Talbot were fined $50 each for non-attendance.
Of the remainder Mr. E. Perrott was challenged by the prisoner, and was ordered to stand aside.
Mr. Platt, in ovening the case, gave a short sketch of its circumstances. The risxoner was in Shanghai in the month of une last year, and on the 14th he called fon Mr. Al M.A. Evans, the manager of Pritchard Morgan & Ca, sending in a eard on which was written "H. Wilson." He suid he had come from Corea, where he had seen Mr. Morgan and applied for xn appointment in his mines there. Mr. Morgan had told him he was about to leave Corea, and he had better address himself to "Mr. Hotehinson. The prisoner went on to say that he had seen Mr. Hutchinson, bat had not been able to come to any arrangement with him, and he wanted now to sce Mr. Morgan again, Mr. Morgan had left Shanghai, however, and Mr. Evans told him that he (Mr,' Evans) was unable to make any arrangement, but would give hima letter to Mr. Brooke, the manager of. the Company in Corea, and he come to an arrangement with the pris The prisoner hen asked Mr. Evans if he would pay his expenses to Corea, but Mr, Evans would not do so. On the 16th of Jone the Civil Seminary Court heard a ease against the prisoner Drought by a Chinese tailor. The Assistant Judyo then told the prisoner he lid heard it, was his intention to.leave Shanghai, which the prisoner denied. The Judge sad he would have to find the necessary money by four o'clock in the afternoon, Between three and four o'clock that afternoon the prisoner called upon Mr. A. W. Maitland, of the Imperial Bank of China. He told Mr. Maitland that he had taken up an appointment in Corea under Pritchard rgon & Ca,, and that he had to go at
ensand asked for an advznee of $250 on shed Morgan & Ca. This day (the 16th) was " Saturday, and he said that if Mr, Maitland would call on Mr. Evans on Monday morning it would be cashed. Mr. Maitland believed this, and gave the pisaner $250 in exchange for an order.
that prisoner went fo the Court and id the'sum due, in connection with the case. On the Monday Mr, Maitland went to have the order cashed by Mr. Evans and was told that the prisoner had no right to draw on the Grm, and had no funds in Mr. Evans's hands." Then a warrant. was applied for for the arrest of Wilson, which, as he could not be found, was only recently executed, Mr. Platt then called his evidence.
Andrew Wright Maitland, manager of the Imperial Bank of China, said he remembered the prisoner coming to see him on the 16th June last between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. He said he wished to proceed to Corea to take up an appointment in connection with Messrs. Pritchard Morgan and Co.'s business, and that he was in need of the necessary funds to take him there. He added that the other banks were closed, and that Mr. Evans, the manager to Messrs. Pritchard Morgan and Ca., was not in his office, and he could not find him. Ho asked witness to cash his draft for $250 on Mess Pritchard Morgan and Ca. stating that Mr. Evans would pay it on presentation. Believing his story witness gave him the money, and prisoner gave the order (produced) which-was written out in witness's presence. The date of the order was a mistake. Tt should have been 16th instead of 15th June. Witness was very busy and did not look closely at the date. "The order was signed "TH. Wilson, Chemulpo." Witness sent his shroff for the notes, they were brought in, and witness handed them to the prisoner. On Monday, the 18th June, witness presented the order personally to Mr. Evans, who refused to pay it. Witness had never seen the prisoner befor the 16th to his knowledge. Later on witness applied for a warrant for the pri soner's arrest.
Cross-examined by the prisoner—Witness said prisoner did not mention that he had an account with Pritchard Morgan and Ca. When witness presented the order to Mr. Evans, the latter said prisoner tid no authority fo draw on him, and he lat no funds belonging to prisoner. Dir. Evans suggested that witness should: ake out a warrant for prisoner's arrest. W: t-ness did not remember on what Jay he applied for a warrant. Witness admited that he answered a question about that date in the Magistrate's Court, but he could not remember. As to his reason for waiting until the 28rd June before taking out the warrant, he was making. enquiries bout the prisoner. He asked the police, ther could not give definite information. Mr. Evans did not suggest or state to witness that prisoner had gone to Corea.
Algernon Montfort Adams Evans, manager for Pritchard Morgan and Ca. in Shanghai, said he remembered the visit of the prisoner on the 14th June last. He sent in the card produced. The figures on the card were placed there by witness when he pinned it into his diary. Prisoner told witness he saw Mr. Morgan in Seoul early in the morning of the day he (Mr. Morgan) was leaving. "Prisoner wished to obtain employment there on Mr. Morgan's cou-cession. He said that Mr. Morgan told him he had not time to arrange with him, and referred him to Mr. Hutchinson, the local agent. He could not make arrangements with Mr. Hutchinson, and therefore decided to follow Mr. Morgan, and to complete arrangements here. Mr. Morgan, however, had left Shanghai, and witness told prisoner so, and that he could not make any arrangements with him, but would give him a letter to the general manager, Mr. Brecke, who would engage if he were competent to do the work of surveying. Witness gave this letter to prisoner, who asked if witness would pay his expenses. Witness declined.and gave him no authority whatever to draw on him. Witness had no funds of prisoner's in his hands. Prisoner asked for no authority to draw. Ho remembered Mr. Maitland calling on him, soon after the prisoner's visit, and producing an order which witness refused to recognise.
Cross-examined by—prisoner—Witness said he was not aware that prisoner at that time had just arrived from Corea. Prisoner did not'tell him he had been engaged.
At this point the press copy of the letter given by Mr. Evans to the prisoner was put in at the latter's request.
Witness went on—He understood that prisoner had seen Mr. Morgan. Prisoner said he came over to complete an arrangement. Witness understood that he had commenced an arrangement with Mr. Morgan, which he could not complete with Mr. Hutchinson. Accordingly prisoner came to Shanghai to complete it with Mr. Morgan. Witness mentioned nothing about salary. He told prisoner he could arrange nothing, as Mr. Brecke would do that if he found him competent. He did not tell prisoner that Mr. Hutchinson had no right to quote salary. He said that Mr. Hutchinson was the local manager, and Mr. Brecke was the general manager, and all things had to be confirmed by him. Witness wrote to Corea after seeitig prisoner. He wrote to Mr. Brecke about prisoner, and not to Mr, Hutchinson, He received a reply from Mr. Brecko in very disparaging terms.
Mr. Evans, at prisoner's request, read an extract from that letter as follows "The man Wilson you speak of is a fraud, and has been doing a lot of merchants and private people in Corea. I hope you did not lend him any money. When he comes here he shall have a very Witness went on to say that that was an answer to his letter to Mr. Brecko, which he then read out at prisoner's re quest.
By his Lordship—Mr. Maitland had not called on him when ho wrote the letter to Mr. Brecke.
By the prisoner:—He mentioned in the letter to Mr. Brecke that prisoner was going to Corea at his own expense. He was told by the prisoner that he had a ticket for the Kobe Maru. Prisoner asked him for no cash, He asked that his expenses to Corea be paid, and witness refused.
Thomas Macdonald, usher of the Court, remembered a case against the prisoner in the Civil Summary Court on the 4th June. It was brought by a Chinaman, C. H. Tom, who claimed $50 on an I.0.U: and $78 for clothes. The Judge gave the prisoner until three o'clock to find the money to pay this. There was evidence given that the prisoner was trying to leave Shanghai. Prisoner denied this. About four o'clock in the afternoon prisoner came to the Court again, and paid the money.
Cross-examined by prisoner, witness id:—The Chinese complainant made the statement in Court that prisoner was leaving Shanghai. Witness also made a reference to this departure.
Walter George Brown, detective in the Shanghai Municipal Police, was placed in the box, that the prisoner might ask sucht
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