All persons save the accused, the police, legal practi ners, and wits nesses were excluded from the court-room when the preliminary hearing of the charge of murdering Chur Singh, preted complainant's sergeant of the see anything in the hands of the Harcharan Singh on March 6 or 7 {ached to Vootoo] cooties. He did not report the matter] near Road, preferred that he has inter- to the police but got away as quickly against Mewa Singh, Kann Singh, allegations to} ay he could for fear that he, t00, Bhola Singh, and Sarawn. Singh, the previous wit ins. He had known ight for not. know his name, would be surrounded, Waryan Singh Surjan Singh because he] UP tornoter with was formerly with the police force, elo and ishin Singh was on There was a rule against watchmen carrying sticks and that these were] to be taken from them if found, duty at the main gate and witness did not see him. He did not sce or fighting. Me was with Surjan Singh all the time between 3 and 6 am. He denied, Kishin Singh, the "eomplaina ing the arrest of]
accused Wel the! arrest of oar friend" and threater hin. Referring to the allowed as sault, complainant said that about fund said "Now, you hi friend tu be arrested.
You. had] better make arrangements. he mean? Hix tuner Witness—He meant he would kill Eu inning, witness ald that]
9 dealt him a blow on the} Fight "shoulder with an iron sti Surjan Singh with a stick.
Surjan Singh said that he was! No. 1 watchman at the Japan-China Cotton Mill. Natha Singh worked inn different section of the mill Witress had known complainant for about six years and had had no trouble with him. Kishin Singh ought witness's job and tried to get him dismissed. Kann Singh was not a friend of witness, who had known for a few months only. The charge wax a false one. He did between 5 and against him war because he failed to get. the job aa Ne. 1 had seen the arrest Singh and paid no atten lo was passing at the time and dil ne the arrest Chinen tap, that he the Me known Sarjan rs an had worked] with him fo with anyone. Witness denied carry ing a stick It was against regula. tions. "He didn't know who. the! stick belonged to: it was not his. Koku Singh, who produced the stick, was a Malwa man and wanted to this june until the afternoon, Cross-examined by Mr, the afternoon, complainant said that neither nor Chinese watchmen were the seo witness dismissed. He, (00, wanted to be No. 1 watchman, Witness said that he had been Shonychai since 1922.
He had enlisted with the police force for three ears. after which he had become a watchman. Replying to the Judge, witness said that he did not know: who beat Kishin Singh. When he patrolled the mill there was 79] trouble. Kishin Singh was in the Thavinge taken pla He told the Chinese watebi ran that be had been assaulted by: the two wae told to report the to the police.
'The attempt to fol The of to] Surjan Singh hrctions w shovalder sith Toasted stick tha beating, him about the Puo to the came up and said we Surjan' ing "Let us kill Shad not told inking Chinese liquor id not tell him of any. trouble which he had seen bot merely asked him for money sehich
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