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Shanghai, Oct. 24.
Mr. Rudolf Beer, German-Jewish certified master of' sausage-making! and butchery, yesterday brought suit against Mr. Jack Weidman. former Public Works employee and present owner of the European Sausage Fat tory and Butchery at 129-131 Avenue Haig, in HM, Supreme Court befor Assistant Juidge P. Grant Joni claiming the sum of $500 which he alleged to have loaned the defendant fon June 1. Neither plaintiff nor defendant were represented by counsel.
Speaking through an interpreter, Mr. Beer declared that he had. loaned Mr. Weidman, with whom he was working at the time, the sum of fon June 1 to enable the defendant to pay off some bills he had to me He said that he was to get the money back when the customers of the butchery had paid their accounts at the end of the month. Mr. Ludwig Schwarez, friend of the plaintiff testified that he had drawn the money. (om the plaintiff's account in the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank and had aid $500 to the defendant.
Conducting his own defence, Mr. Weidman stated that he had originally bought the sausage factory with the understanding that Mr. Boor would install some of his own machinery in the place and that the two would then enter into partnership. The $500 was used to enlarge the "factory to accommodate the plainti('s machinery, but when he had the enlargement completed the plaintiff refused to. install the Promised machinery. Mr. Weidman said that he had first met Mr. Beer by answering an advertisement seeking someone with capital to enter into the sausage making business. As Mr. Weidman had a little money to inva hho contacted the plaintiff and they Teached a verbal agreement whereby the defendant was to putin the I and Mr. Beer the machinery, Subsequent to this agreement, Mr. Weidman said that he went ahead and bought the sausage factory which he now owns from Mr, Hans Lahr, He bought the factory complete, with machinery already installed. Mr. Beer said that the machinery In the factory was not up-to-date and therefore Mr. Weidman had the building enlarged to make room for Mr. Beer's machinery. Meanwhile, 9 partnership agreement had been drafted but was never signed by either party.
Recalled to the box, Mr. Beer stated that the reason he did not install his machinery was that he was suspicious of Mr. Weidman. He said that he wanted full control of the finances of the business and a right to see the books. He also wanted the de-{fendant to install a cash register and hire a bookkeeper. The plaintiff eaid p! that he was dissatisted with the way. the money was being handled and that there were four persons who had access to the till, the defendant, the defendant's. wife and daughter and a sales-girl.
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