Mr. H. "J. Craig appeared on remand in answer to a summons, iasned at the communication with hims fortnight ago. Witness instructed Messrs. Ellis aod Hays to communicate with bim, first obtaining the telegraphic address Lin-durance, Melbourne from Meears. Bur-cation tad been reetved from Pitts, kill & Sons. A telegraphic commani-
Mr MfoKean introduced this evidence to satisfy the Court as to Mr. Pitts whereabouts, and asked for a warrant to be issued against Pitts, Witness stated that Mr. Pitts left Shanghai about the middle of August, The documenta witness produced came into witness's possession because when Pitta left he told the typist to put the. documents of each estate into a parcel to keep as " record. The documents ces now prodaced had been placed ins bundle, None of the documents produced io Court were obtsioed from Pitts after be had left Shanghai Witness identified one of the docamente he bad produced. He bad found it in the bandle. It was endorsed in ink by Pitts, 'The body of the document was notin Pitts' handwriting. Witness also identified a receipt from the Eastero Extension Telegraph Ca., made out to, Lind and Pitts, for $98.05 for telegram No 1947, to Medan, dated May 11, 1910, The receipt was endorsed in Pitta' handwriting.
Gerrit Jan Nijbuis, sworn, said—I jam a Datch subject and a Doctor of Law, and the representative of a Datch Syndicate that owned three estates instance of the Crown Advocate, the named Sangei Siak, Sangei Dak, and charge reading as follows:—For that Loeboe Ampoi. I knew " man called you on March 16, 1910, did conspire William Pitts, I first met him at with one William Pitts acd on divers Raffles Hotel, Siogapore, in the last days other dates between the Ist mentioned of November, 1909. At that time I day and May 16, 1910, uolawfally, met bim in connexion with the Tanjong frandoleatly and deceitfally, muang estate, On Janasry 25 1,910 1 amongst yourselves conspire, combine, wrote " letter to a Mr. Maclennai confederate and agree together, and agent of Lind and Pitts at Singapore, with divers other persees whose names On Febraary 10 I wrote to Lind apd are unknown to the complainant (the Pitts with reference to the three estates. Crown Advocate) by divers false pre-This is a trae copy of that letter tences uolawfal snd subtle ways and (prodaced and pnt in). After means, stratagems and devices to obtain the dispatch of that letter I came and acquire to yourselves and from the to Shanghai, arriving here on Sisk Indrapoera Rabber Concession, March 5. Three gentlemen met me, Ld,, divers large sams of money and Dr. Ransome, Mr. Lind and Mr. certificates of the ssid company, and to'
Pitts. I stayed at the Astor House. cheat and defraud the said company Mr. Pitts was also living there The thereof. first evening I spent in Shanghai was Mr. 8. H. McKean appeared to pro-in the company of Pitts. The secure, on bebait of the Crown Advocate, following day Mr. Pitts asked me to and Mr. R.N, Macleod appeared for Mr. Craig's residence in Bubbling the defence.
Well Road. I went there and met Mr.
Mr. J.C. E. Douglas held " watch-We discased the question of ing brief of behalf of the Directors, and the three estates, because Mr, Craig of the Sisk Company. wanted particulars with a view to par-'When this case came on for hearing chasiry them. I referred him to the at 10 a.m. his Worship announced with documents and my letter to Lind and regret that he would have to adjourn Pitts, I saw Mr. Craig again next day until 11 am. as he had to open st his office It was on that date inquest at the Mortuary.
(Monday, the 7th) that Mr. Craig Mr. McKean applied to the Court to agreed to bay the estates. On March order the attendance of G.
Lind at 16 sri sxreement for rale was made ashe bad some further questions and documents to pat to him.
Mr. E. H. Godfrey stated that Mr. Lind would be in attendance when the Court resumed, This is the original agreement (prodaced) Between March 7 and 16, I saw Pitts) every day. On March 7, when I called at Mr. Craig's office, Mr. Pitts was not willing to give Pitts five per cent as thought I had sold the estate to Lind and Pitts, Eventually I agreed to pay him Tls. 10,000. Mr. Craig proposed that the purchase price should be Sing-pore $360,000 and that he should pay Tis, 10,000 to Mr. Pitts, and I would then have nothing farther to do with Lind and Pitts. The agreement was signed at Mr. Macleod's office. Mosers, Craig, Macleod, and Pitts and I were resent. On March 21 I attended a meeting of the Directors of the Bivk Todrapoera Robber Concessio: at which Messrs Craig, Pitts, Liddel Noel, and Dr. Marshall were pressel Ao March 25 I left Shanghai. Prior to my departare on March 24, I reosived letter from Mr. Craig, addressed to me at the Astor House. These two documents (produced) are the enclosures referred to, Bingapore on April Mr. Craig's instructions I called on Meeers Donaldson and Barkiosbaw, and gave them all the information io my omer concerning the estates. This (produced) ram dated April fevers. Donaldson by Craig & Ao, eof my arrival in Bingapore and May 16 I receiv-telegrams the telegraphic address of Craig & Ca, La. These (produced) are the letters and telegrams T received from Craig & Ao., Ld, be-
(produced) from Lind & Pitts, signed by William Pitte. I aleo received fit telegrams between those dates, porport= ing to come from Pitts. These telegrams were confirmed by Pitts' letters.
was on the way from Bengkal Singapore on May 7 and Pitts' tele. gram of that date was, I believe, ing my arrival.
B.C, Code Sth Edition, except pon one occasion, when we used a Mining Code. I decoded that telegram of May 7. This is the correct decoding. I left Siogspore for Medan on May 9, I telegraphed to Mr. Pitts telling bim that I was leaving for Medan. I arrived there at.on May 11, Ao May 11 I received a telegram.
The Court then adjourned until 3 pam.
On resuming in the afternoon His Worship, addressing Mr, McKean, said that on the nce that had been offered so for be would issue " warrant for the arrest of William Pitts. If McKean wanted to take sny he might do 0, Dr, Nijihans continuing his evidence spoke of two telegrams he received purporting to come from Craig & Ca.
His Worship—What are the telegrams about Mr. McKean—One telegram was in reply to the telegram which stated your instructions cannot be carried oat. The. witness anid. that aabecquently he received a letter from Mosers
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