Cleverly Caught at New World and Sent to Arsenal: One of a Gang of Eight Doo Ah-nyi came before the Mixed Court last Friday morning on{ the charge of armed robbery.
Det. Sub-Insp. Quayle "representing the police said that the accused had on the 3rd instant been arrested at the "New World."
The complainant on that occasion recognized the accused as one of gang of some. seven or eight armed robbers who had made a raid upon his residence in Dong Ka Loong on June 17.
At the station the accused was recognized and identified by' other sstos. When questioned by the accused said that he lived 127 Avenue Road. Investigation proved this to be untrue. He also stated that he had worked in the employ of the Java Export Ca.
recently and that he had a relative in that firm with whom he lived, From inquiries it seems that the accused did work at the above mentioned firm and that his relative occupied a good position there, The statement that he lived with the said relative, however, was quite false, the latter havi refused to appear in Court or to" have anything to do wi 7 The accused had on his person $22 when arrested which he maintained had been given to him by his relative, "This again the latter The complainant, when asked to give evidence, said that he had recognized the accused as one of seven or eight who had made an armed raid upon his house, One of the said gang knocked at the of the building and, when as opened, pointed a revolver the complainant's head. Resistance was of course impossible, and the robbers had taken with them $100 in notes, some jewellery and clothing.
'The accused fultered somewhat in his reply to the magistrate question as to whether the accusation was true, and became entangled in the' cross-questioning which ensued. He, however, affirm= ed that the accusation wasa false tone and said that the case was tone of m
Court decided to hand the accused After consideration the over to the Defence Commissioner at Tunghua,
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