I algo consider that the defense has made very serious allegations against local offcials; notably those members of the Shanghai Municipal Police, connected with this case, including the Court's interpreter, and Tam convinced that as for as the first accused is concerned, those allegations were of liblous nature, made simply with the object of creating the impression that these officials and these members of the Police Force are dishonest, receive bribes and deliberately bring charges against innocent persons.
For those officers whose reputation might have been damaged through the widespread publicity to these allegations, this judoment constitutes a complete exoneration There was not the slightest i tion that they abused their authority, opportunity or means afforded to them by their official functions to commit any irregulacities whatsoever, consider that the first accused, Pick, in making these allegations, and in face of all tae evidence against him, has shown himself to the a highly undesirable element, not only in this Settlement, but elsewhere as well, and the eireumstances surrounding this case, combined with the grave nature of the offence of which he has been found guilty, in my opinion warranted a much heavier sentence than that imposed by the learned Judge.
Too Lenient a Sentence Moreover since according to Art. 14 of the -eriminal code the' heaviest punishment should be inflicted and since in my opinion not Art, 234 of the erimingl code hut Art. 299, sect. 2, applies to the offence of "using without authority a public val in 'a manner likely to cause injury to tthe public," an offence punishable by the minimum sentence of six months and a maximum of five years, the Tenrned judge would have been amply justified in imposing a sentence ranging from: two to three years to be followed, if possible, by eportation from China.
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