Successful Raids on Sunday Resulting in Over: Score of Arrestst Abducted Persons Released The polices on Sunday established 'a record in connection with the recent. epidemic" of kidnapping, that they recovered four kidnapped persons, three in one house, shot and killed one of the leaders, wound ed a second, confiscated six pistols, and arrested more than 20 men, and" were' still raiding houses Yhronghout the night. One of the rescued men: had, been: held for.a ransom of $150,000, Most of those who were arrested were Shaohs'ng. men, "and many admitted - bein soldiers or ex-soldiers.
Again Det-Sgt. Wardrop, who surprised Shanghai two-weeks ago, when he arrested 24 persons in one day, and subsequently nob including Sunday's. catch, arrested 28. mors, had charge of a squad of detective who raided the gang's rendezvous in Moulmein Road and released three persons. The other flying squad was commanded by Det Tnspr, Quayle, assisted by Det.- Sgt. Pike. Both parties operated in the Western district, "in one instance raiding a foreign house on Yayuen Road, which had been rented by the gang.
The first group, from Dixwell Road station, were fortunate, indeed, and may consider themselves, lucky that though armed opposition was possible, the police forestalled shooting by the gang through their own quickness. Wearing steel waisteonts, the party left the station after 7 am. and were rushed to the house in Moulmein Road. After they had surrounded the house, detectives made for the door, which was partly open, x woman having jast come out. They adzed her, but not before she screamed, and aroused those within, While one held her the others entered the open door. They were met by one of the gunmen, pistol in hand, but Dafore he could fire the detectly got Into action, and he fell to floor. He was' overcome and di armed in a flash, and the posse moved upstairs, while proceeding. to: St.. John's University, which he attend:
Det-Inspr. Quayls, thinking that! others. might. return, posted dotees tives. in the house. Their, wait was rewarded at: about 11 am. Two men. tried to obtain entry: and' a detective: opened. the: door. On soe stranger' in the: house, one~ ofthe men said, "What are. you" doing here?" and made as if tov draw: a pistol. 'The detective: was: quick, however, and fired four times, the: bullets' striking. the: kid napper in the. body in a vertical! line. He died in Police Hospita: within a few minutes, maintaining:
stoic silence until his death, On his person the police: found Tung's watch, which, according tov others, he had taken from his Saturday. Ho is considered. the" leader of this gang.
While the watch on the rendezvous was being kept, other parties raided houses in Hart Road, Brenan Road, Avenue Road, and Yates Road, the: result being on Sunday n motley: aggregation. of hard-looking eases, Li-men and four women, handoutted to the bar in Louza station,
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