The case against, Dr, Ri A. Thompson, who is alleged to have assaulted Lin Kwei-sung, the 'Chinese chauffeur of Charlesworth Rakusen, was heard before the *U. S. Commissioner for Ohina, Mr. N. E. Lurton, on Tuesday al ternoom The special assistant district attorneys, Mesers, H.R. Snyder and F. J. Schuhl prosecuted. Defendant' was not represented by Counsel.
stated that on January 10 at the Lin Kweisung, the chauffeur, corner of Peking and Yuen-min yuen Roads, as Mr. Rakusen had entered the car and witness was about to drive on, the defendant came along, cursed at, his master and tried to assault his master, who paid no attention but told wemer, to drive on." As ho, of, tempted to do so, defendant struck him on the face.
In cross-examination Dr. Thompson asked: "Is. it not a fact that Rakusen told you come up and tell a het" This was denied -by the witness and Dr, Thompson then stated that he would prove that the charge was merely malicious persecution and that he would impeach the credibility of the witness.
The scend witness was C. P. Rakusen, who stated that Dr. Thompson jumped on the step of the car and began' us-
age. After hitting the chauffeur, he wrenched the side curtain off cir, and trampled on it, "Doing 'a war dance on it like baby." When he saw witness gotting out of the car he ran away, cross-examination—Dr: Thompson asked: "Is it not a fact that you were compelled to Teave Washington for conducting a fake business?" {0 which the "witness responded "You should not judge every one by yourself" and later answered ip the negative. When asked when ther "he had not bribed his chauffeur to perjure himself,' the witness replied that, the insinuation was "an unmitigated Hie."
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