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TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

BROTHER OF ONE ACCUSED TAKES BLAME.'

ed

Swindle Detailed.

Asked by Mr. D'Almada to give the Court an account of the intend- swindle, witness said it was in- tended to be a plan to lure people buy forged notes. In fact there were no forged notes-at-all-to-be- delivered to would-be purchasers. originated NEW PHASE IN TRIAL.The scheme actually

when

The $7,000 fraud case, in which the accused are Kong Szo-yik and Leo Arthur da Guimaraes, which in being board, by the Puleno Judge (Mr. Justice Lindsell) and a jury at the Criminal Sessions, took dramatic lain yester day afternoon,

Record accused's brother, Guilherme A. D'Arauto Guimaraes, alias Willlum Guimaraes, alias Ah Kam, gave ovidence for the defence, and look all the blame on himself.

Guilherme Guimaraes, accused's brother,

evidence, and gave was questioned by Mr. D'Almada.

What made you give yourself up to the police three or four days ago?-Entirely for the reason that I had to come forward to exonerato my brother. who is entirely. in. nocent.

I take it you know he had been arrested sometime in July and had stood his trial at the Police Court? That is what I had read in the

papera.

to

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with Pang, "who suggested it to me I was, more or less, a ngurohead." I was sort of employed by him. Witness continued that he first met Wong and Kong at the same time, when Wong was brought. up to the house by Kong, when Young and he (witness) were present. That was

tho attempl July

-23, the day before

meating they ed swindle. At that

to do agreed on the price, how business and the brokerage Wong and Kong wore to receive.

Witness continued that ho pro- duced two, notes which ho handed to Wong who returned $40 for them.

the They all met again on following day (24th) batween ong and two o'clock when they agreed on the time to do the business, about five o'clock on the same afternoon Wong hand- od over the money to wit- receivad who added, "1 $6,500 from Wong in 13 8500 notes. of these 13 notes 1 handed two to Kong and retained 11 myself, and these I handed over to Young, who Immediately left the room."

nesa,

Duping The Buyers,

**It was never intended that Young should return but we told Wong and Kong that he would re- turn in half an hour with the forg- ed notes."

Why didn't you come forward earlier?At the beginning I did. not know that things would take such a serious turn and I did not expect it would be brought to the Sessions. I knew all the time" he was innocent but I did not know

Witnesa said he left the room anything had happened to him until I realised that things wore going, himself and went upstairs to get to my mind, a little too much $10 to repay to Wong, who handed against him, and I found I had to back the two alleged forgeries pre- come forward to do my duty. viously given to him. The

Hin

Lordship: You never change was made when he return- thought he would be committed for ed. trial? I never imagined so for a moment.,

His Lordship:-I think it is a fact that the order for committal for trial was not made until the Inst possible date, the 9th?

Mr. Fitzroy--Yes.

Hid in Canton.

1ts Lordship:-When did you realise your brother had been com- mitted? It must have been a few days before I arrived in Hongkong on Saturday night and surrendered myself on Sunday morning.

Where Canton.

Yes.

were

in

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Witness went on to say that he was to receive $1,500, while Pang and Young were each to receive $2,000. "I had a less share because Pang told me I had very little to do with it and had it not been for him

I would never have had the opportunity at all. My other $500 went to Wong."

Mr. D'Almada:-What did you mean when you said it was not at

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all necessary for your brother tonight, ho got word from his family thought they were farger than enter the room? For the very

good reason we had agreed between that the police had been enquiring original genuine notes, and told me ourselves that Yeung was to stay about him, so he decided to leave to. He told me they were longer you?--I was

away and when the time came for Immediately. A servant from then the engraved part and I agreed. him to come back and he did not do house brought him a note from his saying it might be so. You returned last Saturday?-80 we were to leave the house and disperse. Of course Wong and Kond did not know of our inten- tions.

Why was it it took you some days to get down here?- had to dell- borate whether it was absolutely necessary for me to come down or not but eventually, I decided I cise, so I came

What excuse were you going to give?-It would be very simple. we were going to say that we had better divide forces and go and

brother.

No Forged Notes, Cross-examined by Mr. Fitzroy, witness said that as far as he knew there were no forged notes, and he did not believe that the two notes he handed to Weng were forged, although Pang, who gave the notes

could do arrendered myar!f the look for Young as something might to witness, said they were.

You need not answer this ques- tion unless you want to as you may bo facing a charge, but have you ever had similar dealings like this before? For the present I would

rather not anawar.

Replying to other questions, wit

paid he must have knowa Pang for very close ou year. He spoke Witness said he realised that to witness of the general idea of with the meetings being held at the scheme about four or five bla home bo would have to bear the months ago, and referred only to brunt of it but he never expected forged $10 notes of the Hongkong any of them would have gone to the and Shanghai Bank. He supplied Police Station.

two specimen notes used in the a few days before Mr. Fitzroy:-My case is that transaction your brother went into the room Wong visited witness's house. Way did he go into the room?-to frighten the life out of these Why did you want $40 for them?| me people, by posing as an Inspector?It was partly for make-belleve and partly to see whether Wong i had often done so but I alwaysThere was no occasion for it told him there was never anything You will agree with me, surely, would use them or not.

down and very next morning after my arrival. have happened to him on the way,

Mr. D'Almada:You reelised In point of fact your brothor did you were jeopardising your own enter the room?--Yes, he came in chances of liberty by coming down but it was entirely for another reason. We had not arranged for -I knew it all the time.

You know your brother is charg-him to come in. ed with having misrepresented or described himself as a polica Ins- pector on July 24 at No. 6, Caine Road, and as such Police Inspector to have gone into the room in which you were with Kong, do you re- cognise him?--

do recognise him.

Another man by the name Wong, do you recognise him?--I recognise him. ...

of

do

And two other men?-Pang another.

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Two Notes Spent. - und about my relations with these that if these people thought they had other men. He spoke to me in the the police on their track for deal-

Asked where the two notes were room entirely in Portuguese and asing in forged notes, there

result of that conversation wo much less possibility of their re- which he got back from Weng. them. both left the room and went down-

porting the matter or "aquealing" witness said he had spent andatairs. I was more anxious to get or whatever you like to call it? He enquired at a money changer's

aim out of the room, in casa spoilt everything, than he was to xet me out. We went upstairs to my room, but as my mother was in should the next room,. I decided we not talk there as the room was ab close to her's. We, therefore, left the house.

Supports Accused's Innocence. And that your brother's prin- cipal object in going into that room was to frighten there people with prosecution and to arrest you and take you out of the room, whereby you would be afforded an oppor tunity of getting away from Kong

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and Wong?-It was not so. fact it was entirely unnecessary for him to do that.

I certainly didn't believe they would first of all whether they were good report me, otherwise I would not or not and the money changer said have received such a small share, he would accept them.—(Laugh-

ter).

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Police Officer Point.

When Young left the room he You don't think the appearance said he was going to get the forged of a police officer would have kept notes for delivery to Wear and them qulot?-No, for the very good something about a godown Replying to another question, reason that had a real or alleged mentioned. No particular place

Witness" saidTM| witness said he had had no occasion police officer appeared they might was mentioned.

knew nothing about to give any money to his accused have all demanded that we go to he

namod Chan and the brother for going into the room on the Police Station and thrash the man that

Dairy Farm. He had not seen afternoon. When they left matter out there.

Messrs. the house they went to

Thead notes which you say Pang Yeung since he left the room and Lane Crawford's restaurant gave you. Did you ever measure he had never received his share.

Witness continued ha made It

His Lordship-Ho double- them up in comparison with a real clear to his brother that there was gennine note i did not but ap- crossed you? Yes,

had Wong, himself,

(Continued on Page 11.) need for accrecy but it was not parentiy necessarily bad. He could not tell his brother about it but they cross-

It is further alleged that your brother was part and parcel of a swindle which you and Pang and another were going to perpetrate with Wong or Wung's relative as the victim. Is it correct that your brother was in this swindle?--It is not. He was never in it. Ied to Kowloon and parted at the admit there was a swindle but my wharf. That was the last he had seen of his brother until in Court brother was not involved.

on Tuesday.

Who were actually involved in this swindle 7-Pang, the inter- preter, Yeung, and myself,

Was Kong,-ürst accused?-He was not in the swindle.

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