Because he insisted on being a match-maker and demanded a sum of money for his services, Hsu Tsung-sen, employed at an electric bulb factory at 3 Dent Road, was charged with extortion in the First Special District Court on June 7 and" sent to gaol for six months. Twelve other men were accused of being con cerned in the extortion and five them received a similar sentence as Hsu, but the others were acquitted.
The complainant in the ease, Kuo Vu-yih, employed at the "Wah Sen Electric Bulb Factory, 148 Kinchow Road, was engaged to a girl, Zung Yooh-ching, about two weeks ago. 'A week after the engagement cere-many, Hsu Tsung-sen visited and told the complainant that he should be invited to be his match-maker. When the unwelcome request was refused by the complainant, Hsu demanded $200 as compensation an when this was also. rejected, Hsu, land six other men gave the' com-Diamant a severe beating on June The sum of "compensation" was reduced by this ume to $100 and then Hisu told the complainant that the {$30 was the minimum sum he would receive and, using threats, forced the complainant to sign" a pro misery note for the payment of $10 en June 5 and the balance of $20 before June 13. On. June 6, Hsu and his' men again took the complainant to a tea shop, 393 Ward Road, where the complainant was foreed to hand over $10. Some one telephoned the Yulin' Road Police Station. A party of detectives went to the tea shop where thirteen men Inquiries by police disclosed that the girl to whom the complainant was engaged worked in Hsu Tsung-feu's factory and she and the com~ plainant met for the first time Hsu's place. Hsu apparently based nis demands for being the comjplainant's match-maker and compensation on the fact that, without him, the complainant and his would-be bride would not have met" each Mr. 7. ¥. Chang, Assistant Muni cipal Advocate, conducted the prom secution,
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