He denied that he had refused to toke down a charge of assault preferred by the boy against the police or any complaint agains: Mr. Bathala. He had been pre vented from inquiring why the bor had detained Mr. Bathala's daughter by Mr. Maguire's refusal to let him ask any save certain questions. admitted that he knew-the git! had been released before he applied for a warrant, but he considered the detention of the girl by the Chinese without informing the police a serious matter, and had therefore applied for a warrant.
Do you sozgest that the boy had criminal Intentions?
Why not? I had received a message that 2 foreign child had been kidnapped. io amount of questioning could change witness's opinion that it was a criminal, not a civil, matter. Which brought the remark, from Mr. Newman that he was very glad he did not live in the French Con-
Referring to the second day mentioned, counsel, having certained that witness was familiar with the procedure for securing warrants in the case of property owned by foreign nationals, wished to know why witness had been satis fied to arrest the boy on British property on a warrant endorsed by sin American Vice-Consul. Witness stated that he had gone on information given him by a reliable Chinese detective.
"Why did you execute this warrant on British property?" asked Mr. Newman. "Because wanted to finish with the thing," replied witness. "And maskee the warrant, in other words," suggested counsel." Witness repeated that it was a Chinese error.
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