stated that he' had been investigating the previous court record of the complainant in the pres-tent case, Chang Tz-zang, and he had Jearned that Chang, bad been la the "Provisional Court "daring February of this year on a charge of gambling and had been found guilty. He was fined $50, and among the witnesses against hind was Mr, A. C. Aiers of the police, The cease concerned the alleged gambling club at 103 Thibet Road of white Pick had testified Chang was {ho manager.
Mr. E. A, Kobza was called as witness by Mr. Schuhl and stated that he was an artist and a hands writing expert of 20 years' experts ence and had appeared as such itt eases in the Provisional Court, the Court. a U.S. Court for China and the Swiss
He was shown several exhibits of writing said to have been found in Pick's room and stated that int his opinion they were all written, by the same man. 4 Witness was then shown the bottom of the alleged licence off which only a photograph is in Existence and which contoing, tha Signature of "G, Cunningham" sup Poved to be that of Mu B. 8, Cute bingham, U.S. Consul-General and the forged signature of Mr. A. Ds Blackburn, H.M, Consul, also tht two seals, He thought the writing was ere ly different from that shown in, the previous exhibits and said that the signatures were written with Jess fluency and were not as well constructed as the exhibits he wall Shown first. He characterized thd Signatures on the alleged licence "written like a schoolboy."
Witness. believed the signature of Mr, Blackburn "was written D3) swith his. signet ture while that of G, Cunninghar was done by somebody who was trying to imitate the writing in the first pieces Iwas shown, that 58 imitating Pick's writing."
The witness pointed out that the gas "drawn" and that it she ed such drawing "by the constant Sntervuptions in the ready flow of the pen. vail Pick as "Dr, Diego"
Under cross-examination by Mry Bryan the witness said that he had appeared in the American Court in. the ease of the U.S, v, Crawley and the Provisional Court in a cate involving the forgeries of sines on cheques in which the wite ness had appeared for the. polled Jwwho were successful in their pros secution. He had also appeared it Swiss Court in the Widler casey peared for the defence and was acquitted of the charge of forgery."
The witness engaged in several sharp exchanges with Mr, Bryan over points of similarity between the writing of Pick and that on the alleged Tieence and at the request the court the witness agreed to study the writings at greater lengths and submit his findings at the next hearing.
Pick was then called to the wite hose box. He said that while in Tientsin in April 1929 he had found it necessary to use the name Dr, he was doing "secret work for the British and T had to use it." He recognized an article about "Dr. Diego" that ap: peared in the "North China Stand= ard" of April 16, 1929, concerning the Wok of anti agents under Dr, Diego, who had closed several Red newspapers. estate lished for the' dissemination of Bolshevik propagand He then denied all' the charges against him and said that he would not forge Mr. Cunningham's signed tare as "the Americans rescued a when I vas shot in. Hankow and the British are all my friends. Why shuld T de. theee things against The Question of Interpreter <A' heated argument then 270 bver_an_ interpreter for Pick, having had Mr. Kotencv, an eme Ployee of the Provisional Court, 16 Which Mr, Schuh! objected on the grounds that the translations. were not complete and Mr. Schuh) suge ested Harry Paxton Howard whs described himself as "a journalist and a. student of Rassian for 12
What paper de you The China Weekly Sis ap den Bere Isn't that Paper in favour of 1 Howard several articles about the case for the pagisine but T never Jidge Chau:—We will continue sth the regular interpreter, Ketenev.
Pick wag. then atked stent 1h8 alleged bill of Tie, 6,000 cue bint Sem the Mynicira).. Cooreil whith
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