Chinese detective sergeant No. 13 described in the First Special Disirict Court on November 16 how he witnessed the working of an alleged incendiary machine given by one of the six foreigners now charged with attempting 10 set fire to goods in a godown of Messrs, Mackenzie & Ca., Canton Road, with intent to defraud the Compagnie Franco-Americane Assurance. The six accused were S. ©, Conniagin, T. N. Polivin, Obrompalsky, ME Livisticy, R. A. Vinsky, and 1. M. Hirshborn.
'On April 14 this year, C, D. S. No. 19'told the court, accompanied by one named Abornik, and not revealing ho was a detective, he met the third accused who was' asked to give: a demonstration of how to set ire to cargo. The third accused took witness fo the Hung Chao Garden, tak-with him the Mth accused because the third accused did not talk Chinese. The third accused brought with him 'a basket Mlled with waste paper.
Upon their arrival at the Hung] Chao Garden, the Mfth acused told the witness in Peiping dialect that the basket of paper would bbe on fire at 10 o'clock, "The witness continued that he watched the basket and 10.02 o'clock, there was a slight noise from Inside the basket. The third accused opened the basket and It was then found the paper inside was on fire, Two tubes were also found In the basket.
Two Russian witnesses, including] one named Sirijevsky, told the court that the empty bottles found in the; fifth necused's house were used to store water and one of them once was used to contain wine only.
The third and Aith accused having declared that they knew neither D. 8, No, 13 nor the man named. Avornik, the Judge announced that leadings in the case would be opened on November 23, afler which he would ive his decision.
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