No Charge of Manslaughter Preferred 'Some misapprehension has arisen over the result of the proceedings in the British Consular Court at. Peiping, in which two British soldiers were summoned in' connection with the death of the Japanese officer, 'Kisaku Sasaki, and Injuries "toa Japanese merchant, Mr, Onishi, It Is pointed out that a charge of manslaughter was never' framed against ether men, Herbert Cooke and Ralph Hunt, who were originally summoned to attend the court os the result of a complaint received from the Japanese Embassy. Tt was alleged that they were concerned in disturbances on the "night of May 26 when Sasaki met "his death and Onishi was assaulted, Mr, V. Priestwood, the Crown Ad-Yoeate, prosecuting,' said that og 3 ult of evidence' he "proposed. to bring the men' should be charged with manslaughter in the ease of Sasaki and assault in the 'The Consul, however, found that there was not suiflelent' evidence. which to frame a charge of any kind against either Cooke or Hunt in the cave of Sasaki, but that there was a Prima facie case against Cooke in Fegard to Onishi. Accordingly Cooke was charged with assaulting' Onishi, but was acquitted—Reuter,
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