There were many persons, continued Mr. Badeley, to whom a sentance of 20 days imprisonment would mean unpleasantness, but nothing else, but if they were to sentence this young man to imprisonment, they were imposing a penalty which bore no relation to the sentence, It would have an effect that would fast for years. The defendant was a youth of 24, of good family, and possessing no previous criminal roc-ord. He was now in the employment of a good company, and had good prospects, "It he' goes to prison," demanded Mr. Badeley, what' will happen to all his hopes and ambitions?" with the present competition for employment in Shang-hal, his chances of obtaining a position with "a prison record behind him would be very greatly impaired. The community in Shanghai would forget the circumstances of the offense, and would only see the fact that he had been sentenced to imprisonment, He might go somewhere else, but even so these things had a way of following a person, "That means that you are driving him out to battle. for himself ina strange place," said Mr, Badeley, The real question was whether the court felt, that the conduct of the defendant was such that it could not be punished with a fine, but that the court must sentence him to imprison ment, The young man had suffered great deal already, having endured seven weeks of suspense. Mr, Badeley mentioned four charges of driving under the influence of alcohol which had been dealt with by the British Court, and in each case the punishment had been a severe fine, Even "hit and run" cases had been put ished with a fine, and in one cas where death had resulted, a suspended sentence was pasted, Mr. Badeley urged the court to extend as much mercy as possible, Judgment was reserved until Tuesday, July 28 at 2.30 pin,
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