Zea Ta-chuan, second son of Zee Ziang-sung, wealthy Chinese redicine merchant who owns the Oríental Dispensary in Foochow Road, was formally charged with inflicting serious bodily harm causing the death of his elder brother, Zee Sung-yao, in a house at 26 Rue Bourgeat on September 21. The charge was framed yesterday in the Second Special District Court by the French police but the accused youth still r&- fused to talk.
One detective of the French police: the photographer of the fingerprint department, and a clerk of the Munt: cipal Mortuary, were questioned by the judge in connection with the alleged change of body during the first autopsy performed onthe victim's body. Two witnesses were also questioned and heaffng was ed to November 16 pending further investigations.
The shabby looking youth with uncombed hair stood motionless in' the prisoners' dock and when the judge asked him some preliminary questions he remained speech ed him the he was alleged to have used in of tocking his elder brother, but he gave no expresgjon. 3t "Not Insane"
While presenting the case, the prosecution explained that whereas investigations had still to be made, the police could so far only the charge of inflicting serious Podily harm causing death, against the accused young man. He attacked his elder brother with the hatchet shown in court. The victim collapsed and fell down a staircase. He was rushed to the Paulun Hospital where he succumbed later, the court was told. The prosecution insisted that the &ned in a hospital crime, he did not from any mental disease.
Tt was revealed that the father jot accused met him on the stai soon after the alleged attack. close relatives of the accused summoned to the court yesterday. was further alleged by the prosedü- tion that efforts had been made by the relatives to have things hushed up, in an attempt to make people think that the victim had died as a result of his fall from a staircase, Chauffeur's Death A nephew of the chauffeur, who drove the victim to the hospital and who died in mysterious circumstances soon afterwards, was questioned by the judge at length. He could not say how the chauffeur had died but Miss Pearl Buck, noted China born National Board of the Committee, chat Relief
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