1909-10-14 — Page 5

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 1909

ME BUTLER WRIGHT'S

TRIAL

FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

Biggest Charge Withdrawn.

The triad of Mr William Butler Wright, on charges of embezzlement in connection with the Chinese section of the Canton.

J. C. E. Douglas, of Shanghai.

finally closed inter on. and done with and had to do with these.

It was now defunct do with large amounts of money had to nothing whatever make certain parasota on that day and When that account ot haring suficient just then in his private socdant, borrowed' money from the railway was closed it was decided, after oculta-count. Well, if that were done the flat tion, that money, transferred from time to thing to do would be to pay it badir again. time from the Hongkong construction $10,000 was used by accused fox a loan on Of the $13,000 mentioned. In the obarga secount should be put into another local

a silk tranmotion, but ho dick not even pay sound opened in Canton at the Inter-the $10,000 back to the railway In

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midway malbarat-The beelnemer 2 had, with Mr Wright to regard toʻzallways, mathera ware in connection with the firm, an

It appears in thin pase that you received by cheque Repoumber 14th, 1908, * sum of 83.0.0'; in that right in Quite right, the amount Quite right (Ne

And you cashed that cheque and received

* All your semennim with the railway na Mosora "Wika and hoh, had been settled

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national: Banki As Canton dulars were June, when the question of the afidit (UP Aya dealt in shares. I believo, Ar

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not the same rains as Hongkong dollars was in the air, he did so far sa they and some payments in Canton would be pay back the money, 16 might be said

could understand, make an attempt to Wilkes - Sometimes, to my sorrow.

And this was-a-share transaction' T-It for salaries. gnder the agreement, and

for the defence that this was an innocent † was al Kowloon Railway; of which he was chiel and labour done, the account in Can-fully intended to pay back the money, but chief of the rallway, then gave evidence, [ other payments would be for work borrowing, a lat so by a man of means, who Mr Frank Grove, British engineer-in accountant, "opened on Wednesday in the ton was divided into a Hongkong" our

counsel submitted: that when a man book outlining his and Mr Butler Wright's British Consular Court at Canton, before rency account and a Canton arrancy operated as a public oficial, and used it for arrival witness kept the accounts, a local money from an account on which he respective duties. Prior to the latter's Mr Justice Lindsey Smith, witting as Ae-sccount. They had, therefore, an account in purposes of his own, then and thereby he constraction account being the started. sistant Judge of FB. M.'s Supreme Court Hongkong composed entirely of proceeds of i got the bengät from it and was guilty of an Witness could not remember whether he for China and Kares, and a jury.

the loan devoted to the construction of the offence. The 85,000 was paid in share drew thequow an hid amin nignatures on that railway, and from which sums were from transactions, $10,000 of the $13,000 he account or whether he signed jointly with -The charges on which prisoner was come

put into a

nailk transaction, and the 84,000 Bis Broellency Wol Han. That account time to time brought over to Canton and mitted for triki at the preliminary hearing placed in the 1 cal account at the Inter-or other.

was paid to a Naval officer for some reason was subsequently clod. Witness spoke of his anxiety to know of the financial were in repeat of sums of $21,328, $10,000, national Bank in Canton. The Directer the box, and repeated the avidence he had he could compare the actual cost of His Excellency Wei Fan then went into aspect of the railway undertaking so that 85,000 and 84,000, sil of which were des- General of the milway was His Excellency given at the preliminary bearing. He said the construction

with his estimate cribed as being monies belonging to His Wei Han, and is was arranged that the ho did not authorise the transfer of the and went on to speak of the holding of an Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, two sub-divisions of the local account wire three cheques in respect of which the abarge official audit which he had confidentially and which prisoner was said to have to be operated on by Mr Butler Wright, accused's private secount

was based from the railway account to recommended the agents of the Corporation Asked if he to order. Prior to this witäces nakadi fraudulently embezzled..

That was, that cheques were to be drawn ❘ kaow whether Mr E. O. Wilks, to whom accused for the bank balance up to who Mr H. P. Wilkinson, of Shanghai (Crown by him, hot not by him shir Butler of the sheques had been paid had end of June, but these he never supplied. Adroeste) prasounted, being assisted by Wright: :hey wore to be operated on by aid, after some hesitation, that he might was supplied with some papers made out anything to with the railway, witness ; A few days before defondant left witness Mr B. W. Looker (from the office of Mears of the miway. That was the idea of open-lighting on the order of Mr Grove, and referred to bygone period. They

cheques de wn by him as chief accountant

bave had something to do with electric by the sub-acountant, ihowing certain Deacon, Looker, and Deacon, of Hong-ing a local account. It was merely for the however, he definitely stated that Mr Wilks

details. But these were not purpose of convenience. kong); while prisoner was dofended by engineors up country bad to pay for local had nothing to do with the raway, so far were, to their limited-extent, of use to as ho knew. Asked if he wished that the witness said he informed Mr Butler Wright work done there. it was necessary that

witness, Speaking of defendant's departure, When the 'charges wers read over they should have certain funds in their fe Futler Wright, witness said if there just before he went that he had no objection

proceedings should be instituted against it was noticeable that

hands. Those funds were supplied to the largest them from the local Canton account, and tien to be takon..

was money missing be wished the prosecuto his going provided he delivered up c his sum-821,528--was omitted. This emas showing that both Mr Grove, the chief

books in a proper condition. Asked why gleet, and Mr Butler Fright know strictly speaking, to keep money bulong going on leave when he himself (Mr Gruvs) In cross-examination, witness said that, he did bot object to Mr Butler Wright. great deal about there accounts, it **ing to the ixilway in any other bank than had ordered the audit, witness nid he proposed to call evidence to show that a hand bill was issued in which it was mast in accordance with the agreement.

the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank was not previously had a conversation with the anditor, who said defendant's'absence would clearly stated that there was a difference be made unless it was known what they duties, have there not ?-Fos, before the plied witness with Mr Butler Wright's There have, I think, boon a few funds not interfere with the audit. After defen- exchange, that payments should never kept in another Chinese Bank for Customs dant's departure the sub-accountant were for, and giring various other instruc-opening of the Imperial Board of Com-private pass book.

sup tions. The construction of the railway.

Several large credits was begun, matters went on all right, and

munications Bank. On each of the other charges prisoner the accounts were properly-kept up to

in round Bums aroused witness's suspicions Supposing you had $5,000 from the rail. and after making enquiries at the Interna plended "Not guilty,**

way in Chinese bank and that banktional Bank wiodes caused a warrant to about September, 1908. The accounts with failed, who would be responsible for the be issued for defendant's arrest. Witosas which they were now particularly concerned money? You! Yes, I should. wers, first, an account krown is "A 07."

applied for this warrant in his capacity as which showed all sums payable by the

said he had never authorised payments by chief engineer of the railway. Withoms Chief Accoutant on the authority of Chief Engineer, and, secondly,

defendant of 80,000 to Mr E. C. Wilkes, an account which was furnished from

Officer $10,000 to Mr Thi Lee, or 25,000 to a Naval His Honour-Do I understand there is time to time by the Chief Accountant to no objection to any of these jurom?

his Excellency Wei Han for transmission Mr Douglas--None, my Lofd.

to the Board of Revenue and other Beards The Crown advocate, in opening the case first bogat it was kopt very well, and not in Peking. When the 17 account to the jury, said the indictment act out three only showed the amounts expended but separate misdemeanours which the Crown also the numbers and amounts of the cheques making up the totals. It appeared and defendnut had committed. Stripped of however in September, 1908, that that all legal huguage the charge was that Mr account get into error and from that time Butler. Wright, being entrusted with the Crwards it was impossible to find from the dare, in the position of chief accountant of account details of the cheques making up the total amount of payments. Early in the railway, of certain monies, used on three this year Mr Grove naturally wished to separate occasions within a space of six on the construction of the raway bore to

know what relation the total expenditure twice. months, part of those monies for his own the total amount of the loan transmitted ase and benefit. The charge was that, from Home to Hongkong. A chief having command of those mosies as chief engineor's and reputation de accountant of the railway, he transferred them to a private account of his own which he had as a private individual and that by se doing be converted that money to his On the question of intention,

was in regard to profits alleged to have been made or exchange, and which ware previously said to have bear unsecounted for. Apparently the Crown Advocats had found that a prima facie case had not been mado ust on this coutt, and -bed accord ingly withdrawn it.

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The following gentlemen were empanelled as the jury-Messra J. C. H. L. Smith, R. T. Matheson, W. H. Bu, H. Dent, acd C. H. Reid.

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build a railway and secondly that he pended on two facts-926 that he could could build that railway for about what he estimated it would cost. Mr Grove knew he was building a railway, but he found it impossible to say what was.costing him. 3o the idea of an audit

told the jury that the Crown was entitled At the tiffin adjournment His Honour to have them locked up and kept separate trusted to the honour of the jurymen. If from anybody else, but its this caso they anybody asked them any questions on the

they must not answer..

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NEW NOVELA : day Mr E. C. Wilks was called by the The Men of the Mountain, by S. Douglas was continued. He admitted that receiving from defendant on August cross-examination of Mr Wei Han by Mr to retorn Hongkong

On the re-assembling of the Court the defence, in order that he might be troo

aution to deposit a sum of Thels 28th letter in which he stated, t 100,000 in the bank of the Board of Fosts want to get away for a few weeks sext the Communication was objected to by most this heat this year has told on the British and Chinese Carporation. me more than I care to admit. I have lost believe, with reference to obtaining a

Mr Butler Wright, wrote to you, I 18 be in two months." r: foreign loan for the Chinese Govern (Thursday).

The case was then adjourned until to-day ment Era spoke to me. -----

More than once, I believe 1-Once or

I think the proposition was that he told you of a syndicats who would be prepared to lend money to the Chinese Gerernment on ossier terms than at present and no guarantee --X.

And upon that he wrote a memorandum and that went up to Peking?—Yes.

There were some considerable negotia. tions about the matter, where there not - Do you know from your own knowledge

Not for me.

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Dothing to do with the case.

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were innocently er sccidentally made, ran made on August 6th, 1909, but Mr but the Crown would show that these Butler Wright wrote and said that owing transfers, were done for the purpose engineers he had not got the accounts up Peking.

His Honour-With whom 7 to some arrears on the part of district

Mr Dongis-Between the syndicate and of meeting certain payments which he to the end of Jara ready for audit, but intended to make to his own private would do so by the last day of August. ends. As the charge was framed it was On September 1st the accounts were ap charge under the form of larceny created arently not ready for audit, but Mr

Batlor Wright applied for sick leave. by a statue of the present King." It did Mr Wright felt he was overworked he

Do you know how far these negotiations out create soy now fence, but it did might have taken inte អត confidence

I don't know. away with technicality and decisions the sub-accountant and sakod for his so-

replying to further questions, that had occurred in doubtful case where distance in getting the ace wats ready wid it was true that he desired a sum of for the audit. Either the secounts to the

£300,000 transferred from London to Hongkong when the rate of exchange, was But you were refceed peraussica to

If

it was very dificult to tell whather &ent of Jung were there ready for any favourable. person who dealt with money which was one to see or they were not.

They not his own was einbezzling er was simply might not be there for two reasons-one stealing it. The Crown would subunit in criminal reason and one an innocent

reason.

transfer that sum ?--Yes.

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His Honour. By whom? Shanghai Bank. (To witness-That is Mr Douglas-By the Hongkong and

Hongtong and Shanghai Bank to transfer that you were refused pormission by the

In connection with that matter you re- 'ceived a memorandum from Mr Butler Wright -Yes.

Wright to buy drafts of London for you

And that has gone to Foking? - Yes.. You have from time to time asked Mr for private matters-Yes.

this chao that this was the proper statute and as a matter of fact they were not only If the accounts were not ready- under which to proceed... The case for the ant ready, but it was almost impossible to Crown was a perfectly clear one-that Mr make them out--and if there was no raasan Butler Wright had control of certain monies for concealing the state of them, Mr Butler China's own money 7-Yes. at Chief Accountant of the railway and countant for assistance. But the sub-ac Wright should have asked the sub-ac- used that power to transfer on thres countant would give evidence and say that separate occasiopa part of these monics too far from Mr Butler Wright making for bis own beneft. The Cantaa-Kowloon chief going away on leave was from an hia assistance, the first "he heard of his Railway, as an Imperial Government con- outside source. Accusat applied for leave, cem...had to be built with the proceeds of but want away before it was formally granted, the doctor's certificate saying he loan. The British and Chinese Corpora was suffering from over-work. There was tión entered into an agreement with the pot any specified disease, or any immediate Government of China, through the Board breakdown, and if Mr Butler Wright "of Foreign Affairs at Peking, under sanction had wished to sast the railway in

of an Imperial rescript. By this the Board

making p the scounts ho might undertook to raise the money by the issue got leave granted under his agreement. at least postpone his departure until he in London of Chinese Government bonds. Ela, hoveret, did not do so." On his Ops of the principalpriate frog Was that the proceeds of this lean were to icon, and proceedings began and

gard to the accounts developed into sus the way rate of the cube play paid

evidence would be called to show that Mr Wright made cartain dispositions of part of his property before he went away. Pro- eceding to refer to the actual payments at

and in order to do that it was provided that

■ British chief engineer and British chief sécountant were to be appointed. That was

It i

For about £30 or £40 at a time-Yes, And you have, I beliara, sebeoquently reimbursed Mr Wright 1-Yes. elped bible that some days may have is, nothing in it; don't be frightened.-I before re-imbursed him? There

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"I should like to take this opportunity amount was to be kept at House while the could operate by signing cheques as the unit from the Hongkong Construction Ac Mrs Smith 2nd Mrs Earl; 3rd Masef expressing the Team's thanks for the railway was still in construction, and the Chief accountant of the railway, and count in Hongkong to the International Dixon."-

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You know of no objection having been AND CxFancy, 1st and extended to us while in your port. “We all 2nd Mrs Smith Plain, is Mrs Andrews; Look forward to your visit next year, and raised No. Douling balance was placed. "there" in a special with the three particeler transactions wich

My friend has referred to the two ac- 2nd Mrs Smith. account, called

in the meantime I treat that we shall be JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & CO., LIMITED, the Canton-Kowloon were the basis of the charges, the Crown counts here. I think these two lossl BEST BLYUBE, 1st Mis Hewitt; 203 Mible to put ourselves in such a position that Railway Construction Account. When the local railway Hongkong currency a

Advocate mid these were-payments from SCCOLO'S AFS how in the Hongkong and Andrews 3rd Mrs Smith.

Sbaoghai Bank. I m funds were put into that special account connt to Mr Butler Wright's prissts accent Chow, socretary to His Ezoplleticy: Wei Birs Earl, Jed Mrs Dixoné

The next witness called was Mr H. 8.

PLAIN BEWING, 1st Mes Hewitt, 2nd we shall both be under A. 8. 4. lawat 1am writing Home to the Amateur they were available to aud’cauld be drawn of name of 85,000.00 Feptember 14th. He produced quarterly accounts in MILITARY SAND HATCH 1st Pte Swimming Association, and will let you Underaged 'have has appointed 80TE AGENTS In Hongkong

813,000 in December Wil; and 84,000 se en by the directorate of the milway in Februancy 4th, 1909. Esidence would be caution with the railway which had Gardener: 2nd Pte Kennet,

anton. The werk being dung in Canton it called to show that these payum sit of been prepared by scoused, and said that

The pense winning sketchan showed that from then, and I think it would be an becsine neosatrys make some arrange the Chief Accountant count at the luuade to Mr E. 0. Wilke an account of the the exhibitor thoroughly anderstood per wall if we could foris some Association those did not disclose payments of 85,000 men, for transferring from time to time,ternational Bank were made on charge rallway: 810,000 to Mr Tai Let, or any spective and military actical importance on the me lines as the A. 6. A. to a dorde nose, round us from the drawn by accused in the seal way sum to any British Naval officer.

accountant of the quilway, and the next Mr E. Wilks, consulting engineer, of

in the various positions shown, Hongkong Construction Account to something they found was that there ware Hongkong, was then called and saigized Bandsman er 3rd Private Don local account in Cantum, where they paymente inter the credits of Me Wright's by the Crown Advocate

Zox R. ZONE, Bacond. Cpl. tranhle wa might become afliated with the over £12,000,000 BOTTERYZIES- Bandeman Dyer; 2nd govern our races here in the Far East I thmk, however, that with a little bit of sould is dealt with to payment of laid private accusing in the same bank. Just necessary for the railway, wages, salaries, before these payments into Mr Wright's Did you baro any dealings with the chief Sorlour, apostal. Opt. Johnson, sto. The den was that the shief nons

counte were made they would hear what engineer or any other official of the railway. The dodges were: Majors Cabbe, Major Homs body, in which case there will be no credit the private account had. In order ass frm A Mesars Wilks and Jack Baton, Majora Podby, Lient-Col: Bayard necessity for any Far Eastern AMCIA THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE ant should pay amounts certified by the to ascertain the intention of accused, one

bad

I many dealings with the railway, D., S. Gallents Collison-Morley, ent ghjet enginer, saving of course, auch had to assentain hat the stats of his Those were dealings, I suppose, for Wedd, Mr Bayard, Mr Baron, Mas sconants as were immediately in his wa the tarea cheques in regard to which

Account was before it was augmented by matarlala supplied in work done

Stainford, Lland" Goald, and, Lieus, and. You department, and that no payments should the charges were made. They would have

have met the defendant, Me Wright? Qr Mr Slainforth many times.

ba mado unless there was something to evidence to show that on the same day in

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