Further evidence was adduced by the prosecution on Tuesday, Jan. 7, In the U.S. Court for China, when Frank J. Raven, President and Director, and John Warner Brown, Vice-President and Director, of the American-Oriental Finance Corporation, again appeared on remand. before' Judge Milton J. Helmick to answer sixteen charges of embezzlement, fraudulent Jeonversion, false pretences, and lar~ Jeeny by trickery in connection with their oMeial positions and dealings with the American-Oriental Finance Corporation (one of the aftilated companies of the American-Oriental Banking Corporation, now in igus Mr, Felthan Watson, U.S, District Allorney, "with Dr, George Sellett special "Assistant, Is prosecuting "on bbohalf of the U.S, Government, while Mr, Raven is represented by Mr. R. Evans (of Tientsin), and Mfr Brown by Mr. C, S, Franklin and Mr. W. C. Watson, Edward Paxton Howard, manufacturer's representative, manager for Aircraft Ca. Me, gave evidence that in July 1034 he hada business transaction with {the ACC. with respect to certain shares of the Dougles Aircraft Ca., Me, "A Mr, Me Taggert, a salesman of the A.OF.C,, called at my offices in that month, and I placed with him verbal instructions to buy for me,
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