The Demand for Remittances by Mr. Quelch: Plaintifl's Trip to Canada The action brought by Mr. P. F. Pomeroy against Mr. H. Quelch (Garner, Quelch_ & Ca.) was continued at H: M. Supreme Court last Friday before his Honour Judge Grain. Counsel for defendant (Mr. R. G. Macdonald) continued his cross-examination of plaintiff, and had not concluded at the end of the day, when the proceedings were again adjourned.
Counsel went in detail through the correspondence which passed during Mr. Quelch's trip to Europe in 1920, and questioned plaintiff regarding his attitude towards his employer. He quoted one letter: "T do not thank you for your feverish telegrams and requests for money," and asked: "Do you think that was an appropriate way to write to your employer'?
Witness—Perhaps not ordinarily, but our correspondence has always been of this nature.
Counsel—Yours has?—Yes, Ever since I joined the firm.
Another quotation read: "We may have 30 cents in the bank one day and $5,000 the—_next."" Witness explained that he did not cable bank balances because they would be misleading. Witness added that when he became convinced that Mr. Quelch was really worrying for money, he sent remittances.
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Counsel—In practically—_ every letter Mr. Quelch asks you to send money, and also a statement of the balance sheet. In one letter he says: "T am entirely out of money. Your remittances have never reached me. Do not fail me with a re-pittance of $1,000 next month. It it absolutely impossible for me to go to France, Belgium, Denmark, or Holland, not to speak of Scot. land, without money. It is impossible for me_to move unless money is sent. For the Lord's sake wire me at once." He was working for the benefit of the firm, was he not?
Witness—Was he?
I put it to you that he was?—I do not think so.
In another letter, Mr. Quelch wrote: "I am certain my trip has done a lot of good." Do you agree with that?—I do not.
Again, Mr. Quelch wrote: "I am putting a lot of confidence in you, so please guard my interests carefully." Did you realize that?—Yes, sir.
Counsel pointed out that witness had written saying there was nothing in the world for Mr. Quelch to worry about, and that if he wanted money he had only to telegraph for it, and asked: Why, then
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