said that he was ordered by Going: his story, prisoner stranger to go to the railway station, when his passenger got oat and walked on to the Woosung platform, telling him to wait. The man came out alone soon afterwards jand walked out into the street, where he was joined by four other men. He was told to drive to Yuyuen Road, When they arrived at the place where the murder was committed, witness was told "Man Man De" ('Go Slowly"). The strangers then ordered him to stop and they got out at the back entrance. They entered the place through the back Jdoor and he turned his car round. The men remained inside for five minutes and witness all this time outside, It raining heavily and there was a strong wind, Prisoner's was a closed car, hence he did not hear any revolver sound. When the men came out tone of them carried a small child very carefully, Tt was not crying lor making n noise, but was eating cake, The men were well-dressed, wearing overcoats, fur hats and fur-ined Chinese gowns. Witness never-suspected them of committing Jany crime, From there they went to an alleyway in Chapei where he was paid off. He could probably recognize the men if he saw them again.
"Ningpo More Far"
Cross examined by Mr. Maitland, sioner said that the man named lack Charcoal" used to live with them, upstairs. He was called down the watchman when this. man called, and talked with him for only fa few minutes. He did not have any conversation with three outside strangers. He saw the men go through the back door, not climb lover the fence as suggested. by Detective Chief Inspr. Cruickshank. The door was open. If he heard a shot he would have been lucky bejeause he could have gone to the police-station to make a report. He had never been to the house before Jand did not know by whom it was occupied.
In answer to the Magistrate, prisoner said that the men spoke the Shanghai dialect.
Prisoners' wife, Tsang Loh-s2, leorroborated this evidence and said that he had sent "Black Charcoal"
her husband as he had not been Thorne for some days and as she Iwanted some money. "Black Charcoal" had gone to Ningpo last week [because his mother was' sick.
"Not. Proven"
After. conferring with the Magistrate, the Assessor said' that Mr.
Maitland had brought forward! wil the pointe possible in the evidence before
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