Mr, Aiers is subject to the jurisdiction of Court. hat, if he tells lies, he will be subject to the jurisdiction of the: British Court snd punished accordance with British laws, he will sign this Dr. Fischer objected to any change, If witness came to give evidence, ho had to subject himself to the jurisdiction of the present Court, Mr. Bryan: It is quite novel.
Dr, Fischer: Yes, very novel! The whole, thing is very novel. T had 'a ease of & man who came to Court" and gave. false evidence, When he ryan taken before is Consul, Hothtng could be done as the Gansul said. that he didn't send him to testify, The Judge! The usual procedure that, if @ person commits perjury, will be sent to the Court which has Jurisdiction over him.
Mr. Bryan;—t don't think he should sign the bond us i is, Tf the Court says that ho will be sub-ect to British taves, he will sign.
Dr. Fischer:—The Chinese laws are not good enough for you, but apparently they are good' rough for my clients "hr Aiers. (interrupting):—1 beg your pardon, they are rot competent.
Brent that, if'" person commit-'Tseng repeated his former] "ted perjury, he would be sent to the court with jurisdiction over him. He: then: ordered: His. Aters to sign Ins. Alera: will sign this under potest provided you order me to do fo, knaving fall well that Tam not subject to the jurisdiction of this Court.
The Judge:—You will be under the Jutiediction of the Court, with jurisdiction over you. I order you sign.
The Bexican Interest The bond having been signed, Mr. Aiers explained at length that no: action had been taken against No ble Bubbling. Well Road, because this place was still" the sub. ject_of an appeal in. the Mesican courts, "He read at length a con-Siderable amount of correspondence Which he had exchanged with the Mexican Consul and went describe warrants which he had plied for No, 5. Yates Road and Inter the placing of bathed wire ditside No. 26te Bubbling Well Road, when 205. people, who were inside, were: required to_give their ames and addresses. He did not iimow who rin the place and his {information was that it was del Valle.
Gross-examined by Dr. Fischer, Mr, Aiers said that be had heard last your that Garcia was running the place then but he had 0 por fonalknowledge of this. Ho had taken no action because the Alvarez case involving 161e Bubbling Well Road' was still under appeal and he did not know what the intentions of: the Mexican Consul were. Syas'"under the impression that Garcia was a Mexican citizen. Wit. nese did not consider that he should warn del Valle. against gambling but it was his, duty to report. the miter to his Consul, so that action could be taken.
Dr. Fischer:—This was about the same. time that letters were ad~ tressed by. the Council tothe dor racing concerns, not their. Consuls On the one hand, the Couneit thought ft to warn the dog racing Wem vest be withdrawn, on ins to restrict their racing oF
the other, they informed the Mex-
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