The Archive · 1929

No Criticism Needed

Mr, Bryan:—I don't need you here to criticize me. I can take care of myself. You say all kinds of nasty things about the police but you can't prove anything.

Mr. Schubl:—This case is a frame-up and you know it. If you don't, watch me prove it. To-day you come here with another bogus. Photograph and expect to get away with it. Well, you can't put that over on me.

Again Mr. Bryan put the question to the witness when Mr. Schuhl interrupted, "He's just talking to the newspapers. That's all he ever does. He was called down in the American court for it.

'Mr. Bryan:—You're always making' something for the press sour-self. You wouldn't let me get a word in this case if you had your way.

Pick:—Sure. Sure, Ask the witness how many Chinese he shot when he was in Chang Chung-chang's army? I know because I was with Chiang Kai-shek at the same time.

The hearing was adjourned.

On July 23, argument took place lover a negative plate of a photograph, which was. introduced by the police, Mr, Schuhl satd that, in all fairness to the accused men, a "vagrant! should be issued for'both "Chang jand Ning for perjury. Tt was evite! possible that they were misleading the police. From the photograph, the Court' would notice the letters Ni" "E think," said. Mr. Schuhl, "that such a procedure is an. position on this Court, "A. little explanation is needed. If suen a procedure is allowed, peopl: will come in to this Court to testify to anything at any time. I suggest most strongly that this matter re-Jaaires a complete investigation by his Court, Even so late as yostersomeone apparently was gent to the Commissioner of Police. Everything is being done to mislead this Court and to convict the cefendants.

Fair and Square Trial Wanted don't care how bad Pick is or what his character may be bat 1 0 irwiat that he is entitled to. fair and square trial in this court, irrespective of what he la or what he has done, He may have criminal record 20" miles long but that doesn't make the slightest di ference. He is hero to face tik charges, That's all"

Det-inspr, Robertson, recalled, explained toat Chang breaghe the plate to office on Monday after-Toon. Chang ind told witness that he had scratched hig mane. off the negative to" save face with his partners, Mr. Schuhl drew attention to cer-discrepancies in Chang's preious testimony regarding is me ability to produce a photograph of the document on which the 2x80 wat based. Counsel said that he would, submit that thie was fuh javtify a. warrant being issued Agasst Chang and Ning t) get the truth as to. what exactly had happened." "E don't think," My. Schuh said, "that they need be chown the slightest consideration. firmly of the convicti ginning of this case that Chang had bsolately rething' to do with the matter, I know it from the very Feginning and. from the evidence which has been produced #2) *urt, has been proved that Iam absolutely right.

"We will say that Pick ts a bad man or anything else for the sake' of argument, but he has to bs rreved guilty of these charges now before the Court. "T-am quite sur? that the Court will order the Investig tion Datk for. "The Court wane te the right and see. that Sastice ie done. 1 know the Court does not want to see an injustice done. There. are lots of questions which have to be answered. before wwe get to the bottom of this matter fand there are many things hich Wye to be revealed before this case lored, If the Police Proseéutor the. police want to see. justice one, let. them help the Court by having these questions answered.

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