THE COCAINE CASE.
.:). (Continued · from page 4) it is pretty ular that this ship ment on the bills of lading were the only en es brought in on Thursday night. However there are another twouly odd tins in this room unaccounted for beyond that given there, and they might mean a former repacking which nobody. knew about excep: the offics boy. Now, there has been some stress laid upon the point that there goods were brought in and repack- ed between the houta of seven and nine: Ise nothing curious about that; if it was going to be dealt with in the office at all it would. hot ba dealt with in the middle of the day or office hore, and is, I thing, more probable after daik. The photographic plates I do not wish to dwell on, but that is another curious element of the cass that the two cases inkon to the 'hoarding house should contain the same photographic plates. defy him to deal with these platen in a very long term of years.
It
is impossible, that is to say if he a busy man and has got his own office to run; ho could not have the time to deal with such a num- ber of plates. If your Worship Co believe the story for the de- fence, of course he must do so, and of course it is not for me to give my views on that matter; it is for your Worship to say. But it is a most extraordinary story, and most improtiable, and most remarkable if you do baliova the story for to defence and you by the defond it as sufficiens under the circumstances of the Bnormone quantity of cocaine and morphins found in the offices, the public offices of Messrs McEwen Frickel.
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His Worship: I will look over the evidence again in this cas and also the point of law, and in order to do that I must remand the case once more. Mr. Goldring has threatened me with a very Jarge number of cares.
Mr. Goldring: I did intend
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Ordinances under which this pro-way. Pereira opened the scoring secution is brought to be directed hom a penalty, and Finch siter to both these ends, and in the two hard tries notched a second point. Ellis put on the third goal,| vory highest degree to the pro and Finch passing to Pereira teation of the public from certain
gave that player an opportunity deadly and parniciona druge. I to score the fourth which was not believe that, with this aim in missed. view, the Igislature bas intended to guard against auch drugs being kept in anyone's posses sion, in the widest sanca "which they
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Two very important sales of the duty of assessing the degree land took place yesterday after of guilt implied by passion in ncon at the Public Works Depar any particular case. I believe ment, when two lots, one near Le that it would tea travesty of the Calvaire, Wongaelcteong Road, Legislature's intention in fam-and the cther at Tai Bang vi The Pick ing these Ordinances to divet lage, Causeway Bay, were gold a manager of the responsibility for a period of seventy-five years for the storage of such drugs on with an option of renewal for a his premises, and the storage further similar term especially, not in Esttles, or even boxes, but in angh enormous quantities as were found in the Road was knocked down to the premise of the defendant in this Hongkong Land Investment
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I have therefore to 'convict Jompany, on whese behalf Mr the defendant. Lastly, as to the Shelton Hooper bid $20,000, or degree of guilt involved in this about 80 cents par foot. Bidding breach of the law, which the de-rose from the upret price of $10,- fendant has stated to be due to 119 and rose by bids of $100 circumstances out of bis control. and $500.
The Tai Bang village lot was to call a good deal more cases, The above facta havo in evidence of the defendant as to On this point, it is necessary to but the of oumstance I rely on given in evidence on behal of his ignoranes of the whole pro- consider not merely the legal,ld t2 Mesta. Warren and Co entirely is the question of "scope the Crown, and for the defence ceedings. But the latter must be nor merely the moral side of for $7,10), or about 35 cents 1 of employment.
evidence bas tion given of the discounted by his admission, the question, but also whether fout. In both cans there was very defendant hão ared brisk competition from Chinero His Worship: I hope I am not sting and packing of the goods puting the most favourable cop the juuvdated by the cares cited. in question. This is to the effect struction, that he must be held all the care and diligence in bidders.
Mr. Goldring: No, if your hat in the furencen on the 21st responsible in the meantime. It the conduct of bis business, and The area of the Wong neicheong ARTISTIC Worship will read Sidden on the of August the Canta ompradore was unfortunate for the defendant the supervision of bis aft and bis question of being within the 8:03. Certain party namel, but that he was not prepared in-office, which was humanly poi-lot is 24,238 square feet and that of employment
not produced in Cort, and or mediately and entirely to disavow ble to prevent the introduction of of the Tai Hang Lot 20 250 square DESIGNS, The case was fixed for eleven ranged with him to re car in all that responsibility for the this mcststions public evil. At To'clock to-day.
gode in the Hongkong office of machinations of his subordinates colie convicted, as in the former the firm. He was in the office in or of folks entirely strange to cars referred 10, for os, sing about drug whose por ession rendered the afternoon, and on after five bim, which he now disavowS BO pm. the me party appeared completely. Strangers had tres him liable to the overest penal- again and airanged with the passed on his offices in his ties might enlist our sympathy, At the Police Court, this morn-Canton compradore for the im- absence and without his kaow-and the absen of mers rea count fcr much ing Mr. Geoffrey Nm.n Orme mediate storage of the good in lodge and left goods with which would
question in the Bongkong office, neither he nor his Compradore in mitigating the penalty, but NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, gave his decision in the case.
by the claim any connection, and yet be in this case, we have an intel The Court was well-filled with Nothing was..enid Europeans who have taken an Canton compradore to any e admitted responsibility in the ligent and well-to-do European sponsible pardonin the office in meantime, if not entirely. I am merchant, thoroughly converant interest in the case.
At eleven o'clock his Worship the interval Fatween the forenoon onwilling to believe that there with the ways and the dangers of said: Jan't Mr. Hodgen coming? and five p.m., and at last when Mr. Hutchison: I have not all was quiet, the office boy, an seen him yet, your Worship. the Canton compradore's insur Your clock is a little fart 1. think. on, let the strange parties and their goods into the shop by the Mr. Goldring: Vory little. At this juncture Mr. Hodgeon back door. Pching soat on
Łatwe en soven and fiue on the therein thess forbidden droge, carried on time after time almost appeared.
21st, and again on the 22nd without the knowledge of himself before bis very eyes. I can find THE Steamship The facts of the sacs are as and then the gods were left, sme or his compradore, but ho has no exory for euch grosa apathy, such laxity did and in fining the defendant I follow.On the 23rd. ult. two in the strong room and come in stated that
THE DECISION. Defendant Floed the Maximum Penalty.
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could exist in the defendant's the trade in morphia and cocaine, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL office auch laxity as alone would yet impotent to prevent the nge admit of strangers' entering bie of his own areal offices for office and his strong room, and this extensive businese in thore placing therein some sixteen or drugs-a business which, on his NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
cases und packing own statement, may have bean seventeen
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am unable must Eny that the penalties having arrived, Consignees of caspa containing four hundred the passage, in the condition exist, and I ounces of cocaine were carried before deseti ad. On Saturday hold that it is quite out of the provided by the law are no real cargo are hereby informed that out of the defendant's oflice; that at eleven a.m. two cu lies calad range of possibility for the mesure of the gravity of this their Goods, with the exception in the passage way of the office out two of the cases and took them defendant to ignore the doingaia offence. The defendant will be of Opium, Treasure and Valu- at their risk into the hazardous. there were stored a number of to the boarding house where they his office to the extent described fined the maximum penalty of ables, are being landed and stored
by him in other words guilty $2,000 in each charge.de
and/or extra hazardous Godowns of cases containing morphine, were seized.
I confens Trankly, that I am knowledge on his part is not Mr Hodgeon-make an ap rome of which showed evidence of having been recently opened; unable to believe the story that absolutely proved. I must, how-plication to your Worship for the of the Hongkong and Kowloon in the strong room were two cases was told that the Canton com ever, bere comment on the evid-forfeiture of the morphire to the Limited, containing eucaine," and other pradore, in the innocence of bis ence of the two compradores in Orona.
His Worship-Yes, tias full and empty with sigas of beart, and absentmindedly forget the caes, and etate my opinion the recent packing of cocaine and ting to mention this unusual that these are two men who cocaine and morphins are morphine in sardine and starch circumstance during the day to recklessness and negligence con- feited to the Crown. tins. The packing of the cocaine, the manager or to the compra-stitute a scandal to their firm and in one of the two cassa first dis- dore, did entrust the office by a danger to the colony. Of the covered was complete by the with the authority to allow the office boy it would not be sonson-
No claims will be admitted addition of the number of boxes outsiders to enter the premises able to expect that he should not
after the Goods bave left the Go- of photographic plates privately and store goods therein; and utilize his opportunities to the
Last evening at the V. R. C. downs, and all goods remaining stored in defendant's office, and having taken this unusual fall, but I trust that steps will be
did not even taken to ea that their powers for Bath, the second water polo match undelivered after the 23rd of stated by him to Lo for his own liberty,
the
storage evil are effectually destroyed. Itark pinos betwean the V.R.C. and September, will be subject to rent, personal use. The defendant tay
All broken, chafed, and himself accompanied Inspector completed that the office boy, have how to turn to the meaning the Army the former winning by Wilden round the premises, and with the onus of this great re- of the words "pose sasion, oustody 4 goala to 1. The Amy team damaged Goods are to be left in gave him every assistance in eponsibility upon him let the or power," and to decide whether was not at full strength, two of the Godowas, where they will not opening and discovering every strangers in and then retired to any or all of these terms is up the best men. Farmer and Cole be examined on the 23rd of Sept.,
At the the office e ob evening and read plicable to the relation of the mer being al sent. Two V.R.C. at 9.30 am. thing in the office:. end of the search, Inspector the paper, while the strange defendant to the illicit wares men, G. Sowell and O. Rodriguez; Wilden informed the defendant customers were allowed to pene stored in his offices. Is the mag-filled the vacant places. he was going to arrest him. trats to the back of the manager's ter liable for the presence of these There was only one goal scored Defendant hen went to se his desk in the corner of the office illegal drugs on his premises, in the frat half, and that was by compradore, and then returned and help themselves to the photo: even without his knowledge? the Army Play had been very and said, according to Inspector graphio plates required for filling The common law requires the fast and even until just before the preaf of mans rea in a criminal interval when Morrish for the Wilden, I except all respon their cases. tibility or according to his own All of this evidence I feel com- offence, but this condition has Army got going and a pass to evidence In the meantime you pelled to discard in looking for been modified in the case of Collins saw the goldiers score will have to hold me responsible." the facts of the c58, and I am Statutes directed to the protection their only goal in the match, The defendant was then charged reluced to the facia zhown in the of the public, or even of the ro. Ta the second half the V.R.O. proaccution together with the venue of the State. I believe the had matters very much their own and the present case onsued,
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