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And you and Christie bought the poison to have
a record when you came to blackmail Cheng.
A
We, Cheng was keen on the peison being purchased.
We then went to Kr. C.Y. Ivan's to seek a different
sort of advice altogether. I did not speak to him the
SAMO WAY. I went to see him for
Game Teason. He
advised me not to do it. I did not think he would advise
me to how to swindle another san. I did the talking in his
Smiking
office. I told him I had an offer of $10,000 for putting
a man away à I had no intention of putting him away, but
san you tell me a way how I can swindle that money (Read
ous) q. Is that right.
A.
Something like that. That is substantially what
I said. I think that I spoke partly in English and partly
in Chine*8. Christie, Mr. Ewan & I were the only three y
pereons in the room, We were school mates and I thought
perhaps he would not let me down.
Q. Let you downt
A
Yes, by refusing to advise mes
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If Mr. Kwan denies that conversation, what have
Q
A
you to say »
A. I have nothing to say.
If Mr. Kean mayo Zimmern asked me if a whose
girl had been taken away by B kills 3, would that be
manslaughter?
I do not remember saying that.
What a weapon that would be for a blackmailer
ve that m record.
Q.
not know.
I put it to you that all these visits were for
the purpose of blackmaă).
A« Swindling.
(17th March – dagger)
My evidence on that is not false. The same day he told me
had bem to the Nathan Hotel.
(BR)