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At the Garmin Consular court at Shanghai. on 30th September, before O. Merger, Es, Vice-Consul, Acting? Judicially, and Messrs R. Leteke, and Fr. Fubrmeister, Assessors, was heard the case of Estolla Corinne Crombio n Breas Siemssen
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2289-1
and that plaintiff pay the costs.
Mr. Mahnfeldt road the following car tesp dence-
Shanghai, 22nd June, 1995..
W. A. CROMHE.
Shanghai, 16th June, 1995.
Dear Mrs. Crombie-We are requested by Monses. Siomskon sad Co. to inform you that they bave received a telogram from Hongkong authorising the accaplause of your offer to pay T. 21,000. Please, therefore, lot us know by 10.30 o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) morning low you propon to pag the blues of Tis, 8,000 still die from you to them.-We are, Yours faithfully.
Mrs. W. A. Crombie.
BROWETT AND ELLIS,
Juno 18th, 1905. Dear SisIn reference to our conversation of yesterday I beg to inform you that my wife still adheres to her decision not to pay more than the twelve thousand tasks which you are alrealy received, on the madaratanding that no proceedings are taket against an. Any further communication must be made to my lawyer, Mr. Morgan Phillipa.
W. A. CROMBIE.
Messrs. Siemen & Co.
Mr. Mahnfeldt then argand the frets of the cass, and referred to spreval English casos em the point of the illegality of compounding a felony.
Mr: Voights addrosad the Court briofly on | behalf of his client.commeating ou the corres pondence, and the statements in the defendants'
answer.
31. Phillips chimed the indulganes of the Court to make a few remarks, Plaintiff's position, he said, was this. An offor was made, Ju Shanghai. It was withdrawn befors accept- ance. It was quite clor that that arrangement was withdrawn. Mr. Mahufeldt hnd quoted English law with regard to compounding a felony Auy arrangement ta suppress or stífa criminal prosecution, or in other words to compound a felony, was wholly void. It was the same, he believed, in Germau law. His bad the honour to appear Court last year to
Д defend who was charged with a precisely similar fraud to that committed by Crouble. The
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that
person
Beensad's friouls paid a certain ammiat of
On demand I promise to pay to Messray to his suployers and they agreed not to prosente. Accused then left for Europe, bat Siemsson & Co.. of Shanghai, or order the aum
the matter come to the ears of the German of Tls twenty thousand of Shanghai syces for Consulate and they, quito properly, considering faluo received,
that the once war committel against the German Crowa, had him arrested at Singapors, He was brought back and tried before that. Court, and although they won quite aware of the arrangement ant to prossents, he was sentenced to a suitable term of imprisɔument,
The Court announced that judgment would be given next week.
10th June, 103,
Plaintiff was represented by Mossrs. Mahn- Dear Sir, My husband has just informed feldt and T Morgan Phillips, Mr. Voights me of the torrible facts which have come to appeared for defendants.
light. Before I say anything about the matter The patition of the plaintiff says as follows:--will you believe me when I say I have until 1.The plaintiff is the wife of Walter now been absolutely ignorant as to what has Andrew Crombie, a British subject.
been going on?
The defenlauts aro a firm of Gorman merchants carrying on business at Shanghai and elsewhere.
3.In June 1905 it became known to the defendants that the said Walter Androw Crombie, who was the agent or manager of their Insurance Department, had embezzled large sums of the defendants' monies.
-Sevem interviews took place betweón Charles Brodersen. the managing partner of tlis defendents' firm in Shanghai, and the said Waltor Andrew Crombie and the plaintiff with the view of chtaining restitation to the defendants of the monics ar pacts thereof which had been embezzled by the said Walter Andrew Crombie.
I have about Tis. 10,000 cash in the bank ui the present moment which I intended to spend în erecting a house for us, and if you will accept it as a sort of compensation to tide orer matters I shall be truly gratoful.
I should liko very much to see you, and perhaps more can be done by word of mouth - Yours faithfully,
C. Brodersen. Esq.
ESTELLA G. Crosma
10th June 1905.
.
For this
Dear Mr. Brodersen- wish to confirm the offer which my husband made morning, namely Tls. 12,000 in cash, also the house furniture, which I reckon at lowest price 5-The said Walter Aadrow Crombie left Tis. 5.000, my houseboat which I value lowest Shanghai without meking payment of the waidat Ts. 300, the Weihaiwe shares and debon- zums of money embezzled by him, but before tures which have boun hauded to you already, learing, gave to the defendant 2 promissory note for a large amount in satisfaction of the monies monating to say Tls. 3,000. I have als come which had been exhozzled by him, which said jewellery which I will hand to you for disposal
to make up the offerod sum of Tis, 21,000. promissory note is still in their possession.
This offer is made on the clear understand- ing that that no proccodinga are taken against By Lushand.-Yours faithfully,
ESTELLA C. CHOMHE.
The plaiutiff was induced by the said Charles Brodersen to deposit with him a m of Taels Twelve thousand Shanghai Sycus (Tls. 12,000 8.8.) as part of an offer by the plaintiff to pay a sum of Toels Twenty-one thousand Shanghai Syco in order to obtain the release of her said husband from liability by ronson of his embezzlement.
7-The said sum of Tis, 12,000 was the private and sole property of the plaintiff The
dopoeit of the said nm of Tis. 12.000, the monies of the plaintiff, was made by the plaintiff
Shaughai. 12th June, 1907, Dear Mrs. Crombin.--I received yesterday evening you letter dated 10th inst.. by which you confine the offer to refund to our firm the sum of Tla 21,000 on the understanding that
no proceedings are taken against your husband.
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as part of an offer by the plaintiff, which said offer wes withdrawn by the plaintiffsud circumstances, I am willing to submit this before she received any notice of its accep- lower offer by to-day's mail to my Hongkong ionco. The consideration on which the said sum of Tis. 12,000 was paid by the plaintiffs, and Bak them to let me have their
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8. The plaintif also says that she was in Could I offer a round figure of Ths. 25,000 iting the battery for business vehicles, such as duced to deposit the said sum of Tls. 12,000 |would look far more substantial and certainly with Charles Broderson in the execution of stand a better chance, and I cauuot too strongly and as a nonsideration for as improper and recommend that you and your husband should illegal purpose, namely to compromise criminal continue and double your endeavors to try, proceedings which wore threatanou by the if in any way possible, to raise another T. defendants against the said Walter Androw 4000 before the mail arrives at Hongkong so Cromble, and therefore the plaintiff claims the that I could cable such an improved off r to my roturn of the said sum of Tls, 12,000.
partners just at the time when they got my The phintiff therefore pray
letter. In conclusion I bag to ask you to send me to-morrow the Tis. 12,000 cash against my firm's receipt, and I herewith guaranted to refund the money to you should your proposal not be accopted.
You will understand that we require a certain bail,-Yours faithfully,
C. BRODERIES.
1.- Tint the defendants may be ordered to return the said eam of Tis. 19,000 to the plain. tiff.
2-That the defondants may be ordered to pay the susts of this action.
3-That the plaintiff may have such other relief as to this Honourable Court may soom
kisat.
ANSWER. Translation.}
1, 2, 3 and 4 ore correct.
It is true that W. A. Crombie left Shang. hal without reimbursing the sums embezzled Ly
him.
It is not true that he signed a promissory note to the full amount of the same which be embezzled.
The promissory note amounts to The 20,000. The ombezzlements amount to more than Tls. 33.000, The Tls. 12,000 which plaintiff paid CHINKIANG: GEARING & Co. and now reclaims and Tie. 1,000 paid by
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defrauder have therefore been deducted from the total amount of the debt.
proof.
A copy of the promissory note is enclosed as 6.-It is denied that the Tls. 12,000 have boon deposited with defendants as a bail.
Plaintif paid that amount to defendants definitively and as payment of part of defendants' claim arising out of the embezzlement.
Plaintiff is promised to pay further 338. 8,000 and is still obliged to pay the said sum.
Defendant would claim the said amount from plaintiff in this lawsuit if the German Court were competent for the hearing of a claim
Proofs Harewith copies
12th June, 1805. Dear Mr. Brodorsan.-I enclose horewith a cheque for Tls. 12,000 in compliance with the request contained in the last paragraph of 'your lotter.
I await your firm's recoipt for the same, and accept your personal guarantes to return me the eheqne should my proposal to you of the 10th instant not be accepted.Yours faithfully,
ESTELLA C. CROMBIE
15th June. 1967.
Dear Sira. I beg to inform you that after mature cousideration I have conte to the con- clusion that it is no use for me to advance any more money than Tls. 12,007 (Twelve thousand Taels) already paid (under special, conditions) 2 matter what happens, and I hereby withdraw my offer to sell all my furniture and jewellery as stated previously.Your faithfully."
ESTELLA C. CROMBIE. Henses. Siomsson & Co.
Shanghai, 15th June, 1995. We beg to acknowledge receipt of your -to-day's letter, by which you wish to withdraw
letter dated 10th inst., .e. to raise and pay to u
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7 and 8-It was not a payment that minema paid by you as a scourity or bail. proceedings should not be takon but to pay part
of the claim of the defondants arising out of accept such a withdrawal. is your offer of 10th
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