Accused, questioned by the Commissioner, said that at the. present time he was without employment. Shortly after 12 o'clock on Friday, he said, he was.erossing the Ghapoo Road bridge and hed reached a spot opposite the General Hospital when he was accosted by "this woman," who overtook him in her rica She put her thumb to her nose and wriggled her four fingers at him, saying "You think you are going to get Catherine. You will never her. You would like to stop with me now, wouldn't you?—It would cost your some money to stop with me now." After a brief period, according to the withes, she said, "Why don't you strike me noi. I have glasses on now. I dare you Witness told her there anxious over the welfare of daughter, so it was natural that he worried & lot. He knew complainant's employer's character and did not wish his daughter to be brought up in bad surroundings, he added.
Complainant here interfered with, have given you your son. Catherine is my daughter. She is not yours at all."
Continuing, accused said that complainant had told him to follow her and he would get Catherine, to whom he was very much attached. After that she said, "Come to the American Consulate and you. will get her." She used all sorts of profane language and to this witness objected. He resented any woman using bad language. However, he. thought the invitation to go to' the Consulate was a trap and decided that, in order to avoid publicity, it would be better not to go there, s0 he suggested that they should' go to the Hongkew Police Station. He was. particularly anxious to avoid publicity because he had a little boy in America whom he had to support and, once the thing got into the papers, his chances here would be spoiled. A few minutes afterwards, complainant called for the police.
The Accured's Denials "T knew her reputation and the she perjured herself," witness tinued. "I thought she was advised to do this, s6 T got out of my riesha and ran. I ran because I did not want to get_my name in the papers or any unnecessary publicity.. T deny striking complainant or raising my hand. to strike her. After, I ran, I noticed the. policeman with a' revolver so. I raised my hands because, gosh! it iwas no use being shot for nothing. Then I decided to stop. I ran because I knew, that once the newspapers got anything, your repatation in China is spoiled."
Witness then said the police came up and, after arresting him, searched him. He offered no resist-dance and was taken to the station. He denied most emphatically the whole charge, or hat he had molested complainant in the past:
Asked if he had anything further to say, accused inquired whether he
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