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Silva in the witness box
¿Continued from Pape 3) Choy that on 'roconstructing the real issue during a trial, a practl- accident it appeared to me the cal teni of driving ability would “And now we come to tay 23. girl had no defence at all, all certainly be, suggested in the pre-
Thirdly, the day on which you had a that according to my view the sence of the court. telephone conversation with Mr only course was to plead guilty cannot conceive of Cowle going Cowie und which is recorded in to the manslaughter charge and to the extent of committing per- transcript 2."--On May 23 I re- plead in mitigation. There was Juey for a sum of $2,000. ceived a report from Mr. Re- no point therefore 10 pay Cowle medion and as a result I instruct-| $2,000. Choy, hawayer, Insisted ed someone to telephone to Cowie, upon obtaining Cowie's statement This was of time time. I was and pointed out to me that though telephoning from my private; this was my opinion it was possl- office. I was lunching at the same ble the barristers might take a time, and was also doing some different view. work with two or three clerks in the office.
Talks with Cowie
"We now know that
You spoke to Cowle altogether six Limon on the telephone,"Yes, Including the one on May from the Kowloon Maglstrasy. "Before you had heard the re- cordings and seen the transcripts, had you any clear recollection of what was said at any one of these particular talics?"-Not As gards the exact words but regards the principal items,
re-
64
"And what was your recollec- tion of the principal items?" - 14) Cowle said he would be willing to give evirlence. He asked me for the date of hearing for the purpose of Anding out whether he could make that date-June 2: direussed his fees; touched upon give what he was required to evidence about; stated his desire to see the girl in order to be able und discussed to identify her; various dates to see which one was convenient when he and could have a personal interview,
"Did you attach ony special Importance or give any particular attention to any of the telephone conversations between you and Cowie?"No, it was one of many routine matters in my office for attention.
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Dr Hay the "You have already told judge and jury that this was never mentinued to Cowie at the Peninsula HotelYes.
"The next day May.24, you Choy again?"-Yes, I told Any witness of this occur- Choy that Cowle had asked for rence or any person who cart $3,000, but he might take $2,000. ask-Choy was quite willing to pay give useful information ed to communicate with the $3,000, but I told him I would Trafic Offee, Hong Kong. Tel. bargain Cowle down. I also told
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"Later on the same day you had a talk, with Cowle on the telephone? Yes.
Here Mr. d'Almada read from the transcript of part of this con- verzation," Mr. Cowie was quoted as saying well exactly what do you want me to say?" and Mr Silva: I think I rather talk to you personally,'
Personal statements
of any
Silva's doubts
"Old you have any double about her competency? My doubla wors directed more to this particular aspect, that Cowie, for a fee, was prepared to say) that the girl at the end of her period of tuition with him was competent when in fact she was not
"We know that you spoke to Cowte for an appointment on the ove of the police court hearing":
Yes, on Monday, June 6, "Why did you think of seeing him so late?"Because having and knowing the these doubts,
girl was due to leave hospital on "Now why did you prefer to June 2 or 3, I intended to ask her talk personally to Cowie rather to a practical test of driving on than over the telephone?"-It Sunday, June 4, and also to ask la the Invariable practice to her few judiclaus questions to take statemente from witnesses resolve my doubts before 1 saw personally.
thal Cowle. Apart from statement itself, I wanted to "And If your doubts were res discuss with Cowls an aspect solved in this way, what would Cowle's that had puzzled me greatly... you have done with "Before we come to that aspect: evidence?"-I would have refus- Is it your practice or the practice ed to use it.
Asked by Mr. d'Almada why, of all solicitors?"-I do not know
solicitor who has taken having had this doubt in hiri statements from any proposed mind, in his subsequent conver
sations with Mr. Cowle he did witness over the telephone.
"What else did you require not show in his remarks any sus-
Cowle for his proof the
to use his from was going to give evidence?" picion or reluctance would have to ask him for his evidence, Mr. Silva replied short qualifications for the number of your evidence on the telephone
of saying to Mr. Cowie his pupils who have passed suche had to speak in the manner cessfully, for the period of struction for the girl, how many he had spoken.
"And what about your lessons he had taught her alto. gether, what kind of test he had given her, and what was his final opinion of her campotency.
"Yes, and now we return to that point that puzzled you." - The car, as I understood it, was a left hand drive-dyno-drive. From the point of collision it careered across right towards St. Theresa's Church at a highly in- creased speed. Neither the girl nor Tam could give any explanu tion for this, and I wanted to re- Cowic construct that aspect to and ask him whether he could as an expert suggest any reason for that happening.
doubt
ap-
pointment with Cowin for the Sunday?" had decided not to keep that appointment becaLEC of what J.D. Chen had told me.
Mr. Silva said he did not re- turn to the office that day, and on the next day he was at the plenie at Fanling. On Monday he again went to the races.
Report about Choy
On Tuesday he returned tel the office and his clerk Mr. Yu reported to him about Choy As he was leaving for the Bupreme Court he met
Mr Tam, the second accused. "Did you speak to him?"-Yes.
had left for he told me Choy Shanghal the day before, and h said beenuse of Chey's absence about he had come to see me
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The girl's name "In this transcript 4 there mention by Cowls that he did not know the girl's name. Did you hear that particular refer- ence?" did not if i had -would-have-reminded Cawla i gave him the name at the Pen insula Hotel, and I would have given him the name again. "There 13 nisó reference to Cowle seeing the girl."-Yes.
"Did you consider it necessary that Cowie should see her?"Yes. "Why?"Because it had been
"What did Tam say to this?"- Tam sald he did not believe Chay: vas capable of something like that, and hinted that if Choy had told me that Cowie had taught the girl, that must be the truth.
"Did you tell Tam your that there was no defence?
I told him I had told Choy there that was no defence possible, and
would have
w
to plead
for
leniency and that in those cir- cumstances it did not seem worth while to obtain Cowie's evidence. I asked Tam whether I could see the girl, and he lold me 'no, be- coure she had fallen ill again. He asked me whether, if we pleaded Cowie's evidence for leniency, would be of value, and I told him it would be of some value. He then sald: But the girl will be
ear since he last saw her. At the ristered and maybe the bar-
might" hold different Peninsula Hotel Cowie himself view from yours and could put had suggested he would have to up a defence. He added he felt see the girl again, and 1. myself certain Choy had not been fixing can say it is very dlífcult to re- 1 Colond why, with my s£15-| could
member a client's face even six months back.
and though he
pleton, I refused to have guy- "So Cowie's request to see the thing to do with Cowie, he him- girl more than once was not at self was quite prepared to go and all peculiar.Not at all..
Mr. J.D.
(Continued On Page 13)
"On the evening of Friday, Mayce Cowie himself, 28, you were in your office and you had a call from Chen."-Yes, he cared to my office and spoke to me. He said he was responsible for bringing Choy to me, and he felt it was his duty to give me a warning about this He asked me to be careful
man. of any witnesses Choy might bring -lo me, I asked him what be meant, but he said "he was only suspicious and he would not say more, other than to remind me that Choy was an old. Shanghai policeman and might think him-
all toc clover,
"What did you may to Mr. Chen?" that if I found out that Choy had been playing any tricks, he could not blame me it I gave up the case altogether,
"Although then the only posal- ble witness
by Choy was Cowie
"And as a result of what Mr. Chen told you that evening, what] opinion or belief of suspicion did you have about Mr. Cowlo?"-- My mind was, directed to Cowle ́ss, tho
he only witness brought by
Choy,
"But you had no real doubt as
to whether Cowle had really
taught the girl, after, this warn
I did not rule out the possibility, but thought that un- likely, because it appeared to me as a lawyer to be so ridiculous for anyone in those circumstances to obtain
ain a false tutor for several
reasons.
It:
For what reason'dil you think ‚ ridiculous?"--Ify tho, gizl competent, someone" must have faught her to acquire competence, and with such a genuina" "tulor ži would
appear stupid to get m falso
one, Becondly, if tho, girl was not competent, any number of falso tutors swearing Kamaly. as to her competency would be | of no lige id 'colært because it come
potency, aliould ever chespins.
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West led the diamond K against unless you actually work . We all hear so much about develop the spade slam, Mr.
Mr. Champion's ing a plan 10 mi
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of the
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the
But after West took his spadn A on the fifth trick and returned the heart J to the A, the declarer took two more high trumps, then realised he had not left one in dummy to ruff the diamond. The rest of his bridge was so fine, CAKOIS
however, that Mr. Champion is (Dealer: Enst. Enst-West vul- expected to live up to his nome nerable),
in the other games to come. South West North
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Kerr tled for second with Wood- nerobic, North-South part scoro,
Johnson and Grenville S of 60).
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