No Judgment on Koo's Appeal Owing to the discovery of new developments in the case, the Third Branch Kiangsa High Court had withheld its judgment on the apes of Koo Tso-hsien, a wealthy Chinese theatrical promoter, against his 15 years' prison term' given by the Second Special District Court three months ago on a charge of instigate ing the murder of Mr, Tang Chia-pang, the late manager of the Great World "amusement resort, Avenue Edward Vil. The Judgment was originally to be given on Tuosdoy afternoon, Feb. 11.
Tt was' alleged that efforts had bboen employed to persuade the two conviels, who implicated Koo as the master-mind of the murder, to aller their depositions to the effect that their former accusation. was only made with a view to blackmail. the appellant, It was reported that two Jailers of the Second. Special Dis let Gaol had deserted their duties, and warrants for their arrests had been issued by the District Court.
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