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Show g1 COURT HAD BEEN "COLD-DECKED" I I; Seattle, Wash., Dec. 7. The substl II tutlon of a deuce of hearts for the If trey of hearts in the trial of See Sing, If accused of selling opium, led Police I Justice Fred C. Brown to take judl-I judl-I clal notice that the court had been J -cold decked" yesterday, and asked 1 the prosecuting attorney to investl-III' investl-III' v, .HsaDnearanco of evidence 'II The trey of hearts, containing on its J back opium alleged to have .been sold 1 by See Sing to Aw Baron was sent IJ I bv the court to the city chemist or I analvsis. The chemist reported it s as I not opium, handing the .card bad v to I the judge, who turned it over to find I Sit one of the spots was m ss ng I HI The chemist then remembered that ae Iff had been visited by the attorney or I ft the defense while the card was In his If possession. The attorney said ho had I sought to have a substance similar In I appearance to the opium examined. II He produced his card, the six of llHr hearts. The mystery was-too murh It or the court and the case continued ft until Monday with the three cards in :(r evidence |