Shanghai, July 18, While awaiting judgment from the First. Special District Court, the ]would-be assassin and the son of the! ces innated victim passed some anxi-Tmoments yesterday morning in same detention cell without know-jing each other's identity.
The former, Tseu Yi aged 22, ]was sentenced to two years and six months' imprisonment on. charges of Ihaving attempted to murder Mr. Vu Chueh-sen, member of the Japanese-sponsored Chinese Civic Association, fon the Bund near Jinkee Road on June 10.
The latter, Mr. Vu Zung-tuh, 20-
received six months" imprison year old son of Mr. Vu Chueh-sen, for the theft of a $475 shirt from the Wing On department store in Nanking Road.
Although the two became cell mates! for some time, they faced different judges in different court rooms.
The case against Tseu Ying was heard by Judge Dzien.
Mr. Thomas 'S. Lea, municipal. advocate, charged the accused with attempted assassina~ tion of Mr. Vu, his bodyguard, N. JAverlin, and the murder of another fpodyguard named Karpofl. Judge [Dalen found the accused not guilty Jor murder. After the sentence was Pronounced, the police reserved the Fight to appeal The attempted assassination took place before noon on June 10 when Mr. Vu was attacked while leaving ithe Yokohama Specie Bank building.
was shot in the neck, while both' his Russian bodyguards were wound-Jed, One of them died later, One' lof the assassins was shot dead, one escaped, while the accused was. arrested near the scene of the shoot In another court room, the son of the would-be victim of the assassin was charged with shoplifting by Mr. }Paul L. Tsiang, municipal advocate.
The "accused was said to. have [bought a shirt at the store at 2 pin. on uly 13. Four hours later, he reappeared at the same counter and wanted to have his shirt changed JShown another shirt, the accused was Jatieged to have left the building with' both shirts as the salesman was al tending to other business. He was Jcaught by the salesman and a watch-Iman as he was boarding a ricksha, Jaccording to the prosecution.
'The accused denied the charge, saying the salesman had wrapped the two shirts by mistake, 3 [Ling-kun, lawyer, appeared for hu 'Judge, Tsoong sentenced him to six months' imprisonment.
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