The Archive · 1934

Story of Finger Biting

Two Hussians named Chebatniagnin and Musy Musienko, who each accused the other of biting his fing-Jers, provided much fun and amuse ment in the Second Special District Court last Wednesday where they Bere both charged by the French 'Chebatniagnin Yold the Judge that, fon the morning of September 27, when he was in a French Concession restaurant' with a. friend, Musy Musienko came in and, without any explanation or. warming, started assaulting him with his clenched fists. Chebatniagnin said he raised Jone of his arms to defend himself jand his fingers were bitten by [Musienko and injured.

The story told by" Musienko ws [that Chetutniagnin had used insulting language towards him over the telephone and, on the morning in question, he went to talk over the

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