A request that a lighter sentence passed on'. N. Baylriantz, the At menian baker who was convicted of laying his Russian employee Alexander Seminoff, was made by both thy French Police and Bagiciants kimse: t in the Third Branch Kiangsu Hig Court on Tuesday, Jan. 14, when they both appealed against the Lower Court's decision by which the baker was sentenced 10 twelve years' imprisonment for the crime.
Mr. S. 'T. Fair, representing tive French Police, after outlining the ease, drow the attention of th Court' to the fact that Bagi facked the deceased in a fit of anger because the deceased had frankly gd= mitied his Indecent acis towards his twe young daughters. In view of the faci that the baker had surrendered himself after the crime and his past conduct had been good, Mr. Fair asked the High Court to reverse the Lower Court's judgment and passo tighter ssentones under Art. 279 of the Crimis Code, Questions' about his own reasons for his appeal, Bagiriantz told tne court that he also considered the sentence on him too heavy. The appe'- lant then related the events whicl Jed to hig attack on the deceased wits a knife. The appellant said that, wher the deceased admitted in his presence hhis indecent act towards his yours lers, he became so feenzicd tnt he Jest his head and, seizing a knife, he attacked the deceased." He did not I: now what happened alter that, The deceased, the appellant cor Aintied, had been introduced to hie shop by a neighbour of his at A monthly pay of $15 with free board. He tod never had any quarrel with him before.
The Judge questioned the appelian detail a8 t0 the use in the past of the Ienife with which ko had attacked the deceased, where the knife was laced at the time of the al lack, and whether the appellant brought it with him to. an upstairs room where lacked the deceased, or whether th fe happened to be by his side wher is went there and it had been used in the past to cut bread, vegetables, ete.
'AL the conclusion of a Jong hearing, judgment was reserved till January 21. 'M. Paul Premel and Mr, M. G. Tsang, ther action was taken. On Septem- Corporalion requested {hat shares be /® the account, was a substantial debit tions had progressed quite far and represented Bagiriantz.
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