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worse 187 again, I will › twelve and come to take a stroll along wet. well and good. quarter to twelve, I tea jot-down points re your to the Banks to-morrow and take care of yourself.

Yours always, dear,

Good night

would go and see Litchfield before he gets into a busy season. up when you have taken a note of re the will I mean. Of course letters."

I know and return your affection) and thoug! he probably does - know the extent you own knowledge. + Mrs. Carew to save gone, he cannot but feel he has lost you: quieti

and that you would if you could come to at sh was exceedingly unhappy, that me. This must, I think, account a good and had ill-treated her in a great many deal for his horrible dislike of me. You differen Ways That was generally what she know, dearest, in one way I care nothing for told him. He knew it now to be all untrue. it. If I had you for my own I would laugh The words "Dearest, the scene of last night at his hatred. But I always do feel it badly shall not take ice again" referred to an in another way that even he much as affectionate passage between Mrs. Carew and I despise and loath him should, have this himself. He, had never witnessed any ill. hatred of me. It's very childish, but I can treatment of Mrs. Carew by her husband. not get over the feeling. But I would not give Witness next read, as follows from Exhibit you up for all the hatred of the whole clan Mu

and family of ICs. I love you utterly, my dear one, and the remembrance of yesterday will be ever with me. I have been thinking much about your probably having to meet this woman. I wish for your sake that you could refuse to, but have come to think that you cannot well do so. Do you know anything against her? If not you should meet her I think. It would bring you endless bullying, refusing, and I want that to be avoided as far as 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 these grounds and after that on account of hie relation to her. That is to

Bay if you refuse at all. But I think you will have to stay and entertain her. If you cannot do it, ask Mrs, Jackson if you may come in here to dinner; it would make her think, but there is no woman you could trust more than her.”

looks back any to- can write to me--- But come down to- come about 2.3- goes up to-day we can have a-I am still staying the Jacks but have told them not to

0 to liffin as I wished to look out you down here. If you write me ait will be all right to send it--the Bank as I shall leave instructions. Your letter reach- this morning. Should I all-ind about tiffin see you. Why do you this. You did not come: I want so much t ay stop down here-and 26 train too- the Dricket field- follow I must is there to meet you wet or fine- -thanks for Jude. I send the 'Play Actress."

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I will give you the Play Actress' when I see yon.

Shown exhibit 10 witness identified it as Mrs. Carew's handwriting, but said he did not think he received the letter. He received one in the same substance, but had destroyed it he destroyed all her letters.

Mr. Lowder objected to the letter being put in, as the witness said it was not the one he received, but the point was overruled.

The letter commenced as follows:-

Forgive me, my dear. I always come to you in my trouble, there is not mu-the matter but I should like (or ask your advice on a matter which must early to-morrow.-is so far quite indifferent as to yesterday beyond calling you a few inelegant names. He is seedy, Miyansoshita did not suit him in more ways

th one.

Mr. Wilkinson-The rest of the letter pre- sents a difficulty. Names are mentioned there that I do not wish to have dragged in ; not that I wish to hide anything. I am prepared to receive any suggestion from your Lordship.

His Lordship--I have no suggestion to make. What has Mr. Lowder to say?

Mr. Lowder-Nothing, my Lord. His. Lordship-The jury must see it. Mr. Wilkinson-The jury will see the letter, and will see all of it. But I suppose it cannot be helped. Did you, Mr. Dickinson, receive a letter in which the subsequent things are re-

ferred to Yes.

*Witness then read :-

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Miss Bolitho was not *-wing to the rains. She was to leave us or get down Ikao. She however is Yokohama on Wed, and he asked and-chaperon-companion to dinner here Wed the same evening. Can I refuse to meet them or keep quiet by remaining passive. I rather think the latter, it will give him less of a handle to bully me. To add to the situation it would be nice to have you here on that even- ing how wo you like it? I haven't "

Mr. Wilkinson Would you look at exhibit epsilon who are the he and him in that letter whom did you think they referred to To her husband.

Witness reading :----

"I cannot go to bed, my swest, without writing a line which I shall deliver if I can före go down. Thank you for letter of to-day: I could not answer it as I stopped your lie as he left the house and merely wrote an

ledgement My poor dear darling- you would suffer for yesterday, but it me more than levers arest, how nd how much. Thave ba- ways that all this

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You refer there.to your letter of to-day, what letter was that P-I think that must have been the letter that I have just read, the one from her.

This is a letter you wrote to her in response to one received from her? Yes.

And the references to "him"?-Her husband. And the "her"? The lady invited to dinner. Whof-Miss Bolitho. c.

When you say, "I know you would have to suffer," to what did you refer ?-We had been out riding the day before and she said her hus band would be angry; and in the letter she said that he was.

from him," by whom P-By Mr. Carew.

In the letter you refer "to constant abuse

Had you heard any abuse yourself P-No. I believe it not to be the case.

From what source of information did you derive the statement that there was constant abuse of you ?-From Mrs. Carew.

The expression “horrible dislike "—hare you the same or a different explanation P-No, the same explanation.

To whom does he referisto there Po Mr. Carew, the husband.

And his abuse P-Again his abuse of myself When you speak of "coming to an open again," to what does that refer ?--- To the quarrel I have already mentioned.

I think that you said that was the only quarrel between you Yes We of course had little differences, but no quarrel.

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You speak of, "I jot down points will," to whom do yon refer Mrs. Carew a will.

Can you fix any dates can you fix the date of the letter you are going to read now, ppro ximately P-Yes: this was written by moito Mrs. Carew about the 8th or 9th October

-Witness read-

"I think he was only bluffing this morning when he spoke about going in to ask your 8/0 Can you send me a line re your note to Litch field to me Jackson's by the messenger ? * I want to know if you arranged an interview, a

PH "To-morrow and Friday are both likely to be mail days, so do not miss to day if possible

Witness-This letter must have been written on Wednesday.

The note to Litchfield, that you speak of theref had you seen it ?—I had only heard of it.

By letter or by PI cannot say.

Exhibits sigma, upsilon; and her knees VoL

look at those three and see

one letter or not ?—I think they are all portions. of one letter written by me to Mrs. Carew. Y

Would you read them now ?

Witness read—

“Grown tired of you is good, but not to my thinking strong enough. However, you will know best what you can write. I call his When you say

"much as you despise and treatment of you brutal. Not stand much in loathe him," had you expressed it to him ?-

the way of your going home, I am not sure of No, my feelings towards him had been aroused this. When he finds his money supplies oens- ~ by what Mrs. Carew had told me. I had nevering, I think he will object, exhibited any such feelings to him.

When you say, "the remembrance of yester- day will be ever with me" ?-That simply re- ferred to the ride that we had together-nothing else.

You say, "I have been thinking much about your having to meet this woman, I wish for your sake that you could avoid it "- was the ground of this wish from something that came within your own knowledge P-No.

From what source did you get that knowledge? From Mrs. Carew.

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"It would bring you endless bullying?"-By her husband.

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Why did you think there would be bullying? It was suggested to me in a letter by her in the first place. I understood from her that she was always being bullied by him.

How did you understand that P---From Mrs. Carew herself.

"Refuse first on these grounds, and *** if not, on the grounds of his relation to her," did that arise from your own knowledge, and if so, whence did this knowledge arise ?-From Mrs. Carew

Is this exhibit a letter written by you ? Yes. And addressed to Mrs. Carew ? Yes. There was one letter read of Mrs. Carew to you were all the others addressed by you to Mrs. Carew Yes.

Witness then read-

mind my coming in to dinner

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ing he can do will hurt my feelings

It is worse for you, than me to, hear all his

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"Ask Litchfield on Monday if in the event of your getting away with or without his con- sent if he can force yon to return to hi if you find he has such a power then I should tell Mr. L. the real state of affairs,”

impossible for you to really live with hin wife and your real wishes on the subjec That any wire they might send you you make arrangements about. Can you when you next write say that if they must address fully Mrs. Carewel Yokohama. It would only cost more and the expense is nothing with the importance of your message. Otherwise I can that I wished you to write

"I hope you said the £100 which Carew had written for was done absolutely authority, and that to say it swas simply a falsehood. It is under false pretences, and I shoul refer to this in your next letter money he asks for of one name. I know ly, but there is no with the importan thoroughly all the use he no otherwise he

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