'A Cantonese and his 13-year old gon were charged in the Shanghai Provisional Court, oni Monday morning, before Judge Wan and Mr. C. Whitamore, Senior Consul's Deputy, with having been concerned with others in the kidnapping of one Liang Way-po on December 8, the Kidnapped man being the brother-in-law of the first accused.
Det-Sgt. Tabrum stated that the complainant was the son of the Kidnapped man, During. the kidnap. ping on December 8, Liang Way-po was " shot and wounded by his captors and he subsequently died. During the week-end, complainant came to see witness at the police station and stated that he had strong suspicion that his two relatives, the accused, were concerned in the kidnapping of his father. Accused were subsequently taken into custody and questioned, but they denied all knowledge of the affair, The younger accused had ived with the deceased man for about ten years.
Liang Vu-ming, the complainant, after giving details of the circumstances leading to his father's death, aid that the first accused had tried to borrow $3,000 from deceased in order to open a gambling den. This was refused, Accused had no employment or fixed abode, Deceased had looked after them, Deceased had received certain threatening letters, the handwriting of which was similar to that of the second accused, After his father died, witness was holding a conference to sce that should be done with regard to the apprehension of the kidnappers and the accused were found eavesdropping, These facts, he thought, constituted grounds for strong suspicion against them.
The first accused denied attemp'- ug to borrow $3,000 from deceased or that he ever thought of opening a gambling den.
The younger accused corroborated this statement and denied writing any letters to deceased.
The case was remanded.
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