The success in keeping off armed robbers from the cocoon hongs, did rot obtain in other enterprises. On June 1, about dark in the evening, pawnshop, just outside the South gate, was robbed in approved Shanghai fashion. The place had closed for the day; but a door was open ind the watchman absent, Several men came in,-armed with pistols, had the safe opened and took all silver dollars and notes. They refused to be bothered with small silver-and coppers. The haul was about $1,000. As they left the pawnshop, the men saw a group of clerks ina rice shop, across the street, counting the day's receipts; they kindly relieved them of ture ther trouble by taking off about $200. A woman standing by to see the excitement was observed one of the robbers to have on a gold ring and gold ear rings. He took them, whereupon all other onlookers left.
As soon as. the police arrived they began looking for strangers and picked up a man, a quarter of mile from the pawn shop, who was seated in a secluded corner, changing his socks. He gave a confused account of where he cat from so was arrested, The police induced him to admit his connection with the robbery and he implicated three other men, who were later arrested. They "claim to have hidden $500 in a mulberry grove on the night of the affair, but when they went to get the money next morning, it was gone. They say further that the pistols used were borrowed from friends in Shanghai, Yesterday afternoon five soldiers were executed for "desertion," but said that the real reason is that they had been robbers on the side, Detectives and police have not been immune from arrest in a clean-up of Wasih. The chief detective for the district was recently summoned to Nanking and is detained. He has recently become very rich and it is supposed he has been accepting bribes from members of the C. P. and others. A prominent police official and an officer of lower grade have also been summoned to the capital and have not returned. A fourth official, cone of the water police, was sent. for and accused of having opencé gambling place, but he has come back safely. These arrest will doubtléas have a wholesome effect on others who may be straying from the path of rectitude,
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