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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY,

OCTOBER 19, 1927.

SHANGHAI ARMS CASE. the Court room. Apart from that U.S. HEALTH OFFICER.

LAST FRIDAY'S HEARING.!

Shanghai

he had never seen them before. He had never at any time entered

FOR HONGKONG.

into any agreement or contract to NEWLY APPOINTED OFFICIAL transport 2,000,000 rounds of am- munition or any, other quantity When the case against Knight with anyone.

"In fact," anid wit-1

Dr. Franklin J. Halpin, United M. Crawley, who is to alleged have ness,2,000,000 rounds of am-States Public Health Surgeon at obtained $75,200 from a repre-muntion would sink the Monocacy. this port, sailed för San Francisco sentative of General Yang Sen. She has only 14 ft freoboard." on the s.s. President Cleveland on was continued in

September, 27. last Friday, Mr. David B. Gill, a representative of the American Oriental Bank, en- tered the witness box and gave evidence as to the various bank ing transactions which, had taken place between the bank and the defendant. Amounts of G.$4,000 and G.$11,000 has been remitted by telegraphic transfer.

The Defence.

Dr. Halpin was on duty in Hong- Major Holcomb, for the defence, kong for two years and prior to said: that time was stationed at Manila addressed the Court and

for two years. He was relieved "Your Ronour, the defence, pro- at this port by Dr. F. C. Stewart poses to show that no such con- who, with Mrs. Stewart, are on tract for the sale of ammunition their first tour of duty in the Or- was made. A contract was, how-ient. Dr, Stewart has now been ever, mude for the sale of 500 transferred to Manila and will sail bullet-proof vests. We will show from Hongkong on the s.s. Pre- that after they (the Chinese) sident. McKinley on next Tuesday. Dr. Stewart has been relieved by found out that they were dealing

Dr. and Mrs. with Mr. Widlar, they framed up Dr. F. R. Brunot. this story that it was ап arms Brunot arrived in Hongkong on the deal. Mr. Widler was imprisons. President Jackson on Monday ed for six months in Szechuan by from Manila, where Dr. Brunot General Yang Sen and put in has been stationed with the Unit- claim of $200,000. The claim was ed States Public Health Servicę. put in by the Swiss Minister and this matter is still a live claim.

Dr. Halpin has been much miss- We will show that Mr. Widler wased by the host of friends he made ready and willing to furnish these during his stay in Hongkong and yasts and if they (the Chinese) these friends are hoping that he Responsible to Gen. Yang Sen. had lived up to their contract and will again be stationed in Hong-

Mr. Moss: You would not hand got the bank guarantee the deal kong upon his return to the Orient." the money over to Mr. Yang be-would have gone through. They are cause you were personally respon- bullet proof vests. The S. M. Cand that the bullet-proof vesta have purchased them. Chiang were merely used as camouflage. Kai-shek got 100, after placing a much larger order.

Mr. Tuan, Yuan-mow recalled, said in cross-examination that the contract which he signed and been interpreted to him and that the receipts were made out in both his and Mr. M. D. Yuan's

names First of all the receipt was made out in the name of Mr. Yuan, but witness pointed out that as the money wa in his witness's) hands, his name also ought to appear on the receipt as well.

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from vacation.

Chiang to sible for the money Kai-shek and Gen. Yang Sen as

Activities in China. to how it was spent?--We had to

Slavin told the Court about his report to Gen. Yang Sen.

"We will show to the Court that various activities in Shanghai and Witness could remember the these rests are legal merchandise China. He arrived here first in events of August 22 very well for a citizen of any country to 1916 and then in 1921. His third He waited for a long time at 221deal in. When the Chinese found visit was in 1923. During his Babbling Well Road for, Widler out that Thompson was in reality stay in China, he had interested (whom he then knew as Thomp Widler, they were afraid that himself in coal mining in Fukien, son) and Crawley. He then had they would not get the vests, ow-and in an aviation

enterprise. to leave on other business, but ing to Widler's previous treat He also was the author of a book Yang continued to wait. Later in ment in Szechuan. We will show and had taken moving pictures, the day, witness again saw Yong that if Widler had not signed the He had gone to Nanking to act and was told that Widler and contract in the name of Thomp as a representative of Mr. Elly Crawley wanted more money and son, the deal would have fallen Widler in connexion with a sale of also wanted to alter the contract-through because the General would bullet-proof vests. Witness said that he had no more have discontinued the deal as money, and if they wanted to alter soon as he beard that Widler was the contract they could. Witness in it. We will also show that was also told that in the event Crawley was Widler's manager. of no more money being forthcom-

Slavin's Evidence. ing. Crawley and Widler would

Widler's Evidence. Elly Widler was

called. He stated that he was, a Swiss citizen and corroborated the story that the transaction was for steel vests, and not arms and ammunition. A

only deliver 800 cases of ammuni- James Slavin said that he was contract (produced) had been en- tion. Counsel pressed the point a US. American" and a dealer tered into between M. D. Yang that if Mr. Yung went back to in humane protective devices and Crawley for the sale of bullet- alter the contract that afternoon which included "bullet-proof vests. proof vests. It was on this con- (August 22) he did so without wit: He had made several sales in the tract that the money was paid' nesa's knowledge. Witness said latter article. Chiang Kai-shek over. There was no mention of that if the contract was altered, had intended to purchase 1,000 but arms and ammunition, nor was it would have had to bear his after he had paid for 101, "Chiang there any ammunition contract. signature. He had agreed to have Kai-shek went to Ningpo more Witness went on to describe the the contract altered as they want-far." Witness knew Mr. Yang, trial and hardships which he had ed more money but in any case It was during August when the it was not altered but torn up.

Mr. Moss: When did you know that Thompson was really Widler -After August 24, after we had started the investigations in this Court.

was

door of witness's office on the 5th floor of 4 Ezra Building was open that Yang blew in. Witness dis- cussed a sale of 2,000 vests at a price of $225 per vest. Since that date witness had only seen Yang once and that was in the Palace Hotel.

suffered under Ger. Yang Sen. He stated that his house had been looted by what he termed Yang's "brigands" and that he had been abducted by them and kept pri- soner by them for some months. The Judge: We don't want to hear about that.

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In reply to Dr. Sellett, wit he would adjourn the hearing un- lang, of the U.S.S. Monocacy suid that he had been in command of ness admitted, that he had been' til Monday, Mr. Widler was still that vessel since July 16, 1927. prosecuted in the U.S. Court in describing how he received the At that time his ship Kiangaan Dock. He had seen Mr. of acroplanes. Witness added, Yang before, it was some time in however, "that he was too modesi August and he came abroad at to talk about it." On this tiffin time and asked if the ship casion he had been arrested by was going up river The answer Admiral Phelps of the US Navy. given was to the effect that the He had not known Widler ship might leave Shanghai within gun-runner as he did not listen to two or three months. Witness had gossip. Witness had not heard never met either Crawley or any gossip to the cffeet that he He also Thompson before, except that he also was a gun-runner. had been spoken to by Crawley did not agree with Dr. Sellett that just a few minutes before outside he (witness) was a gun-runner

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