(Given six months)
Shanghai, Sept, 12, Evidence which Mr. Chas, Richard son, Jr, the Special Assistant to the Disiriet Attorney, characterized as largely circumstantial but conclusive, figured in a prosecution before Judge Milton J. Melmick in the US, Court for China yesterday. 'The "accused, Mrs," Bibiana L. Jose, a Filipina Who was described by' her counsel, ID. Rodger who was ap: pointed by the court to defend her, ignorant, peasant. wor sentenced {0 six months' Imprison= ment in Bilibid Prison, Manila, for larceny on September 2, of a suitcase containing $550 in notes, twenty pesos, a diamond ear-ring, a gold chain, and six pawn tickets for various trinkets, belonging to Miw, '7. Resurreecion, Fina, formerly living at 4 Chapoo passing sentence, Judge Helmick remanded the accused in the custody of the marshall of the court until her conveyance to Bilibid prison in Manila, "Philippine Commonwealth, where the sentence will be served.
Mrs, MIN. Pacurariu, Russian, described as the landlady of 74 Chapoo Road, was the first witness. On the evening of September 2. she saw defendant leave the house with something wrapped in a red mandant returned about twenty nutes later with the rug after golnis across the street and was interrogated by witness and explained that she had taken the rug because it was raining, Pressed for an answer to the question what she had taken from the house, defendant insisted that she had removed nothing.
Mrs. Constantia Roma, a Filipina living" at 192/180 North Szechuen Ready described a visit which the police made to her home on Septem= ber 2, when they enquired from her accused was there, She replied in the negative and later defendant went to the house vith a small suitcase and Heft it in a small room on the second floor. Witness communicated Immediately' with Mrs. Resurreecion who, she gathered, had lost. certain valuables, The police and Mrs. Re~ surreecion visited the house later, and were shown. the suitcase which they took away after checking the contents.
The complaining witness, Mrs, Salud Resurreceion, Filipina, told the court that defendant had free ficees to her room at 74 Chapoo Road, she being a trustful person eapeeially where her countrywoman were concerned, On the evening of September 2, she was away from andi relumed to find her room Court Judges Carry On Threats or no threats, judges of the Shanghai, Sept. 12,
First Special Distrit Court proceeded with their' work "yesterday, dealing with many suspected erminois despite the fact that they have been asked to "register™ with a political organization ithe: western district. AS fe-ported by this Journal yesterday they Were given one weet (do 50, but Mas learned yesterday" that it one Jivdge hel complied with the request Informed Chinese quarters" believed tat the thet that he judges were warned. individually indicated "that the new political group tight nave changed Lits tactics not wishing. to (ake over: the tsbuinals in' their en= tirely" a least for the time being Judges of the Criminal Branch. the Court on whom attention of feller writers are particularly "focussed, Heard eviminal eases as sua inthe well protected court rooms, Twenty three Suspected shopbreakers who are alleged to be responsible for a. nut ter of such crimes in the sotiement and other pisces in the French Cons cession also were heard by the Seite. ment (ibunal yesterday. Four them were later handed over to the French police so that they. might be tried. by the Concession Courts "The detained 19 men are to heat their fate fon September 10 from the Settlement court.
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