheet," added defence counsel.
"Are you sure this is the right man?" asked the crown. Fowler was not sure, but he had a black eye somebody gave him.
"I went up to my auntie's house," he explained. "I met this fellow in the alley and he started to fight." Fowler's aunt decided it wasn't Hewston who did the fighting and the charge was dismissed.
