Letters were handed in by Mz. Schuhl which had passed between General Yang Sen and witness. These were produced at the request of Dr, Fischer. The latter remarked, after perusing the letters, that no one would believe that General Yang Sen would write and sugges! that ammunition should be trans ported by the foreign Powers. It must also be remembered that ral British oticers were killed at Wanshien. The idea was unthinkable that any foreign Powers would even consider transporting am.
Witness was questioned at length regarding bullet proof vests. He said that he had seen one in Wa hsien on the person of a General Chang. He denied that he came to Shanghai to purchase vests. Further questions by counsel on the question of which sample the alleged ammunition deal was consummated, Lrought a remark from the President to the effect that according to witness's evidence he bad purchased two million rounds" of ammunition on a'sample which Tuan had said was no good. "I think we are getting down to that ammunition deal now," continued the President. course, it has never been thrashed out properly."
Witness insisted that Crawley did not hand him the first sample (Give cartridges) to enable witness to test of bullet proof vests, At 500 metres with 7.9 ammunition.
did not know who had forged his name on the vest contract out] but he knew that it was not sixnatare, Further, he did not know who had written out the! alleged arms contract.
Regarding the salary which wit. ness received from General Yang Sen, it was very hard for him to say exactly how much he received. Te might sometimes be $1,000 a month—sometimes nothing at all, When he needed money, witness telegraphed to the General and the latter would remit two or three:
He had not in-ang Sen when the contract for ammunition was completed. He was aware that Widler had a big claim against the General. This concluded the cross-examination of this witness.
The President interrogated witness on the question of the proposed. transportation of ammunition in the S.-S. Monseaey. Witness aditted that the most important ouse in the contract was that the ammunition should be delivered in Wanhsien. If this clause had not been inserted he would not signed the contract. The ammu tion would have been useless to them in Shanghai, It was imperative that it should be delivered at War hsien. He admitted that he was aware that the transportation of ammunition in China was illegal thout a hu chao, and his -opi was that, if the- ammunition had: been transported by the U. S. Monocacy, a hu chao would not be necessary, The fearing was adjourned.
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