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Deposition of Witnesses. Lee Pock Ying:- I work on a farm at Cole McDonald's; I remember the 13th December last (Chinese December), and 31st January (English January); I was at Lin Kee's store at Ashcroft at that time; I recognise Ah Mee, one of the prisoners; I know Lee Hong; he was a farmer working at Doc English's ranch a few miles below Hot Creek; I last saw Lee Hong on 13th December in Lin Kee's house; have not seen him since; it was after 12 oclock that day, in the afternoon about supper time, about four oclock; me, Sing Dick, Ching Sing, Leung Ah Cooey, Leung Wah, Ing Ching were all at Ah Mee's; Wong Sing (Mrs. Chung Lung) was not there at AH Mee's; the woman Gem Ling was there; the woman called Lee Young, Ah Cooey, master, and asked Lee Young, Ah Cooey, to have a drink of wine; Lee Hong said Oh, shit, master to Lee Young ah Cooey; Leung Wah told Lee Hong not to say too much, better to eat your supper; after they were through supper, between seven and eight oclock, Lee Hung went out; I was cooking in the store of Lin Kee and stayed there; I heard fighting outside in the street; I was in the store and went out and looked; I say a lot of opium outside, could not see very plain; I saw them chase Lee Hong; I saw Leung Wah and Sing Dick fighting, running after Lee Hong; they ran down towards the side of the river; they chased Lee Hong down there; after eleven or twelve oclock I next saw Sing Dick and Leung Wah in my room; me, Leung Wah and Ah Chin live in my room, but Ah Chin was not there (objected to; they were saying that Low Chow and Wing Sing were no good; they told us to hit Lee Hong and he is killed