Soochow, June 13, The trial was suspended in the midst of the second session at the Kiangsu Provincial High Court yes~ terday. following petitions fled with the Court by eight of the accused, charging the judges with being biased and asking that they be replaced by other judges.
One petition was fled by Shen Chun-ju, Chang Naichi, Wang Chao-shih, It Kung-pu, Tsou Tao-fen, Sha Chicnli, and "Miss Shih Liang; and another by Lo Ching.
The petitions state that before the {rial was held on June 11, the Court issued permits for observers and the trial was to be conducted. publicly. At the last_moment, however, the permits were cancelled and the trial was held in camera, the only reason fiven being that a demonstration might be staged by certain elements, [This has given grounds for the susplelon that the trial would be conduct ed In a way which could not be made known to the public.
Moreover, the petitions add, during the trial evidence on more than twenty points refuting the charges was introduced by the lawyers, for the defence, who requested the Judges—Mr Fang Wen, presiding judge,—to make the necessary investiga tions into these points.
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