The hearing of the charge was continued on Wednesday.
At the outset of the _proceedings on Wednesday, Mr. F. J. Schuhl, Commissioner, said that he had communicated with the Customs authorities, by whom defendant is employed, regarding his whereabouts early on the morning in question. A reply had been received to the effect that S. B. Gaynor, according to the only record the Commissioner of Customs had of his movements, was on board the str. Fengtien, having signed on at 1. a.m. and signed off duty at 8 a.m. on the same day.
Evidence of identification was then called by Sub-Inspector Prosser. A table boy at the Del Monte Cafe said defendant signed a chit to call a car. The chit was handed to the telephone boy who stated that he did not see defendant until after the alleged assault by defendant, when the chauffeur came back to the Del Monte, covering his face with his hands and crying. Defendant drove up the Del Monte in a car in which were three others. Asked by Mr. F. W. Schoenfeld (who appeared on behalf of defendant at yesterday's hearing) if he could describe the four men, this witness could only say that one was more young"'' and another "more long." A third employee at the Del Monte testified as to having observed the defendant at the cafe.
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