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274 Q You did get those men out on bail? A. I had the bail fixed for the two of them; I did not know who they were at that time.

5 Q You know afterwards? A. Yes, I heard afterwards he engaged you.

6 Q You know afterwards that he was aware you got him out on bail? A. I don’t suppose he knew who got him out; as a rule they don’t know that.

7 Q You knew on the day following that Lem How retained you? A. Yes.

8 Q And you were aware the other side, represented by Cum Wing, had retained Mr. Farris and myself. A. I did not know who were retained; nobody appeared. I think it was the following day I heard you were retained Mr. Russell.

9 Q You did not know Mr. Farris was retained? A. I have forgotten; there was somebody else there; there were two members of the firm there.

80 You did not know Mr. Farris was retained the morning following the fight or not? A. I have really forgotten whether Mr. Farris was there that day or the following day.

1 Q Were you aware that Cum Wing had Counsel at that time you say you had this conversation with him? A. No, I had no idea that Cum Wing, that is the Informant, had any Counsel at that time; I had no idea who his Counsel was.

2 Q Although he was charged with a serious offence and although a death had resulted as the result of the row, you had no idea he had Counsel? A. He was charged with fighting on the street which is not a very serious offence in Chinatown.

BC Archives GR-0419 Box 193 File 1914/195 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents.