Some six years ago an Imperial clansman named Hong 'lai brought a charge against P'eng Kuang-pu, a second class secretary of the Board of Revenue, accusing the Istter of falsifying accounts and stating that he had tied plaintiff up and beaten him, The defendant although repeatedly summoned fail-degraded. A cousin of his, however came edtoappear in Court and was inconsequence
forward and settled a claim of 76,900 tiao which amount plaintiff alleged was due to him, The case was not hereby concluded as evidence was still required regarding the falsification of accounts and the alleged beating. In the 6th moon of the present year Peng presented statement saying that owing to severe illness he had been unable to attend, but that having now somewhat recovered he was prepared to give any explanation that might be required of him, On the case being Preng was originally the proprietor of the tone into the following facts were elicited.
Kuang Yuan-char cash shop which establishment owed a sum of 76,900 tiao toa man named Li Tung-tee proprietor of the Kuang Sheng Ch'tian bank. Not long after Li retired from business and made over his accounts to Heng. Tai for settlement. The latter then made application to P'eng's manager 'T'sao Chih for repayment of the money due but not being the original creditor Ts'o would have nothing to say to him and even went the length of threatening to thrash him for attempting to obtain money under false pretences. P'eng was at the time on duty in Peking, and knew nothing of all this; he had not even so much asset eyes on Hong Tai in his life. He was unable to answer the summons on account of illness, and his absence was not to be attributed to any desire to evade examination. The Governor of Shengching who reports this case is of opinion that Peng has been hardly dealt with, and as there is a regulation in existence which Jegraded and afterwards proved innocent, avides that all officers, who have been
shall be re-instated to their former position he would request that Peng receive back the position he was unjustly deprived of. Let the Board consider and report.
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