Mr, Rodger:—That's the foreign Jaw but this is a Chinese court and we have to follow the Chinese procedure here. I'm only doing it to save time.
Mr._Ivanow:—Then you should] not.—The Judge upheld Mr. Ivanow.
Continuing, witness said that the foreigners did not seo him hand the money to Chien. They entered Chien's house just as he, witness, Toft. The money was for th purchase of raw iron at Woosung.
In answer to the Judge, witness aid that he asked Chien' to take the money to Woosung because he was too busy to go himself. Chien friend and he trusted bim. not ask the foreigners to go nor did he tell Chien what sort of a conveyance to use. He! did not hand Chien a cheque because he had to have ready money: and had to make a number of small purchases.
This statement was corroborated by Wong Lai-sun, also attached to the 12th Army Corps, who said that} he assisted Mao to count the money and saw him band it over to Chien.
Chien, recalled, repeated the story which he gave at the last hearing how he was given the money, how Widler and accused came to hi home, how they stopped ut the! Public Gardens, how Widler tried] to turn the ear round and how he was robbed. He said that he took'
dier's ear because the latter asked him to introduce some business.
Mao had not told him to engage al special motor ear.
The Court here ordered a remand! to hear what Widler had to say and Inspr. Eva said that they wou have to ask the Swiss Consul for permission. Mr. Rodger said that they would have to get a subpoena, because Widler was in gaol. Accused, however, had made a. stateent tothe police containing certain go on with, The Court then rose.
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