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261 Q You are a Barrister as well as a Solicitor? A. Yes.

2 Q You have had the conduct of the private prosecution against three Chinamen who are charged with murder? A. Associated with Mr. Cowan.

3 Q And you have had the defence of the present accused associated with Mr. Cowan? A. Yes.

4 Q You have interviewed a great many witnesses? A. No, Mr. Russell.

5 Q Have you interviewed many witnesses? A. Yes, three or four or five; I have forgotten; the witnesses who gave evidence against the three men.

6 Q You have interviewed those witnesses. Has there been any further attempt on the part of the defence of Lem How to get other witnesses? A. Not to my knowledge.

7 Q What about the intent to get at the witness Harrison? A. I know nothing about that.

8 Q Was there any Detective employed by either yourself or Mr. Cowan or those who have retained you in this matter? A. I can only speak of myself; I retained no detective.

9 Q Do you know of a Detective or man purporting to act as a Detective having been engaged in this matter looking up evidence? A. I have heard there was a Detective going to be engaged; I have never heard whether he was engaged. I heard he was to be engaged. I have never had any report from him.

260 Q Did you hear what his instructions were? A. No.

1 Q Did you know he was instructed to see the witness Harrison? A. No.

2 Q Did you ever hear any mention of his going near the witness Harrison? A. I heard he was going to watch Mr. Harrison.

3 Q Was it part of his instructions that he was to buy Mr. Harrison off and pay him to leave the Country? A. Not that I know of; I don’t know what his instructions were; it was practically foreign to me.

4 Q Who instructed him? A. I don’t know.