Mr. H, B. Niles failed for the third time on' Saturday to appear in the U. 8, Commissioner's Court to answer charges preferred by the MIN. P. traffic department. Mr. E, Lurton issued a warrant for his arrest.
He had no authority to go to The laodah was recalled sums were refunded by a ash pay were drawn on the I. A. T. Ca, for Mackenzie's Wharf at Pootung, or] described how accused escaped ft ment of Tls.-1,500 on September 18.
G.$1,526.10 and G.$1,868.55, which te entry pansongern. Between, 4 his temporary place of confinerness by i clean Dill drawn on the I. A. were sold to the two Dutch banks and 5 am. on October 11, the on, board the Customs Hulk at Ca. of San Francisco for G.$3,000, for Tis, 2471.41 and Tls. 9,088.52, sergeant on duty at Pootung Point} Yangtszepoo.
He communicat which was negotiated through the' respectively, being an excess over made a xoport which led to ingulf with witness from @ launch moored Netherlands Bank for Tls. 4,232.80, the amount' shown of Tls. 2,158.75, fand witness ascertained that nothing alongside, requesting him to say leaving " balance of Tls. 8,267.20. jand, after deducting Tis, 10.30 for unusual had been reported at Wet-nothing "of the affair. He When refunded, these three items bank charges, the difference wus more Road. promised to take care of the were entered "us "goods sold." leredited to Verma's account.
"A later weekly report showed an Accused Overpowered Tnodah's family, should he get into] Regarding the balance of Tls. trouble, Witners denied item for goods for Tls. 787.87 sent Tu a subsequent report accused Huston was asleep when 8,267.20, which never was paid, it was credited to "goods sold" and to the I, A. T. Ca., which again was aid that when on duty he put al nese boarded the launch at the debited to the P. & O. Bank, being referred to as cash on the friend on his ship. They had been.
Poochow Road Jetty. s0 shown in the monthly statement, Actually, a, bill was drawn for drinking together all the evening.
The ring was adjourned to the whereas the only amount actually: 6.$1,500 und! sold to the Netherlands Accused then went to sleep and when fellowing morning. paid in daring that month, according.
Trading Society. for Tls. 2420.16, the woke he found a lot of Chinese! to the pars-book, was Tis, 500 the surplus of Ths. 1,091.28 being the launch, who said they wanted Resumed Hearing Jeredited to Vera's account. The use the launch, and one of them Tu October Tls. 8267.20 was When the case wax written back by crediting the bank Femmining item similarly credited pulled oat a gun, Accused was: Saturday, evidence that month was 168, being unable to do anything as he was Jand debiting Verna. During October given by a member of the proceeds of the xule'of shi unarmed and outnumbered, The! there were various cheques, totalling Chinese volunteer search party, ment of ghee received from Lach-Taunck went to Pootung, where Tle. 22,600, handed to Verna and who were on regular patrol duty, that. frandas "Brox, of—Hongkong.
was a lot of shooting. debited to his account, together with whilst the party were waiting goods amounting to" Ti, 8,926.
Vera's transactions in November spt below, About twenty men the Te: Pingwo which they! opened with a debit of Tis, 6,563.27, feame on the launch and eight stayed the latter shipped to the I. A.'T. Ca, ch for arms and Delow with him. in the weekly expert report these being the writing back of they saw a river pol items were shown ax having been {balance wrongly credited in "the If anything like this happened, it launch proceeding towards the ship. hould have been reported Hela for spot cash, This brought October account. A T.T, wax sent The accused, J. G. Huston, aid Vernn's ucgoant. to the end of! jon November 12, of ¥.7,600, to mediately, but accused did not even that he had been in the River police!
Getober, on total advances in that Verma la Kobe ant the equivalent mention it in his first report. lof Tls. 6,206.26 wax debited to his Cross-exnmiined—Aceused had been for two and u half years. On wonth, to Tls. 39,608.72. This Account. Allowing for three fur in the service 23 years. He was night of October 20, the laodah hat unt was met by bills drawn ther items, and taking the credits as quiet sort of fellow. 'There wers the police Munch had friends who A. T, Ca. for G.$6,041.44. five Chinese in the Carlson's rev'. wished to go to Pootung. There At' this stage, the Magistrate) shown resulting from the surplus on
a man on patrol encountered a ere four Chinese and an American] adjourned the eae until to-day. the drafts and the sale of the ghee, there wus a balance of Tls. 11,437.78 force with which he could not cope mailer on board, Accused said that Mr. Platt said that was due from Verma at the end of the his' duty was to report with all he told the Inodah to steer to!
Inetracted the present sureties month, and to close the account this haste to his station. That might Chungking creek and ax he was ro longer satisfactory to the com {to Verma and debited hot be very effective, but it. w sleepy went into the cabin to take] plainants, who had heard tha his duty. The constable could be nap. When he awoke, there were bondsman had been d's ther lands Trading Society in the monthly statement, but did overpowered by his crew. about 20 Chinese in the cabin, one: this matt not appear from the pass-book to of which pointed a pistol at him.
The Lucdah's Story On inquiring what the trouble was was raised, he woul have a have been paid in.
The Inodah from the Carlson said the was informed that there thing to say.
The weekly export report showed that, on October 7, accused intee-'The Magistrate sai that he was! goods sent to the f. A. T. Ca, of the need him to a Chinese named Wong. were 12 packages of opium on board of the matter to which] of Tls. 4,028.29, for which spot and that if he did not keep quiet, On the 10th Wong visited witness reference was made.
At present he to have been his life would be in danger. and asked him to tell Huston that} would not for the terms of the The hearing was again adjourned. rece iM was drawn he (Wong) would be waiting: at the security, bat further application for sold to the Ko Wharf, Witness did so, could be made if necessary.
Netherlands Trading Society for Tls. 4741.54, the final surplus being That night, the first stop made by
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