'A case which has aroused con. terest in the local in reign community was concluded District Court on Dee, 10 when Judge Hyui delivered judgment in the case against nine Rusvians charged with the attempt.
kidnapping, on the night of September 21' and 22, of Mr. Theodore Sopher, By Judge Hyu! decision, eight of the mine accused will spend from nine to 15 years! in the Amoy Road Gaol while! another one was acquitted of the charge and released.
The nine prisoners, who filed into the dock after the Court was called to session, were, in their proper: order, V. Pavloff, A. Lakomkin, 1 Maximoft, S. Kwantseladze, Chenbaeff, G. Bagirolf, A, Tsvetkof, 'M, Romanoff and B. Shlehman, The—proceedings were ex: tremely brief. Immediately the Court opened, the Judge arose and, stated that the fi fifth and eighth accused were sentenced to 12 years' impritonmen, each for being concerned in the rupted kidnapping of the complainant; the fourth accused w: sent to prison for 15 years for being the master mind in the crime; and and ninth accused would a prison term of nine years! each.
As to the seventh accused, the Judge stated, he had found him not guilty and would order his release if the police expressed a desire of not 1g against the decision.
Mr, Paul Y. Ru, Assistant Municipal' Advocate, who conducted the prosecution, arete and told the Court that' the police had waived the right to appeal against the seventh accused's acquittal, M. clu Pac de Marsoulies, counsel for the prisoner in question, asked the Court to order his client' immediate release in view of the|* Municipal Advocate's was granted.
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