Evidence in Police Court by the Two Accused: Denial of Prosecution Story The case for the defence was opened last Friday in connexion with the prosecution of Kartara Singh and Warriam Singh, charged with the murder of a fellow watchman named Arjan Singh. Some little—confusion has been caused during this very lengthy hearing owing to there being two Kattar glis named, accused and his No, 2 Watchman, and it was mentioned that the police had added an to d's name in order to distingnish between them.
Mr, J. Rt. Cooke, the Magistrate, framed a, t both accus: a charge of ha feloniously murdered Arjan Mr. J. G. Priestwood, for the defence, entered a plea of not guilty, and proceeded to call the accused to give evidence on oath.
Kavtara Singh stated that he wis 34 years of age and had been nine years in Chi SIX years and six months being spent as a constable in the Munici Police. Upon leaving the police, which he did at his own request, he went to the China-Japan Cotton Mill, where he was now employed as No. 2 watchman. The deceased went to work at—the same mill as watchman in December last. and remained for three or four months, leaving on the 10th of some month, the name of which witness did not remember, He Jeff following the theft of two boxes belonging to. witness, who had not seen him since then, nor written to or communicated with him in any way. He left because witness reported him for being drunk. Witness neter left—the mill except on important besiness, and even then he had to obtain permission Questioned with regard Santo Henry Bande, who had informed inst him, witness denied that accused wis one of two men who had taken action against him, for money, and that he had "got rid of him," and Hondo was speaking falsely when he told the—police that witness informed him he had instructed Warriam Singh employ Chinese to put Anjan out of the wa Nor did he tell Hondo that Warriam had taken Arjan to the back of No. Vu Yuen where he was killed by Chinese, nor that witness had had the body buried in a field. Witness had had no conversation at all with Hondo since deceased disappeared. Hondo had lost caste, because of shaving his head and beard, and consequently witness had not taken—food with him, Hondo had said.
Asked by Mr. Maitland why, in those circumstance Hondo should have made false—statements about him, witness—said he did not know, but before this
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