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Show CORRUPT ENOLIBM FINANCIERS. Deplorable Coadltlaas Iteaehsd Upon later llcalloa ef a Hanaro pS Lovapa ay, London, Aug J The examination of KrneelTirah Ilooley, the bankrupt company promoter, la creating a panic. The most surprising condltlona of dishonesty dis-honesty are being bronght to llghL A number of lawyer were pre aent In behalf be-half of the distinguished cllrtnte who denied Mr Ilooley a chargca In connection connec-tion with the payment of large sumi of money for the use of thekr names, or for Introduetlona to people of prominence prom-inence Mr Ilooley aald, In regard to the I arl of Wlnchelsea, that the latter himself suggested he ought to be gives i. 1 0.000 for joining the directorate of the cycle tube company The I'arL witness adds, aald he could not talis the money pereonally, but remarked that It would be given to hla brother, Mr Fltch-llalttn lontlnulng Mr Ilooley asserted that the Karl of Win Chelsea also received C30O0 for joining the directorate of a horseless carriage company Aa to the Karl of Albemarle, Mr Ilooley aald that hla "silly disclaimer" did not nerd any explanation. Mr Ilooley lcstlflr.1 that Karl de la Wair offered him 1000 to aay that the CM, 000 pild him by the witness waa a gift, ma le after the flotation of the com pany In which the Karl figured. Mr Ilooley further testified that certain cer-tain directors of tho (lumber company offered him At 000 and C300O to commit perjury anil say that the 10,000 which he had paid them waa prodtfrom other business. Mr Ilooley aald that white out driving driv-ing a little man In a hansom cat stopped him and said: "There are a thousand aorcielgna Id the hansom for you " Mr Ilooley aald he replied) "What have I to do for that?" 1 hereupon the little man la alleged to bare answered "If you will aay the money you gave Ixird Albemarle waa a prraent, male after the company waa floated, I am Instructed to leave you the sovereigns and take your word of honor " Mr Ilooley replied: "I told him I would puneh hla head If he did not go away," Mr Ilooley then told of the pay menle which lie claims to havo made to tha financial editor of the Tall Mall (la-telle (la-telle and tha Westminister tlatette, alleging that he pal I the former In op der to "keep hlai quIeL" |
