Shortly before her death, she wrote a letter. to a friend, a foreign woman named Mrs, Zing, in which it 18 said she related: having made vain appeals to Mr. Wu Ting-chang, hier father-inlaw, for assistance, The letter: wal presented to the Chinese procitrator at the inquest.
The Police evidence at the hes June 18 from the New. Asia, Hotel saying that a foreign woman had been found dead in a bathtub. Detectives responded and they found 'Mrs, Wu lying in the bath of a first-floor room, the tub' being three quarters fled with water. 'The body was' taken tothe General Hospital, where a certificate was issued saying that the young woman, who had been registered as. Massy Li'Wu, was dead. on arrival. 'The police found in a suitcase in' the room a bottle' partly filled with powerful sleeping. tablets, Two witnesses, Mr: Zing Teh-fong and Mi. Hsu Jen-kal,. testified. Mr. Hsu, a relative of the young Englishwoman's husband, said that the latter was now in Szechuen, Mrs, Wu as far as is known, leaves: only one near relative, avsister, in England, connection with the Mayor Silke Mill workers' hunger strike, three of the labourers were sent. to' the Chuigshan Hospital on June 15 while. the others lett the mill following persuasion by the Kuomintang officials the same afternoon, rue, Murlcipal Polls Soanghat merchants are lookout: for a: young. well-dress~ "Chinese who' within' ten "days has ordered $109000 worth of. goods from large foreign firms he arses ranging. from earrings grand planes. In no' "Instance "has reduced "by the generous. *buyery" -and <promises 49 fend cheques have, never been fle Aled, The man, Wie has not Sbialped' any. of' the ordered, still at Sun. Yat-son* sult and speaking lish and" Ningpo, dale hi 2 bling wore on Ju 2 vay a Company, Nanking Road, where-he: represented 'oMclal of the Registry Ofte. of: the, Shanghai-City Govern iment. He ordered, $10,000, world. of erchandlas o be sent Yeo othe" ity. Government." Subsequent, "int quity'"by" the: management" showing that he had apparently no connection with the Cly-Goverament, the good were meyer sent there, second, appearance. ay:
Uberal buyer was made on June'15,. when'. 1n'7, one.'short. afternoon "he ordered some' $160,000' worth of arts cles from four different: shops."
Shortly before:2 o'clock-he entered, Messrs. 'Hirsbrunner. & Company, 659 Szechuen ind said ho was. a 0 ming, of: "Central 'Kuorhnang "Headgueea~ inc Na cing.". "He. wanted.. jewellery "and started, selecting; a.wide variety costly ornaments anil watches, When' he had gathered together somewhat: ver $40,000, worth he seemed: satis fed. and instructed the shop staff to send the purchase (o, him at'Nanking He would tend 'a cheque for. the entire-lot_the fol. lowing morning.: In parting he. asked that, some Jewellery $420. be delivered toa oom vias' 8 ofeoek: when. the' Gnished, at 'Messrs. Airsbrunner's and he apparently went directly from thereto Messrs: " Robinsoh " Plane, Company, -Kiangso''Road:. where "he started picking out pianos. and, radios' by -the dozen." When he had selected: $80,000... worth—enough. to: Keep him' in: musie for the: coniln season—be ordered it all to' be sent to, lin: ili Nanking) within'. thr months, As an afterthought, he ordered a violin t0 be, sent to the Park Coiparativdly' -triviit purchases, mounting to only $18,000 each, then made from a foreign chem(st's" shop in Hongkew anda photographic supply store, on Nanking Road. 'The ofders_ were' for' gallons of perfume, face powder and other toilet' attides! and cameras and films; "respectively. 'One camera was to be! sent to. the Park Hotel. Chequés, again, would bbe remitted in the: morning 'The': police were." notified when 'Messrs, Hirsbrunner's had' not, ccolved their. cheque, vestigation was' started'
Sergi, C. "W. "Wright, attached, to Central Station, Inquiries wore made at the Parl Hotel and if we found. that: the young man in' the Sun~ vat it was not staylig there and was not known th search throughout Shanghal: w mediately started:
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