In answer to this, witness repeated that he had taken the money to an amah at Mr. Chang's house, but only made this confession because he could not stand the hanging any more. Balchin was not present while he was beaten, or when he wag hanging, but, when witness had been let down, he came in with a pair of handcuffs. These were pub on witness and he was taken away in a motor car to Jessfield Road, Balchin being in charge and accompanied by two Chinese detectives. At the Jessfield Road house witness made effort to borrow $700, "to save his life,"" the Chinese again asking why he wished to borrow when he admitted
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