No. 1777.-OCTOBER 25, 1878.]
others theretofore carrying on business in time the prisoner had declared his inten- this Colony under the style or firm of tion of calling a meeting of the creditors, Messrs. Lyall Still & Co., and as such and a notics was inserted in the papers offolal assignee then being trastes of certain to that effect. The meeting was subse property, that is to say of certain mogeya,quently postponed on account to wit to the amount of $46,849.70 for the
the pri Boner having duties to attend to in the benefit of the creditors of the said insolv. Supreme Court. On a subsequent day, ha ent estato, did unlawfully and wilfully produced his accounts which showed a ba convert and appropriate the said property Lance of 848,849.79; a dividend was deolar to and for your own use and benefit with ed of 8.57 per cent,, and list of the oradi Intent thoroby then to defraud at Victoria tors was made out by the prisoner, shewing aforesaid on the 17th day of August, 1878. the amount due to each. The meeting took 4That you the said Frederick Sowley place on the 3rd July this year, the accounts Buffam then being the official assigneo of were road over hurriedly, bat copies were the insolvent estate of Lyall and others promised to be given to each of the soliel theretofore carrying on business in this Co-tors. The prisoner was pressed for pay- Tony under the style or firm of Messrement of the dividend, but made various Lyall Still & Co. and as such official assignes then being trustee of certain property, that is to say of certain moneys to wit to the amount of $20,400 for the benefit of the creditors of the said insolvent estate did unlawfully and wilfully convert and appro- priate the said property to and for your own use and bonelt with interest thereby then to defraud at Fiotorta aforesaid on the 17th day of August, 1878.
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Some discussion then took place between the learned Attorney General and His Lordship as to whether the 1st count could stand. Bis Lordship said he thought. It was entirely a question of evidence, and was one for the Jury. The a. G., while remarking that prisoner was an officer of the Court, a public officer, and responsible to the Governor and the Court for his con dust, observed that as the Governor ap- pointed the prisoner official assignes, he had also the power to discharge him,
Fin Lordship said he did not think so, but if the evidence warranted it they could discuss that later on.
The A. G. said that it was as officie
asaiguse that the prisoner had received those moneys. The interpretation slanse provided that the official aigues be in cluded among the officers.
Evidence was then called.
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THE GRINA MAIL.
of some importance, as it would be his duty to acquaint himself with their contents
Me Francis said that it would have first to be proved that prisoner was a public officer, and that the instructions were applicable to the prosent ezze,
Witness produced two clrèalars, or copfes, of tatructiona; and Mr Franeis objected to their reception, as, one was addressed to heads of departments They were irrelevant, as they were not addressed to the Official Araignes, and no public moneys were yet in question.
were sent to the office and all the offloors; His Lordship pat it that the circulars that objection would not hold. evidence would only apply to the first two The A. G. submitted that of course the counts, and in view of the contention that prisoner was a public officer and the money wau pubilo money.
Mr Francia contended that it could not be held that money vested in the Official Assignee, by ordinance, was public money, The Attorney General said that would have to be discussed hereafter; but as De puty Registrar prisoner must have seen this circular; in fact, he afgned the original as Registrar of Compaules.
His Lordship held that it was admissible subject to the reserved point regarding
Mr Francis said that it would be a link in being a public officer. the chain of evidence as to Mr Huffam not
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Government officers to go to Macne from tive of Mr-Brereton, who was acting for au- avail they changed their cry, and alike with Saturday to Monday without special leave, ditors to the amount of $900,000, said: I be- ono voice exclaimed as it were in unison, I am not aware whether prisoner as Oflotal lieve that no dividend was ever made. I had We are Catholics; we are Catholice." Assignee has given any security, or not. I asked Mr Huffam when believe he has not. I could tell from the be proclaimed. This was some time providisobeyed their father, refusing to attend a dividend was to They have since then openly defied and Blue Book for 1876.
ous to the 9th May. For some time he church with him, or to be present at family that prisoner was not a public officer because time to get the accounts prepared, and he lawful authority in the religious ordorlog The A. G. remarked that it did not follow moroly put off, saying it would take some warship, or otherwise to submit to his he had not been called upon to give security, would then advertize a meeting, The of his household. They had ovidently been many publie officers who had not given sein the Gazette. I attended the meeting deceive, and then to be openly defiant. His Lordship obaorved that there were meeting was oventually advertized in Juno Instruoted first to systematically lo and carity until quite recently.
of the creditors, it was held on the 3rd When remonstrated with by their father on July, in the Registrar's room. An account their lying and deceit, they replied, "It is was produced in Mr Huffam's handwriting, no harm to tell lies in the cause of re- and he had a bundle of vouchers alongside ligion"!!! It should be added, that the J. A. Carvalho, cashier of the Colonial of him. They were not examined, but each misguided children have been carrying on receipts in the estate of Lyall, Still & Co. to It struck mo is remarkable that the interest paying clandestime visits to a certain Treasury, sworn, states: I handed over the solicitor was promised a copy of the account. a clandestine correspondence with, and Mr Sharp (Proditoed). This is a rousipt, for four years was exactly the same, and I family, who seemed to be mixed up with dated 18th Oct. 1887, for $16,231.87; and intended to have an explanation when I got the conspiracy by which the unhappy the second is another for $6886.98, dated the copy of the nocount. A dividend was parents have been deprived of the lawful 28th Nov.
deolared by Mr Haffam of a little over 3 control of their children, and by whiph evidence, as the gums were stated to have possible to state exactly what it would trick and deceive, and then treat with the Mr Francis submitted that they were not per cent. Mr Huffam said it was im- there children have been taught first to been received from the Registrar or Deputy he. He was to escertain this, and send basest ingratitude and the most stubboro Registrar of the Supreme Court, and had us choques, with a copy of the account. disobedience, fond and devoted parents. nothing to do with Mr Hufam.
We received no cheques and I wrote to him, Thus discord and misery have bcon in- His Lordship said they referred to the I think only once, but am not sure. I got trodused into a happy family, a respectable Estate of Lyall, Still & Co.
an answer dated 13th August saying the home has boon broken up, and many fond next morning. The next day I came to the in the deepest distress, the mother almost dividend would be paid the first thing the hopes have been blighted. The father in Supreme Court, but he was not there. I brokenhearted, while the children as may his house, and got a note in reply putting demoralized to the care of their nature, wrote him a small note which was sent to be gathered from the above narrative-are me off. I have destroyed it. I afterwards alienated from their nearest relatives, whose $13,005 appeared on. Mr Huffsm's account as Huffa was well. I wrote him a letter It is well that parents should know the The A. G. explained that this sum of got a letter from Mrs Huffam saying that Mr hopea for their future are utterly destroyed. received from the Registrar of the Supreme asking him for a copy of the account, and dangers to which their children are exposed The A. G. contended that the moneys were Court. public moneya. Only one case had been
got an answer stating that he was too un-from a system which, in the sacred namo of decided (the manager of a. Saving's Bank), evidence,
Mr Francis said that would not make it well to attend to the matter, but would en-religion, can thus recklessly interfere with in which the point as to whether the
deavour to let me have it the next day. family life, deprive them of the control of moneys were publis or set was held to rent payments, stated that the
Witness, after completing the detail of I heard a rumour the next day that those dear to them in the most important balance of he had gone to Macao, and next saw of all soaverna, and teach the young to lie, upon the fact whether or not the office was $1,167.50 was now in the Treasury. him in Geol here, after bis arrest,atdeosive, and at last openly defy their subject to rates. He (the A. G.) would go Cross-examined:-There is a warrant of his own request. farther than that, and would certainly Governor or order by the Chief Justice for
parents. Such su invasion of the family argue the point before giving it up. Prlavery payment. Money is paid into the and myself were the only representatives rights, are surely not to be tolerated in a By Mr Franois-Mr Sharp, Mr Toller oirolo, and such a trampling upon parental soner had paid the money into the Treasury. Treasury by the Supreme Court, and kept of creditors present at the meeting. He free and civilized country.
His Lordship romarked that he was under the head of Judicial Deposit account; said he could not tell 118 the exact prepared to give an opinion, but would of but it was not so in this case. course ho glad to hear the argument, and account was opened for this estate, and the tions more minutely.
Á separate amount, but would make the calcula
I looked at the they would therefore reserve the potat.
HAMMERING A DEFAULTER IN money did not go into the account for crown account; the one produced is the same. Mr Francis observed that all the evi- moneys. It has not been the custom lately. There was something ssid by Mr Sharp
CAPEL COURT. dense would be admitted subject to this to pay in money under head of Judioal Da- about bills of costs still to be paid Mr porter's boxes, also notice-boards of every Stationed in various parts of the house are point reserved.
posit; Court fees, Co., are paid in monthly. Flunkot was present at the meeting. My description, giving information and statistics The Official Assignee has never, during my firm represents eight creditors; none of-coming direct from secretaries of mines, stay in the Treasury (since 1866), rendered them are prosecuting in this oase. any accounts, as official assigned in various estates, to the Treasury. The Treasury exercised no control over him as Official Assignee. I don't think the Audit Oos- ever looked over his accounts; I don't know. The Treasury never checked them.
ironlar referred only to Government re- Witness volunteered a statement that the venue. The files (81 in number) are here produced, of other bankrupt estates. (The names were here given, and noted by the Court)
The A. G. asked whether His Lordship would hear the argument in this Court, or whether it would be more advisable to have it heard before the fall Court,
His Lordship replied that he would reserve it for the full Court if the learned A. G. laid great stress upon it.
The A. G. said that there had been so much-doubt on the point in the profession, and there were other romsong
His Lardship observed that he would certainly resorve it.
The Court then adjourned for lunch.
were paid in by the Official Assignee. The Witness continued:-The later payments total sums amounted to $33,237 (Witness Official Assignee or the Registrar, one sum next detailed the payments back to the of which was $13,005.)
C. B. Plunket, recalled by Mr Francis- I had as official administrator on deposit the sum of $38,181.85; as official trustee I had $11,827.46; and with the cash balance, have a total of $65,981.74, I never heard of a deposit in Admiralty of $20,000. I was a witacas in the Police Court for the Crown, ever swore to any information against Mr not prosecutor; the Crown prosecuted
Hadam
Re-examined-I consider that the siren
At this stage the Sossions were further adjourned until to-morrow at 10a.m.
Ohina.
SHANGHAI.
(Courier)
We bear that the Marquis Teong, the Chinese Minister to the Court of St. James, arrived here to-day in the O. M. a.a. Fautah, en route to England.
The French gunboat Lynz, Captain Cherbourg, vid Saigon and Hongkong. She Fournier, arrived here yesterday from takes the place of the. Surprise, which has returned to Europe.
JESUIT TACTICS.. TO THE EDITOR OF THE RECORD.
excuses about copying accotints, and so on. Exobango was going down rapidly, and he promised to give cheques on a certain day, but on that day he did not attend on the plea of glokness. The creditors, who were about to take other proceedings, became suspicious, and a summons was leaued for the prisoner to attend the Court, and he was found to have gone to Macao. Ho had obtained no leave of absence That you the sald Frederick Sowley from the Governor or the Court. The Huffam then being the official asiguou onmous was sent to Macao, but he did of the insolvent estate of Lyall and others not obey it, and subsequently he was ar theretofore carrying on business, in this rested on board the steamer White Cloud, Colony under the style or firm of Messi at Macao, having been, after certain corre-publio moneys. Lyall Stil & Co. and as such official spondence between the two Governors, put- assignee then being trustee of certain pro- ou board there by the Portuguese autho- perty that is to say of certain moueys, to witities, and brought back to the Uolony, to the amount of $4,831.36 for the boneilt As yet nothing was known of the money. of the said insolvent estate ald unlawfully Those are the facts of the case. Up to the and wilfully convert and appropriate the present moment no explanation has been said property to and for your own use and given: the prisoner had rightly enough to. benefit with intent thereby then to defraud served his defence, and it may be that he at Victoria aforesaid on the 17th day of has a defence which will exculpate him; August 1878,
but at present there. In a prima facie The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mroase against him, and until he can aber Klær who had been oalled as a Jury the Jury that the prima facie cate is not man was ordered, at the suggestion of the correct one, it would be the duty of the Attorney General, to stand acido, as he Jury to convict him of fraudulent misap. was interested in the estaten of which thepropriation at least. The prisoner had a accused was official assigns.
perfect right to reserve his defence; and The prisoner was, at the request of his as he had had an opportunity of inspecting counsel, allowed a seat.
the books, he might now be in a position to The Attorney General, in opening the explain that he was not guilty of the of case, said the prisoner was charged on
fence. If he could make a good defence several counts with embezzlement and mis-every one would be delighted to zes him, appropriating certain moneya entrusted to leave the dook without a stain on his his care. The first count came under Ord. I character. 7 of 1865, Section 57. That Section pro- vided that whosoever belug employed as A public servant, and being entrusted by
railways, banks, companion-agents of for eign loans, and financiers; in fact every- virtue of such employment, with any money or valuable security shai! embezzle the
thing that can possibly concern the Stock same, or any part thereof, shall be deemed
Exchange or influence the price of shares is to have stolen the same from Her Majesty,
exhibited. The two pillars supporting the and being convicted shall be liable to be
reof are both utilised for this purpose, the kept fu Fonal Servitude for any term not
one in the Consel Market furthermore being exceeding fourteen years, and not less then
the post of the head waiter, to whose lot three years or to be imprisoned for any
falle the unpleasant duty of "hammering" a defaulter. This is a very impressive term not exceeding two years with or
ceremony, without hard labour. The charge against
With bare head, amidet a breathless silence, the more strange as it Mr Huffem (the prisoner) was that he being by virtue of his office entrusted with cortain
interrupts the constant hubbub of the house, Ou resuming at 3 o'clock, public money did embezzle and carry it
like a sudden lull in a storm, the head waiter away, &o. The 2nd count was somewhat
length by Mr Francis. He said he received
upon the side of the box. Then in grave, Mr Plunket was gross-examined at some
raps distinctly three times with a haminor zimlar, but referred more particularly to
no salary se officiat assignee, but his salary money which the prisoner as a public
as Registrar had been raised from £800 to lars referred to revenue and unclaimed
solemn, clearly-pronounced words, he an servant held as trust. He had received
nounces that Henry William- -bage certain moneys for a public purpose, viz.
$1,000 by the way of compensation. All The A. G. then reviewed the other counts commissions in bankruptoy now go to the balances. I have not had any large amounts
to inform the house he cannot comply with some $60,000 for the purpose of distributagalu briefly, and in concluding his oper Crown; they formerly went to the official in bankruptcy. As for small sums they
his bargains." As soon as the name has tion amongst certala creditors. The Brding romarks said he trusted the jury would sesignee :-I could not say the whole sumShanghai Bank in 'two accounto-one 48
been caught, it is on everybody's lips, and have been lodged in the Hongkong and count was framed on the same Ordinance, give the greatest attention to the can, but in round numbers which Me Buffata banded Registrar, and the other as Official Trustee. truthfulness and acourney of the subjoined soon restored, and nothing remains to remaind for a second or two resounds in one long. but charges that the money was held for on account of the magnitude of the amount ovoz to me, when I arrived, as it has been! I seldom kept over $200 in the office at a painful account of the way in which the the members, who have not suffered loss, of Sir, I will vouch for the thorough buzz. If it be unimportant equanimity is the Creditors of the estate of Messrs, Lyall and the prisoner's positions, and further increased since. I never heard of Lyali time, and latterly I have not kept $100. two counts he said were exactly similar to fear, lavor, or affection. It was a melancholy I have never called upon him for the son, solicitors, sworn, states:-Our firm re-man holding a very important publiq post. if the suspertaion be large, its ultimate effects Still & Co., some $46,849.79. The next that they would deal with the case without Still & Co.'s estate before he went to Macao. W. W. Toller, of Sharp, Toller and John-valued friend of mine-au excellent clergy.in black pinned upon a special board; but nieces and the nephew of the writer, a an unpleasant episode, save a notice printed the third, with the exception that the thing to see the prisoner after so many money in Mesara Lyall and Still & Co.'s amounts were smaller and were pat in years in the public service, in his present estate. There are no general orders of the present creditors in Lyall, Still & Co's estate tion, an Oxford first-classman-were per are difficult to be ascertained, and ap more for the information of all parties position. concerned than any other purpose, the
Court for regulating the custody of unpaid for about $300,000. The claims have all been verted to Romanians, baptized and con- prehension becomes pretty prevalent; for dividends. Under clause 7 sub-section proved and admitted. The liabilities are very firmed in the Romish Church, without the owing to the operation of alosing the de- amounts specified being included in the
C. B. Plunket, sworn, states:-1 am of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, I have been than one appeal to the Privy Council having and trained by Romanista to act for four selves are appreciably affected. If a member $46,849.79 mentioned in the 3rd count,
Registrar of the Supreme Court, and Re.latrar for 18 months. During that time been made. In about '72 or '73 the estate georza daily lie to deceive those whom signifies his wish to be declared, he is nn- large, and there was much litigation, more knowledge of their affectionato parents; faulters' accounts, even the markets them The learned Attorney General continued such Official Assignee in Bankruptcy. I have never had my sccounts audited, and to say that the facts of the case which produce the file and schedule in the bank there is no check over us, so far as the became more settled. We frequently ap- God's commandment required them to counced as a defaulter in the above quoted were extremely painful from the position of ruptcy case of Lyall Still & Co. The bank rules and regulations are concernet, no far plied to the prisoner, from 1873 till he went honour. Their moral sense seems to have terms, but if his creditors take the initiativa the party charged were simply as follows: rupte ware George Lyall, Charles Frederlok Under the Bankraptog Ordinance No. 6 Still, and George Francis Maclean. I also officer of the Government to check my ac excuses which were not satisfactorying, "It is no harm to tell lies in the cause not," and the notice is printed in red. In as I am aware of which empowers any home, to get a statement. He made vari-been entirely destroyed by the Jesnít teach then the cannot" is changed into “has of 1864, Section VI, the Registrar of the put in the Government Gazette containing counts. I give a detailed account of the but that it would take a long time to adver
ha said he would make up accounts shortly, of religion
either case the books are handed over to the Supreme Court was nade the Official the appointment of the prisoner to be the Assignee, in all cases of Bankruptor, and
Official Assignee.
commissions which formerly went to thetise in papers throughout the world. We promoting Romanisor in this country to to the estate, and ultimately declare 4 It is the interest of those who are official assignces, who receive all monies dns Registrar, every month, but not as to the did not prosecute. After my return in try and throw doubts upon such narratives, dividend, which, if it exceed 13s. 4d.. was, therefore, in all cases ex-officio fficial An.ignes. In December, 1867, Ordinance ing the question as to whether the Gaze te sider the circular marked B to apply to the ous creditors, and made a joint application. the trustworthinees' of my friend's state, kn as a third-class member, 208, giving Some discusssion hers took place regard-other funds of the estate. I do not con-March or April, I communicated with vari- therefore give my name as testifying to entitles the defaulter to apply for readmis No, 16, was passed, and enacted that the alone could be sept as evidentitat official assigns except when I am pay- Shortly after a dividend meeting was adver-ment, and I privately let you know, with the right of first-class. Owing to the easy Governor could, when he thought fit and Francia submitting that it was not to itselling fees or balances of unclaimed divided in the Gazette, expedient, appoint some person other than
evidence. His Lordabip noted the objec-ends; in fact
This meeting was his own permission, who the writer is. the Registrar of the Supreme Court as
realisation of a defaulter's assets in most did not know of the adjourned till 3rd July, by a subsequent Official Assignee in Bankruptcy.
existence of these circulars until this advertisement. From what I heard had Examination continued In the papers case cropped up.
1 am, Sir, faithfully yours,
cases, the delay is not prolonged to the time Hoffam was at that time Clerk of Court, of proceedings in bankruptcy there is a ing it to the hoads of departments to sauc sent) I went to see prisoner on Sth of August,
Mr
There is an order leas taken place at that meeting (I was not pre-
ALFRED M. W. UnRISTOPHER,
required by the usual bankruptcy proceed and was much respected; it wae thought MS. apppointment of prisoner to be Official tion the Saturday half-holiday and going to
Rector of St. Aldate's, Oxford.ings commonly in vogue in commercial Oxford, September 10, 1878..
circles. A defaulter, until readmitted, for- that he was a fit and proper person to take Assignee in Lyall Still & Go's bankruptcy. Macao from Saturday to Monday. I did and asked him whether this was not the
feits his right to enter the House. The over charge of Bankrupt's eastes, and. It is not sealed with the seal of the Court. accordingly shortly after the Ordinance
not take an active part in the dividond day when cheques for Lyall, Still's estate The A. G. said he could prove the hand meetings in Lyall, Still & Co.'s estate as I were to be given. He replied that it was a father, mother, and three children-twotion the extreme riekiness of the business, In Dublin resides a family, consisting of number of failures, taking into considera- (No. 16 of 1807) was passed, an order writing of the Governor.
was very busy in Court. When 1 came Mr Francis objected to both documents out here 1 found Mr E. §. Huffam acting is office on that day, and found that sional man, and necessarily much engaged the recollection of many, however, to have appeared in the Government Gazette signed
not; the 13th was the day, I came to girls and one boy. The father is a profes-is not lurgs; in very precarious periods only do they really become frequent. "It is within by Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, then Go.
he had not attended. as Registrar; he handed over the business and found that he did not attend; then ever, been entirely devoted to the interests heard the hammer sound for nearly thirty
I made inquiries in the duties of his calling. He has, how- vernor bere, appointing the prisoner Official
W M, Deane, Captain Superintendent of the office to me, including a large num-wrote to him in his house, and had a Assignee in the estate of Mosera Lyall, Still of Police, identified the handwriting of Bir her of intestate estates, bankruptcy estates, reply from Mrs Huffam. I have never giving them the best education Dublin credit of the members, such general instance & Co.; this order was dated 2Dch Da. Richard Graves MacDonnell, and that and so on, with large balances of money.
of his children, working hard for them, and suspensions during one account; but, to the cember, 1887. At that time there were officer's signature on the appointment in
Henry Smith, the chief accountant of the reeived anything on account of those could supply. He is a strict Presbyterian, of inability to perform contracts ara ez- several persons who had been adjudicated question. bankrupts, and the prisoner took charge of
C. B. Plunket also produced a copy of called, and produced the fixed depoalt aurent, Mr Liebert obtained a judgment ligions convictions. The mother has been
Hongkong and Shanghal Bank, was next beques, or ressived a copy of the account and most earnest and decided in his rextremely exceptional-City Preat. astate of Bieners Lyall still & Co., they had containing advertisements for meeting of estate is Jan. 6. This entry is F. S. Harare $6000, and when the prisoner was applied of them in everything, and in the couras all those estates also. With regard to the Gazette dated May 20, and of Juas 89, 1878, Register. The first entry in Lyall Stille gainst the Offcial Assignee in 1873, and a most tender and affectionate parent, non- there was a balance of little less than pletely devoted to her children, thinking
Shipping Intelligence. been adjudicated bankrupts on the petition creditors and adjournment. There were two official assignos in the estate of Lyall Still's to for it, he said he really had not the of many years has only left them once or London and Colonial Papors, &e.co of two of the partners. The accounts kept meetings of creditore held, and a dividend & Co. Bankrupts $12,000; the 2nd is money to pay it. I ssid that it was a judg-twise for short periods of time.
The followingla corrected from the latest by the prisoner will show the amounts dividend list were also produced, witness the came estate $25,000. The Arst one was/ment, and he had, I supposed, money de- children were going on well in their studies;
Was declared. An account ourront and October 24th 1871 in the same name and for thoaived by him, and the balancen, yet out-
VESSELS TO ARRIVE, standing. The bankruptcy of Messrs Lyall stating that he found them in prisoner's repaid on July 11, 1871, with futerent $240 Posited in the Bank. He said he ould not and giving every promise of success and
AT. HONGKONG, Still & Co. wax a very difficult que to despatch box they are in prisoner's band of the second amount ($25,000) an amount Far it before the deposit was due, I said usefulness in their future lives.
The assets and liabilities were mansge
Witness continued -Prisoner of $5,000 was paid on March 7th 1872 with easily arrange for its being cashed. He tunately a Roman Catholic servant waS writing.
that was of no consequence, as I could Very large, and the winding up would was not at the office on the 16th. August ;] $55.70 interest, the balance of $20,000 was { shen handed me a deposit note for $25,000 admitted into the family. She seems at About five and a half years ago unfor becessarily require some time. The pri- He was then Deputy Registrar, 1 re- There have been no other deposite on that an Hongkong and Shanghal Beak: when ones to have set about the task of corrupt
he had been away for about a week paid on April 37th 1879 with interest $400. Boner appears to have proceeded actively ceived a letter dated 17th August; but I estate since that date. There are some handed back to prisoner the deposit receipt leading them astray from the Protestant at Grat, in getting in the estate up to May do not remember on what date I received current accounts which have been hande endorsed. The deposit was reduced to faith. That she must have been all the paid the judgment debt of $8000, anding the principles of the abildren, and of 1868 he had got in and paid into the ...Dolonial Treasury 681,000 odd, but the fit. (Produced). I recollect now I received to Mr Sharp, but I bave not the books.$20,000, and ran on to the due date.
hole of that amount, except a small it on Saturday afternoon (irth), after 2 I had a clieque fron Messrs Sharp, Toller
, Napier, balance, was subsequently drawn out of o'clock, (The letter was from the prisoner and Johnson payable to the order of B. Celony cince 1867. Mr Huffam has been Irish peasant as she was, she could hardly 26, Underwriter,
By Mr Francis I have been in the is tolerably clear, or otherwise, ignorant 14, Emily Chaplin,
while under priestly guidance and direction the Treasury. This cum had been traced and was to the effect that Dr O'Brien had Hufist for $4,691.16. It was gashed on frequently doing the duties of Hegistrar have done her work. Do willly and suc 28, Melbzek, to the Banks: a sum of $17,000 was paid recommended prisoner a change of & fom the 18th July and paid to the Court Shroff and Deputy Registrar at the same time, at essfully. In February, 1874, the three Into the Oriental Bank, and two sums viz.: days to Macso.) I produce a summons in $25,000 and $12,000 into the Hongkong bankruptcy issued calling upon prisoner to was told so the date of payment in on the A dividend meeting was advertised in 1868, eleven, and ten respectively, were admitted
By Mr Francis I know that boosuse I least whilst Mir Alexander was sick children, then of the age of thirteen, 16, Annie Bow,
July and Shanghai Henk on fred deposit, appear before the Court, I also producs cheque. I bare no knowledge of the but we wrote and asid we objected to & into the Roman Catholic Church by one These sum have long since been with two account books, one marked Cash transactions unless by the books and the meating whilst litigation was going on, but Father Hall, of the Carmelite Convent 31, Stant,
16, Lorimer, drawn, and there is no money at present, so
Book," and the other a ledger, containing vouchers,
18, Sydenham, far as is known, ludged anywhere. The certain accounts relating to several bank
(Vouchers produced, and accepted as called. I think Mr Huffam showed me the knowledge and consent of their parents. I don't remember any other meeting boing in Whitefriar-street, Dublin, without the thobey was withdrawn within 6 months after uptcy estates.
27, Pilgrim, evidence.) being paid in, and what has been done with Mr Frangis said that only one bankruptcy Alexander Womyan, the saulatant so called, and that there were about $60,000 a cab to Cardinal Cullen, who again with Bccount about the time the meeting was last In July, 1876, they were taken scoretly in itsince is not known. Naturally foraamelittle case had yet been proved.
countant at the Oriental Bank, was next to be forthcoming, I never made any ap-out 'the knowledge and consent of their time the prisoner was employed getting in
The A. G. said that the first two counts called to prove the deposit of $17,000 by plication to the court about the investment parents confirmed them. the accounts, and it was impossible to may were general, charging prisoner with merely Mr Huffam on 21st April, 1871. It was of this money I am not instructed on be what amount there would be to be distribaving misappropriated 460,000 as a public paid to Mr Hoffara with interest $225 in half of any of the creditors, in these criminal discovered the deception that had been buted, bat latterly, the creditors began to officer. Be would, however, produce the one sum on the 23rd Oct. 1871; 2 produce proceedings; my creditors' claims amounted practised upon him and the cruel injury In February, 1876, the father accidentally get a little impatient, and represen ations files in the other cases.
Examination continued I don't row That is the only deposit which has been Deos, 1878, is from a arm at Manchester, four intervening years the children had the documents relating to the transaction. $300,000; the letter produced dated 17th that had thus been done him for the wern mads to the prisoner. No di
collect, whether I was appointed Oficial made. On 28th May, 188, 488.10 were declared, howeverį WES some months ago they pressed for pay. Asalnes in the case of Lyall, Bill & Co., paid to Me Buffam on behalf of the estate of mining to be creditors; this was from been residing at home, attending family ment He made certain excuses for or not. I am Ooiai Assignes in bank Lyall, Still & Co., there was also a sum of
Henderson & Co a postponement of settling the claims, and rupisy, but not in this estate. I took pro 86,975.63 paid to Mr Buffam balance due prove such heavy claims there would have Sunday-school of their church, and never i By the Athf we had not been able to week daye, attending on Sundays the worship, going regularly to school on the in May of last year be obtained leave of ceedings in bankruptcy in this matter; but to the estate of Lyall, Stili & Co. for some been a farther dividend for the other by word or deed giving any ind cation of absence, and went to England. Mr batp,
I have received no socotint from the property we held. There were also one of creditore: Who represented some of the creditors, Prisoner, (Witness here asked leave to two drafta istiad on Australis, but nothing remonstrated with the prisoner and said he refer to the file.) for recollect that to do with Lyall, Still & Co. a estate.
what had taken place. Trained skilfully By His Lordship -I was in the Colony in the art of deception by those who d ought to settle up the estate of Lyall still appointed Official Abelgues in this
Wodehouse, chief clerk in the when the bankruptcy occurred. There were led them astray. they lived one long Co., before going home. The prisoner bankruptcy, on 29th August last.
Colonial Secretary's Office, states:-I am not two gentlemen appointed with whom Mr protracted lie in the sight of their parents, haid there was no canse for alarm, and if The Attorney General here asked whether aware that priconer obtained leave of ab Hufam was empowered to consult (ir Kay who had no reason to suspect anything Bir Sharp liked, he could make a deponit, there are any instructions filed in the Re-sence in August last. I should have been and Mr Notley); I only know of one thing wrong in them. When so last found out -- find paid $6,000.
On his retira from gistrar's office regarding the custody and aware of it if any leave had been given, they did they were consulted by the Official they at first dented everything, We are England be received back this amount disposition of public moneys or moneys Certain correspondenca took place with the Assignee with respect to the sale of some Protestants, and intend to remain Protest from Mr. Sharp, essa small deduction on conected with any insolvent estaten. Am Governor of isso on the subject,
property by Meaero Maclean & Co.
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