New-York tribune., 1920-10-03


~ been exhausted in the con-
viction for murder Of two
Chinese adjudged guilty of taking
the life of the second most beautiful
sing-song girl in China for her
jewels. The murderers were Yen
Jui-sung and Ng Tsung -fong.
Lien Ying, who was declared the
second most beautiful sing-song girl
in China in a beauty contest several
weeks before her death, was found
strangled to death in a field on the
outskirts Of Shanghai on the 2Sd of
the fourth moon, which is Chinese
Tor May II. A Chinese sing-song
girl corresponds to the geisha girl
Of Japan. She is called to dinner
parties and other festivities, where
she sits behind the chair of a guest
and sings TO the accompaniment of
a Chinese fiddle. The music is
weird to the ears Of foreigner, but
is very popular among the Chinese.
who pay high prices for the privilege
Of listening to these sounds and gaz-
ing at the girls, who are usually
dressed in beautiful silks.
Lien Wing had passion for
iewelry, and it is said that she pos
sessed about $4,000 worth of dia-
monds ard other precious stones.
On the night of the murder she did
not return TO her home. and her
maid thought she had eloped with
Yen Jul-sung, who had invited her
to sing at a party he was giving at
the Ylh Ping Shang Hotel, one of
the best Chinese hotels in Shanghai.
But upon looking into Lien Ying's
trunk She found more than $500 in
money and decided the girl had not
run away The body was found
later by The police. The scalp had
been removed, but Identification was
made by the father Of the girl.
Placed on Trial
Yen Jui-sung was caught in the
small town Of Hsuchowfu and
brought to Shanghai, where after
some discussion as to jurisdiction he
was placed on trial along with his
accomplice in the Mixed Court. The
Mixed Court is a combination tri-
bunal Of foreign and Chinese judges
\ Chinese magistrate and a foreign
Judge, who is called an assessor, sit
together and Try cases of crimes com
mit'ed within the territory of the
foreign settlements by Chinese citi-
zens- This murder trial was pre-
sided over hy the senior Chinese
Magistrate, Kwan, and the British
Assessor, Mr.. Blackburn.
When the accused, Yen Jui-sung,
was brought to the Shanghai jail he
made statement, after having been
told by a Chinese detective, accord
ing to the testimony of the detective,
We will save the living and leave
the dead When cross-examined by
the lawyer for the defence, Or. H. C.
, Mel, who was educated in the United
states and had practiced law there,
tne detectives admitted having said
lhls to the prisoner, adding as all ex-
cuse that he offered it as comfort to
the accused, who he feared would
commit suicide. DR.. Mel fought hard
10 have his clients statement kept
from the record, contending that it
was forced from him under promises
OF leniency if he confessed. The
British Assessor decided that the
statement was admissible, because no
undue force had been used which
would Influence the truth of the con-
lession. Here is the statement, which
was made in English by the accused,
VINO IS well educated, speaking both
English and French fiuently, besides
Chinese:
Prisoners Statement
NY name is Yen Jui-sung. My
ancestors native place was Tang