The Archive · 1924

Mr. Mo Wen-tang. a back

CUERK'S OMISSION

Keeper at Nic bank, said he issued tate passbook toa man the said he was Sucha Singh February 4. He produced ing card with the name Sueha.

on consulting with Mr.

OF the hanks also, Me is Grossxuimined withers said ho did" not" pay much attention ta the Indian who closed the recount. Ho forgot to write "duplicate" on the new hoo His Lordship—Whéin you issued the "duplicate tonic "was any Sigoature taken from. the "aw of the a Donald 8. 8 ness Pasecbook was issued originally finan igeeuare woolf here 6

His Lordship—If the word "duplicate" had been written across the second bock, would the mionoy heve been paid Gup on Pebruney 9 or 101

out—Mr. Riggs went on to say used more discretion in payin Wituets—Well, wy sould have

that ho saw the Indian sign hin name a, second time when be aakfed to close the account. He waa quits sure) that the accused war th man who drew the money out 'A few days Inter Sucha Singh wont to the bank with the second paso book to put in some more money and was then told the aggountt was closed. They had an Indian watchman at the banks, put he wax off duty when the transaction took plac.

On the res! the after: noon, the erotsexamination of Mr. Rigas was begun, Replying to Mi, Kentwell witness a few words with thy who deo out the money We advaitted that the shraf to whom Ue request was made would have had a songer time to observe, the Tndina than woakd witness, Uspenued,, he kid, sis how obser vant. was the shroff Sub -Trispector Yorke gave ovidenes of arresting Sadara Singh the Kung Yik Cotton Mill. When apprehended recused sai other wan has 8180, where did be get it!" Nothing nating nature was found The suum of $209 was found on Bridger, finger hai Municipal Police, roe photographs of vie nares of the aoetbad ili, made both in the Lower anid on the origin passbook Al. Rentwve fence, said their acettsnd never went into the bank, ind right avy til sosterdas ho did, hot know where the bank was. hry would seek to prove that on the morning he wae supper hyo at be bank. actually ho was a egal mot possibly The accused adhe Had be Sucha fon the adi Tis Loriship rer should not put the worst interpre~ tation on te the word "reported.""

Witness went on to say that the was on duty inthe mill ut the time he was alleged to have been at the bank.

OVAL MATIION GF IDESTIFICWRION, At this stage of the proceedings another Chines" witness from Bank came into the Court—he bad bboen sent for—and his cvidenon was interposed. Before he care to Court, the accused was allowed to sit down unobtrusively amid some 50 other Indians in the body of the Court. The Chinese was asked. to pick out the man who fame into the bank and drew the money.

'The witness scrutinized all the Indians in Court. for some minutes, but although the man was in the third row of the seats, he failed ty recognice him. Asked "what thing!" he replied, "Per haps not here.'

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