An excellent piece of work i breaking up the armed robber gangs was accomplished on Thursday morn shortly after 10 o'clock by Det, maprs Conduit and his squad of Chinese detectives at Louzw station with the help of plain clothes Det. Sgt. Duncan, As a result of their exploits one armed robber is dead fand six others are in custody and will appear this morning before the Special Provisional Court of Shanghai, On information secured by the detectives during the past two days the police planned a raid at 668 Chekiang Road, where it was learned that several members of the gang were meeting to plan the piracy Jof a launch which they learned had feonsiderable money aboard.
About 10.15, after the place had een vwatehed for some time and it vas known that the robbers were inside, the detectives surrounded the house, which is known as the Tung Fong lodging house. Others of the police entered and made directly to a room on the fourth floor.
Under the direction of Inspr. Conduit the detectives broke into the room and took the two occupants 'A. search was made and pillow of a bed were found two automatic pistols.
While these two were being hand~ cuffed other members of the raiding purty informed the leader that another of the gang was hiding in a room in an annex to the lodging house, Reinforcements were sent and three or four of the detectives burst into the room. Their man was waiting for them, however, and as the first detective entered he was greeted with a shot fired almost point-blank, " The aim was poor, however, and the bullet missed, Before the gunman could draw, the detective had pulled hia" gun ind one bullet sent the man to the floor, mortally wounded, A thorough search of the preniises wax made, but the rear of the had. fled.' Through' the. dered knowledge of the ease and mfg cured by those alee the other members OPeae fang were rounded up by three Glo in te afternoon, thee bale the Cantral dtr Nous? 18 found in various lodging hous After the arrests the men were joned at length by the police and it ip said have made statements in which they admitted to. have been planning the looting of the boat—a Taunch which was supposed to be coming down the river from one of the small towns within a fow days, loaded with considerable money.
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