Lady Witness Who Did Not Wish to Prejudice Her i Rights Evidence was taken of two witnesses, and a police officer, before Br. 1, T, Morris, in H. M, Police Court Jast Friday in the continued heaving in which Jagat Singh is charged with the murder of Nyi ung, a dairy employee. Mr.
Maitland continued the proseeu-Yon and Mr. J, G, Priestwood defended.
Witnesses were of the coolie class and it was a difficult process to get clear answers from them, When the widow had finished, she re~ {used to make her mark, on the magistrate's record, saying, "If I make my cross, it is all finished." Later it was learned that she was afraid she would get no compensa tion for her husband's death if she Mr. Abbey, Clerk of Court, brought in the hard ink box and secured her finger print on the document, but she retorted, "The print is of no use and I do not recognize it." Whereupon she spat fon the floor.
Mr, Priestwood raised the point as to the admission of the deposi tion, in which he was supported by Mr.' Morris, 'A Chinese, holding' an official ition, outside the Settlement, ex-' plained' that her signature could not prejudice her, but rather helped her, and she stated that she would recognize the finger print.
During her stay in the box witness made several confusing statements—saying at one time that she saw the younger Indian cook the surplus milk and pour it, a reddish. colour, into the bowl. Later, "I did not see the milk poured into the small bowl," but she did see the older man, partner of accused, pour out some milk, tea and sugar, he, having already drunk of it. Her husband rerun ed at 8 am, and within a few minutes of drinking it, became violently ill First she said that mo one was ill excepting her husband, then she changed het evidence, saying that the old Indian vomitted as well, and the dog became ill, as did Jagat Singh at nine o'clock.
Tsang Ah-sian, coolie of 21, but who spoke with the intelligence of a much younger person, said a Long-legged Indian had recommend
in question he said that he ad got, him to the dairy, On the, day at 6 am. In the, shed were four Sikhs, deceased, her, and himself sent out to do some work." ju his return, he saw deceased very ill, his wife beside him. The dog was: nearly dead and accused was lying fon the bed. He went for the doc-
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