1904-10 Rex vs. Wong On and Wong Gow – murder (at the Chinese theatre)
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| + | in that question that you would be entitled to call leading. | ||
| + | Mr. Taylor: Why not, he would say yes. | ||
| − | + | Court: Then the next question would be who? | |
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| − | + | Mr. Taylor: Nothing leading about that? I say he is not entitled to take the witness along by piece-meal questions; he is entitled to ask him what occurred that evening, and get the witness' narrative of it, but he is not allowed to nurse the witness over these questions, and suggest the answer right along until he gets the story in his own particular way. | |
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| − | + | Mr. Powell: I again repeat, does your Honor make a decision on my last question. My question is did anyone come in? | |
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| − | + | Court: I scarcely think it is suggestive Mr. Taylor. | |
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| − | + | Mr. Taylor: Of course if your Honor rules on it, but I want you to take the objection for what it is worth. | |
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| − | BC Archives GR-0419 | + | Mr. Powell: I can ask him straight if he saw Wong On in the room under the authorities page 442, but what I want to ask him is did anyone come in; he has already told us he was preparing some opium for Quann to smoke, and I say after that did anyone come in the room? A Will I ask him? |
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| + | Q Yes. A No, he say No; he say Nam Yuen man in the theatre Man Quann asked him to go upstairs for: | ||
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| + | Q Well, that is what he stated - A He say that. I don't think he knows what I mean. | ||
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| + | BC Archives GR-0419 Box 100 File 1904/10 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents. | ||
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in that question that you would be entitled to call leading.
Mr. Taylor: Why not, he would say yes.
Court: Then the next question would be who?
Mr. Taylor: Nothing leading about that? I say he is not entitled to take the witness along by piece-meal questions; he is entitled to ask him what occurred that evening, and get the witness' narrative of it, but he is not allowed to nurse the witness over these questions, and suggest the answer right along until he gets the story in his own particular way.
Mr. Powell: I again repeat, does your Honor make a decision on my last question. My question is did anyone come in?
Court: I scarcely think it is suggestive Mr. Taylor.
Mr. Taylor: Of course if your Honor rules on it, but I want you to take the objection for what it is worth.
Mr. Powell: I can ask him straight if he saw Wong On in the room under the authorities page 442, but what I want to ask him is did anyone come in; he has already told us he was preparing some opium for Quann to smoke, and I say after that did anyone come in the room? A Will I ask him?
Q Yes. A No, he say No; he say Nam Yuen man in the theatre Man Quann asked him to go upstairs for:
Q Well, that is what he stated - A He say that. I don't think he knows what I mean.
BC Archives GR-0419 Box 100 File 1904/10 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents.