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that his (prisoner's) trusted chauffeur would drive
Christie away after the murder. If that evidence
is believed I think that the conclusion in irresis-
tible that the prisoner was the person who employed
Lau to organise the murder. The jury believed that
evidence, má I think that they were right.
There were of course difficulti es
in the evidence for the Crown, and 1 propose to
point out the principal. One was that Zimaern,
Christie and Ch'ui Yung Ɛam were all of bad shar-
acter, and Ch'ui admitted participation in the murder.
6. The story of the visits to the
The
solicitors presents two main difficulties.
evidence on this part of the case is to be found on
pages 36 (two passagee), 37, 51, 52, 59, 60, 64, 65,
66, 77, 78, 79, 101 and 102 of the transcript of my
notes of evidence. The alleged object of the first
visit, that to Mesars. Lo à Lo, was to get some advice
to reassure Christ
saße he commá tted the murder.
It was suggested that his responsibility would be
less un he was a miner. Mr. K. W. Lo 's reply was not
very reassuring (pages 37 and 77), and Zimmern heard
it, yet when the prisoner and Eimaern rejoined
Christie the prisoner told Christie that he had
nothing to fear, md he gave Zimmern 10 that he
and Christie might consult two more soliciters.
This is the first difficulty in the story, i..., san
the prisoner have given this mi ol eading report to
Christie when his friend zimnern could have com ₺ rm-
dicted it next moment. It may, however, be observed