The Archive · 1928

Soviet Employees Canard

Court's Reported Findings in Legation Raid Case Denied Peking, Sept. 9.

Fitteen Soviet subjects, arrested in the raid on the Soviet Embassy here in April 1927, when the late Marshal Chang Tso-lin was in coniret of Peking were brought up for a preliminary trial yesterday afternoon and released on bail late last night after each of then had first igned a document promising not to leave Peking before the trial.

Sept, 12.

While mo official announcement yet been made, the vernacular has found the 15 Soviet citizens who were arrested in connexion with the the Soviet Embassy "of guilty," the judges lating that there is no evidence papers expected that they Russia this week.

The Story Untrue The reports in the vernacular papers regariling'the finding of the court in connexion with the 15

Soviet citizens who were arrested during the raid on the Soviet Emassy last year are declared inaccurate. No verdict has been announced and the position is as re~ ported on September 9, when it wax stated that the persons concerned were brought up for a preliminary trial the day before and released on all after each of them had first signed.a_docament promising not to leave Peking before the trial.

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