THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 26, 1939.
CORRIGAN TELLS HIS STORY IN ALLEGED CHINA ARMS FRAUD CASE
London, To-day.
Dennis Corrigan, central figure in the sensational China Arms Case, gave evidence when the trial was resumed at Old Bailey yesterday.
The accused are:
Frederick Willing, 50, a Dutch subject, and metal merchant, of Tavistock Court, Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, Dennis Michael Corrigan, 46, agent, of Park Lane, and James Oll Herbert Willing, 24, metal merchant, of Dorset House. They are charged with having Sometime afterwards, Chou told conspired with Chou Tin-shu and him that the Ambassador had ask- others
He said unknown to defraud Mr.ed for the "hu chaos.”” Theodore Laffitte of £7,250.
that certain cables had been sent to China and he was in grave dan- There are further charges of
ger not only of losing his job but obtaining £7,250 from Mr. Laffitte of going back to China facing a by false pretences and of attempt- | charge. ing to obtain £4,000.
CAPTAIN JOHN BALL
NO FRAUD INTENTION
"He said he couldn't get, the hu.
Corrigan 'giving evidence at yes-chaos back from France and that terday's proceedings, said that a an attempt was being made to Captain John Ball introduced him alter it for the purpose of getting to Chou Tin-shu in September, this consignment of guns out of 1987, saying that Chou was in a Marseilles. He also said he had position to place contracts for heard the goods were going to armaments and seroplanes.
.
Spain instead of China. He then said he would send a dummy
'He was told that Chou was re- lated to Dr. H. H. Kung (the Chin-cargo."
ese Finance Minister) and that his There was no intention whatever wife was related to Madame Chiang Kai-shek.
He had no reason to believe that Chou was not officially connected with the Chinese Government and the Embassy in London.
NOT FINANCIALLY INTERESTED
Chou told him (Corrigan) that he had some guns and ammunition for sale, and asked him if he could find a buyer., He spoke to James Willing.
to defraud Lafitte.
Counsel: "Were you told any- thing of the whereabouts of the [actual guns and ammunition?”
Corrigan: "Chou said they were at Captain Ball's place in Bel- gium."
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Corrigan said he paid about £850 in connection with the shipment of the dummy cargo. He expected the money back from Chou but never got it.
“RAW: DEAL”
Chou told him he distrusted the He was not financially interest- ed in the contract but he would Willings, and thought they were have received the usual commission working with Laffitte in regard the was why Chou from Chou or Willing for intro-hu chaos. That
told him not to tell the Willings ducing Chou to Willing.
about the dummy cargo.
1
was be-
. His usual commission
tween 2 and 10 per cent. for such an introduction.
Chou told him later that he had sold some guns and ammunition to Willing, and that he was receiving £5,250. Chou asked him to collect the money and bring it to him.
CHOU'S PAYMENT
Asked by counsel whether he trusted Captain Ball, Corrigan re- plied that he had no reason to dis- trust him, "but he clever man and he may have had his own axe to grind somewhere."
was a very
Corrigan added he thought the deal on Willings had had a raw account of Chou's suspicions, and thus he paid them back £3,890. The саве is proceeding.
Willing paid him £5,025, saying to Chou that there was a reduction Reuter. for expenses.
He gave the money to Chou and reminded Chou that he owed him £2,000 or £3,000 on the "hu chao” (permit) transactions. Chou gave him 41,300 kg di mo mai
Si-Corrigan: said ho, arranged for
shipment at Chou's request.
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