The Archive · 1925

Career Cut Short At Last

The other police were afraid to near the madman, much lee Gverpower him and they hid as hewt they' could, while the chief of the station, Wang Chien-chi, hearing the shots, came out and shouted out tothe lunatic, demanding an explain tion." Thereupon the madman turned his rifle on his chief and fired. shot, which was sufficient. to. canine that' gentleman to run to safety. bin continued his deadly progress and Went out into. the courtyard, and later into the street, where he fred omg a number of people who haw fathered to see what was the matter. There was a general stampede. for ety, a few of the people falling to the creek But now his career came to aw end, & guard at the entrance of the station, Li Wei-chow, taking carefal sim at the lunatic from behind and ing. The shot struck the madman the head, causing instant death, The wounded men were taken to hospital and treated." One of the sen, who had been shot in the log, is'still in a eriticl condition and it feared that he will not recover.

The Commissioner of Shanghai and Woosung Police was at once tied, as well as the Paoshaw ate, and. an inves! gation was ordered, the above report Feing a gist of their findings

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