In eross-examination, complainant said that he had never hai trouble with any of the accused and "he had not reported to the police "or to his employers the threat to "Kil him, his reason being that there was no enmity between h'm-PET and the accused and he did ret He had never at any time been assaulted by Chinese, Dr. A. D. Wall described the nature of the complainant's injuries He said that one of the fractures to the skull was so severe that the brain was exposed. The wounds were consistent with blows struck by a blunt instrument such as a stick. Ordinarily two of the wounds wailld have proved fatal. There might be permanent disability to the right arm and complainant might also suffer from loss of memory and fits, The Former Watchman Mr. Kakiyama, secretary to the Shanghai Cotton' Manufacturing Ca, Ltd., said that Chanan Singh was previously employed at one of 441 the company's mills and left for Chinwangtao. He came back but the company had no vacancy at that time. In cross-examination, witness said that he had heard of eases where Chinese workmen had assaulted Indian watchmen, Harnam Singh, another' watchman employed by the mill company, said that he saw the complaining witness lying on the ground on the night in question at the corner of Chemulpo Road. Witness put com plainant in a riesha and went with him to the mill hospital. Complain ant was bleeding and was in a semi-consefous condition.
Gopal Singh, another watchman, denied that he told complainant that it was the four accused who had assaulted him. Witness did not ive the information to the police which resulted in the arrest of th> four accused. Complainant told 16 witness in the mill hospital that the accused now before the Court had committed the assault, Wong Ching-sz, a coolie in the cotton ginning room of the Shanghai Cotton Manufacturing Ca, Ltd. said that he saw Indians fighting At about 6 ofelock on the night in question at the corner of Chemulpo Road and Yangchow Road. There were four Undians and they had sticks and were striking an Indian who was lying on the ground, Witness was then asked by the Crown Advocate if he had seen the faces of any of the Indians. Witness replied that he had, and could recognize two.
On coming out of the witness box into the Court, witness, after some delay, recognized Asa Singh and Bihara Singh, the first and second accused, fas being two of the men who were fighting.
Witness continued, saying that he went to the police station as a result of a conversation with an Indian watchman, whom he questioned us to the condition of the Indian who was beaten, cross-examination, witness said that he recognized Asa Singh by sear on his forehead. Witness had previously said that the four Indians who were standing up and fighting on the night in question were wearing turbans. Asa Singh was here instructed by counsel to raise his turban and a sear ws evident.
Witness was questioned at great length as to why he questioned the Indian as to the progress of the complainant and counsel pointed cut to witness that there were discrepancies between -his story in the lower Court and the one told yesterday. Witness. made further explanations.
In reply to his Lordship, witness said that he recognized the second accused "because he was short and has very fierce eyes."
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