Three Men Charged at the Mixed Court "Yes, I helped to rob the China General Omnibus's premises on Connaught Road, but 1 was in turn robbed of my " proceeds by the "Chapel police," stated a member of the gang at the Mixed Court on Thursday to Messrs. Bucknell and Kuan. On application of Det-Sergt. Tabrim accused was remanded for week to permit of the possible arrest of others in the gang.
The robbery occurred early, ast Monday morning, while the shroffs were busy counting the returns and the gang got off with $2,300. This was the largest robbery perpetrated by Chinese: against foreigners in recent annals of crime in Shanghai.
According to Det.-Sergt. Tabrum, accused was arrested on Penang Road on Wednesday in the late afternoon, At the station he conessed and implicated the others whereupon two more were taken Into custody. 'These: were hawkers from the vicinity, who according to the officer, acted as guards during the time' the others made their then making off after the Firat accused, while in the box at the Court, admitted his part in the robbery and stated that they took of the proceeds to a house, where he was given $40 and two handfulls of small money as his share, As he was on his way to his hut Chapel, "he was stopped by Chapel police, who, finding him with so much money, kindly relieved him of the overweight.
One of the shroffs, who was counting money at the time of the occurrence, told the Court that as, the gang came he could not recognize them, because they had bound handkdechiets over" their The third accused he knew a hawker from the vicinity, but could not identify him as having taken part, The police anticipate finding the others of the gang and will file charges of armed robbery against them when in custody.
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