Two on Trial at Mixed Court The trial_began at the Mixed Court on Monday, before Magistrate Yui and Mr. Tenney, of the" two men named Tsang Yien-sung and Zung Ah-doo, who are charged with having been concerned with others belonging to a gang which broke into the premises, and held up the inmates, of the Ching Yuen Dah Bank, in Avenue Edward VII, on February 2. Money and jewellery to the value of $10,000 was stolen, and it will be recalled that a third man arrested in connexion with the crime committed suicide in his cell. a Mr. K. E, Newman appeared for the police in the absence of Mr. R. C. Faithfull, and also represented the complainants. Opening his case, Mr. Newman recounted the umstanas connected with the crime, and added that a box containing valuable documents, including fangtans for land within and outside the Settlement was rifled.
Det.-Inspector Cruickshank said that on the 11th ultimo his Chinese detective brought up two men. In the possession of one of them were sOme of the spoils of the robbery. One man said it was no use denying his complicity in the affair, as the witness knew him. Inspector Cruickshank then produced some notes which were found buried in the ground in the vicinity of a straw house in Range Road, and also a voluntary statement made by the second accused.
Yan Han-zung, described as being in charge of the bank. said that 10 men entered the premises in Avenue Edward VII, and most of them carried revolvers, The robbers searched his pockets and assaulted him. Afterwards they obtained his keys. Witness thought the face of the second accused was familiar to him, and believed ho had seen the man at his employer's wedding. Seven of the men were armed with revolvers.
Chinese Detective Tsoong Sing-lo, stated that on February 11. he received information to the effect that the wanted men were quarrelling over their plunder Sta tea shop at No. 1141 Haining Road. At this place he heard one of the rebbers saying that he had been handed notes which were useless. This attracted his attention, as he knew some rouble notes had been stolen. He arrested both men, one of whom, named Waung, had sines committed suicide. The deceased prisoner had said that his share was useless, and had been buried in a hut in the country.
The prisoner named Tsang later went into the box. He had been a ricsha coolie he said, and was asked by members of the gang to join in the robbery. He said he could not as he had an old mo'}<~ head of the gang took him out to dinner, and bought him three catties of wine. He was under the influence of wine, when he took
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