for Trial The hearing was continued on Tuesday.
Mr. R. C. Faithfull, who appeared for the Police, said that Mr. A. P. Chase, having read the evidence as to his visit to No. 1 Peitaiho Lane, would like to go into the witness box again and explain the circumstances, Mr. Chase then gave evidence that he knew both defendants slightly.. He had previously had possibilities of business with Howe, who was doing business there. Witness visited the house several times. He heard conversations between Howe and the defendants with regard to the engagement of a compradore or compradores. During visits there, several compradores came, and went. Wallace did_not enter into the discussions. He understood that there was a magazine proposition, and also that a compradore was wanted for an import and export company and one for insurance. He did not hear details or the names of the insurance companies. He was not paying particular attention. Evidently the discussion had not reached that stage then. After a time, "after consulting with Howe, wit. ness came to the conclusion that he did not like Bowe's business methods. Witness got fed up with the whole thing and about the end of March he called at No. 1 Peitaiho Lane to tell Howe that he had finished. Howe was noi in, so witness left a message for him with Chalmers: Witness could remember some of the Chin. ese who called there about the compradore's joh. He recognized the men referred to as the chief clerk and the compradore as having been there:
By Spence—I don't think. 1 heard you take any part in the conversation as to the appointment-of an insurance compradore.
By Chalmers—l thought that Howe was acting as principal and that you were trying to get a compradore for him.
Mr. Faithfull said that this closed the ease for the prosgeution.
In reply to His Worship, who asked why he laid the date on May 1 in the original charge, Mr. Faithfull said that was the date which the offices were opened.
His Worship~That is an overt act. Could you not have a conspiracy without an overt act?
Mr. Faithfull—Yes, I suppose His Worship—You charge them with conspiring with Wallace and others. Who are the others?
Mr. Faithfull—One is Howe.
His Worship remarked that the prosecution had brought forward no evidence with regard to conspiracy with Bows, with the exception of the statement of an American citizen with regard to seeing them in conversation with Howe Mr. Faithfull said_ that he rested his case there. He suggested that a charge might be framed of conspiring together with Wallce Uis Worship, after informing the accused that he should have to frame a charge against them on the evidence, and explaining to them their position with regard to the right te call evidence in that Court or to reserve their defence, then framed the following charge:—That you, A. M. Spence and G. Y. Chalmers, on divers days between April 5, 1922, and July 11, 1992, at Shanghai, conspired together and with one W. G. Wallace to defraud such persons as should be induced to pay money as premiums to the German-American Fire Marine Insurance Ca. of Baltimore, Mary-. land, and the World's Insurance Underwriters of Jersey City, New Jersey, by false representations that the said Companies were genuine fire insurance companies, contrary to common law, Both the accused said that they would reserve their defence.
His Worship then committed the accused for trial and said that he would allow bail, each to find two approved British sureties in the sum of $500 each.
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