A shroff employed by Mr. Tong Kid-son, remanded from the 22nd inst., charged with receiving and is possession the sum of $32.14 property of the said Tong for and on account of the said Kid-son, and feloniously and frandulently embezzling the same on various da during the past twelve months.
There were alo brought before the Court tha prisoner's mother, his con-cumine, and his uncle, Wei Ab-sin. who had been arrested on warrants, and two yoldsmiths, to whom the prisoner was Supposed to have sold certain jewellery, who had beenummoned to giv Mr. White-Cooper represented the prisoner's guarantor.
Inspector Matheson said that at the last hearing of the ease, on the ud instant, the prisoner was remanded order that certain persons might arrested and brought to Court to give evidence as to the prisoner's ascet Since then certain of these people had been arrested—two women and a man— and taro goldsmiths had been summoned, making five in all. The Police had seized sone of the prisoner's property, some boxes containing clothing and jewellery.
Mr. White-Cooper said that during the course of the last hearing the prisoner had stated that certain scrip for shares, fangtans, and a partnership agreement wore in the possession of his mother. The mother was now in Court and he would like to know if she had brought the documents.
Inspector Matheson handed in certain documents which had been found in the imother's possession.
Mr. White-Cooper said that. the prisoner had admitted that he held two shares in the Vu Tai cotton yarn hong, of th value of Tle. 400 each. The prosecution believed. however, that the prisoner was the sole proprietor of the hong.
The Assessor said that the share scrip was not amongst the papers. There was am agreement.
Mr. White-Cooper said that was bably the agreement relating to the prisoner's share in an opium shop.
The Assessor said that the papers consisted of two promissory note, and some unsealed documents lating. to land.
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Mr. White-Cooper said he under that the Police had seized some hoxes, Detective Moons produced two. box: oilery which he said red from a pawnshop. prisoner had a house at 408, Kiukiar Road, which contained about $700 worth of furniture. The head ornaments had been pawned for $500. The money for their redemption had not. yet been paid.
Inspector Matheson said that the goods seized had been valued by the guarantor who made a list of them. The Police had not 2 copy of the inventory. He posed the goods would be handed over to the guarantor.
Tt was arranged tan inventory of the goods should nade at the Police Station in the pres we Of the guarantor.
Mr. White-Cooper said the prisoner the fangtans for 3: mow I were in the possession of his ther, but it now turned out that th were in the privoner's possession. thought the Magistrate could best in-that matter himself. There f-fangtans. The prisoner had in a piece-goods store—not in a stable, as previously stated—and—the other partners had undertaken to hand over to the guarantor the prisoner's share, amounting to $900. Since the last hearing they had discovered that two other loans of $100 each were owing to the prisoner, and the debtors had promised paynient' to the guarantor. Tt was believed th veral other similar loans, particulars of which the Magistrate might: be abl the. prisoner.
"The prisoner's Wei Abvsu examined by Mr. Cooper, that the prisoner's were deposited with hi not know if the prisoner was the sole proprietor of the cotton hong. He heard at first that he had only tivo shares. One of the prisoner''s assistants said that he was sole proprietor. Some-one in the cotton hong had told h prisoner had sent his concubines to Ninzpo, but he had not heard if they had taken any of the prisoner's property with them.
Mr. White-Cooper said that he had at first been willing that this witness sh be admitted to bail. so that he m assist the prosecution with information. Now, however, the witness had changed his attitude and they no longer desired his release on bail.
Continuing. Mr. White-Cooper said that the monos embezzled amounted to some $33,000, and the property recovered amounted in value to about. $10,000. asked that warrants should be issued for the arrest of the prisoner's assis ant and f the accountant of the cotton hong—Cheng Lu-pao and Wei Ah-we evidence would be necessary.
The Assessor said that warrants had already been issued for their arrest.
Inspector Matheson said that the Police could find no trace of the men yet.
Mr. White-Cooper said he indersteod that certain old jewellery had been found in the mother's house, and he asked that this he seized or the house locked up. The prisoner had been living in the same house previous to his arrest.
Detective Moore said that there wore 10 boxes in the house, but the contents had not been examined.
The two goldsmiths were then put in the witness box, but both failed to identify the prisoner as having sold jewellery to them. The prisoner said that he could not identify ube goldsmiths, as ho sold his jewellery over the counter to an assistant, Mr. White-Cooper suggested that the goldsmiths he required to sign declarations to the effect that they had not bonssht jewellery from the prisoner.
The Assessor said they would only be able to declare "to the best of their knowledge." With so many customers it was difficult for them to remember each individual customer.
Mr. White-Cooper said that this was a large transaction, the jewels having been sold for Tls. 800, and surely the goldsmiths would have some record of the transactions. Ho asked for an adjournment, and also asked the Court: to summon, the yoldsmithy to attend the next hearing and to bring their books with them. He also asked that warrants be issued for the arrest of Cheng Lu-pao and Wei Ah-we The case was adjourned accordingly, the two women being released on bail and the prisoner and his uncle being remanded in ousted,
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