The hearing was opened before Judge Hsiao in the First Spectat District Court of Friday of the case inst Lee Chen-fu, a young Cantonese from a well-to-do family, accused of obtaining, on June 2, by false pretences, "one 33 Colt, revolver" from Messrs. " Squires! Bingham & Ca, 82 Nanking—Road, fand further charged with threatening to shoot with this revolver two young Chinese sisters, Miss Wang, Pel-hsien and. Miss Wang Pei-ching. It was alleged that the young Can tonese threatened to shoot the two girls because he wished to marry the younger sister, but his attempts were frustrated by the elder sister.!
'The charges were emphatically denied by the accused, Questioned. by' the Court why he had obtained the revolver, the accused replied that the had got the weapon for the purposes of shooting practice and mean~ While" self-defence. The accused tald he had not the slightest intention of Killing either of the two) girls, Dr. Mel, a physician, appeared witness for the accused.
"The. phystclan told the Court that the accused was formerly mentally deranged and his condition improved only recently. The accused had made two unsuccessful attempts to commit suicide, witness said.
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