Jentangled in a wordy conflict when Mr, Schuhl said:—"Things are zetting warm for the police and so Inow this other photograph appears. 'You know, don't you, that the real complainant in this' case is not Chang, but Ning and that Chang forced to be the complainant by the police?"
Witness—Mr. Schuhl, that is entively wrong. Things are not ge* ting warm for the police, We are open to all criticism and your client must prove all his wild statements} before he will be believed.
Mr. Schahl—Well, everybody in Shanghai believes him. This case is a frame-up from start to finish and Vl prove it.
Gordin, the third accused, was} called and denied questions put by Mr, Schuhl that he had ever spent} three years in gaol in Tsingtao for icipation in a robbery of a bank, Neither was he ever in the pay of the SMP. as a police informer.
In answer to Mr, Bryan the witness reiterated his former testimony that Pick had threatened to slap his face if he gave evidence against the first accused, 'The' Plate in" Thibet Road The complainant Chang was called and asked about his connection with the alleged gambling resort 106 Thibet Road, Chang replied indignantly that he had no connec-with the place and knew nothing of it, but he was interested in a political club at that address. Mr. Schuhl asked further how many times the witness had been arrested and "Why has Ning fled to Nanking when I served a subpoena on him:
Witness:—You have no right to me questions like that. I know tething about Ning. "Even a three-year-old child Would know that that man there (point. ing to Pick) defrauded me of $12,000 and that is what I came hereto get back. (Loud laughter from Pick.)
Mr. Schubl:—Well, if you don't now it, the gambling place there is still running.
Rick was called to the witless vox and denied with a loud laugh that he had ever given Gordin the '$300 to which Gordin testified at] the previous hearing, T gave him th But I never was in a restaurant he spoke about. T gave] him $300. Ah—, Not A "Frame-up"
Det—Sgt. Ovsiannikoft stated! that so far as he knew the case was not a "frame-up" as al by Mfr. Schuhl and Pick, an Pick had stated that he' (witness) bad forged the signatures and seals I was told one day in Pick had gone to the id deposited a lot of money and Levitsky was with him, I went there out could find nothing; then I went to Pick's house in Wongkashaw Gardens and he was not at home. The next day he left town after he had been told I was looking for him. Then one day T meet Levitsky on the street and quesyned him about the money which he denied. The next day he left town, Witness denied that he had been the Caspian Sea region when Pick stated that he had held a court martial over him for "being the head of a gang of robbers." Witness was not there at the time and knew nothing of the matter. He denied that he had shot three Chi nese in Nanking Road during the May 30 trouble and as a'result had secured a position: with the police.
Mr, V. Seriosnikoff was then ealled and denied that Pick was ever a Cossack and had fought in that] conclusion that Pick was a fraud.
Mr, Schubl:—I strenuously object a question of that kind. The! witness has just testified that he dace not mow® Pick and how can
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