ishman appeared to prosecute; Mr. J. E. Badeley for the police; Mr.
Sellett for accused. Mr. Chang. Nieh-yun and Mr A. M. Preston represented two of the Chinese mentioned in the summonses and Mr. Yeh for the family of a third.
Inspr. Coglan, to service of the the fifth had not been served. Out of the five defendants, one, Wang Dah-ming, only' had appeal ed. One man was found to have left for Canton last year, according to the people at his residence, but the police had no means of, verifying the statement. With regard to one man who lived at 2. Chektang Road. the assistance of, the French police was sought. They tried to serve the summons four No. 2's that there wore in that thoroughfare. Concerning the man in Court, the summons was returned with @ note saying that defend. ant was not Wang Dah-min Opium Hongs in Telephone Directory Mr. Musso, before cross-exami ing Wang, who next gave evidence, said that defendants were not charged with stealing the opium, The prosecutions arose from the evidence given previously which red the existence of a huge! opium combine. Some of the members of that combine were now brought to the notice of the Court.
answer to Mr. Musso, Wang said that the name on the summons. was not his, but that of his elder brother. It was correct that wit ness had a telephone at his house. He ran an exchange business and rent collecting agency.
Mr. Preston, for the man charged in the first summons, applied for his dismissal. The charge was most unfair. It alleged that ho had ided and abetted in the sale of opium but did not give th of the persons with whom ale leged to have aided and abetted, Mr. Musso applied for a further adjournment until the appearance of the five defendants. The cases should be tried together with that of the prisoner in the dock. If counsel could prove that the five men mentioned on the summonses had aided and abetted in the sale of the opium, then second charge against them could be brought. home. It would be more convenient to try all the cases together.
The proceedings against Yih Tsung-woo, accused of disposing of the opium, were then resumed, "Something Wrong With the Case"
Mr. Sellett for the defence strenuously opposed another _ad-Jourrment of this man's trial, The charge had been hanging over him for seven months. Mr, Musso had been prosecuting for about three months, yet he still failed ta get enough' evidence to prove that the prisoner in the dock was guilty of this second offence. In all pro-debility the Court might consider the unrealing of the premises ws soon as the case was over. There was evidence at the man's first trial that he had also been carrying. on, legitimate business. It was unfair that his employees should not be able as soon a8 possible to carry on business, Dadangshvilli had had an opportamity (Mr. Sellett etintinued) to return to Shanghai. The m who had as great an interest. the cate as he had claimed could have got back from Vladivostok in Jess than five months. "I think there is something wrong with this cate." counsel continued. "The defendant's right to have this litigation terminated far outweighs any objections Mr. Musro has raised aguinst proceeding with the cas: to-day."
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