The: private criminal prosecution instituted by three employees of the 'National Products Emporium against Doong: Chuen-tseu, a Chinese police constable (No. 2966) in the employ of the: Shanghai Municipal Police, for alleged assault, was concluded by Judge Ng in' the Shanghai Special District Court on July 15.
When the case was resumed the Judge impose a sentence!
three months on accused "for being concerned together with others in causing bodily harm by taking advantage of his official occupation."
'Notice of appeal was at once given by Dr. Alexander Ting, who defended, and accused was' released on shop security pending the hearing, of the appeal, The charge was that accused, a! 10 pin. on June 6, unlawfully assaulted Tsu Gi-yoong and two others and caused them bodily harm, Complainants were employed, respectively, in the piece-goods, toilet goods, and accounting departments, of the National Products Emporium and the case was a sequel to the closing of the New World Amusement Resort, in which the Emporium was accommodated, by the police Counsel, however, protested' strongly against the Court's ruling in refusing to admit the evidence and stated that he would consider its legal aspect.
In opening for defence, 'Ting again referred to the handicap imposed upon his client' by the Court in refusing to permit him
[circumstances connected with fo call witnesses to explain the alleged assault, 7 stopped Dr.
The Judge again Ting, saying "Confine your argument to the merits of the case and do not refer to witnesses whom the [Court has already decided not Counsel replied that he would confine his argument to the evid-fence as adduced, but he must finally contend that it was most unusual for a court to refuse to mit witnesses whom a client. wi to cal in order to establish his complete innocence.
Counsel added that by the ruling hhis client had been deprived of alli right to call evidence in his favour, If, he concluded, judgment. should be in any way unfavourable to his felient, he would take the matter 8 higher court,
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