Vice-President and Director, respee-Lively, of the American-Oriental Finance Corporation, again appeared inthe U.S. Court for China, on remand jon Monday, Jan. 13, before Judge-INJ, Helmick io answer sixteen Jcharges of embezzlement, fraudulent Jeonversion, false pretences, and lar-Jceny by trickery, in connection with {their oficial positions and dealings with the American-Oriental Finance [Corporation (one of the affiliated companies of the American-Oriental Banking. Corporation, now in lgtidaion).
'Mr. Felthan Watson, 'US District Attorney, with Dr. George' Sellett Special "Assistant, is prosecuting. on behalf of the US. Government, while Mtr, Raven is represented by" Mr RT. Evans (of Tientsin), and Mr. Brown by Mr. C. 5. Franklin, and Tie. Thomas Waung, chief account: lant of the AAL. Corporation, rofealied, ave evidence ae 10 relevant entries in. the paying.in slips of Finance" Corporation's deposits money paid by C. R. Jones, who testified on. the last" oteasion. "He iso. showed from the "books that certain sums were credited to Jones the. books ofthe Corporation re: \presenting dividends earned by the Shares the had bought through them.
Gordon Yates, engaged in the shipping depariment ofthe" Glen Line Eastern "Agencies. Limited, gave evidence of the only. transaction he had. with the A.O.P. Corporation on 'August 30, 1933, He said: "1 was recommended to the. salesman, Mr. 'Rufwerber, who ailed_ upon me. my request, and, as result of that call, T gave an' order for the pur Jehase' of 100 shares of Curtiss Wright, the market. In. conversation with the salesman," T-explained to. him they were to be paid for, in cash, Immediately he tet me "know © the At that. time T.slgmed the sig nature eard handed to me by the salesman. Subsequently I received notifieation, in the form of a debit note that the shares had been purchased Piths, totalling G$354.00. T paid for those" shares on the same day as received the debit note by a cheque fon the Chartered Bank for MexSt.! 1225.97 (witness identified the paid and jeancelled cheque referred to by him), That is only New York stock trans-Jaction Ihave ever, had with the AQF. Corporation."
Dr." Sellett: Did you receive notification on December 31, 1933: "According to our books, we hold for it account on the above date, 100
Did you ever request the Finance Corporation to deliver to you the 100 shares of Curtiss Wright referred to, in connection with this Did you ever receive delivery of 100 shares of Curtiss Wright from the Finance Corporation?—No, nor from anyone else.
Did you ever give the Finance [Cornoration, or anyone else, instruct 5 to sell your 100 shares [Curtiss Wricht?—No, and T have not received from that Corpora lor anyone else, the return of the {money which T paid for those 100 hares of Curtiss Wright. 1 have never requested the Corporation itself to deliver i, after the Pleadings Ordered cadings Ordered in Bun io the Til Bank Case. iT did not receive tt.
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