Alter a trial lasting for several months, during which time numerous hearings have been held, the case against. Wong Tse-dzang, charged with the attempted murder of General Mai Tsen-nyi, was concluded at the Mixed Court on the 13th instant. It be remembered that the attempt on the life of General Mai was made towards the close of last year, when a bomb was thrown at his carriage in Lloyd Road.
A detective from the French Police also gave evidence, and said he had attended Court with a war rant for the arrest of General Mai.
In addressing the Court, Mr. Rodger said that in looking through the evidence of the previous hearings, he found that General Mai hal not, in any part of his evidence, accused the defendant of throwing the bomb. He stated that there were three men, but he could not identify them. He would have liked to question General Mai and his principal witness, but, said Mr. Rodger, they could not attend Court, General Mai because he would be arrested by the French Police, and the other because he was locked up in i.
Mr. Holborow said the evidence of General Mai was not intended to show that he identified the man threw the bomb. He submitted that the acts and conversations of the accused disclosed a conspiracy formed in the accused's mind to throw the bomb, and also that he was to derive some benefit from doing 0, A sum of 100 had already been paid.
After a short, private consultation, the Court the evidence against the accused was not strong enough, and he was accordingly discharged.
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