Recently there has been brought to Havbin prison a Russian woman, Fanny Gromoff by name, who is the first woman. to be sentenced to death by the Chinese Court and against which sentence her attorney hes fappeaied. At the seme..time has arrived her brother who was found lity of aiding and abetting his Sister and who received a sentence.
Fanny Gromoff is a young woman of not yet Who, "some. years Chinese who had years in Russia. On account of the bad state-of affairs they came to Manchuria and took up their residence. at Hailar. Soon after! their arrival at Hailar the Chinese husband was found. dead, hanging toa, beam. Tis wile stated that hho had committed suicide, as.things were very bad with them ever since they had run away from Russia. Police suspicions were, however, aroused and the woman and her Drother were arrested. They. were fried at. the Hailar Court where boty were found guilty or premeditated murder, receiving. the above mentioned sentences.
'A criminal case rather out. the ordinary is now being heard at the local courts, the two accused being' Russians one of whom is charged with defrauding a Russian couple of Yen 200. The second accused, who 'a distant relation of the plaintiff, appears to have introduced. the first accused and therefore, is charged who wished to go to Amer. the other whom they wished to get married. 'They asked the. first-accused to help them out, and the latter said he- would if' they had money to spend. The man' then told them that in order for the son to get to. America it was. necessary, for him to become an. Abyssinian subject first, for no Abyssinians were denied the right to enter the United States: The. foolish couple} believed: the: man and- handed him. over Yen 200° to arrange-an Abys-
intervened. and: ohe-of the, sons had sinian Several months uly been married, but' the. other: one: was still waiting. for hig passport and visa, This. not. being forthcoming the. couple. applied to the public prosecutor for the return of the money. The case has. been adjourned as the first accused who had the money, did not: tarn up in Court.
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