The Archive · 1935

Second Special Court

Narcotics Factory Case

Adamsky, who hag made a numbes of appearances before the Second Special District Court on a charge of being concerned with Dr. Barth, a German physician, in operat Ing a' narcotics factory in Chinese territory off Columbia Road, was again brought before the court on Fri-Gay when he was informed by the Judge that there was a mistake in the question of jurisdiction and that the was to be handed over to the Nantao District Court for trial.

The accused was implicated by Dr. Barth who was released by Public Safety Bureau some time ago, after serving a prison term in the Chinese gaol in addition to the payment of a heavy fine on the charge of being concerned in the narcotics factory.

At various hearings, Adamsky was alleged to have put '$10,000 in the narcotics factory, but this was ems phatically denied by the accused who, through his lawyer, M. Paul Premet, pointed out that he had never visited the factory and had never been seen there by anybody.

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