The proprietor of the house was then called. and said that three foreigners and two Chinese came in and said that they were police officers from West Hongkew Police Station. One foreigner, Burton, drew a pistol and pointed it at one of the inmates. They then proceed. fed to ransack the place, After a short while the Chinese and two of the foreigners (Burton and one Andersen) went upstairs, where they remained for some minutes. They also ransacked the upstairs and broke open some boxes. Wit ness did not give permission to the men: to enter his premises and did not consent to their searching the place. The Chinese told witness that they had come to search for opium.
Cross-examined by Mr. Bryan as to why witness in the preliminary hearing gave evidence to the effect ier pointed a pistol: at a coolie, whereas at this hearing he stated that it was pointed at a friend who hed gone to Soochow and who did not come as a witness, witness said that he made a mistake.
'Mr. Bryan, in commenting that' this was "peculiarly fishy," informed the Judge that he was trying to get at a very important point as the defence claimed that no gun was produced. Witness said that he only heard the noise of tables being overturned upstairs and of boxes being broken. There was only one employee upstairs.
The firm's bookkeeper was then called and corroborated this evidence. ered 'A coolie also corroborated and stated that he slipped out by the back door, ascertained the number of the car and gave it to his master, who later gave it to the Police when their "visitors" had gone.
Evidence of the arrest was given by Mr, Van Buskirk, Deputy U. S. Marshal, and members of the French Police Force, who said that Burton attempted to hide under the bed when they arrived.
To Search for Opium Andersen, who is at present in the custody of the French Police awaiting trial at the Danish Con sular Court, stated that he and the others went in search of opium, which they heard was concealed on the premises, their idea being" to seize it and take it away for sale.
Burton said that he was formerly engaged in the River Police as constable, and had engaged 9 Chinese as an informer. To this man, after knowing him about nine days, he had advanced $20 after which he never saw him again. Later he was informed by two other informers that the man who had had the money had been boasting that he had "Jipped" the foreigner, and had further stated that by reason of his acquaintance with him, he, the Chinese, had been successful in' obtaining squeeze from a man who had been engaged in arms smuggling. These two informers told him that the man he wanted was in this house in Te Bei Lee, and he and his friends, Colby and Andersen, and the two Chinese went there, witness's idea being cither to obtain the $20 or give him good talking to about the loss of face he was occasioning witness. Defendant denied that he or his friends went there for the purpose of stealing opium. having stated" that he! accompanied the others to' collect il, the Judge sent Colby to prison for 16 months and Burton to 10 months, both sentences to be served in Bilibid Prison, Manil:
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