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which I will hereafter allude.
Other witnesses produced in support of the charge of theft. A yik, a trader, was examined as a witness against Cheang Ati. No a lik says that on the 12th March 1880 he had vegetables and shrimps on board a boat on which he was a passenger and that when they arrived at Pring Hoi, Cheang Ayu was robbed. That he and Cheung ate cause went into the hold and that when the goods had been removed they sailed back to their native place.
This is, I submit, a very meagre account of the occurrence; for instance, he says he knows defendant, but is not asked how or when. He does not say when he came or where, nor does he give any details of the attack on board the junk. He merely says: "We arrived near Sing Hoi. Defendant robbed us. I was in the hold in the middle of the junk. Cheng et yat and Cheung ate cause went into the hold. Cheng et yat, defendant, caused me to go into the hold in which I was. They removed the goods. For some time they did it. Removed it to his own junk."
The whole question turns upon the identity of Cheung et yat. When in cross-examination he is asked about his knowledge of the defendant and his whereabouts, he says: "On the night my goods were taken away. Defendant lives at Cha Kic. I knew defendant.
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which I will hereafter allude.
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witivesses produced in support of the charge of to A yik, a trader, Su
No
a. On and Kwongtion or Cheong athiony who was tad mined as a witness against Chang ati.
No a lik
that
the 12th
says
March 1880 he had conce
vegetables
bles and
ehrimps on board a boat which he
a
passenger and that when they -
arrived).
car Pring Hoi,
Cheang. Ayu
was
robbed their . That he and Cheung ate cause into the hold and that when the
goods had been removed they sailed back to their native place.
meagre
This is, I submit,
a
very
account of the occurrence; for
- instance, he says he knows defendant,
but is not asked how
or when
He
He does not say
when he came
or where, nor does
on board the juck
he give any dok
details of the attack. The r
He.
merely sap : "We arrived wear
wear Sing
Hoi.
" Defendant robbed us. I was in the " hold in the middle of the juuck.
"Cheng et yat and Chemiegati cause
#
"
into the hold. Cheng et yat, defordons,
" cauce into the hold in which I was
"They
fuuuu
removed the goods. For 8 wen "did it. Removed it to his own.
on junk"." The whole question terers
-upon the identity of Chunget yet.
When in cross examination he
is asked about his knowledge of the, defendant
aut and his
"a On told me
nauce, he says:
defendantó
do
" night my goods
маши
" See
the
were taken away.
"Defendant live Tcha Kic. I knew
defendant
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