Asentence of 40 days? imprisonment each was passed by the Second Spe ial District Court on Thursday upon Constantine Denissoft and Aphanathy Lakomkin on the charge of assault causing Injuries to three officers of the French Police, A further charge fof having altered out-of-date banknotes, algo preferred by the French Police against the prisoners, was dismissed by the Court, The accused were taken into custody on August 11 for having attempted to dlspore of out-of-date notes. When interrogated at a polic station, Deniasoff, it was alleged, befeame violent and tried to choke Inspr. Guhur who questioned him. Lakomkin, it was said, Kicked Russian detective Louknisky who interrogated him, When Chinese detective No. 31 came to the assistance of the Russian offer, he, too, was attacked by the accused and injured, it was said. On the other hand, the accused alleged torture by the French Police when arraigned before the court.
Former Partner Accused private criminal prosecution in which a local White Russian" was faectised by a Soviet citizen of mis appropriating about $500,000 was heard in the Second Special District Court on Thursday and the hearing was ndjousned till September 10. The complainant was Mr. E, R, Chernegha who alleged that he and Mr. J, S. Groushko, the defendant, were partners of @ firm Ju Viadvostok before the revolution broke out in Russia, After the revolution. the complainant said, he became a Soviet citizen, but the defendant transferred the riy to China and of his company at that time was worth half a million dollars, it was alleged, Dr.
Withelm represented the complainant.
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