Shortly before 2 pin. on March] 22, three armed robbers forced their way into. a Chinese house at 461 Avenue Foch, but their efforts tu rob the house were frustrated by a little child living in the house who managed to get out without being seen and gave the alarm. Meanwhile, producing their weapons. the robbers had succeeded in searing the occupy ants of the house into giving them about $70 in cash and some jewel ery valued at $30.
The constable to whom the child reported the robbery immediately got into touch with police headquarters, and a party of detectives were on the scene before the robbers had any Lime to flee. They were arrested on the spot. On them was found the pistols. money and jewellery and two false Good Friday was a holiday for most people, but it was busy day. for French Police tot a series of raids arrested seven men. including a suspected murderer, a result of a watch kept un the village of Zi Ka Dang, off Route rested in wolved in umber of recent robberies. The arrest of these two men led the French Police to a house at 120 Route Dupleix, where five more men were taken into custody.
search at House 11, Passaze 62, Rue Bourgeat, the home of one of arrested men, resulted in the seizure of three large calibre pistols, two of which were Mausers, the third being, a Demon; In addition, clips and other ammunition were also. found.
According to the French Police cone of the men is believed to be the murderer of Mr, George Vassilievitch Lllamine who, on December 1, 1936, courageously went to the assistance fof a Chinese lady when she was held up in her rickshaw by robbers at the corner of Rue. Lafayette and Rue Gaston Kahn. Mr. Lilamine ran and had just managed to grab hold of one of the robbers when one of the others, leaving go of the Chinese lady, fired twice at the young Russian, who fell to the ground, mortally wounded.
As the robbers mate their retreat, they fired a number of other shots, tone of which razed the head Mr, ¥. "Baynoff without wounding him. The French Police believe they. also hold the man who fired this last shot. "An investigation into the past felivities of the seven arrested men is now being carried out by the Frehch Police.
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