Show PECULIAR TRIAL A THREE MEN TRIED FOR QUEER CRIME AT johannesburg london april 10 the correspondent of the times at lourenco marques gives details of a peculiar treason trial which has been proceeding at johannesburg three men were charged with decaying decoying deco ying state engineer to a house at the city and suburban nine with the intention of holding him as a hostage against a destruction 0 the mining property they were also charged with attempting to murder him and with forcing him andr threats to hand over the judge who declared this to be nonpolitical non political and mere sentenced one of them dempsey who escaped from custody to seven years imprisonment for attempted murder the oth ers |