court ribers of the armed gang'
ners, who shot and severely wounded Woo Zau-ding, the prominer contractor, on Thursday, of Tage eck, as reported Jour last istic, appeared—_at the Provisional "Court lat Friday "before Judge Ling. In ition to the charges of attempted Kidnapping. they also will answer to charges of "attempted murder. Neither: Woo or the coolie shot during the chase were able to appear Jin Court, as they are confined in St. Luke's Hospital.
Chief Det.-Fnspr. Prince, attached te Wayside" station, outlined the jeare in brief, while Chinese detectives and constables gave evidence arrest.
Describing the affair, Inspr. Peinee said that a gang of four had forcibly taken Woo from his private riesha on Weihaiwei Road about 1.30 p.m. on Thursday and thrown him in to their motor ear. They drove' to or burn Road, where the victim attempted to escape. He was shat} once as he forced the door open, and shot twice again, whilst in the road. The: Russian driver of a steam sundry vab, frightened the wouhlnese took up the chase and were ined later by police. One of the gang. jumped into a riesha and at Pistol point forced the coolie alonz.
Pingliang and—Yangtszepoo Roads, he fired at a constable on point duty, the latter returning fir. Several unarmed. Suffolks took the chaga until finally accused ran im (o the arms of an unarmed constable, off duty, who grappled with the armed man' and subdued him, The other, who had thrown kis pistol in to the grass, was caught by another unarmed constable and. a civilian, An innocent coolie whom one of them shot on Jensen Road, made his way to the station in 9
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