Sung Tsou-kung, a priest of the Fa Kuo Temple at 4725 Robison Road, who was recently brought before the First Special District Court on suspicion that he had tried to poison the chief monk of the temple was formally charged with attempted murder yesterday by the police. The accused monk still denied that he had the intention of poisoning his chief and the hearing was postponed for a week.
It was revealed in court that during the postponement of the hearing the police found out that the powder which the accused was alleged to have dropped into a bottle of wine n the chief monk's room was poisonous and that when swallowed would cause death. Accused told the court that he merely wanted to play a practical joke, insisting that he had only put some epsom salts into the wine bottle.
The alleged crime was discovered by the'chief monk Abbot Kung Chi on April 12 when before retiring he opened his wine bottle in order to enjoy a drink as he used to do. The unusual bitterness of the liquor caused him to suspect and as the accused monk might hate him because he (chief monk) had refused to lend him some money he had the police arrest his assistant, Local Geisha Object to Medical Inspection Resent New Rules; Trouble Averted by Official
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