The Archive · 1910

(CRIMINALS IN SHANGHAI

Thanks to the vi nce of the detective staff of the local Police Force aoveral criminals who had sought refuge in Shanghai have been secured snd property of the value of over $3,000 recovered. At the Mixed Court on Saturday five Chinese were charged with being members of a gang of Toafors and being in anlawfal possession of certain goods. They were farther charged with being concerned in ay armed attack on a native baure in the village of Kabkohpang, district of Tsingpoo on October 21, 1909 and stealing therefrom clot ywellory etc.,-and assaulting th farther with on and robbing village of Kangkazab, ing and abetting the men.

gt. Roche, Det.-Sgt. Yang Sung and Det, Tsong Ling discovered the gang and secored the prisoners.

accused bad taken house in the detectives raided. The prisoners were found in the house with property which sororal complainants from Tsiogpoo now identified as their property that had been stolen.

in [magistrate appeare vidence of the rob-bones that had taken place in his district, A mandarin and several other complainants gave detailed evidence.

As these crimes were committed onto side the Settlement the prisoners were handed over to the Tsingpoo authori ties, bat the Court (Magistrate Li and Dr. Pernitzsch, Assistant German Assessor) ordered that the Tsingy0o Magistrate shoold inform the police of the result of the trial of the accused.

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