Ma Tsin-woo, a member of the hong, Yue Zein Siang, engaged in the bristle trade, said he met Boyce at the office of the Chilean Finance Company on May 10 and entered into an agreement with him'on May] 30 to deal in bristles. On Lin's (the compradore's) instructions, 10] pies of bristles were sent godown in Kiangse Road. Witness was of the opinion that he was dealing with Boyce through Liv, who interpreted. A receipt was given for the bristles, but all the Payment he received was one sum of $100 and another of $50 from Liv. The bristles had not been returned.
Witness went on to relate that six merchants were concerned in the bristles deal and when they found they could not get_ thi money from the offices of the Chilean Finance Company, they went to Liu's house and. demanded: it. Lia, stated witness, threatened!
shoot them. The" merchants then' reported. the matter to. the! police, who searched Lin's house! but could not find him at home.
"Passing the Buck"
Ma Tsin-woo then embarked toment regarding a visit of solicitors, but Mr. Haskell objected, Mr. Husar maintained that the evidence should be admitted. "This appears to be a merry little game of passing the buck," he asserted.
Judge Purdy replied that perhaps that was hardly the right' expression, He agreed that the cases before the court were of similar nature, in that people had left property with Boyce. for Inspection and that he had not returned them or paid for them.
Mr. Husar: This witness has testified that he had dealings with Boyce through the compradore and that he has. lost his goods. We confidently think we can show that this ts @ game of "passing the buck"; we think we can show that Boyce is the Chilean Finance Company and that the Chilean Finance Company is Boyce. We say that the present witness's dealings were not with Liu but with Boyce. oltyHattel: The tier" shows wat they had nothing to do. wit Noone has.
Mr. Hurar: They are possi the buck' backwards and forwards'
The bristle merchant, cross. examined, said he had only Lin's word for what was on the contract, hho (witness) did not understand ingush. He did not deliver any bristles after the first 10 piculs because he did not get his money.
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