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ECHO OF ARMS DEAL
THOMAS MACGOWAN SENT
TO PRISON.
The trial of Thomas MacGowan concluded in the British Court, Tientsin, on the 13th, before Mr.
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1926.
Asked by Major. Herbert as to the payment of money, Underwood refused to answer.
Asked what became of the trucks after they loaded up on the Bund, lie and they drove off to some, ad- dress given by the Chinese, and that was the last he saw of them. Prisoner's. Evidence.
W. P. Ker, C. M. G. Judge, and The prisoner, MacGowan, gaye Mr. E. C., Peters. and Mr. F. Hus-evidence to the same effect. He soy Freko-assessors. MacGowan said he saw the lorries loaded was found guilty and sentenced to with cases, which contained the
riftes. one year's imprisonment.
He did not think it re-, markable that a cargo of rifles The first witness called was should be left two or three days James V. Underwood, who is be-on the "Bund, as the cases were ing charged in the American Court concealed by matting. in connection with this case,
Mr. Monnady, addressing the namely with having obtained Court for the defence, put it that $41,500 from Huang Hsi-ling, ad- false pretences had to be proved, visor to General Taung-chang, by but had not been proved, as Minc- falsely pretending to be in a posi-Gowan honestly believed there was. tion to supply him with a quan-a cargo of rifles to be sold, and tity of rifles. It was stated that the rifles were in fact delivered. Underwood appeared of his own as stated, but must have been, in- volition to give evidence, and was tercepted on the way by someone not under subpoena, but gavo who knew what was going on. evidence entirely voluntarily.
MacGowan was simply called in as guarantor for Underwood in the concluding stages.
Examined by Mr. Moungey for the defence, Underwood said he had had no communication what- over with MacGowan since his return from Chofoo. He was first asked two days ago whether he would be willing to give evidence...
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The Court adjourned at 12.80 and went in motor cars to the Band, with MacGowan, who point- od out for the Information of the Court the spot where he said the arms were picked up.
After the luncheon interval, his Honour declared that the Court was satisfied with the evidence for the prosecution, and found MaeGowan guilty. He was sen tenced to one year's imprisonment. Possible Appeal. Mr. Mounscy gave notice that) he might appeal.
Hia Honour and the appeal might be lodged within seven days.
As regards the arms transac- tion, Underwood said that on Monday evening, April 12, he and MacGowan went to the Robinson Plano Company's store followed by certain Chinese, when money was handed to them and they separa- ed. "On instructions received from the Chinese, Underwood and MacGowan wont to the far end of Meadows Road, near the canal bridge in front of the Eastern Engineering Works, where they found two trucks waiting, as ar ranged by the Chinese parties. Witness and MacGowan got" into the first of the two trucks, sitting beside the driver, and proceeded along Elgin Road or Avenue past the Empire Theatre, round the Elgin park, down Dickinson Road, Woodrow Wilson Street, and on Major Herbert, after further to the ex-German Bund, where conference with the complainant the trucks stopped, about 100 feet Huang, said the latter was liable beyond the Rowing Club's boat to very rough treatment if he house. The trucks were turned went back without the money. round to face the British Conces- Huang was afraid he would lose sion. Cases of arms were lying his head.
Major Herbert, at the instance of Huang Hsi-ling, said the Chio- ese concerned were anxious to get back the money which had been paid, into Court.
His Honour said application could be made after the expiry of the seven days, allowed for lodging an appeal.
under some matting near a clump His Honour ordered that a lot- of trees between the Rowing Clubter, should be given Huang stat- and the end of the German Bund. fng the fact of the conviction and Witness and MacGowan dismount-sentence, and that the return of, çd and the loading proceeded.
the money lodged with the Court was deferred for seven days, pend- ing notlee of appeal.
Had Not Spoken to His Wife. The coolies on each truck did
Mrs. Underwood Arrësted. the loading. They put on the A warrant was issued on May first truck 14 cases piled end to 12 by the United States Consul end, with one case on the top, General at Tientsin for the arrest making 15 cases in all. The first of Mrs. Underwood, on a charge truck moved away, and 15 cases of conspiring to defraud, brought were loaded on to the second truck, by the Chinese complainants in with another case, a bulky one, the Underwood and MacGowan placed at the end of the truck. | case. The tailboards, which had been re-
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Mrs. Underwood was arrested on leased and dropped, were then board the s.a. Tungehow at 8 secured. The trucks were sup- o'clock in the morning by the Bri- plied by the witness Wang, who tish Municipal Police and was re- had acted as interpreter in their leased on security of $1,000 pro- transactions..
vided by Mr. B. C. Eastham, her attorney. She was presentia Court when MacGowan was sen-
Mr. Wang, who was in Court, stood up as though to protest at this statement, but was ordered to tenced. keep silence.
Cross-examined by Major Her- bert, witness said He had had no conversation with his wife since his arrest, except in the presence of the United States Vice Consul.
Major Herbert: What was this cargo on the Bund?.
Mr. Mounsey: He has already said they went to the place where the guns were stored.
Witness: The cargo
was 300
rifles in 80 cases, with an extra-case
The trial of Underwood in the "arms" case is due to come on in the first week of June, when the Judge of the American Court will be in Tientsin,
MID-AIR COLLISION.
JAPANESE AVIATION
DISASTER.
Tokyo, May 24.
During practice fight this
of ammunition, making 31 cases. morning two anny aeroplanes col The guns were Mauser rifles 7.9, lided in mid-air at Noyori, ear of German make. The American Nara.
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army rifle that had been brought One burst into flames and the "into Court was not the rifle he other broken two. Both pilots, were gave the Chinese as a sample. killed. Reuter
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