Mr. Charles R. Maguire was ealled to the stand. He described himnself as a mining engineer residing!
the International Settlement, and being Mr. H. E. Morriss's agent! vith power of attorney. He had occupied this position since 1921, he said in answer to questions, and since 1926 had had trouble "with damage to the estate. Notices had been put up warning off trespassers, Dut still people had come and had to be put out, On September 5 ho had gone to Mr. Morris's house in answer to a phone call and had been met by! a number of Chinese employees who had repeated to him the pur-Port of the phone message. He saw the broken vase and after about 1 minutes of Snquiries, he had frane to the Central Police Station, arriving at 6.47 pam. There he saw! the boy behind the bar, Mr. Bathala, Sgt. Rey, and a number of others. He entered and asked what the charge against the boy was. He asked! how it was that the boy was behind the bar and those who had assaulted him—Me. Bathala and a French police constable—remained free. Me. Bathala said: "Shut up, it's nothing to do with yo
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