Questioned about his knowledge 151C Bubbling Well Road the witness said he had gone there very often in the past several months.
met lots of brokers there and was a general meeting place. I did 4 lot of business there and gambled Nery "little. Garcia was usually there but not always. "I went there to consult him on business deals and never saw him gambling. once."
Witness continued that "even Judges and diplomats went there" fend the court hastily asked Chinese Judges " frequented the Elace to which the witness replied Xo. Not Chinese but the best people went there."
Dr. Fischer:—Yes, judges and members of several consular staffs and admirals and commanders, all the best people.
Mr. Bryan:—That's a__ rather dangerous statement, 1 might ask Dr. Fischer to prove it.
Dr, Fiseher:—By all means please do, Tit give you plenty of names ofthe best people in Shanghas. And they didn't all" go to play! roulette, Charles R. Shaw, British, was then called and said that "he considable dealings with Garcia singe 1916 "and 1 found him serum peleusly exact, in every sense of the word."
Asked if he had ever gone to "the. wheel" witness said that he referred not to answer.
Mr. Bryan:—Well, I want to know if you have ever been te "the wheel," though you don't have to answer if you don't want to.
Witness:—Mr. Bryan. T have come here voluntarily to testify as to my business dealings with Me, Garcia, his other affairs do not concern me and my private altairs have no relation to this matter.
Mr, Bryan:—Well, all right. Now what of Garcia's business.
Witness:—He is, so far as T know, heavily engaged in stocks and. shares.
David Judah said that he had had considerable dealings with Garcia stocks and shares and when ask if he had ever gone to "the wheel' preferred not to answer, 'A Present to the Major Garcia was then called to the witness box and asked further about the entertaining he did there about he spoke at the previous He said that he entertain ed a great deal and that he used a lot of food and liquids. He was tually there every night, but, when was not, he gave orders to his servants that any guests who arrived were to be entertained with. cut question. Then I had a habit of sending packages of things to people going away, usually naval People, champagne and things to use on the boat and when Bajor' Holcomb went to' the States I sent kim a lot of wet goods. onty'when Tam in Ameren, The witness explained further that he Enew many prope and that enectaned the be most Feopa den of sarting, peste ted' bell and apart fmeat iden worked "oot hok t saver ated te Twas. fnctrementa {Siving Se, Lafunae bay the ground seuraege and thea freet the resent Colding at ate. ile, bought tow fea, 25,000. and he. was ilk me on the epavtment {dea The local assoc, ba Yala vee aod and seltted Me lens? fae ce the tau to the propeee.
he took over from Gaus, Guise, haa, be osed conser! Tae' tornitore but "nothing "of 8 Piniiieg atom als" anid Tout tke months after he: moved in he bought the gambling apparatha taut is food
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