Four Chinese, including a woman, were brought' before Mr. J. EH, Jacobs (senior American' Assessor), and Mr, Loh Zau-tsoong (assistant Chinese' Magistrate) at th Mixed Court on Thursday morning and were charged with (1) being members. of gang of armed robbers' operating in the International Settle ing the past eight mon ing concerned with of armed robbery at 497 Ti Native Bank the sum of $11,024; and, in the case of the third prisoner, (8) being concerned with two others, already executed, in the murder of Zi Hing-ching and in the shooting of Special Constable Rebsarmen in North Fokien Road on the night of December 12, 1
Cruickshank, who ered the arrests, conducted the ind Mr. N. A. Evanow, Consul's Assessor, 1 presented the defendants, In his statement for the prosecution, Chief Det-Insp, Cruickshank stated that at about 1 p.m. on May, 80 last, in broad daylight, the Yoong Yue Native Bank was robbed of large sum of money, which robbery caused a great deal of alarm and uneasiness on the part of the Chine sve merchants and bankers. Wite ness made inquiries among other robber prisoners and obtained {formation which led to the arrest of when ted, these prisoners. The pris
statements concerning this robbery, A warrant had some time previous ly been issued for the arrest third prisoner who was wanted in connexion with the shooting and wounding. of Special Constable Rebsamen and in the murder of a Chi case, which took place ast. year when a Police search purty, noticing the suspicious movements of 'a motor car on the Fokien Road Bridge, attempted to search it, Several men got out and began to fire indiscriminately. The Police turned fire, and in the course of the fight the boy was shot dead and Special Constable Rebsamen was wounded Two men, already found guilty of being concerned in the affair by the Court, had been execut ed. The French Municipal Police also wanted this prisoner, stated Chief Det.-Insp. "Cruickshank, in connexion with an armed robbery which took place in the French Con cession some time ago. When the third prisoner was arrested, he was found to be in possession of a dagger, which witness would ask to be confiscated. The woman was the sweetheart of the second prisoner.
One of the prisoners said that he had gone to the Bank in May but did not go inside to assist in the rob-very: he waited outside, Another stated that he received $800 to keep quiet, and the third admitted he ing supplied a pistol for the affair, The Court found all the prisoners guilty and ordered that the woman be-expelled, and that the fist three men be handed over to the proper Chinese authorities (when that question was decided upon) for exe yn. It was further ordered that if the Chinese authorities found that the prisoners did not deserve the death penalty they should be handed back to the Mixed Court for punishment. The third prisoner would be sent to the French Municipal Police for inguivies, and all (With the exception of the women) would /be detained temporarily in the Municipal Gaol. The dagger would be
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