of the Shanghai Municipal Police, was called to the witness box and identified an album found' in the quarters of the first accused at 113 Bubbling Well Road.
Witness:—It contains pictures of 4 place known as the Ritz at 124 North Honan Road which the police knew as a gambling place.
Dr. Fischer made strenuous ob-Jections to the evidence given by the witness and asked why other albums and pictures found in Garcia's place had not been brought to court. He asked that the witness read an inscription on a picture inthe album and the witness read, "To my dear friend C. Garcia from A. Lafuente. The picture inscribed was one of the Majestic Hotel and Dr. Fischer replied that A, Lafuente designed the hotel and also designed the Ritz and when he left for the United States he turned the pletares over to Garcia, The witness suid int. Deva resent at the Hongkew Fire Station when a safe found at 161¢ Bubbling Road had been blown open and Dr. Fischer made an objection to th introduction of pictures of the safe after it hiad been demolished.
Dr. Pischer:—They could' have gore to Mustard & Ca. and goto man to open it without so heroically lowing it open.'
Witness:—I sent & man to Mustard Ca, but they told him they were. very busy and it might take a Jong time, T advised Mr. Holcomb that we were going to blow open and asked him to be there and he said he didn't care what we did. So we blew it open, Dr. Fischer:—Yes, you certainly did by the looks of the pictures Very heroic! ov upstairs?
Witness: didn't know a oxime was going on. We presumed gun bling was going on, but we didn't know 'Dr. Fischer:—Why didn't you produce @ warrant and: arrest the face used when you knew gambling was going on when I knew I wrote his consul: before we put the barbed wire up because we thought Mecicans had extraterritoriality, but Swe weren't quit sure.
Dr, Fischer:—Why didn't you sk the police prosecutor te help you in this great question, Witness:—I did. The—_polies prosecutor has always done all he could to help mo in all cases. yeu want to know what he told me you'd better ask him.
Mz. Bryan:—IMl be glad to tell you Dr, Fischer. I said that extra (territoriality for Mexicans ceased la 1925.
Cheques not Presented of Detectives, SOLE, was' then Reginald W. Yorke, Acting Supt. celled and ' identified "numerous Tapers removed from the safe that vias blown open. He also identified papers removed from two file cases At 151¢ Bubbling Well Road, among. them bills for cigars and cigarettes for $1,100 for the month of May made out to G. F. del Valle, Two menu cards were found whick bore several signatures on the insides among "them that of "C, Garcia," packages of chips, and several cheque books and. cheque Several of the stubs were signed Mr. G." and "Cashier" and "a name that looks Jike Garcia, Witness:—I sent a man to the tank to check up the numbers of these cheawes and he reported that not one of them had ever plemented for payment, Mr. Bryan:—I propose to show by these cheyne stubs that this is how Garcia got his money. They wirered it in a cheque stub then Garcia went to the cashier and got the money and tore the cheque up. Til ask the witness to explain it more fully.
A Little Sarcasm!
Theory of How it was Done The witness said that acting on in-Witness started to explain when structions he had gone on taking the Dr, Fischex made a strong objection names of persons as they came out "because he is no banker, he's only He had seen the second accused who. a detective sand his evidence is what said, "What's the meaning of all he thinks, he can't give that," Inv. this, have you a warrant? 1 am the Bryan outeyed the argument, als> wager of this place and I want Judge Wa, and finally it was decid know what you are doing here?" fed by the' court that the witness Dr, Fischer:—When did you could give his explanation of how know there was a wheel at 151¢? the system worked "though it would Witness:—Of my own knowledge not bear much weight with the over until we raided the place on Court in deciding the case."
May 28 twelve months ago. I have} Witness:—I believe the cheques heard people talk about it since but were made out to Garcia who then J, personally, knew nothing about it, slent to the gambling house cashier recall that at that time it was run and got the money and tore the by one J, J, Alvarez and proceedings cheque uP.
Were taken against him in the Fudge Wu:—But where did the visional Court. I don't recall very cashier get. the money? much more about it offhand.
Witness:—Well, from the gamble Fi 1 will help you.
Fudge Wo:—Then_ mashe_ the proceedings Ju 'u:—Then maybe you wore withdrawn from" the Pro: tung the bank hada branch in the ional Court and he was taken ambling house (lod laughter by to the Mexican Consular Court? rhone).
Witness: Dr. Fischer reserved his right to $500 and pai it and appealed, but eves-question and the accused were athing was ever heard of ' the remanded in custody to July 6 la appeal, the afternoon.
Further argument ensued over the case in the Mexican Court until Mr. Bryan objected "because we are not trying the ea the Mexican Court but in the Pro-case Visional Court."
The witness identified severa: objects found in the premises of 1B1e Bubbling Well Road among them two small ivory. balls and three brass "frets" of the kind seen the sides of roulette wheels. Witness asked what they were used for and expressed the opinion that they were parts of a roulette wheel.
Dr. Fischer (handling the alls):—Can't there ivory balls sed for a baby's playthings?
Witness:—Yes and for pinging, too I believe.
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