A Complicated Case Result of Quarrel: Sentence Quashed on Appeal An extraordinary example of com plications which "Shanghai courts fare called upon to unravel was gently provided in the French Mixed In October last fire broke out at lodging house in Rue Palikao, four houses were destroyed, and a Chinese woman lost her life. The fixe originated in a room occupied by one Wang Tsang-chi, but the police were satisfied that the outbreak was accidental, 'The next incident' in the story occurred on January 8, upon" the arrest of three Chinese engaged in street fight, They were quar ing about the division of some money obtained from the aforemontioned Wang Tsang-chi, and one of the corabatants informed the police that Wang had promised them some money to set fire to the house in the previous October. Wang was promptly arrested and admitted having paid $180 to the three fighting men, not, as they alleged, to set fire to the house, but simply because one of them blackmailed him, The alleged blackmailer thereupon confessed that he himself started the fire, and having gone fully into this story, the Court sentenced both men Wang's family then intervened and talled for a re-hearing: of the case, and their request was granted, whole case was gone into again, and it was discovered that the black din. confessing ted the fire, which, it was now found, began in the room of a lodger who shortly afterwards absconded from Shanghai, he being "afraid of complications."
In view of these disclosures, the court of appeal, composed of ak. Wilden and Magistrate Nyeh, cans celled the 10 years' sentence' and released both men. The Wang family were, represented by Mr. Em, Lemieré.
Li Yieyuan, the soldier who has been sentenced by the Tahsin Magis trate to imprisonment of the fourth degree for assault on Mr. Canipbell, has lodged an appoal_ against" the judgment with the Public Procurator of the Peking District Court.
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