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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1927.

KOWLOON CITY .MURDER.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS TRIAL CONCLUDES.

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Just what was the object of the At the Criminal Sessions yester- Sergius Parshekoff and of day before Mr. Justice Wood, nature of his thoughts when he Mr. F. C. Jenkin argued that ponned and put his signature to a the evidence of all the Chinese letter admitting the murder of a

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inadmissible, pretty Russian dancer on the night now and said he did not propose or in the early hours of the morn- to call the prisoner to give eviding of February 14, have yet to once, in the Kowloon City murder be revealed.

His brother, Michael Parahekost, had been arrested for the crime The prisoner, Hu Teol, was (for which Sergius claimed the charged, with the murder of a wo guilt), and was confined in prison' man said to be a concubine of his awaiting the outcome of the trial brother-in-law at a room in Kow-for his life. The police were loon City on April 6th. When the working hard to bring to justice woman was taken to the Tang the person responsible for one of Wah Hospital, where she died, she the worst crimes in the history of was found to have 80 wounds, the Settlement. The accumula- which were alleged to have been tion of evidence against the ar- caused by choppers, used by the cused, says the Shanghai Times, was of a serious nature and mat- prisoner.

ters were looking particularly bleak for him when letters were received by the police signed by Sergius, brother of the deceased.. in which Sergius admitted having committed the crime for which Michael. Parshekoff was

Shanghai, June 16. The changes reported to be tak-. ing place in the various military camps serve only to confuse the Issue. Feng Yu-hslang, the Han- kow Government has stated, is la command of their forces in Honan and will take charge of the Northern drive against their trial. and his own special enemy, Chang T80-lin. Meantime Chiang Kai-shek is reported to be in touch with Chang Teo-lin through Yen Isl-shan, (Tupan of Shansi and who holds the key to the whole northern situation), with u view to an "arrangement." The stum- to be that bling block seems Chang Tsc-lin is busy saving his brigand face. He does not want

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The first letter was a rambling Feng Yu-tsiang hae two generals for the Crown was admissible representing him in Shanghai, by reason of the fact that they und almost incoherent statement who are being lavishly entertain-were affirmed without preliminary indicative of the state of mind of ed by Nationalist officials and high enquiry by the Court as required the author and the police put little placed members of the Kuomin- by section 46 of the Evidence O-faith in it. A warrant, however. was issued for the arrest of tang. A night or two ago. they dinance.

Sergius Parshekoff, but, as was ta were guests at a big reception in

Continuing Mr. Jenkin said the be expected, he could not be the Y.M.C.A. in Szechuen "Road."" Their hosts were members of the statement made by the prisoner in located. In the meantime Chinese General Chamber of Com-answer to the charge was of a ne-trial of the brother Michael Par- merce and the chairman was Dr. Gative charaéter, and was a denial shekot proceeded. Finally it was 0. T. Wang. It will be unusually complicity in the matter, Ali decided that there was not enough. interesting to see how the present that he had admitted was, that he evidence to convict the accused state of affairs settles itself. That was present for some part of the and he was discharged.

time, and he had said that he had Tong Seng-chil has returned from nothing to do with the act, and saw Henan to Hankow carries a great another man cut the unfortunate significance the purport of which may not become apparent for a considerable time.

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Brother Surrenders. On Wednesday night at 10 o'clock the police at Bubbling Well Road Station were astound- Evidence of presence during a crime was not evidence of complied to see walk into the charge Wireless Station..

city in the crime, sald Mr. Jenkin, room none other than the man for According to reports from and he quoted authorities on that whom a warrant had been issued. Sergius Parshekoff had come to Nanking, a wireless station is to point, from which he argued it was surrender to the warrant which Hangchew. It will be used by not taking part, was not a prin- both military and civil services.ipal because he was present or The Ministry of Communications because he had not apprehended has commissioned Mr. F. S. Chen, chic of the Bureau of Electric Works, to undertake the task.

the felon.

that a

Leaving out the matter of clothes there was no evidence against the prisoner except that he was pre- Mr. Chen was formerly con- seat, and it could not be inferred nected with the North-western that he took any greater part than army at Kalgan and is said to be that he was present. The ev

a wireless expert. He is in Shang-dence for the Crown fell very far hal at the present time making the short of proving actual participa- necessary preparations and will tion in the act, shortly proceed to Hangchow. The location will be close to the Hangehow, mint, and it is hoped, that the work will be completed within three months.

Bloodstains,

Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said the only other evidence against the prisoner was the presence of very slight traces of lood on his gar- Aeroplanes Objected to,

ments. Mr. Jenkin referred to the Some days ago, the local com-

fact that the doctor was unable to mander-in-chief of the Nationalist tell the Court what that blood was, forces issued for publication a whether it was alien or not. He letter he addressed to the Com-went on to emphasise the clean- missioner for Foreign Affairs, liness of the garments, and remind Shanghai. In it he objected to ed them that Inspector Dorling had British acroplanes flying over said that the entrance and floor of Chinese territory and definitely the cubicle was covered in blood, said that if it continued his men place to a height of three feet. which was spattered round the would open fire. Fie requested the Commissioner to lodge another Also that the woman had 80 protest. Since then Dr. C. C. Wu wounds from some of which, they had been told, the blood would has protested to Sir Milos Lamp-

spurt. Son. It is remarkable that since that day po British aeroplanes have flown at all over Shanghai. True, the weather has been against it, but lots of people are asking for the exact reason.

PEKING REGIME,

PAN FU TAKES OATH.

Shanghai, June 21.

the letter he had written impli cating himself in the murder of

Clara Frelova. Ho was imme- diately placed under arrest and appeared in the Provisional Court and was charged with homicido.

According to Sergius Parshok off's statement the incriminating letter had been written "for th purpose of getting his brother off."

Following upon the discovery of the body in an isolated section of the Great Western Road on the morning of February 14, the police detectives of the Settlement scour ed the city for the murderer. The crime presented all the elements of mystery. The unfortunate vic- tim of the tragedy was discovered with a bullet wound in the head, and at the time of the discovery was in evening dress. The polica were able to establish the fact that the deceased had been' con- veyed to the place where her body was found by motor car. Whether she was alive when she arrived body that was carried in the car there or whether it was her dead the police have been unable to as certain.

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By vigorous search and care- ful investigation the police was Were those stains, he asked, able to trace the ear which, it is sufficient for it to be right to allow alleged, conveyed the body to the them to go to the jury as evidence spot where it was later discover- against the prisoner, especially cd. The owner of the car when there was no evidence that soon found and proved to be a the bloodstains were human, and Russian constable in the employ when they were of such an infind- of the Shanghai Municipal Coun- tesimal character.

cil. His name was Michael Par- shekoff and he was charged with the murder of the girl..

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His Lordship remarked he would not undertake at that stage to say what that evidence amounted to, bat he thought he would let it go to the jury.

it was during the course of the trial that the sensational lettor from the accused's brother was received, Comment at the" time The jury retired to consider was that his letters were not cir- Mr. Pan Fu took his oath of their verdict at four o'clock, and cumstantial enough. It was sus- office yesterday afternoon as Pre-on returning twenty minutes later pected that he was merely trying

a verdict of "Not to clear his brother. brought in mier of the Chang Tso-lin govern-Guilty." The prisoner was accord- The man who is now charged

ingly discharged.

with the murder of Clara Frelov

ment. Marshal Chang Tso-lin has decided to appoint General Yang

The trial of the second prisoner, is a Russian and gives his age as Yu-ting, his chief of staff, as Com charged in connexion with the al- 22. He claims that he is an artist mander of the Provinces of Chikli, Shantung. and Honan.leged murder, will commence on by trade and was, until recently,

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