Maghar Singh, a constable in the} 8. M, P., said he knew Amar by sight, having seen him on duty in Avenue Edward VIL Witness was on the beat from midnight July 29 to 7.30 am, on July 20,°and he saw Amar then every half-hour. For a time there was another man sitting with him. Tt was the first time witness had been on that duty.
Cross-examined—Amar was the: only watchman he saw that nights there were-not any others on the beat. He did not remember havi seen Amar since, and he had not spoken to anyone about the case.
Mr. Ward—You did not know him before, you saw. him only on one night agd you have not seem hint vince. How then did you know you were going to recognize him when you came here? Who told you the man sou saw was the man: who had been arrested?—There was a rumour wall the stations that a tan sift oe mty beat bad been arrested.
Witness said he was not subpasnaed and he did not know whether his superiors knew he was going ive evidence.
Harnam Singh, the third accuse a watchman at a lumber godown Yangtszepoo, also said that, at the meeting in his house, there was no talk about Malwas "and" Majhas, mor any reference to getting pistol snd shooting Majhas. He also denied the alleged quarrel with the deceased. Kishin frequently called at the house to friend, singh, and witness was on th him. Witness went off duty at 4 pin, on the day the murder and spent the night in] the house of a friend in Chinese employ. He often slept there. He left at 6.30 a.m, the next day.
Malook Singh, the man last referred to, said that Harnam stayeil with him that night.
Thaka Singh, assistant to Malook, corroborated.
After Counsel on either side had summed up, the Judge addressed the jury very briefly, pointing out that, although a perfectly inoffensive person had been the victim of a most dastardly and brutal murder, yet it was essentially a case for a jury to consider in the same way fas they would any of the ordinary problems of their everyday lives, bringing to bear the same intel-1d. consideration that they to business matters. He would mention, having regard to the lack of proof of a motive thai although the existence of a know: motive undoubtedly was of great istence to a jury in coming to a usion, nevertheless not essential, whilst in the East always it was extremely difficult to ascertain a motive, and in a great many cases it never was discovered. The whole case stood on the identificaion, for, if they believed the: evidence of Hazara Singh, the alibis [must fall to the ground.
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