At the request of police, the Court fave brother, When cusied by the Pound" from Me," Mrthur Sopher lice, the letter was found to desmamded the case Until the arrival Shanghai of the alleged leader of $500,000 ransom for the release of the Russian kidnapping gang who is brother Mr, Theodore Sopher ad already been arrested in Ti after the later hiad been kidnapped. tein and for whose extradition to the 'A series of lightning raids follow: Jocal authorities, Det.-Sgt. Beloshenea which resulted in. the arrest of ko, of the Shanghai Municipal Police, the third accused, Maximoft, on had left for the northern port, Whose person "was found a key. The eight accused charged Thich had the door of an empty were Vaseely Povioff, house at, 285 Rue Gaston Khan Lakomkin. Ivan Maximoff, Kwanteeladze, Abdulla Chanbaeff, iturited in an George Bagivoff, A. C. Tsvetkog and ere being no other houses in its 'M. Romanoff. neighbourhood, The third accused "Counsel in the case were Messrs. at the police station admitted that 'M. Shikis and Tsojin J. Sze for the they intended to keep their victim fourth and eighth accused, M. clu Pac in this house after the latter was Jde Marsoulies for the seventh accus-Kidnapped. The police also seized ed while Madame F. Rosemberg. in this house two pistols, 11 rounds Watched the case for Mr. Theodore of ammunition, two pairs of. Sooher, the complainant. glasses and a roll of ropes, the Latter articles presumably to be Prosecuting, Mr. Paul Y. Ru, the; used for trussing the victim.
Assistant Municipal Advocate,' told the Court that accused, who were charged under Articles 371 and 377. of the Criminal Code, began to plan the kidnapping of Mr. Theodore Sopher, a prominent foreign merchant residing at 41 Brenan Road, about two or three months ago. The complainant hada habit of retarning home from his office at 5 p.m. Jdaily when one of his lady friends would visit his residence and at. about 8 p.m. the complainant would take this lady friend to her residence in the French Concession and "Sphe third accused implicated the accused, Kwantseladze, who partner of the Russian restaurant At S18 Avenue Joffre and who was arrested by police on September 25, At the time of his arrest, police' found a pistol under' the pillow of his bed and 20 rounds of Emmunitions, Further police raids Tesulted in the arrest of the three other accused. According to state-Tents made by accused at the police station, the scene, of the attempted kidnapping was the thres-Ihold of Mr, Sopher's residence, about 1is0 yards off Brenan Road, between the jessfield Park and ths railway: stossing. The gang planned to tke hold-up before the complains chauffeur turned his car to a priv read leading to complanant's resid-Jence. "In order to do so, the gang etained for this purpose a small citroen motor car owned by the seventh accused which bore the Li Jeence No, 1484, On chs aight [Septemer 22, the seventh occu: drove hus motor ear to the vicinity jof complainant's residenc, carrying the fourth and accused, [while the first, second and third uc: cused waited near the Jessfield Park. Mowever, they did not carry -ut had learned of the police precautions. The eighth accused acted as am informer for the other accused, his mission being to investigate [the complainant's movements and! wealth, He was alleged to have ence told the other accused that, if. their well-planned kidnap: [ping was successful, they would be lable to obtain at least $500,000 from ithe victim's family. In conclusion, counsel told the court that the allege: fed leader of the gang had been arrested in Tientsin and that he would task the Court to remand the ease for a fortnight as the alleged leader Iwas due here in ten day Corroborative statements were made by Messrs. N.S. Isaacs and Samson Isaacs, complainant's friends, jong, an_ employer of the complainant, after which the first accused was questioned, The first accused made a full con-ossian and told the Court frankly that early last, August the fourth accused, with whom he became a quainted in Shanghai in January, this year, visited him and suggested that they should form a gang for kidnapping the complainants Atter-wards, the fourth accused introduce to him the fifth accused who late ented the house at 235 Rue Gaston Kahn for keeping the victim after the Intter was Kidnapped. Accused also admitted that he accompanied the fifth to 4 Avenue Edward Vit ferent the house in. question and that the fifth accused obtained from the landlord two keys for the bouse, lone of which was later given to hin. He also admitted that he once te-pose.
On September 21, accused continu ea, the fifth accused gave him two pistols and, on the same evening, the sixth accused told. him to wait at the comer of Avenue Joffre and Rue Petiot from where, they would proceed to complainant's residence kidnap. the complainant. How-lever, they failed that night because the motor car be used in the crime the following told to complainant's residence, but og they. did not act. in conclusion, cused told the Court that, on Sen tember 24, he intended to report the pio to the Frenth Police bat hist Gar his way te the rench "Police Station, he was arrest A thi ime, Mrs Hu asked the court to romano the case as it waa fo late fo continuing hearing the faves it being after six p.m. THe request war ranted andthe case tres remanded until the, arrival Shanghai from Tientsin of the alle fea lender of the one late Box obtained GV. Row: "MI. Supreme Court, yes muni. wes Zor" $1108, representing fare ING, He Haines Jude val is" supplied and. costa thoTflon. Defendant dd not successrut, test flight' between Shanghai and Chungking was a complished on Sunday by an acrofunc belonging to the China Na-Eenal, Aviation Corporation which making preparations to establish regular air service between' the two ties.
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