the body' of George Gladkiby Ruse The much-discussed aviopey on
sian, alleged to have died from injuries' received at the hands of [Chinese "gaolers when he was 'a prisoner in the detention house of the Second Shanghai Special "Dis-ict Court, was conducted by Judge Wong at the French Muni-final Council mortuary, Route Delastee, on July 13 at ten o'clock.
Dr. Wei Lih-kung, of the Chinese court, Dr. HI. Smith, "assistant Health Commissioner of' the Shan hai Municipal Council; and A, Velllot, " local French me mmovtem examination, Oficial bree pinclitioner, conducted the post-
fent included Mr. Ying Shib,_ presi dent, "of the French Concession court; Dr. Paul Premet, "counsel for Simon Gladkih, deceased Mu sian's brother; M. "Edouard d'Hoo-hes, gaol adviser to. the. French Goncession court; Mr. Fei Shi ching, Police Advocate; "Mr.
King-feng, chief secretary to the Second Special Court; and 3M. Chazelle, "chief of the detective section of the French Police. Dr. W. U. Koree and. Dr. Santelli watched the proceedings for the Union of Russian Cossacks and the French Police.
Contrary to expectation, no. ver-diet as to the cause of deceased's death was returned by the Ji atthe "conclusion. examination. Dr. Wel Lih-kung, iter examining "deceased's "body, declared that so far no traces of {injuries were found on deceased's body, but that the medical certificate would not be ready" until fand his two colleagues hed" made farther examination of two pieces of nasal bones taken out "from eceased's head in order to. ascertain whether the body had been in-Jured recently or several years ago. It is. believed that as "soon as the medical certifeate has been resented to the court, a verdict regarding the cause of death. will ber amounted by the Judge who! conducted the examination.
The body of deceased, which was exhumed and shipped to Shangha fon July 11, was unrecognizable. It was a mere skeleton with, fragments of flesh attached to. it. Simon Gladkib, deceased's brother, told. the Judge he was unable to recognise ity but stated that. the only' identification marks he could Imention were that, his brother skull fracture during the G War and had two of hi teenth missing.
The medical officials examined the body and found two teeth were missing, bat could not find the traces of skull fracture. In view before ited in of the Y deceased,
the detention house of the Chinese court and his nose was bleeding, the medical officials extricated two pieces of nasal bones for further: examination in order to make sure whether there were any traces injuries on these bones and, there were, whether inflicted recently or sever of sian. witness, raised the ques ion of the trousers worn by deceased. He said that after his death, deceased's
manded knowledge why 'a pair trousers were taken off. He, de trousers were found in the coffin, An official of the Dong Jen Pu Yuan "Tang Benevolent Society, which removed and baried the body, then gave an explanation to the effect, that when deceased's body was brought to the society, the trousers were placed under a Blanket which covered the body. 'After further explanation, Simon' Gladkih signed "a document in which he officially identified body as that of his brother and promised to remove and bury it. The autopsy was thus concluded.
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