Chinese Desperadoes Convicted at Mixed Court: Leader's, Lurid Record sha, Ab: vz, Tan Zang-nyoch and Van Z-yoong were again brought before Mr. H. Bucknell (American Assessor) and Magistrate Li, on Tuesday, charged with entering' No, 1503 Avenue Road on May 9 and, after using violence, taking away money, jewellery and clothing, valued at $7,000, Very revere sentences were Imposed in each ease.
Deti-Insp. who stated that.
Evidence given by Chief
the" first-named was an old offender and a master mind. After making arrangements with his accomplices. to vob the house in question, he went there and Ged a piece of rope round a brick and threw it up to the drying atuge. Climbing up, he walked into the house and removed a bow! which he took away with him. Ie then went to a food shop near by and met his companions. Tooth they went back to the house, Noor of which ile hee pened by the were sitercepted by a who fernandod to know where they were suing ad what they were doing in hat part of the Settlement at four Velock ju them ing. Instantly ame th yeply from the first_man, that Uh had been playing mahjong ud had just been out for some-hing to eat. This explanation parently satisfied the watchman, she allowed them to go. The men hen entered the house, where the it' man distributed among the arty knives with which to me imitate the inmates if they raised mat arm. The result was that they "at away with the booty named. The Police were notified and efforts were at once male to apprehend the robbers, Seized at Ningpo It appears that the first accused disposed of all the booty himself ind distributed only $50 to each of vis accomplices, arranging to meet hem at Hanyehow later on. How-ver, he did not 0 to Hangchow; had dingo. us went t0 mit went to his native home at busines. mediately ind passed the train 0 we members wer, that he was 7 arrested in Ningpo by the municipal police, and would not rake any attempt to run a ave them each another $70.
The two accomplices were shortly eflerwards arrested and the Police
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