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

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Q Does he know any of them ? A He knows a few of them. Q Who were they ? A One Haw Fat , and Ah Fun Ah Sun, himself. Q Anybody else ? A Yes, just that many that he has named. Q Well, who were they---- whose room was it '? A Quann's room. Q Where was Quann ? A He was on his bunk; he was on his bunk smoking. Q In the room? A Yes Q Now, Nam Yuen came and spoke to Mann Quann, what took place then  ? A And then Mann Quann asked him to take an oath-— MR TAYLOR I object to this. COURT: What is that? MR MORESBY: Mann Quann asked Nam Yuen to take an oath and Mr. Taylor objects to that— MR TAYLOR: I object to any of these conversations- Q Well, what happened before the conversation took place; how did they come to have this conversation? A One man, the fellow's name - Sun, actor, he was contracting for the theatre for one night — Q About an actor by the name of Sun who had a contract for the theatre for one night ? A He say Nam Yuen tell the people all willing except Mann Quann. He means all agree to let the fellow have the contract, whatever it was, he say everybody agree except Mann Q Well Mann Quann and Nam Yuen had some words over this ? A About that; he say they argue about that and Nam Yuen accused Mann Quann, say everybody agreed but him, and Mann Quann tell him, Did I say that. BC Archives GR-0419 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 100 File 1904/10 Attorney General documents.