Six unemployed Chinese were arraigned before Judge Sun in the Shanghai Special District Court on, 3 charged with being rix bers of a criminal gang and. with being in possession of a Mauser pistol and 31 rounds of ammunition 8 well as a model automatic pistol fand eight rounds of ammunition at 29 Zau Ching Lee: Alleyway, off Rue Lafayette on Saturday.
Dr. Paul P. ¥, Ra, Assistant Bunicipal Advocate, prosecuted, and. Mr. Bugene Y. B.'Kiang defended the sixth accused.
Dr. Ru informed the Court that, acting on information received, Det-Inspr. Mason, accompanied by other police officers, visited 29 Zau Ching Lee Alleyway and arrested the first four accused, who were found in possession of the pistols and the ammunition. One of the' pistols was found in a drawer and the other was hidden under a box.
A teashop in Haiho Road was next visited and the remaining two. accused were taken into custody. Other arrests were pending, said 1, According to police innecused had committed many crimes in Shanghai but fuller investigations had to be made and, for this purpose, the police desired 4 fortnight's remand. notes were found, as well' as some Jewellery and silk clothing. There was also a $100 note which was believed to be forged.
it. Kiang stated that the police had no authority to take away the clothing and money of an accused person. The bad note was not made by the sixth accused. It would be better if the police handed over the' money seized to accused's family. There was no evidence that—the sixth accused was a member of the. gang and counsel asked, therefore, that he should be released. He had no objection to a remand provided his client was released on security.
The first accused said that the model pistol belonged to an inspec-for of the Kashing River Police. He admitted being involved in many' Jerimes, including the kidnapping of a Mr.' Wong on September 6. Br, Wong was released without paying' ransom. Witness knew the sixth accused but had never spoken to him about the kidnapping. The second accused said he came to Shanghai to find employment: he denied committing any crimes here.
The third accused said he was a schoolmate of the fourth. He knew nothing about the, pistols and he jonly went to the house because he had nowhere else to sleep. 'The fourth prigorer mentioned that son was formerly.a member of the Kashing River Police Lut had gone to Hankow. Before he left, he loft the pistol with witness. 'The Mauser belonged. to the, first' accused who jeame from the same place as wit-
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