Shanghai, May 5, Death sentence was passed—by Judge Sino of the First Special District Court yesterday on Tsung Zeu-Keng, 25-year old" ex-soldier, charges of murdering Dr. Herman.
Liu, educator and charity worker, in Bubbling Well Road, near the Iniersection of. Majestic Road, on April 7.
"The accused was one of a gang of three persons seen on the. scene of the crime and was arrested after 0 chase by the police and a Russian passenger who quickly alighted from omnibus immediately after the shooting.
Mr. Y. D. Wong, municipal advocate, told the Court that the murder was premeditated as the gang had warned Mr. Chu Wen-loh, also a charity worker, one day before the murder that both Mr. Chu and Dr. Herman C. B. Liu would be killed the next day. The warning was given over telephone, and the reason for the crime was alleged to be the care and protection for refugees given by Mr. Chu and Dr. Liu, thus preventing them from being utilized by a certain Although the fatal shots were fired by another man of the gang, the accused, according to the prosecution, also opened fire on Dr. Liu at close Mechanical defects of the pistol. prevented the bullets from Feaching the vielim. A misfired case was found two feet away from the ady of Dr, Liu, while the pistol used by the accused was found to have been jammed, the prosecution told the Seanwhile Settlement Police is ur
coining the search fro the two Sther members of Wh gang. who, tau the rime Found Guilty of Fraud Charges Shanghai, May 6.
Imprisonment terms and fines were Imposed on Mons Levitsky, Joseph Tonin, Michael Paderevsky and C. A. Castro, by the First Special District Court yesterday on charges of fraud, 'The accused are understood to have led notices of appeal, 'The sentences passed on the four accused were: four years' imprisonment and $2,000 fine for Mons Levitky; aix years and a fine of $3:000 for Joseph Tonin; one year and six months for Michael Paderevsky, and tone year and four months with a $1,000 fine for C. A. Castro, Found gullly of fraud charges, the yceused also lost the civil suit fled against them by the complainants, Both Levitsky and Tonin are to pay back $9,660 with 5 per cent, interest British broker, while Castro is to Feturn to Chinese complainants a total of $9,100, An injunction order fon the property of Levitsky and Tonin to Be executed In case of their failure to return the money.
The frst two accused, Levitsky and Tonin, were said to have approached the broker to have a draft and a deposit of the "Guaranty Trust Ca. of New York, Brussels" transferred to him in order to avoid the payment of taxes. The sum of $9,000 was said to have been paid by the British broker to the two accused in order to enable the latter to get the Bureau Jof Public Safety to witness Pirogof said to be Tonin's assumed name: signature which was required Plrogoi's request to the Trust Ca. to have the money transferred to the broker.
"The third accused was said to be responsible for the printing of the forged documents of the "Guaranty Trust Ca. of New York," while the fourth accused, Castro, 'a Spaniard, was alleged to have opened on "Overseas Traders Ca." to sell "sugar" {0 Chinese merchants, obtain ing sums ranging from $800 to $4,000.
Fraud charges were also brought against Levitsky and Jonin by several others, including a British engineer. The two accused were found not tullty of these charges.
Mr, Paul ¥. Ru," municipal a vorate, "conducted the prosecution, while 'Mr. Eugene ¥. B. 'Kiang, Mr. 'Shulingin' and Mr. Kolesnichenko appeared for Tonin, Levitsky and Paderevsky respectively.
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