CO129-541-11 Cheng Kwok Yau- trial judge's notes 1-1-1932 - 31-12-1932 — Page 146

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A. Both spoke to me.

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g. That is a neat get-out. Did you say at the

Magistracy (Daps. p.187), *Zimmern @poke to me................

Governor's pleasure,“

That is

A. Yes. I was not asked about the accused.

trus. The result of that report was that there wa

everything to fear.

2. That does not square with Z,'s account.

A. Z. omme back and told me I had nothing to fear; the

That is true. The Police

2. maid I had nothing to

was what the lawyer had said.

Court evidence is not false.

fear, and then he went on to tell me what the lawyer had

said as above.

I went to

vidson because I

ted a chance of

speaking to Zimmern, about the plan that 1 had formed.

ylma

Q. Why did you go to Davidson at all.

As I wanted a receipt to show (hang that I had been

I did not get a receipt.

to a lawyer. I did not

I did say at the Magistzway (Deg. p.127) *Besides

"Mr. Davidson I did not myself see any other mblicitor."

I completely forgot that I had gone to see Mr. G.Y. Kwan.

I told Mr. Lindsell about it after the court rest.

I want to see Mr. C.Y. Xwan beoemse Z. muggested it.

Q.

I was satisfied with the Davidsen interview though I had

mot get a zeceipt. I had had my talk with Z./Sverything

Q. was now ready for our retum to the

1 want to 0.7.

was only because Z wanted to go« It did not strike

strange. Ze may have had ideas of his own. I did not ask

hill It does not now strike me na strance.

I had made

it clear to . that going to Davidson was merely a blind.

i did not muc hàm why we wanted to ge to wazi.

Iwan. It was a

purposeless visit so far as I was concerned.

At Mr. C.Y. Ivan's Z. did the talking.

2. did the talking. I was in the

I now know why ẽ. was there. He want to Ma Xwan

to get some advice as to how to cheat Cheng of his money.

g. That is to say, to carry out the plot that you

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