Either Death or a Life Sentence The trial of Wan Yuan-ding, a former bodyguard of General Tsen Chun-hsuan (the "Tiger Mandarin," at one time Viceroy of Kuangtung and later Chairman. of—the Administrative Council of the Southern Constitutional Government), against whom nine charges of attempted murder on members of General Tsen's family were preferred, was continued before Magistrate Yui and Mr. Blackburn (British Assessor) at the Mixed Court on Wednesday morning:
Mr. J. O. Anderson appeared for the Tsen family and accused was not represented.
Dr. W. E. O'Hara described the wounds, and expressed opinion that they were inflicted with intent to kill. The arm of an amah, which was badly hacked, had to be amputated.
Mr. Anderson said the man was a menace to his master's family and would if liberated seek revenge. He asked the Court to sentence the man to capital punishment according to Artices 311 and 317 of the Chinese Provisional Criminal Code.
Asked by the Magistrate whether or not he wished to make any statement and to show reason why he should not be given capital punishment, accused, a tall, broad shouldered and stout men, admitted having committed the crimes and stated that he had served as a soldier and later as a bodyguard to General Tsen faithfully for 20 years but was discharged recently, being given a bonus. He was dismissed because some of his master's con-cubiness had slandered him to his master. He intended to have revenge, and when he was refused admittance to the presence of
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