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LAX BOOK-KEEPING METHODS.

JURY MAKES COMMENTS

IN FRAUD CASE

back with the lat on April 13 duly chopped.

Prisoner III,

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For the next four days accused was not at the ellico and was said to be ill. On April 18 he came into the office and paid $500, which he stated was a payment in We find the prisoner guilty on connexion with the account of the all counts, and especially recom- Santos Maru,' Ho Inter stated mend mercy in view of the slip that he would pay in some more shod book-keeping management,"

He was not money on April 25. was the verdict of the jury sitting seen in the office again and the at the Criminal Sessions yesterday next heard of him was that he was before the Pulsne Judge (Mla Shanghai. On June 19 ac- Justice Wood), when Hara je cused was arrested after boing Tani, harbour-runner for Messrs brought from Shanghai. When he Gande, Price and Co., was charged was found, the books of the com with falsification of recounts, uttering forged dies (two counts) pany had been examined and it was found that several amounts

It seems hardly any uae going and embezzlement.

paid by the 0.3.K. company and Prisoner, who was represented the N.Y.K. had not been paid over to bed at all for what rest It by Mr. Leo. d'Almada, jnr., plead by the accused. The amount in brings you. You awaken ed. guilty to the first charge this connexion totalled $294 and and stiff and it requires a great falsification of

effort to rise. This state of affairs accounts, and represented the third charge. when questioned by His Lordship

Accused sometimes paid by means that there is a continuous stated he had no intention to do-crossed cheques, sometimes by depletion of nervous energy with- compradores orders and some-out any recuparation, a condition His Lordship: Is it a falac en-times by cash. Crossed cheques which cannot go on very long try.-No. It is a correct one,

were always handed over to without serious results. His Lordship: Then you plead Mosers. Gande, Price and Co., 80 not guilty on the first count.

there were no defalcations as re- Prisoner pleaded not guilty on gards those cheques. After ac the second and third charges and used was arrested and charged was told by a Lordship to plead with uttering false documents he not guilty on the fourthi.

aaid "I did use forged chops."

Evidence for the Crown WAS given by officials of the firms concerned.

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The jury was comprised as fol- lows: Messrs. J. F. Anderson (foromen), A. G. Everitt, D. I Propea, J. Pooler, E. 'M. Da Roche, Cheng Ping and E. Quillan. In the frat charge concerning $1,278.40; it was alleged that pri soner, with intent to defraud, Mr. d'Almada said it was made a false entry in an account well-known principle of English belonging to Mesars.

Gande, law that the greater the crime Price and Co. purporting to show the greater the degree of evidence that in March 21 an account necessary in order to convict. The amounting to $1,278.40 was out-evidence in the second and third standing against the captain and charges was, in his opinion, purely owner of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha inferential. There was no direct Co. The second and third charges evidence that he uttered the chops, falso In connexion with the fourth, related to the uttering of

money Impressions of the dies of officials there was evidence that

and was not of the N.Y.K. and O.S.K.

com- was paid to Tani in res- received by Messrs. Gande, Price panies. The fourth was pect of $294.60 received by him in and Co. it was possible that a been made the name of Messrs. Gande, Price mistake could have and Co. from the N.Y.K. company with that money. which he failed to hand over to the company:

"You have heard the case sup- ported by evidence largely show. Former Harbour Runner. ing the possibility of error in the Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, pro-method of keeping the accounts, secuting on behalf of the Crown, vaid Mr. d'Almada. "If, in your stated that prisoner had been in opinion, this method has possibly the employ of Mesars. Gande, resulted in the disappearance of Price and Co. for some years as a certain sums of money by some harbour runner, His duties had manner other than the agency of I submit defen- been to go to various Japanese the defendant, bonts and accure orders for wines, dant is entitled to the benefit of should be dis- spirits and cigarettes. Having the doubt and obtained the orders it was his charged."

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Poona, Sept. 19, Legislation to prevent the clos- duty to see the goods were re- Following the verdict of the

ing of the Bombay cotton ex- leased from bond and put on board jury, Mr. d'Almada said: "This is change by recurrent hartals has ship. It was also his duty to col-one of money cases which at first been introduced into the Bombay lect accounts from the ships sight way possibly show nothing Legislative Council by finance companies.

at all in favour of the prisoner, member who said that out of 150 About the 10th. of each month but it cannot be doubted that if working days last year, the cot- he was supposed to, hand in to certain vigilance

ton market was closed on 93 owing Messrs. Gande, Price and Co. a strict methods of business routine to hartals, intended to express fist showing debts outstanding had been carried out by the firm, sympathy or protests. The against the shipping companies. there would be no occasion for the demanded the right to recognize On April 12 the manager ask-offences committed by the defen- any Association and to withdraw ed him to produce a list of these dant.

recognition, and also gives power Accounts. He handed one to the The Pulsno Judge: "The jury to the Government to supersede Board of Directors of any manager but there were no chops find you guilty, unanimously, on the

and up- on it. It was submitted that the each of the four counts. They recognized Association fist was almost entirely forged. It have recommended leniency not point controls, of Bombay cotton would be shown in evidence that on account of anything you have and a new board. the amount of $1,278.40 tallied done but because they think the The bill declares the East' Indin which con- within a dollar, with the amount accounts might have been more Cotton Association, G$656.00 to G$674.00 shown in the books of the O.S.K. strictly kept. Your counsel has trois the Bombay cotton exchange, company in respect of the Buenos said all that can be said for you. to be a recognised association. Aires Maru. On receipt of the Suggestions have been made that A clause dealing with the super- of the directorate is list from the accused the manager you defrauded Messrs. Gande, [session was surprised to see how large Price and Co. of still larger sums strongly opposed on the ground it savours of Government the outstanding accounts were of money. In passing sentence I that and asked the accused about it. am not taking into account all interference, but the bill is likely

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