Counsel for the defence briefly out-ined "the ease for the defence and said all four accused would say that they were not concerned in the assault and witnesses would be Drought to prove that the accused were elsewhere on the night in question.
Asa Singh, the first accused, said that he saw a doctor on November 8, the day preceding the assault, and remained in bed all that day fand until the police arrested him on the night of November 9.
eross-examination, accused said that he had been' fined $10. for committing a public nuisance some two years ago, Tha case was, respect of an assault on Chinese. He re-asserted that he had remain-fed ill in bed for two whole days preceding the assault, He said that three other Indians had told the complainant to bring the charge against him.
Accused, was questioned by a Juror as fo why he, did not go to the General Hospital and. receive free treatment. He replied that the General Hospital was too far away and he felt too ill His Lordship questioned accused at length as to. why he did not produce the bottles in which the medicine had been supplied. He had had plenty of time to. produce them, remarked his Lordship, Doctor's Corroboration Loong Soo-zan, a doctor living 85 Yangtazopco Road, said that hho knew firet accused and gave him the prescription produced on November 8. He was suffering from common cold and witness told him to lie in bed.
Naran Singh, 8. P. C., an inter-prefer at Harbin Rond Police station, said that he visited Asa Singh at about 5.30 p.m. on the night in question. Asa Singh complained of a cold and was lying in bed. Two other Indians also came Asa Singh did not leave the room from the time witness entered until he was arrested at about 8 pam. for friendly reasons. It was a Sikh fest witness was questioned at length to why he did not inform the police that "he was in the. frst focused's hut at the time when the assault was committed and, therefore, the charge against Asa Singh was false. He replied at, Tenzth but no definite answer was received. In reply to further questions, witness said -that she was Instructed by the police to attend the Court.
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