CONSULATE-GENERAL, Shanghai, Nov. 10, Before F. B. Forres, Esq., Consul-General, Srx-Yee-Yuas, v. J. W. Rascit.
Claim of Pls, 500 for Megal Arvest.
Mr. Warewrranr appeared to prosecute defendant i any pos bility of an amicable settlement being arrived Mr. Warsewnronr said his client was willing to zecept an apology to be published in a Chinese newspaper, anil the defendant to-pay $50 to a charity, which he considered as liberal an offer a8 could be molle under the circumstances.
it. Rascu asked whether Mr. Waine-right cou legally appear in the Court His Hoxovr said this was a technical objection; but he had himself given permission to Mr. Wainewright to appear here, which was all that was necessary.
The parties then retired into an antechamber, with a view to settle the matter amicably; i Dr. Yares said the case must proceed, as the parties were unable to come to any terms, Mr. WarxzwniGut- thu proceeded to open the case, observing that there were really two cases against the defendant, the one instituted by the manager of the Chung-tuk bank and the other by the accountant of that bank. The latter, however, was absent in Canton on business, and the Court woul therefore only
the facts, as embodied in the following into the manager's case, "Having. stated evidence, Mr. Wainewright called, Six-YEx-Yurs, who said:—I am the manager of the Chung-tuk bank. On the 1st day of the 8th moon (2nd September) defendant's shroff came to me and asked me if I had found any bank orders. The shroff of Messrs. 'Thorne Bros. afterwards informed me that a coolie of the Agra Bank, had found some orders. 1 had not heard anything of it before then. 1 have six or eight employes; they were not in at the time, and when they retuned I called them up' and asked them if they new aus thing of the orders. I had previously told defendant's shroff that if my employes had found any bank orders they would have been sent to Mr. Rasch's house. I went out between the times when I spoke to defendant's shroff and when I spoke to my employes about the notes, No one spoke to me about the orders but defendant's shroff, before went out; and I knew nothing about them. When I back, I was told that Mr. Rasch Int T did not see hin. Thad heard a rumour that a coolie of the Agra Bank had found the orders. I sat down in my office, and after while defendant came in with a foreign policeman. He could speak a little Chinese. He seized me Ly the coat, foreed me down into the chair, and said he' didn't fear either the Taotai or the Chinese, and_asked me what had become of the orders. I told him to wait half-an-hour, and I would ask the coolies when they came in if they had heard any thi about them. policeman then tic my queue to that of the accountant, but before leaving the bank Thorne Bros.' compradore loosened the queues, saying it was hot necessary. The policeman then cleared the way, and we all walked together to the Station. ' We went into the charge room. T stood there for about half an hour, and then aw my coolie and a coolie of the Agra Bank in the courtyard. They brought the papers, which the Agra Bank coolie deliveres into Mr. Rasch's hand. Mr. Rasch seemed pleased, and was thereupon released. Up to this moment I had never seen the orders, L went to the Station with the policeman because feared force would be us-d if I refused. The rate of interest that day was 57. The money market was "tight" and I was afraid that my bank and credit might be injured by my being arrested.
To Derexpaxt.—I only saw you once, at four o'clock, when you cane to the bank with a policeman, You were not with the shraf when the latter made the first enquiries about the orders. 'The compradore parted our queues at the door, and we were not led to the station, We' walked together. Efforts were not made to give me to understand th
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