She was the daughter of a wealthy Chinese merchant and his chief wife. Mrs. Mino had charming personality, was affectionate, generous and liked good: jewellery. She travelled by herself extensively, and was in charge for her father of a collection of porcelain at the Wembley Exhibition, 'A. jeweller said the total value of the jewelry in Miao's possession was £3,986, It included a £400 necklace, a £170 solitaire diamond ing, a £100 diamond brooch, and a £30 wedding ring.
The Defence Mr. Jackson, for the dete ce, said the case for the prosecution was built up on theory. His client glad of the opportunity of telling his story, The police arrested the young man in bed without any Knowledge of the evidence a him whatever, except that he had been seen out with wife in the afternoon. He was of good birth, good family, and good position, is father i China being a member of the Legislative Council and Justice of the Peace.
He went to college in America, took the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence, and met in New York a year ago a young Indy of equal or better social posinition and married her.
His wife ras fond of displaying! her Jewellery, and on board the: boat invited copie to her cabin Was it not likely that ed down by those people who were always out to rob wealthy people? When his client was in Glasgow, before going to the Lake istrict, he saw two foreigners, probably" Chipese, and wondered why they looked at him 0 much.
He saw them again at] Edinburgh and again at Keswick on the day of the murder. They were then in a motor-ear, were seen lby English peopl Counsel suggested that the 108 had bec marked down by an internal 1 gang, who after the woman's pearls. tung of pearls was missing and so were a money sat-jehol and £100, which could not be accounted for.
Mino, giving evidence, said with emotion that he could not describe how much he loved his wife. His father was a very wealthy man. The men saw in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Keswick might have been either Japanese or Chinese. life thought "nothing about them until after he heard of the murder. On the day of his wife's death he tried to dissuade her from going to Keswick alone, but she told him to go and rest, as he had a bad cold. The necklace-in the jewel box was not the one she was wearing when she set out, Mr. Jackson—Did you murder your wife?
Miao (with a de ive gesture) Murder my wife? \beolutely not.
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