Shanghai, Oct, 12, Charged on seven counts of burglary and one of larceny" three habitual thieves. were sentenced to prison terms yesterday by the First [Special District Court while. three others who disposed of a stolen car were also jailed. Most of the crimes "were committed "against Japanese firms and shops in Hong-a constable in the vicinity of Vu Yuen Road and was placed under arrest. He wished to stay in the prison where he intended to cure himself of the opium-smoking habit, he told the authorities, youths, Chou Ching-chi and Ching-hsiang' aged 2 and 21 respectively, asserting that they should not Bo pardoned. He charged the sons with. Homicide' against direct lineal fendant by blood which is punishable with either death or life imprisonment according to Article 272 of the Criminal Code." He said that although their mother denied that she had plotted the murder in connivance with her sons, she could not deny that she was ignorant of the dismemberment of her husband's body and therefore he charged her with aiding. and abetting in damaging the corpse.
Mr. Wang also told the court that the accused mother was arrested in room near the kitchen of the house when the police arrived hinting that she might have maintained a watch while her sons were dismembering the body of their father in an upstairs room where the youths ware arrested. "He indicated that "the father was frst electrocuted with live wires while in bed and then his sons {ried to dismember his body and do-stroy "evidence by preparing" to Gestroy parts of the body. with cla, After murdering their father, It was alleged, the sons stole their father's passbook (worth more than '§1,000) and $45 in cash. They went out to buy a screwdriver, a hand saw and Sulphurie and nitrile acid. These things together with a photographic of the dismembered body. of the victim were presented to the judge evidence.
Ivan Machinsky and _V, Smirnoff were each sent to jail for 2 years, 'Another was sentenced to" four months' imprisonment, 'The other three members of the gang, also Russians, each drew 30 days' imprisonment for helping the first two accused in stealing a motor car from outside the Country" Club in Bubbling Well Road on July 20, The car was later sold to a Japanese, but it was recovered, It also was revealed in court that the folal value of stolen goods amounted to over $4,000 excluding the car, Many typewriters were stolen from firms in addition other things,
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