Giesel & Ca. was formed in 1908 and represented a German brewery. Defendant had for-many years been engaged in the import and export business. Defendant had taken over the business of Reid's, Ld. The property of this firm had been transferred to the Mercantile Bank of India, the Chinese American Bank of Commerce' and the Asia; Banking Corporation, as mortgagees. The first sale of this property was the Noilly Pratt vermouth. With regard to the finding of bottling apparatus at the Chaoufoong Road godown, Dr. Fischer pointed cwt that everyone acquainted with the wine and spirit trade in Shanghai knew that it was necessary to filter various liquors, bottle them and affix the necessary labels. This was done elsewhere. It was usual when exporting Vin de Bordeaux to China. Everything was got ready at the godown: for carrying on this work. Liquor was taken from the Asia Banking Corporation in April. That.in the hands of the Chinese American Bank of Commerce on June 20. It was Mr. Mack and Li (the godown keeper) who had sold the liquor. Mack and Li had been the accomplices in the theft of 230 cases. Reid's, Ld., had really sold the liquor and falsified labels. This firm was at present in liquidation and there had been a claim for $3,000 lodged against it in respect of this matter by the agents for the vermouth, That claim was now pending in the U.__S. Court.
The President (to Giesel)—Can you.explain why, when you were arrested, you said to an employee, "see, I Have now been arrested"?
Defendant—There was nothing in that. Only a prejudiced mind could interpret those words as an admission of guilt. I was. as a matter of fact very much surpris-
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.