Appeal in Cheque Fraud Case At about 1230 pin, his wife received a telephone message, from the landlady, asking her to go to the house immediately. They did so, and Captain Woodley found his son in bed, shot, and with a service rife lying on his right side. A piece of string was tied to the trigger, passed around the railing at the foot of the bed, and tied to his right hand.
'Atter Mr. A. Gillies, of the Pubic Health Department, had given evid-fence that he had been informed by the landlady that "young Woodley' had shot himself and he was asked telephone a doctor, Pan Ling-mal, houseboy, entered the witness-box and gave evidence as. follows:
"At about 7.80 that morning, Wood:
had told him that when he wanted his tifin he would ring the boy. At 1230 the bell and, taking a menu with him, Pan went to Room 30, Woodley's room Opening the door, he found the alr full of feathers, and Woodley on his ack, in bed. He saw the rife lying by his side, and immediately went down and told the No. 1 Boy.
Mr. B. O. Blaker, of Thomson Ca, said that the deceased was employed by his frm as a junior His work was tory.
Mrs. E. I. Bick, the landlady, testi-fed that at about 12.35 p.m. she was told that Woodley had shot himself. She hurried to the room, and found him lying in bed, covered with lod. His knees were drawn up to his chest, and he was gasping for breath. After trying to do something to make him comfortable, she tele phoned his parents.
Although she had never heard him wish to take his Ife, she did know that he was worried in regard to money matters, on which she had had a talk with "him, as a result which he promised to try and pay his debts, and to live a quieter life.
Miss Nina Onofreichuk, professional dancing partner at Ladow's Tavern, Known Woodley st, when they be-He said he had ost a lot of money at Hai Alai, and complained of ear trouble.
After they became friends, he said he would live a quieter life, but the fact that he was in debt seemed to worry him a great deal. Misr Onofreichuk said that, although she had no money, she wanted to help him, and accordingly gave him a diamond ring, which she never got back.
Prison terms and amount of fines imposed by the First Special District Court in February upon three of the persons concerned in the cheque fraud on. the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, were greatly reduced on Monday (May 14), afternoon by the Second Branch Kiangsu High Court in which the sentenced men had field their appeal.
Joseph I. Lenin, alleged leader of the gang Fesponsible for the fraud, who got six years' imprisonment and was fined $2,000 in the Lower Court fon four charges centring around the fraud on the Chartered Bank, had his sentence reduced to three years and the fine upon him was also Feduced to $1,000 only. The Court announced it had found the appellant guilty. on one charge only, namely, that he was concerned in forging valuable bonds. Upon hearing the decision, Tonin said he would not appeal again.
Kashin, former Shanghai newspaper man, who was sentenced to three and halt' years' imprisonment and fined $1,800 by the Lower Court on several charges in connection with the bank fraud, was found guilty on Monday of lonly one charge, namely, that he was feoncerned in uttering forged valu-fable bonds, and his prison term and Jane were reduced to 18 months and $500 respectively. Kashin also waived his right to appeal again.
'The High Court reversed the Lower [Court's decision against Yang Zai-lin, printing shop assistant, who was ori-Binally sentenced to 18 months' imrisenment and fined $500. Yang received a prison term of nine months and $300 fine on the charge lof assisting in forging valuable bonds.
"The two years' imprisonment sentence passed by the Lower Court upon Salnik, Russian, accused of being an accomplice in the bank fraud, was quashed: by the High Court, which found the prisoner not guilty. The temporary detention of Salnik, however, was ordered as the Municipal Police had indicated their desire to appeal against the prisoner's acquittal There was an array of foreign and Chinese lawyers for the appellants, chief among. them being Dr. 0.
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