The Magistrate:—Alright, Prlestwood—piease proceed, am terrified.
BE, Bviestwood:-You ore rude Witness then continued and said! that he recognized four of -the accused as having been present on the day in question and having beaten the complainant. Amar Singh was knocked down and wit ness had blown his police whistle: ithe police arrived and four men [were arrested.
Ble. Priestwood:—Were you at the trial of Gujjan Singh that morning?
Mr. Wing:—I must object. Sir, 1 lam not recklessly making object but a series of leading que have been put to the witness.
Magistrate:—Where were you on! the morning in question?
Witness:—I was at my duty place.
Cross—examined, witness said that he did not' appear at the previous hearing as he was sick. He thought he was summoned because it was thought that he was not really sick. He was, however, <l-right now. When the crowd of Sikhs came up to witness and the complainant, someone said: have arrived seven elapsed before the police Witness could only adhere statements, he did not know a thing about the police officer's evidence to the effect that only one minate elapsed after the blowing' lof the whistle.
Re-examined, witness said that he only saw four Sikhs,. there might have been others about.
This concluded the ease for the prosecution.
Mr. Wing:—There has been.suck jan extraordinary divergence _of evidence, that I really do not know what ease I have to meet. If you [desire me, Sir, to go on.....+ The Magistrate:—Oh yes, Mr. Wing.
Mr. Wing:—Then I will call Isher Isher Singh said that he had been 19 years in Shanghai snd there hed never been any. charge against him or any conviction. He only knew the complainant by sight. He had seen him in the court at the trial of Gujjan Singh when the court }was cleared and he later saw him. at the main gate of the Consulate ]when the prison van passed by with the prisoners. Tt was well known Jamong the Sikh "community that Gujjan Singh was to be tried on the Jday in question. After the van had passed through the main gate, he had left the vicinity and was in no disturbance of any kind He had not seen Male Singh at the Consulate entrance. "He had gone] to the Plaza Hotel to see a friend Jand witnesses could corroborate] this. He had also gone to see his solicitor on a private matter. "The fact is, concluded this accused, this is x Gurdwara trouble."
In cross-examination, Mr. Pi wood asked:—Were you not charged in connection with the murder of Buda Singh towas acquitted.
Mr. Wing: ihe carte was withdrawn by the Crown. I do object to.
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