How was it (asked Mr. Reader Harris in cross-examination) thet left the business cocause you did not like the defendant's Imethods, you' suggested a new partnership agreement?
Witness—Tho agreement pte-
Reophole to bay the business Tt Pos 3 gave me a was sd drawn up that Rakusen wi sure to refuse to sign and thus witness would get a chanco of buying the business, "Witness admitted that he had Given information against Kok sen in an affidavit, the reason being that defendant had told him that when ho had "cleaned up" in China ho intended to go to America; this was na place for a White man to live in.
Counsel—You knew that when Rakusen put into the agreement the words and the water bill," ho was swindling Mr. Tsah?
Witness—I did.
And knowing he was swindling, the Chinese, you remained w him as pating for two month and then tendered another part nership agreement Witness—That was " loophole whereby T might get the business, Knowing tint Makuson had got from him? ad aly ugh your could get ltd Dosen for nothing, you
Witness—No, 1 offered him tic full price Witness concluded by sayin that ho wae giving evidence order to help the inese, because they had treated him fairly and hho did not want to seo ther lose then business for $5.
A WT THE CEASE, One of the Chinese shareholders in the Empire Optical Ca., gave evidence that he had_ possession of the lease and demanded. §1,200 of the purchase money before he Would hind it over to defendant.
His Lordship observed that it was. petfestiy rious why. Witt hess had taken thie attitude, being personally liable tinder the Tease. a one occasion Ttakusen, Thompson, Witness went on to say that dri
find "another forcignsr called his house, and the foreigner whose name he did not know tried to obtain the lens by fores, causing witness to go and ids another room.
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