Defendant stated that he had been. resident in Shanghai eight years, He had received two honourable discharges from the American navy. after eight years' service. The gun was his—he had possessed it for a year and jo-half. A> man had asked him if, hho knew where he could get guns—.
wanted rifles, pistols, bombs. field-pieces and ammunition. Final Ty he stated that he world lose face did not have one gun to show for his efforts. "The man claimed to be an agent of Gen. Chang." continued Maloney, "and showed me his Jurchua, 2 government permit to buy arms, and needing money I told him that I would let him have my own." Witness had stated that he had already pawned hhis clothes, shoes, dinner jacket Mr. Schuhl referred to the state-iment of the Chinese informer that defendant had sold morphia and cocaine, to which Maloney replied that he had never seen any morphia for cocaine. He had never been con-feted of any crime, nor did intend to use the gun unlawfully, He had had an offer of a job to sell refrigerating machinery at a smal Mr, Husar, the District Attorney, cross-examining, asked prisoner if the had ever previously been concerned in the sale of arms, which he denied. He got the gun "from 9 man on the beach and gave him a suit of clothes in exchange. did not know that the paper was a fnchuo not being able to. read Chinese. The Chinese assured him that ie Was'
His Honour, stating that the acta] of Congress were intended to be broad enough to prohibit such offer~ ees—carrying from the of purchase or to and from a repair shop or on one's premises fax stated,
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