Cross-examined by counsel for the defence, witness said the directors of the China Motors were responsible for the action. Witness did not actually seo the assault on the company's chauffeur.
Mr. Bryan:—From youn experience of native chauffeurs you should know that they are often thieves and cannot be trusted—I do not agree. They are no worse than other Chinese employees.
In reply to further questioning, witness said the accused appeared to be very excited.
Dzung Ah-ching, a chauffeur, said he saw Yue being chased top the side door of the garage, through which the man disappeared together with his pursuers. Next time witness saw the chauffeur, Yue, ho was covered in blood.
Mr. Bryan:—Did you see one of the accused hit the man?—No.
Sze Hung-sun, another car driver, said two foreigners came into the front entrance of the garage. He saw Yue, who was covered in blood, running away from the two foreigners. After the chauffeur was thrown down they assaulted him.
Major Holcomb.—Did you see the accused strike the man?—I saw them kicking him.
"T put it to you that you never saw this happen at all," said Mr. Bryan later in cross-examination.
Wiitness:—The two men—were fighting the chauffeur. The injured man was thrown down from the staircase, and when he was thrown he was unable to move.
When Mr. Bryan, at the conclusion of the session, asked for an adjournment, the District Attorney promptly objected to this course, saying the two prisoners would naturally want to know whether they would be imprisoned.
Mr. Bryan, with some heat, said it would be the prosecution's witnesses who would go to gaol—for perjury. An action in the British Court for malicious prosecution might follow.
Finally, at 2.30 in the afternoon, the hearing was adjourned until Monday, at 9.30 a.m.
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