1912/24 Rex vs. Ah Tom – keeping a disorderly house
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There were several Chinamen sitting and lying round the bench in the room; there was also a whiteman there and he was asleep. | There were several Chinamen sitting and lying round the bench in the room; there was also a whiteman there and he was asleep. | ||
| − | + | I asked Defendant if he was smoking opium and he said he was. I showed him my order, searched the house and found the article produced. I arrested the whiteman as he could not give a good account of himself. I summoned the defendant next day for keeping an opium joint. | |
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| − | + | The order produced (marked Exhibit C) is the one I obtained from Mayor J. T. Robinson to search the house of Ah Tom. | |
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| + | I have on several occasions seen whitemen going into this house and leaving it. (Defendant’s solicitor objected to this statement) | ||
CROSS-EXAMINED BY SOLICITOR: | CROSS-EXAMINED BY SOLICITOR: | ||
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Q Can you give any dates when you have seen white men come out of there. | Q Can you give any dates when you have seen white men come out of there. | ||
A No, not specific dates. | A No, not specific dates. | ||
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Q It is in that that man resided is it? | Q It is in that that man resided is it? | ||
A In far as I know, he admitted to me that it was his residence when I arrested him. | A In far as I know, he admitted to me that it was his residence when I arrested him. | ||
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Q Where does his famile live. | Q Where does his famile live. | ||
A I don’t know whether they live there or not, they were not there that night. | A I don’t know whether they live there or not, they were not there that night. | ||
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| + | BC Archives GR-0419 Box 155 File 1912/24 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents. | ||
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There were several Chinamen sitting and lying round the bench in the room; there was also a whiteman there and he was asleep.
I asked Defendant if he was smoking opium and he said he was. I showed him my order, searched the house and found the article produced. I arrested the whiteman as he could not give a good account of himself. I summoned the defendant next day for keeping an opium joint.
The order produced (marked Exhibit C) is the one I obtained from Mayor J. T. Robinson to search the house of Ah Tom.
I have on several occasions seen whitemen going into this house and leaving it. (Defendant’s solicitor objected to this statement)
CROSS-EXAMINED BY SOLICITOR:
Q Can you give any dates when you have seen white men come out of there. A No, not specific dates.
Q It is in that that man resided is it? A In far as I know, he admitted to me that it was his residence when I arrested him.
BY THE MAYOR.
Q Where does his famile live. A I don’t know whether they live there or not, they were not there that night.
BC Archives GR-0419 Box 155 File 1912/24 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents.