To further cross-examination defendant admitted that he wrote on Tuesday to Mr. Watson, that the Prinzess Mico was expected on Thursday, would be ready to load on Friday, and that she did actually leave on Satarday There bad evidently beea on the part of the Ghinese who had raid, "No wanchee other man. I help you." Asked for why the Chinese should hed been offered a bribe, defendant said Ise staterntnt and say that ho
quarrel or y perbepe because be expected that it might be on account of an old
a reward. The cargo, he understood, could not be shipped in the Prinzess Alice if it did not reach ber by the very firet lighter. Asked how he thought he could influence the aworn measurer to get his cargo measured immediately he replied that he was afraid he would {go to some-one else's before measuring his. He did not know it was the course of business to telephone Mr, Watson rather than write a letter when cargo was wanted to be measured ins hurry.
The Chinese measurer and he asked him what the cargo was, Mr. Adler took bim into his office and pulled out a drawer io which there were two $5 bills and he offered witness one of them and said "You make more small." Witness said "No can do sqneezs pidgin, I have to answer to Bi take eighty-two cases.
To reply to the Court witness said that he was paid $25 a month, When he told Mr. Adler " No can," the latter ssid "no man can savvy."
By Mr, Mabnfieldt—There was no other man in the office when Mr. Adler told him this, but there was a Chinese in the next room. Mr. Watson had never told him to tell him if at any time any man offered him money.
Noel 8. O. Watson stated that on the morning of November 10 the Chinese messnrer came back and told bim that Mr. Adler had seen him when be went there for instructions to measure and
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