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Mr. Sceats: Person called Mr. Chan is clearly a co-conspirator in charge.
[ir. Hampton:
Mr. Sceats:
I do not see that he is co-conspirator at all.7 Witness has said that as a result of information
conveyed by phone to him and he, the witness conveyed information to stalls. This Mr. Chan was a police officer. He is a co-conspirator.7
What
Mr. Gunston: I would agree with my learned friend Mr. Hampton.
has been given in evidence would not make Mr. Chan a co-conspirator.7
Court: The conspiracy alleged is between named persons and persons unknown. I agree that Mr. Chan, a police officer is a person unknown
in this conspiracy because I can infer from the evidence so far given
by this witness that the other witnesses who have given evidence earlier
that a police officer has no business giving information to any person in Hung Fook Building and that information passed on to gambling stalls or opium divans and in this manner, must be deemed to be acting contrary to their public duty as police officers. Accordingly the evidence sought can be given.)
Mr. Hampton:
Ask Mr. Sceats what common purpose Mr. Chan had with any of the named conspirators.
Mr. Gunston: I don't think there is any evidence given to stalls was
information received from Chan.)
Mr. Hampton objects to this evidence.
Court: Question allowed.
The
I informed the stalls that the police would be coming.
information from Mr. Chan was that the police would be coming and we should inform the stalls. (Mr. Hampton objects to this.) (Evidence admitted.) I would collect approximately $1000 odd to $2000 a day.
I would collect a little over 500 a week from the off course grey-
hound stalls. During this period I was paid $2000 per month when I