CO129-541-11 Cheng Kwok Yau- trial judge's notes 1-1-1932 - 31-12-1932 — Page 51

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that his (prisoner's) trusted chauffeur would drive

Christie away after the murder. If that evidence

is believed I think that the conclusion in irresis-

tible that the prisoner was the person who employed

Lau to organise the murder. The jury believed that

evidence, má I think that they were right.

There were of course difficulti es

in the evidence for the Crown, and 1 propose to

point out the principal. One was that Zimaern,

Christie and Ch'ui Yung Ɛam were all of bad shar-

acter, and Ch'ui admitted participation in the murder.

6. The story of the visits to the

The

solicitors presents two main difficulties.

evidence on this part of the case is to be found on

pages 36 (two passagee), 37, 51, 52, 59, 60, 64, 65,

66, 77, 78, 79, 101 and 102 of the transcript of my

notes of evidence. The alleged object of the first

visit, that to Mesars. Lo à Lo, was to get some advice

to reassure Christ

saße he commá tted the murder.

It was suggested that his responsibility would be

less un he was a miner. Mr. K. W. Lo 's reply was not

very reassuring (pages 37 and 77), and Zimmern heard

it, yet when the prisoner and Eimaern rejoined

Christie the prisoner told Christie that he had

nothing to fear, md he gave Zimmern 10 that he

and Christie might consult two more soliciters.

This is the first difficulty in the story, i..., san

the prisoner have given this mi ol eading report to

Christie when his friend zimnern could have com ₺ rm-

dicted it next moment. It may, however, be observed