Caught in Cul-de-sac: Chinese Brass Smith on Trial at Mixed Court juel_to the sensational which Sergeant Taylor and 8 Spaniard named A. Castro were fired upon on the evening of October 22, a further hearing of the ease of the Chinese brass smith arrested that evening and charged with rob-ery and attempted murder was!
eld in the Mixed Court Thursday, stter week's remand.
Mr. Muitland appeared for the broseeution and Mfr. Ivanoff for the Mr. Maitland stated that accused was alleged to have taken part in 'a robbery which, previous tothe] shooting affair,' had occurred at, 1,285 Sungkciping Road. Somewhers in Yuhang Road he fell foul of a search party, and at the corner of Yuhang Road and Chaofoong Road he produced a revolver and fired fon Castro and Sergeant Taylor and then vanished down an alleyway: Finding the alleyway to be a cul-de-nae he walked slowly out but was promptly identified and arrested.
Sergeant Taylor, who appeared as witness, stated " that he vas; jour 25 yards away when the ae-cused ran into the alleyway. The accused raised his revolver and fired upon him. He ran up to the of the alleyway with a Chi ese police sergeant who fired a shot the accused. As they approached the alleyway the accused came out. "He was positive that the accused in Court was the right man because of the curious shape of hi mouth und teeth, Near the en-ice of the alleyway was a bright-exchange shop and also electric standard, so that he had seen the man quite distinctly. He covered the man with his gun and called upon the Chinese sergeant arrest him. The Chinese sergeant, then searched the alleyway and found a small revolver which contained two live edrtridges and two] spent, At the entrance to the alleyway he saw Castro, who was very
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