Mrs. Kao further stated that while her ship was, at Honolulu route to the United States, persons there evinced an interest in her luggage. Under questions as"to who they were Mrs. Kao said she.
id_ not know.
Her statements involving perseas in the leading cities in the Orient and Honolulu and San Francisco gave rise to the belief that the opium contained in her baggage as she went into San Francisco last July 5 was the property of a drug running ring across the Pacific which has dealt in drags and nar-cetics worth millions of dollars. The opium seized by the American' Customs authorities was declared by them to be worth almost $500,000 United States currency.
The trial brought an avalanche of objections by the prosecution, which for a time threatened to disturb the peace of the court and which were only quelled when Judge Chow shouted that the ease would be adjourned to allow time for further investigation on the part of the state's attorneys.
cotintt Gsea ad" nol of n_eoegeted ty rep ate Ener' Sy "Pettis anal actaty ne ptt Stage oles Seta a shen nose ind'tta ets Bees would be resumed, Several days are expected to be required by the Seat fate tee case and be ready for a resumption solar official, ant opened this afternoon in the small room of the Nanking district court. Built to accommodate not, more than 100 persons, to-day when the Judge called the room to order' there were not less than 300 pet: sons in the room and no single person had more than enough roo" to breathe.
Judge Chow lost no time in getting the case under way. Immediately after opening the trial he stated that the accused were charged with violating Article 16: of the Opium Suppression Law. to "disputing the ty of the charges themselves which are being brought against the accused, the defence to-day further contended to the court that Mr. Kao, the former vice-consul, is in no way involved in the charges, but that he carried out the duties of his position as Laid down by the law. Whatever he did, the defence contended, was in, accordance with the regulations governing his offcial actions and he was in no way subject to prosecution, or guilty of the charges laid against him.
During the discussion:
tions, denials, charges and count charges, all of which Were hur from almost all directions og) many of them at the same. tint a Mr, Kung, a former Chinese con sul-general at San Francisco, was quoted by the prosecution as authority for certain actions Mr. Kao is alleged to have taken following the seizure of his wife's bagaay by the San Francisco Customs at thorities, As a result of Me. Kung's name being brought into the case the defence stated that Mr. Kung is now in Shanghai and that he should be summoned by the court to testify, The former con sul-general, if in Shanghai, is expected to appear'in the case when resumes.
Mrs. Kao and the Trunks Mrs, Kao reiterated that the 11 trunks which were found to contain opium while in the San Francisco Customs sheds were the property of the now terious Mr. Chen Sen, who Mrs, ao reiterated from her statement in court yesterday, is a Cantonese now living in Shanghai, As she stated in San Francisvo after her arrest and on numerous occasions since, Mrs. Kao this afternoon maintained she had bet duped by persons she looked upon as her friends. Speaking on Mr. Chen Sen, Mrs, Kao to-day said she met both Mr. and Mrs, Eh Sen in Shanghai last February. following June, Mrs. Kao added, she met them again in Hongkong.
"Mr, Chen gave me a letter to persons in the United States who, 'Mr, Chen said, were friends of hia," Mrs. Kao declared, Chen also asked some baggage' to the United States for them, I replied that I would. The baggage in question was sent to the steamer in Hongkong wit out my secing it, Upon my arrival in San Francisco I was much surprised to learn there were 11 trunks that these three persons had put aboard as my luggage. I had been under the impression that there were only one or two pieces. I had no {dea what any of the piece con-
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