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INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN
CARVALHO YEO TRIAL.
JURY OBJECT TO THEIR TIME BEING WASTED.
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE SLIPS MR. BLACK'S MEMORY.
CAN POLICE RECORDS BE PRODUCED IN COURT?
THE DEFENCE OPENS TO-DAY.
Yesterday for the first time during his lengthy trial, Carvalho Yeo, the man who is accused of having defrauded the Hong Kong Treasury of a "sum amounting to over $260,000 showed active interest and even concern in the case."
Hitherto he had watched the proceeding's with indif ferent composure but yesterday, the eighth day of his trial, he was obviously agitated. This was perhaps caused by the Crown springing a new witness on the defence. This witness was neither. called, at the Police Court nor mentioned by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C, leading counsel for the Crown, in his quiline of the case. Notice was only served on Mr. F. C Jenkin, Counsel for the defence at 230 p.m. on Wednesday that this witness was to be called.
LEFT IN DESK AND FORGOTTEN.
Mr. Azim Moosn, a Treasury Clerk, who is the new witness gave a most startling piece of evidence-evidence which be declared had been imparted to Mr. Binck as far back as January 16E" of this year. He not only gave it to Mr. Black verbally, but in written form. This evidence is of considerable value to the pro- secution and when asked by the jury to explain why it had not been brought out Mr. Black, who was again called to the witness box, said that it had entirely slipped his memory. The written. report of what witness said he had seen the accused doing in the offer on two occasions was locked up in Mr. Black's desk and entirely forgotten, until Mr. T.. Hazelriga, solicitor for the Treasury was told of it, we understand on Wednesday by Mr. Moosa.
JURY ON WASTE OF TIME.
The gentlemen of the jury, who are all prominent business men of the Colony and have followed the proceedings with the utmost care and patience, reminded the Crown of the futility of introducing superfluous evidence. This complaint was made by Mr. A. H. Ferguson (foreman) when Mr. H. G. Sheldon, who is assisting Mr. Potter in the prosecution, recalled Tsang On Wing yesterday afternoon, to refute Mr. Jenkin's challenge that he could not bring forward any document to show that he did not write his "A" with a loop beginning from the bottom.
Mr. Sheldon said that since Tsang On Wing's cross-examine- tion, he had gone through the numerous cheques more carefully and was now in a position to produce 99 cheques to show that there was a break in the "A" and particularly in one cheque the "A" was not written with the long loop beginning from the bottom.
to those cheques, As Tsang On Wing was about to testify Mr. Ferguson said that they had wasted enough time on the case. They were all business men and their time was valuable. the peculiar Their minds had already been made up in, regard
way Tsang made his "A." They considered fresh evidence on this point was superfluous. They strenuously objected to the case being dragged on in this way.
This evidence was then dispensed with.
MR. JENKIN WANTS POLICE RECORDS. Another point of considerable interest arose later in the after- noon as to whether or not the Court could compel the Police to produce their records of the case. At the morning sitting, Mr. T. H. King produced from the Police records a circular letter to the managers of all the banks in Hong Kong giving the num bers of the missing cheques from the Treasury and asking them to detain any man presenting such cheques for payment.. A notifica tion in which a reward was offered for the apprehension of Yeo was also produced.
Mr. Jenkin contended that since Mr. King had brought a part of the records, he should be ordered by the Court to bring the fall records into Court Mr. King replied that he could not do so without the sanction of the Captain Superintendent of Police. Mr. Jenkin appealed to his Lordship to make a ruling. At the afternoon sitting, hia Lordship ruled that the Court could not compel the Police to bring such records before the public, but if the C.S.P. chose to do so, he could.
"AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY.”.
"Mr. Potter mentioned that prior to coming into Court he had asked Mr. King whether the records would be produced, and the latter had emphatically given him to understand that such records would not be produced unless it was ordered by the Court. Ho said that he would oppose the production of such records, not only from, the public policy point of view but on several other grounds.
Mr. Jenkin said that his duty was to leave no stone unturned for the defence. He was placed in a most awkward position and that in any event he should be given time to see the C.S.P. and find out if he could obtain these records. He asked for a shor adjournment in order to get in touch with the C.S.P.
"After a short deliberation, the jury decided that it was only fair to Mr. Jenkin that he should be given the opportunity to pre- pare his defence. If Mr. Jenkia thought that the records might be of material use to his case, he should certainly be given the time to interview "the C.S.P. They had no objection to adjournment..
The case was accordingly adjourned until 2.15 p.m. to-day. MR. MOOSA AND THE CHEQUES.
Arising out of a suggestion made by Mr. Jenkin on Wednesday in his cross-examination of Mr. T. H. King, C.I.D., as to the latter's view of the case at the time when the charge was preferred against Tsang On Wing and bis assistant, Mr. King was recalled yesterday to clear up the point.
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In producing this letter Potter said that he did so simply to show Mr. King's views at the time, It clearly showed that the idea of "forgery" was predomin aut in Mr. King's mind.
An official notice published on February 8th was also produced. Mr. Jankin Requests and Mr. Potter
Objects Cross-examining, Mr. Jenkin asked witness if he could set the whole of the file from which the two documents were extracted. Witness said that he could not hand it over without instructions.
the cheques were fraudulent and not forgeries. The documents were brought into Court by Mr. King- without any order haying been made..
Counsel said that what Mr. Jenkin wanted was a bundle of documents to see if he could find anything which would be of use to him. He said that the request was not only unprecedented hut would. not be allowed in any Court. The fle concerned accused. Tsang Ün Wing and other persons who were under-suspicion-
Grave Injustice Might Be Done. Mr. Jenkin pointed out that a part of the file had been produced and without the whole it was im- possible to assess the documents at their true value. It was just like showing a portion of a letter to someone, or a page out of a book, without allowing one to go through the whole book, and get a fair. opinion of it. Furthermore, Cous- sel said that the file.only referred to the prosecution of Tang On Wing, and uct the accused. He also thought that in a criminal court, he might be allowed some latitude. He asked bis Lordship to bear in mind that if he was not allowed to see the file it might lead, in a case such as the present, to a wery grave injustice.
Hi Lordship said that the file might contain documents of a very confidential nature and it might noy be good policy to expose it to the public, Counsel replied that cer- tain documents had been extracted and were now on, view,
His Lordship reserved bis devi- sion on this point.
Accused Shows Abger. After formal evidence had been given by a Chinesa detective as to what he had found when the police raided the office alleged to have been rented by the accused, Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., gave evidence as the replies given by the accused when the charges were preferred against him.
Mr. Potter than sprang a surprise by saying that he would call a new, witness who would say that be had the accused fingering the ebeques in the Treasury on two
seen
occasions..
The new witness was called and as he gave his evidence, the accused showed signs of anger in the dock. Hitherto Yeo had remained calm and resigned to whatever the out- come of the case might be. But as this new witness described how he had seen Yeo fingering cheques at the Treasury during tiffin hours, the accused became agitated and angry.
The Belated Evidence.
MA Azim Moosa, the new witness "referred to, said that he was senior revenue clerk and had been in. the Government service for a number of years." He knew the accused very well.
Mr. Sheldon: Have you seca accused on any occasion have any- thing to do with the books in the sate as the Treasury -Yes, he had his collection and receipt books there.'
Asked to speak of what he had seen, witness said that one after- noon on or about November 1st, 1927, he was taking his tiffin in an adjoining room. He saw the ac- cased coming through a door, and ou seeing witness he besitated for several seconds. Accused then walk- ed into the general office. Witness Snished his tiffin and went through a door to the verandab, and as he passed, he saw accused half sitting and half standing at Tsang On Wing's desk. Witness went to wash his hands, and on returning, he went into the general office from the verandah, which brought him to the back of Tsang On Wing's desk. He stood behind the accused and asked what he was doing or whether he was studying the work. The ac Lud replied that he was "merely looking
Mr. Sheldon: What was he look- ing at I noticed one of Tsang's, Government cheque books lying open on the desk. Witness added. that he saw one of accused's fingers on a counterfoil.
Have you ever seen accused with a cheque book -Yes, I saw a cheque Look on his own desk. It was the same kind that I saw on Tsang's desk.
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Witness said he could not remein- the date of the second incident but he remembered asking the ac- cused if he had one of Tzang's cheque books. Accused was ther writing out a receipt and waved his pen in reply. The cheque book on that occasion was closed.
Mr. Jenkin Wants Time To Consider. Before emiss-examining witness, Counsel for the defence asked for time to consider the new evidence. He said that the case started in the Police Court on October 4th, and on November 10th, ten days before the trial, the proscention had served" upon him a large body of ad., ditional evidence. Then again on the second day of the trial he was served with another lot of addi-' tional evidence.
Mr. Jenkin asked his Lordship and the gentlemen of the jury to bear in mind that one of the points
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Mr. Jenkin had so the previous day suggested that Mr. King was then of the opinion that the cheques were fraudulent but not forged. At Mr. Potter's request yesterday, Mr. King produced a letter which was circularised to the managers of all the banks in Hong Kong on
Mr. Jenkin" From whom must January 19th The letter asked for particulare of any persons not you get this instruction -I should known personally to them who have to get my instructions from might have opened accounts since the C.S.P. December 30th, 1927, or who might Will you ask for instructions to made in Mr. Potter's opening
The Hong Kong St. Andrew's have made large deposits or re- that end 3-1 will tell the C.SP.speech was the question of the access Society have arranged the glow mittances since January 2nd, 1928. i that you have asked, if you may of the accused to the cheque books.
It was then mentioned that the St. Andrew's Ball which is being ing late services in connection with Is also gave the information that have the use of the record, certain extensive frauds. had been An objection was raised by Mr. accused kept his books in the same held to-night at the City Ball :— discovered. Certain cheque -num- Potter, who said that such a request safe as the cheques. This additional bera were given and also the in- was unprecedented. Mr. King provideper was served upon hier at Peak Tracy struction to detain ang Berine reduced those documents because Mr. 3000 Wedursday They seating such cheques and to handenkia had suggested that the all knew the importance of the case.. him over the Police.
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