'The appeal against the sentence of three months' imprisonment passed by the First Special District Court on Chang Kuo-ziang, the self-con-jessed member of ' the so-called traitors Extermination Corps" by the police was heard in the Second Kiangsu High Court last Wednesday, when judgment was reserved for one week.
Mr. ¥. D. Wong, assistant municipal advocate, outlining the case, told the court that the accused, a member of Gen. Cheng Kwel-ling's Volunteers in Manchuria, arrived in Shanghai with an unused bomb, Upon being informed by a friend named Tseu Keh-ziang that the Hua Lao Restaurant on Foochow Rond dealt in Japanese goods, the accused threw a bomb together with a letter of warning into the shop at 8 pin, on May 19. The bomb did not explode. The accused was arrested ort a chase by the restaurant watchman.
'The First Special District Court, holding that the accused's action was inspired by righteousness, sentenced him to three months' imp-sonment, Outlining the reasons of appeal against this sentence, Mr. Worg stated that the accused was rash and his action was not inspired by righteousness, inasmuch 98 tle accused proceeded to throw the bomb en his friend's word without first making fan investigation into the accusation. Granting the word of the friend be true, the proper thing for the accused' to do, should he really be inspired by righteousness, was. first to warn the restaurant against dealing in Japanese goods.
According to the accused's own confession, Mr. Wong continued, his friend was also engaged in the staurant business, It might be safely sumed, therefore, that the friend instigated the accused to commit the offence with ulterior motives. There were many such cases, disturbing the public peace and causing damage to the people. Mr. Wong, in conclusion, urged the judges to deal with the present case severely, in accordance with law.
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