Li was brought on to Changsha. He never saw a single friend from the diy he was arrested to the day a few weeks after when he was executed. There was a slight communication by lefter—of course every. word carefully censored. No word about any kind of ill-treatment. was written letter: the evidence of neither "shows that he did, nor s worthless either way; it
that he did not. receive ill-treatment.
Like all other prisoners in that department of "martial law' che trials to which he' was subject were secret and were at night He was allowed! to write out that he was not confronted with any witness. He was asked about his intercourse with certain suspects about which an interesting story could be told. A year ago, I wrote in these columns about two men who were tried on the evidence of spies for having to do with bombs. The allege "bomb'' was brought into court and as hastily thrown into a bucket of water. A blacksmith was brought in from the street and made to open the ''bomb" which had the form of a tin canister. The bystander:: cleared off as far as they could and the blacksmith just turned the rap of the tin round, opened it and revealed the odds and ends which find their way into old cigarette tins. The "court" was very angry—so angry that the unfortunate spy who had produced the "evidence" was shot for lying. The two prisoners were declared not guilty. A fortnight later received information that ti were still in prison. The reason given was that they could find no one to go bond for their. good behaviour. I ventured to offer wy services to the officials of the court. The conversation I had with them was unique in my experience. I warned them that I, not being under Chinese law (thank goodness), could not' be brought into a Chinese court if the men for whom I offered bond
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