Chance Meeting that Led to Heavy How a chance meeting of a Chinese with aman wearing his gown who had previous taken part in an armed robbery at his dwelling Ted to the apprehension the whole gang was related to Mr. Ramondino and Magistrate Zau at the Mixed Court on Saturday, who: five men were charged with the robbery.
Det.-Set. Tabrum said complainant was going along the roud the other day when he saw a man wearing a gown which appeared to be something like one which he] had lost in a robbery committed at his home. He approached the wearer and questioned him, while making sure that the gown was 'As no satisfactory" explanation was forthcoming, the complainant called a policeman Who' took the man to the. station.
There the prisoner implicated four other mien, two of whom were sted. in Mohawk Road. The! other two were arrested in Sinza Road after they had made an attempt to escape by the back door, one of them trying to jump from the drying stage, Two pistols and 11 rounds of ammunition were found in their room.
Prisoners were identified by! several persons who were present when the robbery took place and ne, an amah, said that as soon as the' suw the robbers come in she turned her face towards the wall so that they would not see her!
The ceased in the dock denied their guilt, the prisoner who wax alleged to have at= to jump from the drying stage arking the Magistrate how he could jump from so. high a place, He might have been killed! The Magistrate agreed. with him. land said that it was dangerous for: him to have attempted such a jump.
In sending three of the men to prison for 15 years each and the other two for a year each (with expulsion), the Magistrate said that was unfortunate that the complainant is family had not ud riven an immediate alarm.—People should help the police in such cases these, otherwise how could they expect the police to help them in running down robbers?
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