Editor a "Magician"
"I attacked him because he was a magician and because T have been caused to suffer from mental disease by reading his articles." Thus declared Kyung Sheng, a writer, when he was charged in the First Special District Court on Apr. 26 with causing bodily harm to Mr. Yen Tu-hoo, popular ial writer for the "Sinwanpao," by stabbing him in the neck with a steel file outside the newspaper {$5 emees on April 25.
'The prosecution told the court that, the accused, who was arrested immediately after' the attack on Mr, Yen, had written many letters to Mr. Yen and had come to Shanghai from Soochow almost every Sunday in an attempt to interview Mr. Yen in his office. To avoid annoyance, Mr. Yen gave a reply to the accused, saying that he had no intent todo him any harm, but the accused insisted fon interviewing Mr. Yen. Failing to meet Mr. Yen the previous Sunday, the accused came to Shanghai again on April 25 with the result that Mr, Yen was attacked.
The prosecution told the Court that it was possible that the accused was mentally deranged and asked for an examination by the court doctor. This was granted and the hearing of the case was adjourned.
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