The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-27
MISSIONARY HAD
NO LEGAL HELP
At KOREAN TRIAL
Rev. MOwry, Sentenced to
Jail for Completely In
Scheme to Obtain Korean
Freedom, Is Innocent.

TOXIC, June p. Correspondence Of
the Associated Press. 1.-The Rev. Il. NJ.
Mowry, of Mansfield, o., an American
Presbyterian missionary, had no lawyer
10 represent him In the court Of Pyeng
rang when he was convicted recently
and sentenced to six months penal serv-
ltude for sheltering Korean agitators
IN the independence movement. The
trial was held after one days notice
70 the accused and neither he nor his
friends who were in court watching but
taking no part in the case were notl-
fled until after the trial that they could
have asked for and obtained = post
ponement.
These facts are stated by the Rev.
Samuel A, Moffett, who has charge OF
the American Presbyterian missionary
at Pyeng Yang. The Rev. Mr.. Moffett
has called them 10 the attention OF
the Japanese authorities at Pyeng Yang
and forwarded a statement OF the facts
TO the American consul at Seoul.
The Rev. Mr.. Moffett attended the
hearing In the case OF the Rev. Mr.,
Mowry before the district court and
made a detailed report Of the proceed
ings In which he stated that he called
upon Mr.. Mowry, then under arrest.
on April 10, A detectiyo informed Mr..
Moffett that Mr.. Mowry probably would
be sent to Seoul but on April IA, both
Mt. Mowry and Mr., Motfett were no
titled that Mr.. Mowry would be put
on trial the next morning.
The Rev. Mr.. Moffett's transcription
Of the evidence shows that the Rev,
Mr.. Mowry told the court that he was
a teacher Of the Union Christian col
loge and principal OF both the boys
and girls grammar schools at Pyeng
Yang and that he had taught there
since 1911, He said that he had ad-
mitted TO his house five Korean students
Tor two days In March after the begin
ming Of the Independence movement.
One of these had been his secretary
Tor six years and was so engaged until
he was arrested by the Japanese.
The missionary had given him money
tor school expenses for five years. The
others were pupils he had taught. The
Rev, Mr.. Mowry told the court that he
had heard that the Christians and
students had held an independence
meeting at the boys grammar school,
that he had nothing whatever to do
win u but heard they had e a a dec
I%aratlon Of Independence, raised the
Korean flag and marched down the
streets shouting 'mansei' dong live
korea,) The missionary declared that
he had heard that the police were go
Ing TO arrest the students but that
did not tell him why they wanted TO
stay there, did not say they were in
hiding from the Japanese and that
ne told them that he could not protect
them II they were doing anything they
should not do.
Would you not think that in coming
to ths house Of 4 Westerner there was
something up?" asked the Judge,
through an interpreter.
Koreans often slept at my house
and | could only guess at 1t In view
Of the times replied the Rev. Mr..
Mowry.
Did you know that they secretly dis
tTihuted announcements and that the
police were hunting for them" asked
the Judge,
~ knew the police were trying to
arrest such men, said Mr.. Mowry, 'but
did not know these boys had done
II. guessed that the police were hunt
ing for them. They said nothing to me
about fleeing from the police. / did
not hide them as fugitives. | made
no effort TO conceal them and | told
them | could not do so.