A Case in which the police were. slightly too efficient, having made arrests before the crime was* come mitted, crime to light at the Provise ional Court on November 1 with the release from custody of 51 suspects and the retention of three, to be_ sentenced on November 8 after their' trial has been completed, The ease is the aftermath of a sensational raid by the police some weeks ago on the Ching Ao Lodge ing Mouse at 34 Chekianye Rond, where were arrested 54 Chines neluding three females, on various charges of fomenting—political trouble and armed kidnapping. The: feature gf the arrests was that the police, Sri being warned that the place was a headquarters for a kang that ran the gamut of evi mes, amed entry to a snite of rooms maintained by the group at the lodigingg house and arrested seven Chinese who were in the room at the time, On the first raid the police learn a meeting had been arranged fF that day, and by the simple method of seizing everyone who crime for
of the night, brought © the entire the remainder of the, day: and part e gang to the Louza Station in several van loads, 3
The difficulties started when the police accommodation wax found inadequate to house the entire lot properly without disturbing the comfort expected by others who might be confined at the station, and as certain of the number could not be charged with special evil and further investigation by the police revealed that the ang in. the formation stage, many were let go.
Liberation came in twos and Unrecs at a time until at the Pee visional Court yesterday only this were held as ringleaders of the Police secured sufficient evidence convince themselves that the gang was an important one from the scope of operations planned, but offence had been committed on which they could he specifically charged they were given freedom, Among the evidence seized at the time of the raid were two pistols, handcuffs, smoked passes, various hits of communistic literature, and threatening letter that" had already been written and sealed, demandizge the sum of $100,000 from the family of a wealthy merchant whom they planned to Kidnap from his business establigh= ment in Yates Rond.
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