A Prisoner's Plea at Trial of Armed Gang Several eases of armed robbery were heard at the Mixed Court on Friday last by Mr. A. J. Martin and Magistrate Kuan.
One man vigorously denied the charges to which his colleagues had confessed. He said that if he did not tell the truth the Court could make an order for him to be shot.
Another prisoner said that he had ret the other members of the gang some 20 days previously, and that he had been forced to become a robber because of the strike and the fact that he could get no work to do in order that he and his fainsly might live, The Court said that this man had given his statement in a straightforward way and that it was unfortunate that he should become mixed with rogues. He would go to prison for seven years and. the other two for 15 years each.
Another Chinese, said to have been concerned with two others fan armed robbery at 208 Tatung Road, was ordered to be handed over to the Chinese police in connexion with alleged offences committed in the interior, and that he should Drought back to the Mixed Court for further investigation after his trial by the City Court.
Two other men, who pleaded guilty, were given five years' imprisonment each for armed robbery, Tree Chinese appeared at the Mixed Court on Wednesday, charged with being members of the shing kidnapping gang who shot the famous, Dét.-Sub-Inspr. Wong Zang-f60 about three months ago. The ase, was adjourned for a special
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