Asked whether Lester did_not supply him with a tiffin on June 30, witness said this was true. He met Lester in the market and he asked witness to have a drink of Chinese wine, Witness said would rather have a dup of coffee Sirst, and did so. Then he had the wine, and as Lester pressed him he had a plate of steak. But when it came to paying the Chinese who vold them the steak, Lester had no snoney, which made things awkward, He tried to pay for the foxd" with some jade, but the Chinese refused to accept and eventually allowed them to go thely way. pro That afternoon at his house. Lester then had three bottles of Chinese wine, and asked witness to go and fetch three more, Seeing the state the man was already: in, with drink, he did: not "ike doing so, Bot agreed to please Lester came to his har at about [1.30 pam. on the day of the shoot ting. "He' seemed "highly nervous, Jand borrowed some paper from witness with which he made up a {parcel of something. Witness asked Fhim what was wrong, and "I've shot a fellow in the aport Rooms." Ruxesky_ took notice of this, since Lester had made foolish remarks of a similar nature befor He asked witness] to look after the parcel for him, and witness agreed. Police came to the har later on to make inquiries, ud then witness opened the parcel and found it to contain a revolver: with a live bullet in the magazine.
Chief-Det.-Insp. Cruickshank gave evidence of arresting Lester in the Continental Bar at about five oclock lon the day of the shooting.
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