Chu Wen-ling, described manager of the Mumm Cafe, and his brother, Chu Tech-ying, were charged before MIN. Nich and d'Hooghe, in the French Mixed Court on Sept, 17 with having sent five or six threatening letters to Tsang Si-wu, a wealthy resident of the Chinese City.
M. E. Nouveau appeared for the Bureau of Public Safety, and M.
Premet defended.
'M. Nouveau said that the French Police had arrested three men in a hotel in Avenue Edward VII and they admitted each having taken part in the affair, one with writing the letters, one with having delivered them and the third with having conducted negotiations with comters: had demanded from complainant the sum of $60,000 and in, one of the missives was a bull meaning that.complainant's would be taken if the money Were not forthcoming without delay. These three men gave evidence which implicated the accused. Counsel applied then for the extradition of the accused.
As only the brother of the manager of the Moon Cafe appeared in Court and as M. Premet said that his client was at the disposal of the Court, a remand was ordered, Accused Handed Over 'M, Premet at the outset September 19 asked if complainant was preterit and, upon being told that he: was not, asked for a remand in order that he could be Presented to be cross-examined, The Magistrate said that the Court was not called upon to give. indgment but simply to consider an application of the Bureau of Public Safety for the extradition of the cused men. Complainant's pre-ince, therefore, was unnecessary.
The accused who admitted having: written the letter said that he had done so in accordance with instruc~ tions from the Chinese manager of The manager concerned was then called and he said that the previous. witness had been paid to write something else. He denied giving: instructions to write letters demand~ ing money, and satd that the previous witness was simply making false statements to implicate him out of revenge. The previous wit= ness was a dismissed employee the cafe, Tou Tach-ying, was called and he gave a statement which was con trary to that made by his brother. He admitted that he had asked the other accused to write the letter for-his brother, but it was on the Intter's. instructions, The Court ordered the extradition of accused, who gave notice of appeal,
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