Pleading guilty in the United States Court for China on March 11 a charge of voluntary: mans laugh ter, by stabbing William Candido} Gateia to death at the intersection of North Szechuen Road and Ranze Road early on the morning September 28 last. year, Raymondo MIN. Tobias, a Filipino, was ordered by Judge' Purdy to be confined to.
term of eight years in Bilibid Prison, Manila, Counsel: Dr. George Sellett, U.S.
The two men had never met Here, the District Attorney. continued, and there was nothing behind the stabbing. Te was unfortunate street Sraw! with fatal feonsequences. There was -nothing to occasion it except an exchange Jof words, Defendant was evidently in a belligerent' mood.
For the defence, Mr. Davies said thatthe District "Attorney's. statement of the facts was a fair fdoved of the preliminary healing. ioned at the preliminary hearing. Deceased and La Francke were both drunk and had taken a large Jquantity of port wine, beer and [Whiskey sodas. When. they found themselves in the Tumble Ina, [deceased got into a fight with two foreigners. because he was ina quarrelsome mood. He and La [Prancke left the Tumble Inn and were on their way to Yalu Road When the trouble occurred, Defend-fant deni Grank or that he had "had any™ trouble "with his Jemployers. "He was not in a bel. gerent mood as" suggested a there was no talk of anyone being discharged, nor was. there any Jeorroboration of the statement that sailors. defendant insulted two American
Continuing, counsel said that cout The accused having entered a being mo match for him, plea of guilty, Dr. Sellett said that to defend himself so he drew the deceased. man was a mechanic knife "which he in the New World. After he had saxophone and, in the heat of the finished work" at midnight—on stabbed deceased. Realizing September 27, he and. one La hho had done, but not the Francke went to see the sights in North Szechuen Road: On the: seriousness of the tater, he away. During the fight, way, they purchased some liquor, received a number of bruises about part' of which they drank on the the body. way. In' North Szechuen Road, they entered the Tumble Inn where!
Accused was a young man, only! they "remained until 4 a.m. on 28 years old, and this was his first September 28, taking more drinks offence. He had never had trouble in the meantime. Both were quite of any kind before, said counsel, drunk. "After this, they" engaged fand it was the first' time be had ieahus and reached Range Woed: been brought into court. He had At that time, there were. com-always conducted himself in a pro-rested, some Filipinos, defendant per manner and it was not going ing among them, Most of these do anyone any good to send him men were musicians and they had 10 goal for a long term, Mr. Davies finished work and they were going: iked the Court, in passing sentence, the Russian Invalids Club to be lenient with accused. play lotto. Defendant was: leader As an orchestra in the Night Club. to, say, accused replied that not 80° he was sentenced a8 stated, Prior to the stabbing, he had some trouble with the management - be cause the latter threatened to the charge one of the musicians.
Change of Name hearing and warning Ready to reply, told Mr. Franklin not drunk. He had, however, taken judge AyD. plainti to be took. some drinks "but he. was] An application was made before Purdy in the U.S. to. cite authorities to show whether sufficient to make him angry.
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