The Archive · 1904

The Swatow Road Murder

Kau Doong-sai, 32 years of age, of 215, Miller Road, was charged with being concerned together with others not in custody in certain robberies at Soochow, also with feloniously shooting at and Killing one Hassan Goolab, at No. 53, Swatow Road, at 2 am. on the 12th of June, and further with being in possession of a loaded revolver on the 18th instant, contrary to Municipal Regulatior Wai Sei-ching, Wong Ying-ching and Sau Yung-tse (males) and Kau Wen-sze (female) were charged with being asso-clates of the said Kan Doong-sai, with being in possession' of loaded firearms, contrary to Manicipal Regulations, and also with being a danger to the peace and good order of the Settlement.

Detective-Inspector McDowell gave evidence of the arrest of the prisoners, the particulars being almost exactly the sane as published in the " North-China Daily News" of the 19th instant, and asked that the prisoners be remunded in custody,

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