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APPENDIX  B

Shanghai,  December  12,  1906
Before  Mr.  L.  Brodiansky,  Vice-Consul
Who’s  Who  ?
Alec  Alexander,  No.  56,  Broadway,  arrested  on  a  Russian
Consular  warrant,  was  charged  with  being  a  pimp,  and  living
and  trafficking  on  the  proceeds  of  prostitution.
Inspector  McDowell  appeared  to  prosecute  on  behalf  of
the  police.
Accused  was  examined  at  some  length,  and  not  being  able
to  produce  any  papers  or  satisfactory  evidence  that  he  was
a  Russian  subject,  the  Court  refused  to  recognise  him  or  assume
any  responsibility  over  him.
The  accused  was  next  taken  to  H.B.M.’s  Police  Court,  where
he  was  also  refused  recognition.
Accused  was  therefore  taken  back  to  the  Station,  where  he
was  locked  up,  pending  a  decision  as  to  what  should  be  done  with
him.  Later  in  the  day  accused  was  taken  to  the  Mixed  Court,
where  he  was  remanded  till  Friday,  the  14th  inst.
Alec  Alexander,  No.  56,  Broadway,  who  was  arrested  on  a
Russian  Consular  warrant  a  few  days  ago,  was  charged  at  the
Mixed  Court  to-day,  the  court  room  being  cleared  and  the  cas e
tried  in  camera,  with  being  a  pimp  and  living  and  trafficking
on  the  proceeds  of  prostitution.  Inspector  McDowell  appeare
to  prosecute  on  behalf  of  the  police.  The  Inspector  made  a
statement  as  to  how  the  case  was  first  brought  to  his  notice-An
  Englishwoman,  who  had  been  decoyed  out  to  the  Far
by  the  accused  by  false  promises,  gave  evidence  as  to  how  sh
came  out  and  became  an  inmate  of  a  house  of  ill  fame.  Accuse
was  eventually  sentenced  to  fourteen  days’  imprisonment  an
to  be  afterwards  deported  from  Shanghai.