A dramatic scene occurred on Wed. nesday afternoon in the Appes Court of the Special Provisional sentenced to impris ife and a third was 13 years' imprisonment. Tht first prisoner collapsed in the dock as Sentence was pronounced and, fit spite of restoratives, it was fully half an hour before he returned to consciousness, The firet that he completely collapsed la not surprising, for less than a month ago, the charges wore dismissed against all three robbers. by Judge Liang and but for the fact' that the S.
Police appealed against dismissal, these men, nw found guilty of participation - in many armed robberies, would be at Jarge.
Judges Tsan, Zi and Loo} were the—presiding Sudges in the Appellate Court aM Whitamore accompanied their Hon.
the bench as Senior'
Deputy. Mr, E. T. M land appeared for the Shanghs to recall "the rend of events since the arrest of the three accused, Li Sing-oen, 'Tsang Ah-wah, and Sian Ab-ste, all unemployed at the time of their arrest in March last. They were charged with perpetrating five armed highway robberies on February 4, February 21, and March 9, On April 23, they' came before Judge Hsu Mu and Mr. Rawondino, the! Senior, Consul's Depitty. 'The case was remanded. On August 5, they] were brought before Judge Liang! and Mr. Hasegawa and again remanded. On August 26, they again' came before Judge Liang and yet another deputy, Mr. Shimiza, Long Sentences Imposed further remand was ordered.
On September 21, they came before the same Judge and deputy and the ease was dismissed. The police appealed and the prisoners were ordered to be kept in custody until the hearing of the appeal. Last week the appeal_was heard, the president of the Court, Judge Ziar, intimating that judgment would be delivered yesterday. the hearing of Maitland told reasons for the appeal were that the accused had all made statements, to the police when they were arrested and, as a result of the information thus received, the police took the second accused to the actual places where he had participated in the crimes. As a result of further inquiries by the police, property which had been pavned, and which been parate and distinct "armed robberies, was recovered. Mr, Maitland asked that they be Severely dealt with and they were accordingly sentenced aa above stated.
There was also another appeal by the police against inadequate sentences which had been imposed on three Chinese charged with attempted murder. The "sentence previously imposed was three years and four months. As a result of the appeal, they received on Wednesdaysentences of 12 years.
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