The natural implication of this, the judge explained, was that those against whom there are no grounds of grave suspicion are entitled to the "benefit of the mandate. He aid he had carefully examined the evidence of the case and come to the conclusion that there was no grave suspicion against the accus.
Ho therefore dismissed the case and ordered their release.
At the preliminary examination counsel for the defence tried to invoke the application of the amnesty to their clients, but the judge veserved his decision, saying that he had to discuss the matter with the competent judicial authorities.
Mrs, Borodin's Mesmerism paper gives the follow-
"For many weeks I had willed that T would be released", said Mrs Fanny Borodin, pointing to her temples, "and now that it has come to ass I can hardly realize that it ha actually occurred. I feel happy to be free, but doubly happy that the Chinese courts have proved to be Smpartial, for Tam a friend of China, Ffom the moment we arrived in Peking I felt confident that, pr viding Chinese courts were just, and Justice was allowed to run iis course, 'We would ultimately be freed. In heart I knew that we were innocent.'
Mrs. Borodin added that shel was a friend of China, and had many good friends among the Chinese. During her imprisonment she had also made a number friends among the prison authorities, Questioned regarding her future plans, Mra, Borodin said that she had not decided whether to rejoin her husband in Hankow or proceed to Moscow, where her children are attending school, spent most of my time in prison changing the subject. "I read very profitably," she said, and wrote I' xead a" great deal ay I was provided with any amount of reading matter. The Chinese authorities were extremely kind in this and in every] other way. "I had two amahs in the persons of two fellow-prisoners, and they cleaned out my. cell twite a day. I was also provided with much hot and cold water as I quired, and the air in the cell was fresh because, being an expert in physical culture, I realize the importance of, and saw to it, that there was a constant current of fresh air. Of course it was occasionally rather bhat but neither the Chinese nor I
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