1914/195 Rex vs. Lem How – attempted murder
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L.P. Chow
Called as a witness being first sworn testified as follows :-
COURT: You understand now that you are bound now to tell the truth. Do you understand that? A. Yes.
QUESTIONS BY MR. RUSSELL:
150 Q What is your business? A. Merchant
1 Q What is your address? 554 Shanghai Street
2 Q What is the name of your firm? A. Man Yick Company
3 Q How long have you been connected with that business? A. About two years.
4 Q Are you manager of the business? A. I am the manager of the business.
5 Q Where were you about noon-time on the 13th of August last? A. The 13th of July.
6 Q Was it July or August? A. July.
MR. RUSSELL: Well I am off in my date. A. On the 13th of July I returned to my store.
7 Q Where from? A. From the Post Office.
8 Q About what time? A. Oh about twelve o’clock. I don’t know the time.
9 Q Between twelve and one? A. Between twelve and one.
60 Q Well did you see anything of a row on Shanghai Street? A. Yes I saw Chow Cum Wing and Chik Fong quarrelling in front of Quan Yick Chong’s store, tailor’s shop
1 Q What is the number? A. 552
2 Q Any crowd around? Wing.
3 Q Was there any crowd round? A. Yes a crowd round.
4 Q While you saw these two men quarrelling had they weapons or only quarrelling first off with their hands? A. Pushing each other.
5 Q No sticks? A. No sticks
6 Q No weapon of any kind? A. No.
7 Q Then what happened then? A. Then I saw Wing he came to separate them.
8 Q That is the last witness? A. Yes
9 Q Came along and tried to separate them? A. Yes.