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1910/58 Rex .vs Lee Sing and Lee Lewis – carrying dangerous weapons

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Q Hear anything that was said?

A I did not hear everything: There was very much said.

Q What part did you take in the arrest of the /two/ accused.

A I took part in going after this Lee Sing and in recapturing him twice.

Q That is when Lee Sing got away you went after him, and brought him in?

A yes.

Q Any person assist you in bringing him in?

A I brought him in by myself?

Q And while you were after Lee Sing, Who was in charge of the other accused?

A A man by the name of Carson, and a man who was running a lunch counter.

Q Friends of yours?

A Yes, one of them.

Q Which one?

A John Carson.

What is his occupation?

A Laborer and Carpenter.

Q And the other man?

A He runs a lunch counter at the Imperial Hotel.

Q How long were you with this third man, that is the man who runs the lunch counter?

A He had just come down when the official blew his whistle.

Q Had you met him previously?

A Yes, I had met him that evening. I was in his company that evening, and was on my way home.

Q Did you see this revolver?

A Yes.

Q Did you see the one that was thrown in the bushes.

What do you mean bynthe bushes he threw it down on the sidewalk. I grabbed these two and he grabbed the other man.


BC Archives GR-0419 Box 143 File 1910/58 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Attorney General documents.