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saw Chan Pui in San To lane at 9 o'clock in the morning. At that time he was at the office, and was always there at that hour except when he was ill or on leave. Accused sent for Chan Tsun to attend at the Board office on the morning of the 28th June. He told his interpreter to tell the office messenger to tell the owner of the can To lane latrine to call at the office for some chloride of lime In con. sequence of that message Chan Tsun called at the office. Inspector Kelly and accused's interpreter were then present. After he had been there a time the telephone clerk entered the office, then Mr Connolly, and afterwards his interpreter. No such conversation as Chan Tsun alleged, took place. When he called at the office accused told Chan Tsun, through his interpreter, to sit down until Mr. Connolly arrived. Then he told his senior that Chan Tsun was the master of the latrine in Sau To lane and he had been called to get some chloride of lime. Accused did not know any English speaking perso surnamed Wong, except a telephone clerk in the office.
Cross-examined-This explanation of names of persons, hours and times you have given you did not give befurn the Magistrate. You reserved your defence and kept back this information at that time, is that not so - Yes.
It is regrettable, because you might have been saved the pain of such an inquiry as this had the evidence been given, and if it could be accepted.
Mr. Slade-I don't know that my friend is called upon to make a speech.
The Attorney-General-Well, we'll take that back.
At what salary did you enter the Sauitary Board in March 19047-£170 a year.
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Are you married -No.
You've no free quarters ?—No. What do you pay for rent:-$16. What! You're lucky to get a house as cheap as that. What kind is it ?—A Chinese flat.
Where is it?—No. 2 Chster Street. Where's that, West End -West Point. Continuing, witness said it was a quarter of an hour's walk from Chan Pui's and about 20 minutes' walk from the branch office. It cost him between 860 and $70 per month to live, and two years ago he bought a gramaphone for which he paid $90.
The Attorney-General- How can you live and buy gramaphones on your salary, which averages about S140 per month? -When I left the Royal Engineers I had about $600, and of this $215 want to pay my discharge. While I was in the police I was on the Taipo launch for some months, and saved considerable money. I was drawing £100 per year as a constable and got $15 per mouth food allowance, 85 from the Harbour Master and extra money for juuk licences and painting the numbers on the junks so licenced.
The Attorney-General-In May you bought a draft for £150 paying $1,436 for it: you had then about $2,00) at credit. How da explain
you saving so much from March, 1901, to June. 1906, with a salary of about $140 per month? I suggest it is through squeezing. Have you any money lent out?
Witness--Yes, about $500,
The Attorney-General-At what interest? Witness-Three per cent per mouth There is a restaurant known as the Iu Fong in Queen's Road. I suggest to you that you go in there and have free eating occasionally No, I always pay for what I get, except when the master asks me to have chow with him,
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I don't mean to say you dine there day after day, but it is a frequent occurrence?--I had my tiffin and dinner there for one month. and paid him $15 for the mouth.
And the sanitary arrangements are all satis- factory in that restauraut?—Yes,
The Court then adjourned.
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I gather that you had made some savings when in the police ?—Yes.
This entry of $210 on the credit side of the bank account, 18th June, 1904-what does it represent ?s I said before, when I left the Royal Engineers I had $600, I paid $215 of that for my discharge. I joined the police and remained there for 18 months,
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| During that time I was on the Taipo launch where I saved money, receiving about $50 or 260 a month extra from the Harbour Depart. ment and for the licensing of junks.
That entry represented your savings up to that time?-Whe I left the police I had $600. The time I was on the launch was the only time I could save money in the police.
This represents your savings up to that time?-It does not. It represents part of my savings and part of the money which I had when I left the police.
It represents all you had to put in the bank-No.
Why not? Because it suited me to keep Iome at home,
How much did you keep at home and how much did you put ia the bank on 18th June? I could not Say for certain.
Did you keep more at home than in the bauk? I kept more at home.
Did you Where did
Is that a prudent thing to do? keep it in an old stocking or what? you keep it ?- I have a safe.
Why did you keep more money in your house than in the bank -Because it suited me to do so, A man may do as he pleases with his Own. Let us come to Taipo for a minute, You say you received extras when on the launch-My pay was $100 a month as constable. I received extras which sometimes amounted to $60 a month. I sometimes got as much as $4 a month for having numbers painted on junks.
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How did you get the money?-It was divide between the sergeant and the crew of four.
What authority had you for taking money for that sort of thing?-Twenty five cents were allowed for painting the numbers on juuks,
To whom?-To the police.
Paid by whom-By the junk people. You say the police make a charge for every number painted - Yes
Who paints it?-One of the Chinese. Who receives the money?-The sergeant or myself issued the licence and one of the crew of the launch painted the number on the junk. We divided the money into three shares-c
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the crew.
Whether authorised by law or not you believed you had a right to take that?—Yes.
We will come to Christmas. 1905. You deny! on that occasion Chau Tsun gave you a sum of money-Yes, Sir.
Witness.; when questioned as to the risit of Chan Tsun to his house at 11 o'clock, declared in impassioned language that the latter had stated that he had given him various sums of noney, always at 11 o'clock. He gave that ! time because he knew that defendant was then off duty.
You went to mass that morning?—Yes. Are you a regular mass goer?-No.
You are sure you did not miss that mass-I did not, Sir.
Witness was cross-examined as to what he did on Christmas Day, and in reply to the question
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not offer that as an explanation of the latrine keeper being in the office, owing to Inspector, Connolly having come in. As a matter of fact there was no chloride of lime there, but he was not aware of it when he sent for the
latrine keeper.
re-examined-
You aro always accompanied by an interpreter? Yes.
Yes.
He is a servant of the Sanitary Board
And it is his duty to attend with you alway1? Yes.
D. O'Halloran, sick bay steward in the Naval Yard, spoke to being in the company of defendant last Christmas Day at 11 o'clock.
J. P. Le Grove, a corporal in the A.0.C.. also said he remembered meeting defendant at the same time.
Under cross-examination he admitted that the previous witness asked him if he remembered the occasion and after thinking some time he said he did.
The head lighthouse keeper at Green Island (Nicholas) gave an account of defendant visiting him twice in June last. On the first occasioa be brought a gramaphone and on the second occasion they had some little entertainment The second visit was on a Saturday.
Cross-examined-It was not Saturday, June 30th, because he had returned the gramaphone, He could not swear it was the 23rd June. He knew it was a Saturday.
The assistant lighthouse keeper (Blanco) gåve a corroborative story. He remembered the date as 3rd June, because the following day was St. John's Day.
Inspector Kelly, who was present at the interview with the latrine keeper, when it was alleged he told him to send his son away, stated that no such conversation took place. Ward was not proficient in Chinese but could speak a little in that language.
Wong Wei Sun, clerk in the office of the Western District, said no such conversation took place, and Ward's interpreter who
was also pressut on that occasion, said he did not hear any such statement made by Ward.
Mr. Kemp, Deputy Registrar of the Court, who said he had studied Chinese for several years, was examined as to whether in his opinion the sentences in Chinese said to have been spoken by defendant were easy. It depended however on how much the man knew and the rapidity with which they were spoken.
By the Court.They were simple sentences. Court adjourned.
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Thursday, October 25th
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).
THE BRIBERY CASE: ACCUSED ACQUITTED.
The trial was concluded of Francis Ward, sanitary inspector, who was arraigned ou charges of bribery and intimidation.
before, the Attorney-General, instructed by The same jurors were again empanelled. As
This story told by Chan Tsuo is only a figmentMr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, pro-
of the imagination", said-It is a lie.
Attorney-General-The same thing. You put it more plainly.
Questioning witness as to what took place on 23rd June, the Attorney-General suggested that the proceedings were "only & midsummer's night dream." It is a ballucination on your part. What do you say to that?-I don't understand.
I put it that you were mistaken in thinking you went to play the gramaphone at Green Islaud lighthouse on that evening-As I said before I could not swear to the day. It was on a Saturday near the end of June.
Withess denied having sent for the Chinese latrine keeper to induce his son to leave the colony.
The Attorney-General-You must look at my face or at the jury; I cannot cross examine a man who looks down.
Witness stated under further cross-examina- tion that he had heard the books of the latrine keeper had been seized. He denied that it was subterfuge on his part saying be sent for Chan Tann to get chloride of lime. He did
secuted, aud Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) represented the accused.
Mr. Slade, before addressing the jury, referred his Lordship to the case of the Queen v. Farler with regard to corroboration, and said the ruling had been quoted with approval again and again that it was the duty of a presiding judge to instruct the jury as it was
instructed in that case.
His Lordship-I gather from the case that have to direct the jury as to whether thera is any evidence of corroboration or not.
Mr. Slade The case goes further than that It must be corroboration in a material particular identifying the prisoner with the crime with which he is charged. In this case there is no corroboration connecting the accused with this particular offence. The only corroboration which the learned Attorney-General has yet hinted at is the corroboration afforded by the prisoner's own bank book. Your Lordship will remember the cross-examination of the learned Attorney- General. He did not in the first place deal with
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