Witness then related at great] length the circumstances surround-_ ing the payment of the $73,200 in three instalments. In the case of! the cheque for $56,009, witness said that Crawley, Widler, Yang and himself went to the bank and cashed The bank cashier seemed surprised but, after being reassured, handed over the cash. It was placed in by Widler and Cravley, [but Widler's bag held more than the bag carried: by -Ceawiey. After leashing the cheque, they got into Widler's car with the intention of [proceeding to the gunboat to see the jeargo. It was explained, however, joy Widler and Crawley "that they must first get the captain, and witness and Yang were instructed wait for-15 minutes near the Garden Bridge. After they had waited half an hour, witness became Inervous and wondered whether he had been defrauded. Yang reassured him, saying that Wilder was."always honest." Witness next remark was interpreted as) follows:—"I never mier such crook men—cheap face but wealthy mind." In reply to Mr. Schuhl, witness said that $30,000 had been returned by Crawley and $43,200 still remained. He smilingly. jaded that he and Yang had received ne ammunition, Cross-examined, witness' said that Yang and himself were heads of two separate departments. He had received $100,000 from Chiang Kai shek to purchase ammunition and also had negotiated a sale of 500,000} jeartridges (supplied by the Kiangnan Arsenal) which were to have been supplied to Yang Sen. Delivery, however, had never been Jeflected owing to certain trouble. Witness, in reply to Dr. Fischer, asserted that even workers at Kiangnan Arsenal could not definitely say whether a cartridge, submitted for examination, could be identified as} having been manufactured at the! Arsenal or was of foreign manu facture, Teustful Gentleman Dr. Pischer's questions regarding} witness? knowledge of ammunition as declared in evidence by Yang (the Jother complaining witness), brought forth the remark by the President that "Yang could not say whether cartridge was 68 or 7.9. This witness can and that is where the Jexpertness comes in."
Tu reply to farther interrogation loy Dr. Fischer, witness said that he Jconsidered Crawley and Widler as sellers and himself and Yang buyers. Only Crawley signed the contract. Questions as to why he! anded the cheques to Widler, when [Crawley-had signed the agreement, brought forth the remark "Tt is th first time T have bought ammunition trust foreigners."
The heating was adjourned.
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