Feng, who are supposed to be faithful followers of Buddha in charge of small temples, were brought before the First Special District Court yesterday charged with at-empted extortion in which a woman disciple of Buddha was the intended tim. In view of the complicated nature of the case in which a title deed was allegedly forged, the "alice asked the court to postpone the hearing to Thursday next, which request was granted.
The intended vielim Mrs Hsu Sheng-fah, who afte goes to Chinese temples to pray, became acquainted with the first accused; Shao some years ago when he was n charge of a temple in Chapei.! It was vealed in court that since then Shao succeeded in obtaining money from the woman who was once defrauded of $200 in exchange for an imitation ancient Buddhist prayer book. Shao was also alleged to have written an extortion letter io her knowing that she was rich.
Recently, when the woman refused to give money for nothing Shao allegedly connived with the second accused, who is the priest in charge cî a Markham Road temple and a gangster named Yeo, who is at large, ju trying to extort money from' her. She near Avenue Road - where allegedly produced ¢ title deed explaining that it was she who caused him to be in debt ina land deal since shel promised to marry him only after ne had bought land to build a house.
accused were alleged to have that by defamation the!
would be forced to surrender h in order to have the secret of marriage proposal hushed up as she s supposed to marry being a There quarrel in the street devoted life-time follower of Buddha.
was a ud the attention of the police was soon attracted resulting in the acbeing arrested. A third e, however, managed to slip
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