Pinto, in evidence, said originally opened "the bank with a feapital "of "$150,000, and' admitted having taken out an insurance policy with the Taternational Assurance Ca, On September 14, 1935, the bank was robbed, and at that time there was in the safe. $49,000 In loans, and '$1400 Ju cash, © He denied that he had defrauded the 'Insurance company, for that he had engineered the bing of the bank, Mr, Lado said he had known Pinto for 12 years, and carried out nego tions with him with regard to. the opening of a club, having last met him' at the "Barcelona, Cafe, tu me French Concession, He meta. Ins, Russo, who advised him' to go 16 Pinto'and borrow money with which open the club, He then approached Pinto, and asked for a loan of $40,000. Pinto "agreed to lend him $26,000, saying he would. pay him the other $14,000 at a later date. In November, 1894, Pinto made him out a cheque, and he applied to the authorities for permission to open a night-club, "He Was not able to obtain the necessary Permission, so he returned the cheque the following February. Pinto was annoyed over this. Pinto originally [promised him the money in cash, 0 he cheque must have been valid.
Mr, "Russo. said he had been em= ployed by Pinto since February, 1998, his job being to. get clients forthe Dank. Pinto later sent him to Tien {sin, in order to find. out. how the Forum, a Hat Alai establishment, wat managed. Witness was given "$100, Dut he went to the Forum and' lost all the money, 'S. T, Wang and S. Z, Tsui, employees of the Pinto Bank, gave evi-Gence as to counting the' money Me safe, over $40,000, in August last, Meeting in Prison Celt On, Wednesday, Count Tatishett, said' that he met Pinto for the frst {ime on Saturday ina cell in the Central Police Siation, when he con= versed with him in four languages, French, Mahan, Spanish and English, He asked him' why he was In gaol and Pinto told him the reason.
The Judge: Did Pinto say" something confidentially to you?—He was very nervous, and. started to talk Sbout his private affairs, Witness stated that he was warned by the police that if he kept what Plate told him to himeett, he would Hoe considered as an "accomplice of Pinto's, Pinto told him that at the ago of 1334 he eft his home, and started out in life. After a time, he went over to France.
The Judge: Did he say anything about white slaves?—Yes, Pinto. stopped. his business France, witness continued, because the French police interfered, and he then came to Shanghai. Here he continued his activities in. various branches, mostly' Megal. Pinto told him that was a banker, and hed started an establishment in Nanking Road, which transacted every kind. of banking business. He mentioned the fact tha hho had several friends In. Shanghai and gave the names of some of them. Other intimate details were disclosed, and Pinto confided to him that he Was almost certain to get free.
"A Good Friend"
He saw Pinto again on Tuesday morning. when he said that he was praciicaliy" certain to. be acquitted because there were no charges ayainst him. "On Wednesday morning, Pinto fold him that if the case went' wrong he had a good friend who would pay his accounts, mentioning the name of Mr. Russo," When he saw him. on Tuesday morning, he said that things were going very well in court, The rst case, Which was the claim of the insurance company, was going to be finished on Wednesday afternoon, and there was another case with regard to cans, ete.
Pinto told him that he was Anancially interested in several establishments, including cabaret and oven gambling house. To open the later, he had to. bribe the police with $10,000, but they took the money, and then closed the house five or six Gays later. The last business he ran was an import and export. brunch. Pinto told him that he had cultivated nose bleeding. in order to be taken over to the Ward Road gaol which was more comfortable. "He saw Pinto on Wednesday morning for the last time, when he asked him where he ad" to report "if Pinto were sill detained. Pinto told him to go to Russo, who would provide him with a false passport, with which to crape from Shanghai.
de Ruffe, (cross-examining) What is your real name?—Count Tatisheft.
Did you not introduce yourself. to the Shanghai public as a representative of the Hearst Newspaper Syadicate?—No, Counsel stated that this story had been carried by the "Shanghai Zaria.
'Did you have any' previous elimin:
records in other countries?—No.
You say that these conversations with Pinto in gaol took place in French and other languages?—Yes. Pinto understood French very well.
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