The Archive · 1927

Purchase of Croton Beans

Another important witness was: Chi Chang-shih, who admitted that in her sworn statement before Mr.

L, H, C, Calthrop, Junior District Officer, she had said she bought four croton beans from a travelling hawker: that the cost was application: and that at accused's request she let her have three of the now: declared that her iven in the lower court was untrue: she. knew about the croton bean, and' had, in fact, given accused some castor-all, beans.

Further evidence was' provided by: the record of proceedings in the lower court which included a full and voluntary confession of guilt by accused,

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