Stanghai, Oct. 14.
Charged with murdering their fate the two sons of the late: Chou Yung-chieh, 60-year old former. manager of a Chinese dispensary it Mukden whose electrocuted and dismembered body was found by the Bubbling Well Road Police, on Oclober 6 in his house at 228A Avenue Haig confessed to their crime in the First Special District Court yesterday in the presence of a crowded court Their mother, a 48-year old woman, was alleged to be an accessory. by the police and charged with aiding betting in the crime. Judgment will be announced on October 20.
Mr. Wang Yeo-tong, Municipal Ad~ vocal, strongly prosecuted the two Wants Jail Sentence to Cure Self of Narcotics Shanghai, Oct, 12.
In order that he might be imprisoned so as to enable him to rid himself of opium-smoking, Zee Ah-yung snatched a lady's bag in front of the Paramount Hotel on October 9 and surrendered himself to the police. In the First Special District Court yesterday he Degged the judge to send him to prison. His request may be complied with pending one week of investigations.
He snatched a hand bag containing more than $30 from a Miss Lu and then walked to how they "arrested the sons and mother. It was alleged that it was the mother who gave the offers a key leading to an upstairs room where the body was found. It was revealed that the elder sister of the two sons made a report to the police which led to the gruesome discovery, The sister was too shocked to appear court.
The lawyers for the defence tried their best to exonerate their elientk ut the judge did not appear Interested in their pleadings. "One lawyer stated that the sons were suffering mental trouble and that their mother had heart trouble too, insisting that they should be examined by experts, The judge said that no such exam tion was necessary. Another lawyer appealed for leniency on the ground that the sons had committed the crime in order to help their ill-treated mother.
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