Witness understood that the tilty were part of the shares Lind had to sell for the Company. Witness understood that the 600 others came from the name lot, At the time witness was dealing with Bod he thought that the shares were in the control of Lind, bat he teand out that it was not 80 ben he got the shares from Craig Ca, Witness did not regard Messrs, Lind and Pitts as the people who were bringing oat the Company. He was not told by Capt. Fublers that Lind mas bringing out the Company and that.
said it was to be the best in Shang-Witness had not heard of this Company before Foblers showed him the typewritten prospectus. Witness heard that Mr. Liddell was to be Director and also one or two others whose names be recognized at that time. Witness did not know anything about rabber, but he was interested la a great many other ventures both before and after this i Witness till held hiv Sink Robert Roth, ssid that he was get ting ap subscriptions for rabber com panies io March, when he was handed Company Lind and Pi typewritten prospectus of the Sink
office, Witness went to that office and asked for a copy of the prospectus to show his friends. He got application for shares and banded them in to Messrs. Lind and Pitts. The typewritten prospectus that was handed to witness by Lind and Pitts was similar in form to the one produced, bat not on the same sort of paper.
Cross-examined—Witness asked Mr. Lind for the prospectus. Witners had i the names of intending subscribers before be got the form, but he did not send the names la aril after he had the typewritten prospectus. ally all witees knew at the start was the company was grieg to be formed. Witness charged people for getting shares for them; that was the only rerouneration he got.
ad Soldin deposed that he had letter of introduction to Messrs. Lind and Pitts la March. He went to the office and had a conversation with Lind, snd the latter mentioned that his fiom mas connected with the bringing out of anew company. Mr. Lind asked witness to leave his address and he did so. Later, Mr. Lind gave him the paztionlars of the Sisk Company UN
379 and witness said that he wanted 200 shares, Some time after called at Mr, Lind' shown a typewritten prospectus. Lind said that be had #0 many r¢qnes for shares in the Company that witness bad better pat his name down for 300 def 200. Witness agreed to this.
Cross-examined—Witness was claim-the retarn of his money. Hecvnld not swear that the document now showa to him was the same as the typewritten prospectus that he first saw. Witne: thong jbt that Lind was acting on behalf of Richard Neomann said that in March some gentleman went to his place and asked bim if he had any money and he replied thet he bad. He then said that there was a new rabber company coming out and be woald like to do basines with him with lot of shares at Tle. 14, Witnessasked it it was likely to be a good business, because if so, be was ready todo business, Mr. Oppe—Was it Sinks?
Witness—I don't know. We not ask for any name at that time if it was a rabber company and we could get shares, Witness said that he went to see Mr. Watts, gave an order for 2,000 Biaks and left his cheque for the money. He was given " typewritten prospectus. On reflexion witness bad feeling that it was peculiar for batcher to be offered so many shares in such a good thing and he asked the names of the directors and Mr. Watts wrote the names of Porter, Dr, Marshall, and some other people on the back of the typewritten prospectus. The names wore on the document produced. Witness said that he did not for the directors, he moold take the shares. He pat the prospectus in hix pocket and kept it, Alter leaving Mr. Watts' office witness had a feeling that it was funny that they could not get other people than batcher to take the shares and after he had taken his lan oh, he decided to go and see Mr. Craig st once, He went to Mr. Craig's office and there saw him, He told Mr. Craig that he had a feeling that " there ie thing wrong in your office". Mr. Craig said "What's wrong?" Witness said "Yes, to-day some people offered mi ins Company which you Mr. Craig said "It Witness took the typewritten prospectus out of his pocket and showed it to Mr. Craig and Mr. Craig said " That was stolen out of my office, but if you can g be Mr. Craig then showed inquired how many si witness wanted and he replied that he would take 500, Mr. Craig took up s book and put witness's name down first on the page of the book. Afterwards Mr, Craig got bim 250 shares, Some time afterwards witness spoke to Mr. Fablers about his case and when plaintiff asked jim if he still had the prospectes he aid that he had and let him have it.
Cross-examined—"I made s good fortune on this Company." Witness also stated that he sold a lot of the shares at high prices and he kept 500,
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