Mr, Moss:—You would not hand the money over to Mr. Yang bejeause you were personally resper sible for the money to Chiang Kai shek and Gen, Yang Sen as to how it was spent?—We had. to report to gen. Yang Sen.
Mr, Moss:—Widler and Crawley each had, a copy of the contract, why id you not want a copy?—I asked Yang how. many. copies there. were Jand he. said. three, and added. that as long as we had one copy, it was Witness went on to say that on the day when the contract was torn up, which was the day on which vas supposed to have been altered, he had been to 221 Bubbling Well s—I put it to you that telling the truth?—How do you know I am not telling the What you say is all true and what I say is all false.
Witness could remember the events of August 22 very well. He waited for a long time at 221 Bubbling Well Read for Widler (whom he then knew as Thompson) and Crawley. He then had to leave on other business, but Yang continued to wait, Later in the day, witness again saw Yang and was, told that Wilder. and Crawley wanted. more money and iso wanted to alter the Jcontract, Witness said that he had'
/no more-money, and if they wanted to alter the contract they could. Witness was also told that in the event of no more money.being forth-jooming, Crawley and Widler would only deliver 300 cases of ammunition, Counsel pressed the point that if Mr, Yang went back to alter the contract that afternoon (August 22) he did so. without witness's knowledge. Witneas said that if the con tract was altered, it would have had to bear his signature, He had agreed to have the contract altered as they wanted more money but in any case it was not altered but torn Mr. Moss:—If you had fulfilled Your part of the contract, how could Widler and Crawley demand more joney?—That was the very point which T was astonished, myself.
Mr. Moss:—Why did you not immediately report the matter?—Because at that time I did not definitely know that they were cheating me.
Mr, Moss:—Why did you not report it right away?—Because, as 1 Said, T wanted to make further in-
Yestixations. T wanted to soe if the goods would be shipped oF not.
'A Question of Truth Mr. Moss:—I put it to you, that when you say that you went to 221 1g Well Road on August 17, you are not telling the truth?—Itow do you know that I am not telling' the truth?
Mr. Moss:—Answer the question please.
His Hono He has answered the "question.
Mr. Moss:—I am brit ing evidence to rebut his—
His Honour:—You can bring alli the evidence you like in rebuttal. You don't expect him to say" that! he is lying about it, do you?
Mz, Moss:-When did you know that, Thompson was really Widler? After August 24, after we had started the investigations in thie Court.
Mr, Moss:—Do you mean to tell the Court that you did not know until the commencement of this ction?—I did not know before. Mr.
Yang told me.
this concluded the eross-examination and Dr. Selleit then produced the cheques which had been given to the defendant.
John C. Lind, a representative of the National Commercial and Savings Bank, gave evidence and des-ribed how he had cashed a cheque {for $8,000 which had been presented by Widler and Crawley.
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