The Archive · 1927

Frame-up Suggested

"It will also be shown that the Chinese made inquiries for vests from another vest dealer and that the price quoted was higher than that quoted by Widler und that when they could not get cheaper elsewhere they returned, We will show that $200 a vest is not an for $2,500 has been for one vest. Chinese fear gun shot wounds and not only Eh nese but foreigners as well. We the evidence on.

Court, Court will say that, these matters is produced to. the

there "was a frame-up. We will show that there was a contract for vests. The Court might wonder why we conducted such a lengthy. cross-examination, At one time 1 thought that it would be better not to cross-examine at length, but after consideration we thought that such a course, if pursued, would not justice to our client, "If we coild show any discrepancy between their (the. prosecution's)" witnesses, would be to our advantage, I' say this because I think that the Court might have been weary at times at the length of our examinations,'

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