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1904-10 Rex vs. Wong On and Wong Gow – murder (at the Chinese theatre)

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MR. MORESBY: I submit that we are entitled to have what the answer is through the interpreter, MR TAYLOR: I object to that. COURT: (To witness) You try and answer that question. WITNESS: I cannot say what I mean. MR. MQRESBY: The witness has fairly stated he cannot speak what he means. COURT: Can he describe it. MR MORESBY: (To witness) You try; what did they do with Quann? A Pull his cue --in here-- you know ? {indicating on plan) Q (indicating) He says they pulled his cue, and he indicates on this plan it was by the bed— A And Wong Hung-say Come on Come on, and 7 or 8 men come in altogether in here, and those men all come along here (indicating on plan) and Wong Hung he pull Mann Quann's cue- MR TAYLOR: I object to this testimony, your Honor. MR MORESBY: On what ground ? COURT: I do not know the ground for your objection. MR TAYLOR; I do not know that I am bound to tell my grounds either at this stage your Honor. I can have the same privilege as accorded the prosecution. The prosecution have proceed to ask questions which are up to a certain time irrelevant, and they are not bound to tell what their object is in doing that, but they will tell afterwards how relevant these questions are. I take my ground of objection now, so that it will be recorded when this comes up for trial— BC Archives GR-0419 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 100 File 1904/10 Attorney General documents.