The Archive · 1929

Question of Credentials

It was this second case which was: heard yesterday and in going i the lawyer's credentials Mr. Bryan brought out that the accused though claiming to be a fully accredited Tawyer with powers to practice in the Provisional Court had only igned the rolls of the old Mixed Court and was registered to practice temporarily for six months pending the. receipt of certain documents, which were never presented to the proper officials. The accused admittthis to be the truth. He admitted was not a member of the Chinese Bar Association and wh hea asked the detective for pointed to the roof and said, can swear."

Mr, Bryan asked if it were no true that the accused had no diploma and the accused would not answer, He was ached. if it were not true that such a diploma as he might have was issued in the name a man who is now dead and 2 adh ta seat up iauaaaccnebie whose name was the same as that of the accused and again there was no The accused stated that he was 'a student of a Inv college 20 years ago and Mr, Bryan pointed out that the college in question suspend ced business 20 years ago to which the accused agreed. He further stated that the diploma was a pre~ sent to him and Mr. Bryan brought out that the accused had never practiced in any other court and had waited 17 years before registering in the Mixed Court and characterize fed such procedure as "funny" but ras interrupted in further questioning by the lawyers for the accused appealing to the Judge. The hearing was remanded,

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