Accused's Mother's Answer to the Suggestion on Behalf of the Bank of Collusion The hearing of the charge of for-gory against Victor Elliott was continued at the Mixed Court on Tuesday afternoon by Mr. M. Hamil 2 (American Assessor) and Magistrate Loh. Following arguments by the various lawyers concerned the ease was adjourned.
Mr. L. A. d'Aguino, of the hongkong and Shanghai Bank, gave further evidence regarding' the genuine and alleged forged signatures, and Mr, W. A. Chapman, Clerk' of the U. 8. Court of China, introduced a transcript of the evid-ince given in the proceedings in that Court, og well as the judgment and the various exhibits.
Accused having admitted that he had signed the cheques. in question was examined by Mr, W. S. Flem ing, who was watching the proceedings on behalf of the Amer Oriental Bark, and said that he engaged counsel for himself and had got the money from a friend.
Mr, L. K, Kentwell (appearing for' the accused) objected, but Mr, Flem. ing submitted that there was collusion between the mother and her son, The accused must have been paid money to engage counsel by mother.
The Mother's Challenge Mrs, Elliott, into "Mr, Fleming still saying seclusion, If he believes there collusion, let him get out a warrant for my aryest.
The objection was sustained.
Mr. C. P, Holeomb, who represent.
Mrs. Eliot, said that he was very seriously' and very strongly opposed to the word collusion,' The mother, who was complainant the present ease, was in court nit she was subject to the jurisdic ion of the court, If the bank Need that there was collusion, let her be arrested and put on trial, The Court could issue " warrant if any evidence was produced of collusion, instead of all this unpleasant talk, was the duty of the bank to proseoute, If Mr, Fleming said or be-Neved sincerely that there was collusion, let him get a warrant out for her arrest, Mr. Fleming that had thing to say regarding: this, but would mention the word collusion' again, The judgment of the U. S. Court for China showed that there was collusion. The police should prosecute Mrs, Elliott as it was their business.
Mr. Maitland:—The police do not] consider it their ease.
A.C. Hyatt, cashier of the in-Oriental "Bank, was recalled and gave his opinion of the alleged forgeries and genuine sign tures of the complainant, Mrs. Anna Burton Elliott. He believed that the alleged forgeries were signed by Mrs. Elliott, as he had considerable time to inspect them during the proceedings in the U. 8. Court. After many hours of comparing the signatures he was of the opinion that the cheques alleged to have een forged bore a signature simi lar to that of complainant. Wit s then save a length; the similarities ant a the signatures. Some people had decidedly the same signature,—he aid, but Mrs. Elliott had no set rule by which she signed her name,
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