Escape from Gaolers at Hankow on Eve of Undergoing 12
Years' Imprisonment Bishin Singh, the Sikh policeman' who was. sentenced at H.M. Court, Hankow, tact week to 12 years' imprisonment for attempted murder, tried to commit suicide in his cell carly on Saturday morning follow. ing an unsuccessful attempt to escape from his guard before being transferred on board the str. Woo-hich was to bring him to for im. prisonment at Shanghai. About 12.30 he asked that a box of his private effects might be brought to him as he had I. 0. U's to the value of $8,000 which' he wanted. When in the police force, Bishin said he acted as a kind of banker' for the other Sikhs. After going' through his box he asked a Sikh to take it back to his old quarters. This the Sikh did. As soon as he was gone the prisoner felled the Chinese guard with a blow and made a bolt for it, The Chinese went pluckily after him, however, blowing his constable's' whistle.
The chase continued till about opposite Molchanoff's_ Godowns where a Chinese plain clothes constable happened to be passing. Seeing what had occurred he tackled the prisoner, tripped him up and effected his capture.
After being put in the cells again the constable in charge said that he heard a queer noise issuing from the prisoner's cell. On investiga tion the prisoner was found with is throat cut, A small Chinese razor was found beside Medi cal assistance was immediately sum. moned andthe prisoner removed to the Catholic Hospital.
The wound is not considered dan-
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