for wish to re-examine this witness ME. Newman stated
and the Crown Advocate said that! the next witness he intended to call w4s.-Pinchen Chen who was. sot Prevent. "I-had every reason. to Relieve: that he would" be here," '@atinued Mr.- Wilkinson, "but "he t'not, "He has been communicated obtain valuable agencies and witnesses would show that if businees had continued there was every rea son to believe that good business. would have resulted, Wadham was then called. He said that he had been in Shanghai for nearly two years, Previous to commencing his own business he was with the International Trade Developer—a business which acted agents for people alli over the world. He had 16 or 16 years business experience. He joined the British Army as a Private in the: Sportsman's Battalion in August 1914. He afterwards obtained a commission, rising to the rank of major at Tidworth. He served in France, was wounded in 1917 and invalided out of the Army. When he "commenced his business he had no ready money. He (witness) has some good connexions and he Jwanted financing. Mr. _Vicknall joined the firm for the land department and Mr. Akst for the import and export department, Witness went on to say that on September 22 he went into his office and found that it had been ransacked by Pinchen Chen. Two} type-writers, a silver shield and all private and' important papers had [disappeared. He reported it to the Court as there was a man in Possession.
Witness then handed His Lordship a list of agencies, which he said he had secured.
Counsel—What were the mort {important rms you were dealing Witnesé—Ostra, of London. 1 have an agreement with them whereby we act as merchant to merchant.
Counsel—Have you transacted any basines?
Witness—We accepted shipments lof ground nuts.
Wadham's Distinguished Ancestor Continuing his evidence in the afternoon, Wadham seid that some years ago he had an interest in his brother's business and had drawn as much as £1,000 a year, but that had ceased. "The compradore was thoroughly aware of that. The Dusiness was the manufacture of artificial flowers, It was called the French Wreath Ca. Witness's brother was the owner at the time.
Mr. Brown—Your grandfather either owned a school or founded college?
Witness—The exact story of that that the matter was only mentioned on one occasion. That was when I was signing the original compradore agreement With Tsao. His Chinese lawyer happened to say fat that time that he had been at Balliol. T then said in ordinary conversation that Wadham College was founded by Sir Nicholas Wad-ham 400 years ago.and that T was 8 direct descendant of hie. All this was told to Tsao. famed @'Aimtiga baa vat.
witness continued a man
mhéney, which had been partly rev paid. Witness had hag considerable Lordship characterized as a wide reference to the Dalarna incident, trouble with Almei roaming inquiry, into the whole! details of accused's business during sure I can get the money from Made a Sporting Book the last nine months.
Tsao." Upon what, asked Mr. New-Examined in connexion with the second indictment witness said he had made s sporting book on the tions ing business actually answer to Mr. Newman's quesment? man, did witness base this state-
done by Wadham & Ca. accused] Witness—Mr. Tsao took such Derby. Many wanted to back said very few firms in Shanghai very rosy view of the business that Manna and also other horses. had done "anything except to lose was to come in. I saw that he would Mice about twice "thet at which money during the period in ques-of have hesitated to advance price—about tion. The compradore"had $3,000 if I had wanted it.
had been expected to win. Wit-Jot-of private accounts for him.
Charles Edward Shepherd, prow hess was quite sure at the time that Mr. Newman—He was practicely prietor of Shepherd's Hostel, said he could get the money from Tsao, keeping you?—I had a right to he had known accused for ' about if he (witness) asked for it. The féraw from the firm the same as a year. He was a customer of money was due to Dalgarno who other people draw their salaries. the establishment. D'Almeida call-paid it out to several friends of his.
When counsel again referred to} ed upon witness shortly after Wad-he money, wan not all book entries, witness said the pros-ham had been arrested and asked Dalgarno; he was. the receiver. ecution had opposed bail 20 witness if he would give evidence Witness made out the compradors Strongly that he had been unable inst Wadham, Witness de-order and it was only an absolute to look into everything. He had clined on the ground that he knew afterthought that made him put not begun his defence until Tues-nothing of accused's private affairs, that word land. day and always thought there D'Almeida went away without any Continuing, witness told the Court would have been plenty of time to that it had suddenly struck him get at all these things.
Compradore's Functions that a compradore order for $3,000, In his closing speech. for the Grawn without any Reason, would defence, Mr. Brown said that Wad-certainly Took bad for the records in The Judge—I do think accused hham's business might be divided into case they should at anytime have been gone through by chartered might have been given some warn-three classes—local, foreign and land. Mr. Brown described Tsao accountants. Witness said. the! ing that you were going to rove over these matters. unhappy witness. The second money was for a speculation, the Mr. Newman—My eross-examina~ charge might appear more serious meaning of which word, at the than the first as there was land. tion is. only permissible owing. compradore's request, he explained Wadham was-perfectly frank as re-to him. the wide scope of his examination-
Business Upset by the Derby in-chief. A gards his relations with Dalgarno. Te was a compradore's job to. pay The Judge—Your cross-examina-money. Wadham might have pushed The Judge—You told him in order tion has not been stopped by me his privilege rather far, but to honour this compradore "order Decause it must go to his credit. had no criminal intent. "Two ime that you had purchased 60 mow of Your eross-examination has nothing' portant witnesses, Pinchen Chen land at Hungjao. whatever to do with his examina-and Chen Conway, were absent, Witness—That_is absolutely untion-in-chief. which threw a certain amount true, my Lord.. May T explain?
Mr. Newman—I do not wish to Aiseredit upon the prosecution, The Judge—I do not know when be unfair. ther there is any dispute about it.
The Judge—Of course, Mr. New Crown Advocate and Shanghai Is it not right what Mr. Dalgarno man, Your clients might like you Business
has told us. to be, but'you would not.
Mr, Wilkinson, closing the Crown 'Witness—There is a Little bit His Lordehip added that when lease, reminded the jury that Wadham. more. man had been in custody from the: had always meant to pay this money 'The Judge—Dalgarno has told us moment of his arrest, and there has' back. "Gentleman," he went on, that he was perfectly prepared to been steady opposition to bail, "they always mean to pay back. accept your good offices in the (the Judge) thought the prisoner They always hope that it will come matter. might have been given some warn-all right in the end. And which In the course of further examinaing to produce documents to verity of us and the worst of us has not tion by his counsel, witness. men-or otherwise his statements. always hoped that we would be in tioned that the May 30 trouble had Mr. Newman—The question of] Street." Anybody could upset everything. cheques suggested become a land agent; anybody could "The success of Manna seems to blue print. What the" jury have started the upset," interposed had to investigate was whether his Lordship, who asked Wadham The trial was adjourned. the course of trying to get establish. how much he would have made if ed, prisoner "had not committed
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