The Archive · 1927

Interchange of Compliments

Counsel:—I put it to you that it was a forged contract which you, destroyed?—It's a lie, Counsel:—We'll see about that before the end of the ease, Witness admitted after further questions that he really was trying Counsel charged witness with heard Yang's evidence at the ary hearing, in which he. denied having signed such a contract, and, therefore, destroyed it. Witness said that ho destroyed it because he did not want it stolen don't you think that the contract in my hands would endanger your ease?—That's for you to say.

Counsel:—How much did you pay for the return of the contract Nothing.

Counsel:—How much did Crawley pay?—Nothing.

Counsel:—From whom did you gat it?2—T received it.

Counsel:—Again I ask you, from whom did you get it?—I refuse to answer.

Witness then denied having a typewriter in the office at 221. Bubbling Well Road, to which Judge Purdy said that during the morning's evidence he admitted having one there. Dr. Sellett, interrupting, intimated that he had said it was an Oliver.

Dr. Sellet than charged Widler with having driven his motor car to the vicinity of 22 Medhurst Road one evening, stopped a machine in which Yang' and Tuan were riding, and after saying something in Chinese, drew his pistol threatened them.. Witness denied having done <o, whereupon counsel said that it had been reported the Swiss Consulate,

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