to Book A band of three intrepid Chinese burglars who have been committing the most daring depredations in the French Concession for the past two months were brought to trial on Wednesday morning in the French Mixed Court before M. Crépin, the French Assessor, and Magistrate Nieh.
It appeared from the evidence that Deli Yung-tze, a native of Tientsin. who was the ringleader, usually entered a house alone, leaving his two lieutenants to guard the entrance, Drawing a revolver in one hand and a long knife im the other, in the most approved cinema fashion, he demanded the householder to produce his most sacred Lares and Penates under pain of instant death.
On several occasions it was necessary to call upon either Tsang Tswyeng or Fang Sung-hue, his accomplices, because the house master did not comply with his requests speedily enough. The lieutenants, after binding and gegg ing none too gently the poor unfortunates, would then proceed to rifle the house of all its valuables. Quite frequently the victims were rendered unconscious by blows on the head from Deh's revolver butt.
The gang's last depredations occurred against Mme. Song Tsengtze, 42 Cité, 95 Boulevard de Mon-tiny, whose screams attracted an Annamite constable, who after hot fight, captured Deli.
Tu answer to the French detectives during the preliminary examination, Deli confessed -to his burglaries and implicated his. two accomplices. Jewels, including bracelets, brooches and rings valued at $936 were found his possession.
He was sentenced to five years' penal servitude and his two accomplices to three years each, and deportation from the French Concession, Other sentences imposed by the French Mixed Court yesterday included fines varying from $50 to $100 imposed upon four Chinese householders in Route Tourance, for maintaining opium dens.
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