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There were several Chinamen sitting and lying round the bench in the room; there was also a whiteman there and he was asleep.

I asked Defendant if he was smoking opium and he said he was. I showed him my order, searched the house and found the article produced. I arrested the whiteman as he could not give a good account of himself.  I summoned the defendant next day for keeping an opium joint.

The order produced (marked Exhibit C) is the one I obtained from Mayor J. T. Robinson to search the house of Ah Tom.

I have on several occasions seen whitemen going into this house and leaving it. (Defendant’s solicitor objected to this statement)

CROSS-EXAMINED BY SOLICITOR:

Q Can you give any dates when you have seen white men come out of there. A No, not specific dates. Q It is in that that man resided is it? A In far as I know, he admitted to me that it was his residence when I arrested him.

BY THE MAYOR.

Q Where does his famile live. A I don’t know whether they live there or not, they were not there that night.