Ding-sz, described as his wife, were brought before Judge Ziar Yung-sun in the Shanghai Provisional Court, on Wednesday charged in connection with the kidnapping of an 18-year-old girl and two young boy:
Det.-Inspr. J. A. Quayle testified that, acting on information received by the police, he and a party detectives went to a house at 226
Avenue Foch, which was understood to be used as a rendezvous for farmed kidnappers, and raided the day. place. There were the second accused Peu Ding-sz, the gil, Don Feo-ngoh (18), and' two boys, Tis Abecheu (11) and Tsx_ Yen-liang (8). Inquiries Were made and was found that the female: prisoner was the wife of the leader of the ang of kidnappers, of which she herself was also. a! member. Her husband was absent at the time of the raid and she had been left in charge of the prisoners. The girl Said that she had been kidnapped from her native place, Thsing, where her parents lived. The village had surrounded by a band of tufei and many shots were fired. They looted the place and carried her off, putting her on board a Dont which Femained on the Taiha Lake for She was then brought on board the same boat and taken to a house, the address of which she did not know. From there, she was transferred to the house in Avenue Foch and was Prisoner up to the time of her Feeeue by the police. She had been feenfined in an upstairs room and was afraid to leave because her captors had threatened to kill her if she tried to run away.
Another bandit named Liew Woo-
Joong frequently visited the place ard talked with the accused. "The two boys had told witness that they were captured about a month ago when bandits raided the Zia Yung Village, near Quinsan, where they lived.' After. being " brought, bby boat, they were kept soners in the Avenue Foch house, The male accused said that he had come from Soochow and. was some friends when he The female prisoner said that, when she went to the house, the girl and the two boys were already side. She did not know how they got there.
Det-Inspr. Quayle said that the malo prisoner was arrested at 10 p.m. on Tuesday when he knocked at the door of the house in Avenue Foch and entered. He was taken into custody by detectives who were watching the place. He had been intified "by the complainants as the leader of the gang. Witness} asked for a remand to enable the police to continue their inquiries.
This was granted.
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