The Archive · 1929

Too Large to Keep

The witness explained that he had. leased the premises from July 31, 1928, to the middle of October 1928: and "intended to live there andi entertain my friends there. Te was, summer and hot and I liked the root garden, I never actually lived. there, but I entertained there the electricity bill was high because I used a many. lights and fans. There was neve any gambling there when I had.the.." place The ess was shown severely papers alleged to have been found in. the safe at 15{c with the names of certain individuals cut out and asked: if he knew—anything its about Witness. replied he found the a Valle the second accused had, Shanghai "around. th first of October last year, T am not sure just when. T transferred. my, lease to hin and if the China Realty: have another lease signed on. the. same date there must be a mistake in the dates. That is the only explanation T can offer about the The witness had met det Valle through a Mr, Leal who said, that del Valle wanted a big place as he wanted to start a club sunil one he could have in Mexico rented him my place, 1 know nothing about any gambling there, though I know the place was raided when Alvarez had it. T couldn't say whether he was according to his shown the alleged: and in the the police and had no idea the entries on the stubs meant o to whom they referred. Mfr, Bryat at the previous hearing stated that there was writ certain stubs reading "Cashier," "Mr. G." "a name that looks like Gareta,

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