Indar Singh then requested those who were willing to die to eross the Hine, and about 40-45 men did so. Afterwards, the party of men stationed themselves in front of a shop close to the Gurdwara, and drank wine and soda. They then took up sticks, and departed in two lorries in the direction of North Szechuen Road. Witness identified seven of those who were among the men he saw on July 12, Me, Diamond, (in eross-cxamination);—Do you practice your religion?
cannot stridly follow my religion. T try to follow it, but 1 cannot, Do you visit the Gurdwara to worship on a Sunday?—Yes, 1 go there.
Witness stated that he did not go there on this Sunday because he had some business to do, On being asked the nature of this busines, he replied that he remained in his house all day, and in the evening he had to go for a walk. He later stated that he did go to the Gurd-wata, but did not join in the service, fas he could hear the address from iis room in the building, He looked down on the service. through the window in front of the granthi's 100m. Asked why he did not join in the prayers on the Sunday in question, he replied that he was already Inside the Gurdwara and could bow as many times as he liked.
Summing up on Aug. 28, Mr, Diamond said that he wished to refer to the fact that a large number of witnesses in the ease wore probably accomplices. [Unless their evidence was corroborate od by the evidence of independent witnesses, It was not suMlciently well founded o be rolied upon. With ro-gard to Mr. Rocks' clients, their evidence was open to very grave suspicion. By the nature of their deence, they were bound to give evidence against his own clients.
There were a number of witnesses who said that they had seen all of his clients at the scene of the affray. [They could not, however, say where the individual' men were standing. The evidence of Hari Singh, (cited managing director of the New 'Sikh Store), was absolutely unrelifable. According to his story, he was upstairs, and was frightened by the disturbance. In spite of this, he ran out onto the verandah of the build~ ing, in full view of the rialers. Being the' managing director of the shop, he was standing at the door like Horatius holding the fort. tease.
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With regard to Amar Singh, one Jot the defendants, Mr. Diamond said that witnesses in the case had chosen Jaman who was already "down" and had tried to "down" him still further jin order that the court might believe their story. It was extremely dim-Jcull In a ease of this sort, concluded Mr. Diamond, where so "many les were told, to ascertain what was the truth, There might be doubt sur-}rounding some of his clients who were innocent.
Mfr. Recks said that there were certain facts that stood out inconfestibly in this case. Two lorries went to the Gurdwara, picked up Jsome Indians, and took them to Mil-Ter Road. Those who were assaulted called for aid, whistles were blown Jand the police arrived very shortly afterwards. Those who were there when the police arrived belonged to tone party only, the Sursingh party, while others were found wounded in the street. The only evidence to the Jcontrary. was that of the Japanese police constable, and his story was absolutely unbelievable.
Every Indian arrested subsequently belonged to a party other than the Sursingh party, which was an extra Jordinary ce-incidence. It was the old story, of the "last hen across the'
said Mr, Reeks, and the assailants got Santa Singh and Karlar [Singh." They came near to taking the lives of these two men. Everything pointed to the fact that the Indians had gone deliberately to attack the Judgment tu the case witt appear tie "NE, Herald" next week,
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