The arguments of the Seni Consul's Deputy were ably seconded by the Police Prosecutor, Mr. R. T. Bryan, who was also against the extradition of the three and in the original hearings had some difficulty in convincing the Court that the evidence was of the weakest kind as the aggrieved husband was very hazy on just what was stolen from him, The Court, however, was adamant anu insisted' that as ihe crime was committed in Chinese territory the three should be handed over, gardies of the fact that' the Woman's parents had nothing whatever to do with the matter. Mr.
Stevens, thereupon stepped in and protested against the Court's' action with the result that the three accused are in the Settlement police custody and unless some action is taken before Tuesday next are entitled to freedom, according to the laws which governed the Nanking Road affair.
One feature that was not brought out at the trial was that according to the testimony of the wifes the husband in maintaining other wives than: she was laying himeelf oper to prosecution under Article 264-of the-Criminal Code. which reads la "Whoever contracts. a with two or more persons.
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