Well Dressed Gang in Mixed Court: Two Women Who The East Seward Road shooting fair was the subject of a preliminlary hearing. On Monday morning by Mr. A.J. Martin (senior British, Assessor and Mr. Kuan Chun (senior Chinese Magistrate). Five prisoners stood in the dock," including two women, one of whom carried a smal baby in her arms, and the other who was alleged to have held on to the neck of a Chinese detective while one of the male members of the gang tried to escape.
Accused were all well-dressed, two of them wearing silks. One of the men appeared to be less than 30 and his. two companions were middle aged. They faced the Court boldly, one of them making remarks during the session in low tones. The women appeared to be in th twenties, and. were described as being the sweethearts of one of the gang.
Chief Det—Inspr. Cruickshank and 4 Chinese detective sergeant gave formal evidence of the arrests. This was much the same ax that which appeared in our yesterday's report, 6 am. on Saturday, the Court a Shaohsing detective re ceived information to the of well-known members of 1 gang of kidnappers und robbers had come to Shangh: and others rushed down to the boat to arrest them and they met the first. two male accused who were in the act of getting into a motor car which was waiting. They were arrested after a struggle and taken to the French Police Station, At 11.39 a.m. they were handed over to thy Settlement Police by the French authorities. After a thorough examination, the second prisoner admitted thut they were members of a gang of armed kid-rappers, robbers, extortioners and abductors, and mentioned certain addresses' where of the Rang were,
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