The witness then ave the ppenings of the search as follow "The ship a ed at Wanhsien somewhere the forenoon, A senreh part) eon board and commenced Searching. After allowing what thought was a reasonable time, auked the Chief Officer if everything! was clear and on being told that wus T weighed anchor. The scare! party wax still on board, The Anchor was taken up when I hear noises below and the Chief Oifice Went to ascertain what it was, ing shipment up river from Tehang and was of the opinion that some might have been sent up in ship at various times, but of this he had no absolute knowledge.
There came several clashes between the counsel for the two parties and the court took the time to explain that regardless whether the Customs had examined the whole needle shipment they might not have found the ammuni tion as it was placed in cartons with needles and so packed as to permit one to open several cases without making the discovery. unless packages opened told me that a ease was opened ans it contained ammunition. 1 mediately turned the boat around ud came near the British yun-boa "Lealled the Captain of the Britis il es and bullets were intermixed and wax a matter of luck which one the investigator happened to select gunboat and the search party was prevented from taking the boxes of billed to a Mr, Jessel at! "the bent. On his a val he sug Chuneking, but who the owners were ested that, the, ship should ware) he could not say." He explained that ta ra red up Mr. Jessel might quite likely have The Chinese Commissioner of For: been merely" shipping aigomt and eign Aifairs was sent for, ernie "on Voard and com in the dark as to what the cargo really contained, intervened and explained it was quite understandable that in the ensuing] months since the affair happened Mfr. Paul might be pardoned for forgetting just what the identifying mark Mr. Schuh] was obstinate attempting to secure the information and counsel exchanged rather sharp sallies until the Court intervened again ami ordered the testimony to continue.
The witness further stated that he was present when the bullets were found in the cotton bales and grew Somewhat heated when pressed as to the possibility that they might have been 50 placed Jong before the search took place. But Mr. Schuhl caused the witness some worry in suggesting that the bullets might have been put in by others than the military searching party and Mr, Paul answered "Anyone with any senso knows the Chinese would do just] such an act to cause trouble.
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