The Archive · 1928

ATTEMPTED EXTORTION CHARGE In_ the Shanghai Provisional

Court, on Monday morning, before Judge Liang Lone and Mr.

Whitamore (Senior Consalis Deuty), the case in which a young Chinese is being charged. with sending threatening letters under

tionary Blood Army" was con-the name of the "cine Reval. tinued.

Det-Sgt. Satula stated accused was formerly engaged for a couple of days by complainant to relieve accountant, and the writing which appeared in the books was exactly similar to that which was contained in the letters. Compl: ant, having found out that accused was the son of an old friend of his, did not desire to press the charge and so he td not put in fan appearance in Court and the police were now prosecuting. Witness asked the Court to subpoena complainant, an application which was granted, Three more letters in the same handwriting had been found, said witness, who then read two' more letters to the same complainant in handwriting which was similar to that contained in the previous ones, They wore delivered in the same way and were 38 follows:—nib to. borrow $500 awe are in. argent. need of have to tle the money with a rope or seeing and. hang it on the left elective pole st 630 pu tonday. "If you refuse and your whole family wil be ced, "All members of the Tsung Nyi Tihligh Dan" Chron and Blood ang)

"Knowing that you ate generous, we wish "to. borrow $500" from you "and Rope you will promise {Signed by the same, 0 *PS<We are foreed to do to the bad environment. Ifyou i come to you," Money. your going to you have front of force."

A handwriting expert gave ovidence in behalf of the prosecution, and the Court ordered a remand to allow of a similar "expert to tender evidence for the defence.

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