Remand Case No. 3.
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B.
Regina by KwOK CHIU HENG v. G. H. SCHWALM.
Ludwig von Loeper sworn states-I am Cousul for Germany in Hongkong. I am acquainted with the defendant. He has been clerk in my office for about nine months and was so in December last year.
He ceased to be clerk when my Secretary came back. It is not the case that I promised to lend hin one thousand dollars. A few days before he left my service I gave him a certificate in German saying that he had been in my service for some months as clerk and that I was satisfied with his services and dismissed him because my Secretary had come back. I have had some conversation with him about money.
When he first came to the office as clerk he said he was in debt and asked me to lend him one hundred dollars. I refused. I have never had any other conversation with him about lending him money. When he joined me he described himself as a native of Germany. On the 3rd January at 1 p.m. the last witness came to me. In consequence of what he said to me I went to the Police Station.
True copy.
W. M. B. A.
14. 1. 98.
CENTRAL POLICE STATION,
4th January, 1898.
SIR, I have the honour to report that from inquiries made about Georg Henry Schwalm who has applied for a licence for the Grand Hotel under the name of the Central Hotel, I have gained the following information.
About three years ago a woman named Mrs. Mi Yorke was a prostitute in No. 15 Graham Street. She left that place and went to Saigon where she picked up Schwalm who was then a soldier in the French Army, from which he deserted and was smuggled away in the German steamer Tefartos to Singapore where he was pimp to this woman who lived in a brothel in Malay Street; he got into money difficulties; was sued in Court, and ran away, coming to Hongkong about eighteen months ago along with this woman, Mrs. Mi Yorke, whom he passed off as his wife, and with whom he is now living at No. 18 Wyndham Street, but whose husband is a pimp in Singapore. Shortly after coming to Hong- kong this woman opened a shop at No. 15 D'Aguilar Street; he was pimp to her there; from there she went to the Stag Hotel as barmaid, where she remained about two months, then she went to the Globe Hotel as barmaid, and remained there about six months about this time, "May, 1897." Schwalm got employment as a clerk in the German Consulate during the absence on leave of the Secretary, and went to live at No. 18 Wyndham Street, but the Secretary having returned his services are no longer required and he is out of employment. About three months ago he wanted to take over the Coffee Shop Licence held by Ladewig at No. 12 Graham Street, but could not raise the money required- about $150.
From inquiries made at the German Consulate I find that he has no money deposited there, aud never had.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
To Honourable
Your most obedient Servant,
(Signed)
A. SCOTT, Sergeant.
F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,
Captain Superintendent of Police,
&c.,
dv.,
&c.
True copy.
W. M. B. A.
14. 1. 98.