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der Thandled one or two of them. you see the one marked
Mr Lowder I did not notice. Hi Honour Did you take any notice of the sttəri
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Titchfield It would be a large piece of Honour of the size of note paper. Will her kindly see that nobody leaves the without the special permission of the Mr. Walford, were the exhibits handled olient P
Mr Walford-Yes, they were.. Mr Litchfield I think it was here this morning. I am under the impression that I
aw it, but I would not like to say.
Hayashi Shichiro was then called and gave vidence, as to the supplying of arsenic and other drugs from Marnya's.
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The mination of the witness then closed. At this point all within the barrier which divides the court were requested by His Honour to remain, and the public were asked to with- draw. Two Japanese were also detained, but on its being found that they were newspaper Boys in attendance to carry "copy" from the reporters to their respective offices they were allowed to leave. The representatives of the Press were then asked to look through their papers, and see if they had nothing that did not belong to them; and their stating that the missing exhibit was not among their papers they were asked to leave. Counsel, were asked to search among their spers, but they replied that they had already de a search without result. Shortly after reporters quitted the room they were fol lowed by counsel and the accused's bondsmen (Messrs. Robison, and Hutchison), the Accused remaining in the Court.
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After the court was cleared the accused was searched by s female, and the missing document was found in the sleeve of her dress. The circumstances, under which the document was discovered will no doubt be related in subsequent proceedings, but we (Japan Gazette) understand the letter was found between the cloth sleeve of the dress and the crape cuff.
16th November.
Hi Honour, shortly after taking his seat, said I think it proper and necessary to state that after the court-room had been cleared on. Saturday the Court directed a female in the employment of the Court.to search the accused in the court-room. The searcher afterwards reported to the Court that she found the missing exhibit in the cuff of the dress, of the accused. The exhibit has been delivered to the Court and replaced with the records.
Mr. Walford The matter to which you have referred, sir, is one upon which I feel very strongly, and in which both the Clerk of the Court and myself might have been very se- riously compromised. I therefore find it im- possible to act any longer for the accused in this case. Had I been engaged alone in the case I should naturally have hesitated before retiring, but I am glad to think that the defence remains in the hands of my able and learned friend, and that the interests of the sccused will in no way suffer.
Mr. Walford than left the Court. Harry Vansittart Dickinson was the first witness called..
[His Honour-What is your position? I think you are in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Yes
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That exception led to a quarrel, didn't it, between you and Mr. Carew That exception was a quarrell with Mr. Carew some years back, which has long since been made up,
While you were staying on the Bluff, were you in correspondence with Mrs. Carewf—Yes.
Frequently Frequently.
Mr. Litchfield (to witness)-Is this letter (Epsilon) in your handwriting?
Witness (after perusing the letter)—Yes. Mr. Litchfield-Look at the last page. (Read ing from a copy of the letter)"I have been thinking much about your probably having to meet this woman. I wish for your sake you could refuse--" Is this part of the letter?
Witness-Yes, quite right. I wrote that. Mr. Litchfield then read as follows: "I have been thinking much about your probably having to meet this woman. I wish for your sake you could refuse to, but have come to think that you cannot well do so. Do you know anything against her i If not, you should meet her, I think. It would bring you endless bullying refusing, and I want that to be avoided if possible. If you refuse, refuse on the ground that he has insulted you before others and you do not wish for a repetition. Refuse first on those grounds and after that on account of his relation to her. That is to say, if you refuse at all."
Mr. Litchfield-Was that letter by you, Mr. Dickinson, written in answer to a note from Mrs. Carew? (Exhibit Ro handed in.) That is Mrs. Carey's handwriting, is it not? You know Mrs. Carew's handwriting?—Yes.
Was it addressed to you?—I understand that this letter was taken out of Mrs. Carew's waste- paper basket. If that is so I am perfectly certain this particular letter was not addressed to me, but I recollect receiving a letter of very similar import. I do not recollect the wording at all, but I recollect the main subject.
His Honour You recollect receiving a letter on the same subject ?
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Witness I recollect the question that is in that letter. I recollect being asked that ques- tion that Mr. Litchfield is now asking me. am asked whether this letter (pointing to the one in his own handwriting) in answer to this;
but I do not recollect receiving this letter. Mr. Litchfield (to witness)--Do you know who the woman was referred to in your letter, part of which I have just read ?
Witness-I never knew her.
Was it Annie Luke ?—No.
I do not wish the name unless you wish to give it. Do you know the lady I know about the lady. I have since heard of her and who she was.
Did you never send any letters you had re- ceived from Mrs. Carew back to her ?-No, I never recollect doing that. I am perfectly cer- tain I never did.
Is this exhibit in your handwriting (Exhibit❘ marked Zeta) ?—Yes, that is evidently in my handwriting.
And also written to Mrs. Carew ?—Yes. May I read the letter ?
Amongst things in that letter you say that is it begins-Never mind my coming in to dinner. I shall not feel hurt if I am left out of your parties. Nothing he can do will hurt my feelings now. It is worse for you than me to hear all his abuse. I am only afraid that he may say something rude to me before others, and I can't sit quietly under that; only you would be treated worse than ever if we came to an open row again.”
Mr. Litchfield Had Mrs. Carew been com- What is your position in the Bank ?-Clerk.plaining to you of her husband's treatment of Mr. Litchfield Are you a British subject her P-Yes, she told me of her husband's ill. resident in Yokohama ? Yes.
treatment of her.
You have been resident in Yokohama for some years haven't you? Yes.
Then further on in the letter you say-"I tear the half sheet off. I jot down points And in the month of October last were youre your will. Are you coming to the Bank staying on a visit at a house on the Bluff?— to-morrow." Then there is a posteript- Yes, I was staying at No. 160, Bluff.
"I would go and see Litchfield some time be fore he gets into the busy season. Tear all this up when you have taken a note of it; the notes re the will, I mean.
Of course you destroy letters." Did you write that P-Yes.
Was this exhibit Eta written by you to Mrs. Carew P-Yes.
From about the 28th September to the 12th 14th October, was it not ?—I forget the day went there. It was the last two or three ys in September. I think, to the 15th or 16th
October
were the friend of Mrs. Carew, I believe?
for some time been on friendly terms Carew! I had always been on terms with Mr Garow, with one
You begin the letter." It will be necessary to be quite in accord with each other on broad questions. We must be able to answer alike. These remarks, I believe, do not refer the proceedings which are now going on? They
refer to other matters and not to No, certainly not to entirely It was long before.
And then you go on "I know nothing You can say, of course, going to a lawyer in case proved too difficult to manage abo Nothing more. Your note with
the cap disturbed me very much. It makes me mad to think of what you are subjected to and of wha you may be subjected to. Please be so careful not to drive him into any violent acts. He shall be punished, but that would be but a small com pensation for any harm done you. You must tell L. about last night." By L., I presume, you mean Litchfield P
Witness Yes. Mr. Litchfield (quoting)-“ You must tell L about last night, and say
say that you really cannot say when you may be compelled to leave, him from fear of personal violence." Him, I presume, is Mr. Carew and not Litchfield
Wisness-Mr. Carew,
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Mr. Litchfield (still quoting)—“ Ask___ his advice as to what you should do if you should ever get frightened. It will cause him to hurry up with the case any way. It is quite clear to me now-at all risks, at all hazards, Divorce. You must not mind your poor brother and father's feelings over the scandal. Your personal safety is of more importance to us all than any scandals, and then you have your children. If you succeed in proving the necessity for divorce you will have no trouble in convincing the Court of the unfitness of your husband to have the care of the children. You will then always have the comfortable feel. ing of having done rightly by the two little beings for whose lives you are responsible. Now and always I will help you in all things if you want me, and I know you do, and be with you while I may. Keep up your heart, my dear one, and do not give in now under his cruelty, and coarseness. If you are ever offered personal violence you must appeal to your brother and servants for immediate help and to your lawyer for further guidance. Send for me whenever you may need me. Burn all this when you have read and learnt the early part."
Mr. Litchfield-Exhibit Iota. Is that writ- ten by you to Mrs. Carew ?—Yes.
Exhibit Kappa-Was this written by you to Mrs. Carew P-Yes.
Mr. Litchfield-In that you say (quoting): "I should think you might ask for the letter. I should do so without hesitation. Ask L. if you like, but I should go and do it. I think I will come up as arranged to the house. If I see the usual signal I could also look in after tiffin perhaps, though I am not certain re this. I should go and ask for the letter, taking care, however, no strangers are near you."
Do you know what letter you refer to ?-A letter Mrs. Carew told me she knew to have been addressed by her husband to somebody, care of the Post Office.
Exhibit Lamba-Was that written by you to: Mrs. Carew P-Yes,
Exhibit Mu-Was that written by yon to Mrs. Carew Yes.
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In the course of this fragment you say, send you The Play Actress.' H." And in a postscript you say, "I will give you The Play Actress when I see you." The Play Act- ress' is a novel, isn't it P-Yes, it is a novel..
Did you show "The Play Actress” to Mrs. Carew P-1 believe I did. I got it out of the library at the Club for her, and I believe I sent it to her. I can't recollect whether I gave or sent it to her, but I am under the impression that I let her have it.-
His Honour-You gave or sent it ? Yes. Mr. Litchfield-It is in the library of United Club, I believe P-Yes. --
And was taken by you from the library on the 28th September and returned by you on the 9th October I cannot recollect the date I took it out.
Somewhere about that time, October Have you read the novel ? Yes.
Yes.
The heading of one of the early chapters. the novel is "The Lass in Black, 1841
I am sure I cannot tell you. It is long since I read it.
You cannot remember that?—No, I ho recollection of
Exhibit NuDid you write that ?--Yos
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