Three Miles One of the longest police chases] after a suspect occurred about 4 a.m. fon January 12 when Sinza police engaged with an alleged armed robber and after pursuing through a portion of the French Concession and back into their own district, brought him down. On arrival' at the Lester Hospital for, Chinese, a Fire Brigade ambulance being utilized, the man was pronounced dead, Two Chinese constables on duty on Chengtu Road, hearing the rushed on) stood near Taku Road, pointed out his assailant who made of in a riesha, The constables called on. him to stop, but he urged the riesha coolie to continue at an increased pace, whereupon the constables opened fire.
Nearing the French Concession, the wanted man leaped from his riesha and made off-along Rue Lieutenant Petiot towards, Rue Ratard, turning west. The Settle-iment. police followed him, as they did when he turned into an alleyway which again led toward the Settlement, The fugitive attempted to clude them as ho ran toward Yates Road, tumping into another riesha, Round: ing the corner and breaking toward Taku Read again, he jumped from the vehicle and made his way along Taku and Chengta Roads, ro in-consid point 200 here he retraced his steps into an alleyway which opened on Taku In the meantime, the police caught with him and fired three times; more, not one of the shots apparently taking effect, He redoubled on ils tracks in Chengtu Road, where hho was met by two other constables! who wore attracted by the sound shots and the police whistles One of them fired six shots but the other, having difteulty with his fired only once. Of the seven fired at this intersection three found their mark, and when thie police approached him, carefully covering him, jo was found to be dead, During the course of the chase! which covered three miles and which required the better part of 25 minutes, the constables chasing the fugitive' lest all traces of the com-Plainant and the ricsha coolies, The robber is believed to have discarded his weapon somewhere along the Tong line of the chase,
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