Petition for Clemence: by Armenian Communit; Support in Case of Honour Slayer Pui the community: Jor Shanghai in connection with the appeal of the Armenian baker, Bagiriantz, against the sentence of twelve uprisenment. imposed the Second Special Dis-took conerete form n Friday in the shane laddvessed to the President the JAppelate Division by the Shanghai community. Bagiriants, It twill be. recalled, was sentenced for the murder of this Russian employee, JO. Semenoff, under provocation tie latter's. interference with his daughter, and the appeal will come before the court on Tuesday afters noon at 2 o'clock. Ite will be legally spresenied by M. Paul Premet."
The petition states that Chinese:
has always been a strict guard sta while there "was fan of family" honour "and. moral
Jattempt to condone Bagiriantz' action in taking the Jaw into his own hands, yot his so. doing was simply what ly other futher would have done, [The petition concludes by asking that the sentence be either reduced suspended, and "the defendant released under a bond of good conduct. The attention of the public. to his case was, it will be recalled, first drawn by the "North-China Daily News.
The petition submitted read:—Whereas, the tragedy which has taken place in the family of the local Armenian int, Ovanes Bayi Janta, baker of 23-6 Avenue dit Rol JAtbert, and the consequent court vial which resulted in the eondemy tion of the accused to twelve years?
Jout that the action of Bagiriantz was simply that" of any - red-blooded father, and it fs improbable that any honourable head of x family' woul Ihave done tess.
'We, the compatriots of Bagiriante. representatives "of "various social circles, ie. merchants, lawyers, gineers, physicians, te, herewith 62 testify that Bagiriante's charader well known tothe community, and the has mover at any' me committed Jany' crime or act which could react sxainst his honour. Bogiriantz devot-Jed his whole existence to his family and his life's ambition was to pr' vide "honestly for his future and education.
Semenoff's foul and hideous deed rally upset the mental equilitorium of Bagiriantz, and he was not responsible for his subsequent be-but being by character 'a senses returned to normales realized the horror of what had happened, he immediately pro ceeded to the. Police Station and voluntarily surrendered himself the. authorities.
We wish respectfully to emphasize that the sentence of the Court aside from its exceptional severity deprive his wite and three little Jdaughters of their sole bread-winner supporter, who through a natural righteous sense of anger ha: focken placed within the orbit of th
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