The quick eye of a foreign constable, who stopped a ricksha which was about to enter the French Concession because he noticed something suspicious about its occupant, resulted in the landing in gaol of one more alleged armed robber, who with more than a score others was before the Mixed Court on Tuesday.
A gang of six men, one of whom had a revolver,-invaded a pawnshop at 91 Park Road at 7.20 o'clock Monday evening and in accordance with the usual procedure took temporary possession of the place. When they departed they took with them $60 in cash and 14 silver and brass watches of a total value of about 8100. The mini of the shop, as seems to be usual in such canes, made no outery at the time, although—there re armed police in the vicinity, and the gang had a clear road for their Some time later in the evening A foreign constable on duty at the point where the Yunnan Road bridge formerly stood—a considerable distance from the scene of the robbery—hoticed something suspicious about the behaviour of a pas-Senger in a ricksha who was about to enter the French Concession. The ricksha was stopped and the subsequent search resulted in the Mliscovery of five of the silver watvhes which were stolen but a short time before from the Park Road On Wednesday the accused, Waung Sian San-sz was charged with being concerned with three others not in custody in an armed robbery at 91 Park Road, where money and silver and brass watches to the value of 8100 were stolen from Sian Sz-faring.
In this case Det. Quayle asked for a remand for a week as there were other charges to be brought against the accused.
The story of the man's capture was told by P. C. Treacher. He informed the Court that he saw the accused in ricsha in Sungkiang Road and noticed that he was transferring a chain from one pocket to another. He stopped the ricsha and searched the accused, finding on him five watches. He was consequently taken into custody.
Det. Quayle informed the Court that that the watches had been identified as part of the stolen property
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