Chinese to Suffer Death for Killing Wife London, Nov. 20.
Chung Yiemiao, who has appealed against the sentence of death passed on him at Carlisle on the 24th of last month for the murder of his wife, Wai Sheung, in the Lake district Inst May, appeared in the Court of Appeal loaded with docu ments.
He dispensed with counsel and conducted his own ease because "the Almighty has told me to tell my own story," he said.
He spoke for over three and a half hours, alleging that he was a victim of prejudice and misunderstanding. He called fresh witnesses in support of his original statement that mysterious Orientals had been seen near the spot where his wife's body was discovered.
The appeal was dismissed Reuter.
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