The Municipal Advocate states in his report that 9,942 cases were projsecuted in the Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the Kiang-
High Court, Second Branch, during November, as compared with 11,636 jin October: 8208 were administrative eases and 1,546 were criminal cases. 16204 "persons failed to appear in administrative cases and their bail [was confiscated. 1,908 administrative Jeases were prosecuted to completion, 1.907 persons were convicted, and one acquitted. Twelve criminal cases were withdrawn, 1,322 "were pro-Jsecuted to completion; 1,112 persons were convicted and 210' acquitted. }The total number of administrative fand criminal eases prosecuted to completion was 3230 as compared with 3,710 during October; 3,019 persons were convicted and 211 acquitted, Jas compared with 3,512 persons con viered and 198 acquitted during October. failed attention to the sad plight of Mr. 0. N. Bagiriantz who has just been sentenced to twelve years impeisontoent, for murdering the assail ant of his six-year old daughter.
T have spoken with several men who have little girls of their own, Jand each has said, that had he been Mr. Bagiriantz position he would wwe done the same thing. It would Joe almost impossible to think of any real man doing less.
At present Mr. Bagirlanta's ttle daughter 1s too young to realize why ner father has been taken away from home, but as years go by she will Fully understand the reason of the separation and the crime commit against her will be a constant source fof humiliation. Were her father to be restored to his family, time would fu all probability wipe' the hideous aair from her memory.
T do not profess to know what car be done to mitigate Mr. Bagiriants's sentence, but surely if a group of thinking persons were to concentrate their efforts on securing his freedom, the "authorities would five ear to the ples In my opinion a great injustice hi foe en done a father who had every Jeause to rid the community of a end.
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