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was in fact that accused went to that office though he did not
go to the other offices.
On the 22nd March accused met Zimmern in Queen's Road
and was told he had tried the hypodermic syringe with excellent
results on a fowl. later also Christie met him and at his
request procured a larger syringe, a 5 c.c. also from the
Tharmoy. That was the end of the project to procure or to
help to
pretend to/procure the death of Fung. They both insist that they had no idea of harming Fung but of windling accused out
of the promised $10,000.
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Coming to the day of the murder, the 24th March, on
that day Zimmern and Christie both saw the accused at the fung
Shan Hotel between 1 and 2 p.m. and accompanied him later to the
cinema which they left before the picture was over inasmuch as
accused did not appear to like the show. At about 4 n.m.
Christie fades tem orarily out of the picture but Zimmern remained
for the rest of the day in the company of the accused.
will tell you that after playing billiards at the South China Athletic Association and visiting the Chinese Civil Servants
Club where the accused won $150 at ourds and after another visit
to the South China Athletic Association, the accused suggested going to a supper at an eating house called Jimmy's Kitchen in
Fanchai, To that place the two went together with a young
Chinese friend of the accused named Iau Wing Chui sanewhere
about 7 o'clock. Zimmern will my that at the meal accused
seemed irritable and nervous.
About 8 o'clock the three came back from Wanchai and
visited a dancing academy named Pauline's in the King's Building
and then somewhere between 9 and 9.30 p.m. proceeded in the
accused's Austin to 50 Village Road where he was living.
On the way up Shan Kwong Road to Village Road in the
Austin Zimern will tell you he saw a crowd at the corner of
Yick