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Ateen about 10 years. He is a druggist and doctor, and that he might remain here and so be at hand to give
has attended Mr Caldwell's children. I do not know whether Mr Caldwell said he was going to pay ground rent on other lots when I went to him about Lum Ateen's lots. Lum Ateen returned from Macao about the end of the Chinese 1st moon. I waited until Lum Ateen's return, and paid over the rents to him. I do not collect rents for any other persons. I did not see the people that were here yesterday. I do not know any of the brothel-keepers.
evidence.
Re-examined,-By saying that Mr Caldwell told me a short time ago of Lum Ateen's return, I mean within ten days. I can only explain the delay in the execution of the transfer by the absence of Lum Ateen. I do not know whether Dr Bridges was consulted with reference to the embarrass- ments of Mr Caldwell. I do not think that I saw Laun Ateen at the time the instructions were given. I think I saw him a few days afterwards, when his attention was directed to me as the person employed to transfer the property. I do not recollect ever seeing Chew Alai. No person representing herself as the one concerned in this transfer ever came to my office. I never heard the name Chun Atsew; I was never employed by Mr Caldwell for either of them.
EDWARD KEATE STACE,-Called and examined. I am a solicitor, and have acted in that capacity for Mr Caldwell on two occasions. The first transaction in which I was employed by Mr Caldwell, was one connected with the transfer of 8 lots of land. I acted for both vendor and purchaser. Mr Caldwell was the vendor. Mr Caldwell Lot 262, is the only one originally in Mr Caldwell's name, instructed me to register a transfer which was to be I require the mesne assignments of the other lots to enable me prepared in Chinese, of lots 179, 262, 241 B, 241 C, to make the title. I know nothing about the payment of 242 B. These he said had been sold to Lum Ateen, the purchase-money for this property. I don't recollect shopkeeper, but no transfer had been effected. The bill that Mr Caldwell told me he would bring the Bill of Sale. of sale in Chinese, with the usual transfer ticket, was to Had Mr Caldwell applied to me at any time after I had be produced to me, and I was to get those lots trans-received my instructions to give up these leases to him, ferred to the name of Lum Ateen. The purchase-money without the consent of Lum Ateen and Chew Alai I would was to be $2,150 for those lots. I was also instructed in not have complied, as I considered I held them for both the same manner to complete the transfer of 3 other lots, parties until the transfer was complete. I never heard Mr 250, 238 C, and 240, in the name of Chew Alai, widow; Caldwell mention that he only held the property in his name
· purchase-money $450. There were 8 lots altogether. as trustee. the same time were handed to me by Mr Caldwell, the original crown leases of inland lots 179, 242 B, 241 B, 262, 241 C, 238 C, and 250. I do not remember anything more being said about Chew Alai. I had no reason to suppose that Mr Caldwell was going to retain any direct or indirect interest in this property. It appeared to me an ordinary case of sale by a vendor to a purchaser. I was not employ- ed in the matter of the purchase by Lum Ateen from Mr Woods of any lots of ground. I have not carried out the instructions I received relative to the transfer, because up to this time I have not received the Chinese Bill of Sale. All I want to complete the transfer is, the Bill of Sale, and the transfer ticket.
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Cross-examined,—I believe I received these instructions at the end of last year, but I have no memorandum of the date by which I can assist my memory. Since then Mr Caldwell has never given me any instructions to delay the transfer, nor told me that he did not want it made. I have not seen Lum Ateen within the last fortnight. He was with me about six weeks ago about some other business, but he never mentioned this matter, or urged completion of the transfer. The business on which he came was to execute a bond as security for costs, The amount for which he was security was I think $500, and Turner & Hazeland wrote to me that they were satisfied Lum Ateen was a valid security. Mr Caldwell told me a short time ago, that Lum Ateen had returned with the Bill of Sale, but that owing to this in- quiry, he would like to defer transferring the lots, in order
SIXTH DAY,
Tuesday, 8th June, 1858,-12 o'clock Noon. Present. All the members except Mr Scarth. [Mr Caldwell's duplicate (N) of account current of estate with Siemssen & Co. produced.]
DANIEL RICHARD CALDWELL.-Called and exa- mined.
This account was forwarded in duplicate to me by Siem- ssen & Co. The signature hereto is to the best of my knowledge in Mr Nissen's handwriting. [This account shows on its credit side receipt by them of $2,200 proceeds of the 10 houses, $2,193 proceeds of inland lots 206, 263, and 264, and $300 proceeds of inland lot 262.]
Cross-examined, The three sums of $2,200, $2,193, and $300 represent the proceeds of the whole of the property standing in my name in the Land Office books on the 9th June, 1857.
HENRY EDWARD HOEY,-Called and examined.
five houses on one lot which have been blown down, and one I am the owner of three lots in Taipingshan. There were
house on each of the other two lots. I put the five houses up at Public Auction sometime about April last. They were not sold. came to me, and asked me what I wanted for them. I told him On that day or the day after, Mr Caldwell
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a price. I think he said he was commissioned to purchase hension of Ma-chow Wong, I was on terms of intimacy and He friendship with Mr Caldwell. I had on two occasions a differ- thera by a Chinaman, but did not mention his name. did not buy them on that occasion. I met him on the upper ence of opinion with Mr Caldwell, entirely arising out of his road about a week after; he spoke to me again about them, acquaintance with Ma-chow Wong. I foresaw that from the and asked me if I would not take less than the sum I had time of the apprehension of Ma-chow Wong, if I interested I have had no other conversation myself in the matter, the intimacy would cease, as it subse- mentioned; I said, "No." with him on the subject, and he has not purchased them. He quently did. Much of the information which I am prepared to never negotiated or made any offer for either of the other furnish, came to my knowledge from the friendly terren two lots. None of the houses on either of the lots were at which we had been. The first communication I made to the that time brothels, but I have found that my man has since Attorney General or the Government concerning Mr Caldwell, let one of the houses as a brothel. That house is not amongst except in his defence, was subsequent to the trial of Boggs, and arose out of his defence. My reason for mentioning this the five for the purchase of which Mr Caldwell negotiated.
Cross-examined,—These five houses are not in the vicinity is as a foundation for my evidence which would otherwise of the brothels in Taipingshan; they are abreast of the new appear strange and paradoxical. Taipingshan market.
Of my own knowledge I know nothing of MrCaldwell's con- nection with brothel 48 referred to incharge 2. I have receiv- ed information respecting the ownership of brothel 48 from a Chinaman, who lived next door but one to that house. I do not know his name, but he kept a rice shop. I sent my ser- want to find him, and bring him up, but he is not to be found, and is reported to have left the colony. That is all that I know
I have no knowledge at all on the subject of charge 5." Of my own knowledge I know nothing on the subject "of charge 14. I would sugest that Lai Sze-kai, and Ayune my ervant, who can give evidence on this charge, in addition to what the commission has already received, be called.
ALEXANDER GRAND-PRE,-Called and examined. I am collector of Police Rates, and on the Pay-list of the Registrar General's office, and have been so since 1st January This lot still 1858. I am the occupant of lot 218. stands in the name of Mr Rienaecker, as owner, in the Land Office books. From the time Mr Rienaecker on the subject of charge 2. In consequence of the informa- left this colony to the present, I have rented it from tion I received, and of the fact that, in a book of mine, I found him at $100 a-month. I have sublet a portion of it at one that Mr Caldwell appeared to be the registered owner of lot 241 time to the Military authorities, and afterwards to the Police B, on which brothel 48 stood, I communicated to the Attorney department; it is now sublet to two persons, one house to General my belief, that that house was in fact owned by Mr Victoriano Flores, who is a Boarding-house keeper, and the Caldwell. other four to a woman named Assoo. Three of these are licensed brothels. To the best of my knowledge Mr Cald- well has no direct or indirect interest in this property; nor has Mr Caldwell, since Mr Rienecker left the colony, interfered with me in the management of it. I have never
With reference to charge 15, it is within my knowledge paid any of the rent to him, but always to Siemssen & Co., as agents for Mr Rienaecker, in accordance with orders left that Mr Caldwell, at one time, and I believe up to about June by him, and as his Attorneys under power. I have nothing 1857, was the owner of lats 211 B, 241 C, 206, 263, 261, and on lot 206 there were at do with the Registration of Brothels; I am not assistant 242 B. To my certain knowledge Registrar General. The branch of Mr Caldwell's duties is that time, and had been for two or three years previons, two or three brothels. I do not know by whom kept. I know entirely distinct from mine.
Cross-examined,I let the houses to Assoo long before that they were brothels from my office of Assessor of Police the Brothel Ordinance was passed I believe her to be a Rates, which I formerly held, and that of Superintendent of notorious brothel-keeper. She has been I think twice pro- Police. Mr Caldwell told me that he had re-constructed a secuted by the
y the Police for having a disorderly house. I get for house which he had built, partly, if not entirely, on lot 206, the house an advanced rent beyond the $100, which I pay in order to afford better accommodation for a large brothel. in on account of Mr Rienaecker to Siemssen & Co. I have This must have been in 1854 or 1855, before the brothel nothing whatever to do with Mr Caldwell, beyond having Ordinance existed. The houses on the other lots that I have an office in the same building, and being on the Pay-list of mentioned were not suitable for, and were not so far as I his department. I have not received any permission from know, brothels. him to have any connection with this property. should I?
CHARLES MAY,--Called and examined.
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With reference to charge 16: of my own knowledge I know nothing whether Mr Caldwell has a Chinese sister-in- law or not; but I would suggest that Wong Ashun, Police Rates Shroff, who will be able to give truthful testimony, be
I am Superintendent of Police, a Justice of the Peace, and called. I think that Assow, the Interpreter at the Police Coroner. I wish by way of preliminary remark to state the Court, is able to give evidence in regard to Shaplok.
With refence to charge 17, I know nothing of my own following facts to the Commission:-Ihave been 13 years in the colony, and during the whole of that period up to the appre-knowledge; but suggest that a woman named Maria, living