The Archive · 1938

Court's Concern

Continuing, the Judge said: "I am making this rather extended discus sion because T think it Is advisable, Whatever may have been the defects testimony, the act remains that there can be no doubt that this defendant disposed "of and helped Glepose of stuff which he must have known wag stolen."

'A case of this sort Is troublesome and' dimeult," the Judge continued "The other participants are Chinese, the corporation which was wronged a Chinese corporation, and. the defendant isa son of 1 Chinese family. who has American citizen ship by accident and T have the feeling that the responsibility of the American authorities is not quite so 'SHrong in a. case of this sort, How. ever, the American authorities and the American Government are concerned very. vitally in one aspect which was pointed out by the Dis-Wet Attorney, that is, we are concerned in the use of American filizenship in. thig jurisdiction and there is no question in my mind that, this defendant was called upon to dispose of this property and to expedite its disposal largely on recount of his American citizenship which it was felt would make the disposal easier, With that aspect of the ease, we are of course, con

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