Story of One Defendant: Only an Attempt to Find Arms in Consulate The hearing was continued last Friday in the Mixed Court before Mr, Whitamore (British Assessor) and Magistrate Zau in the case in Which eight Russians are charged with conspiracy to pirate the str. Okhotsk.
Mr. E. T. Maitland, Police Prosector, appeared for the prosecution and Dr, 0. Fischer for one of the accused, named Babitsky, an alleged Soviet Consular official. The other accused were not defended. Mr. 'A, Ivanoff appeared for the master of the Okhotsk, The first accused, named Boris} Golubott, was the only witness to be heard yesterday. He said that he was promised $25 by Det.-Sgt. Repas for euch pistol which he would get from the Soviet Consulate, After} the hearing of considerable evidence, which was not considered necessary, the Assessor said that he would like to hear the facts regarding the al-Teged attempt to pirate tke ship Accused denied being contected with the case.
The Assessor:—You say in this Statement that you went and told lusky (a Consular official) that you had a plan to seize the Okhotstc.
Accused:—I never made such a Dr. Fischer intervened at this point and challenged the right of the Court, under the rules of pro: cedure, to hold accused to a statement unless it was signed. After! considerable argument over thir point the Assessor said: "Dr, Fischer, you have always objected to these rules when it suited you and now, when they ar against you, you want them admitted.
Thes Tules were never adopted by a com: petent body, There are conditions in the Settlement which make it impossible always to a in accord-anes with the procedure in Chines: Courts but we try to conform to them whenever possible. Dr. Fischer, your objection is pres
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