CO129-541-11 Cheng Kwok Yau- trial judge's notes 1-1-1932 - 31-12-1932 — Page 206

pardon a little complacent, a little anxious to help

the prosecution.

That, I think, is an undoubted

danger in the procedure.

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But take Chui.

Now, if Chui is a man who is

prepared to tell any lie to earn his pardon, and if he

thinks he must get the accused convicted in order to

earn that pardon, it would be quite easy for him to invent some story (it might have broken down) implica-

ting the accused. In fact, his evidence does not

implicate the accused at all. Though, as you may have

gathered, I am not an enthusiastic admirer of this

procedure, it is not, I think, quite so objectionable

as it has been represented.

Now, to come to the case which, as I say, I

shall deal with on very broad, general lines, I think

there are three points on which you will or may

have to make up your minds. First, do you believe the

Chuí evidence?. Second, do you believe the Zimmern

and Christie evidence? Thirdly, if you believe both,

are they together enough to satisfy you beyond reasonable

doubt that the accused is guilty of the charge laid

against him?.

Now, first of all, the Chui evidence.

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There is no doubt that Chuí either to make

his evidence agree with A To Nui's or (as I should be rather inalined to think) to shield his friend A To Nui

did get into great difficulties over the events of 19th

March and gave entirely inconsistent evidence as to

persons present on that evening. He eventually settled

down, I think, on the story that the persons persent

himself, Wong and A To Nui. He did, however,

werel