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| − | Officer Thompson, sworn saith :- Am chief constable of this district. I know the accused, they reside at Chinatown in this district. Recollect the 19 day of October 1901. I was at Kee Fung house to pull house for keeping a gambling place. Found the accused there and Mah Yee there also. I made a seizure of the pharafernalia produced marked "A". Found $5.30 Five dollars and thirty cents, Wong Yuen was sitting with a box in front of him, in which was the sum of five dollars and thirty cents now produced. He also had in his
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| − | hands papers produced marked "B" Arrested the same, My entrance to the premises was resisted by Wong Yuen. Raided the house for gambling and lottery. I swore to the information for lottery this day. Do not know of my own knowledge what the exhibits are for.
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| − | " John Thomson "
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| − | Correct, flames Abrams* J.P. S.K.
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| − | Ah Wing, sworn saith :- I know the last witness. I corroborate the previous witness as to his evidence as to the system the game is conducted. I know the prisoners. They keep a lottery. I was in the house in the day time of the night which the house was raided. I was there buying lottery ticket. Paid 25 cents for one lottery ticket to Wong Quen. I did not win, did not get a ticket but got the result of the drawing. Ticket produced marked Ex. G. Did not win because the draw did not correspond with the numbers I marked.
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| − | BC Archives GR-0419 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 89 File 1901/90 Attorney General documents.
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