Buyang Coon-chung, an office? of ith, District (Chapel) of the Greater Shanghai Buren of Pubic ety, was brought before Judge in' the First Special District (Court on Aug. 30 to face a charge lof robbery and a further charge of attempted extortion. After a brief hearing, the accused was remanded in custody for trial with another prisoner concerned" in the case Prosecuting, Mr. 'T. "Y. Chang, [Assistant Municipal Advocate, tol the Court that, on the night of [August 24, three men armed. with invaded a Cantonese woman's '478 Teh Hsing Lee Alley tway, off Haining Road, under the pretext of searching for'opium. No Joplum was found except @ sino pipe. The gunmen threatened to arest the Cantonese woman unless she paid- them $1,000, "Upon finding that' the woman' had not so much money, one of the gunmen forcibly relieved her of her two gold rings land other articles. The following night, the same party of gunmen again, went to complainant's house and "demanded the payment of at feast $400. to "settle the matter," out they later left without getting The police arrested a Cananese named Huang Hoi who confessed to the crime and implicated two others, "including "accused. Huang further said that it was th accused who had robbed the com-lamont of her gold rings and point-fed. a pistol at her. following JGay, the accused appeared at the Hongkew Police Station to make inquiries. He was immediately put sdf under arrest but, questioned by Joficers, he denied the charge and id he had never been at complain-house. -A parade was then held at the station and the accused, was identified by both the complain-lant and her niece as the man who thad "robbed them and who had pointed his pistol at them.
'A. corroborative statement was! Jmade by the complainant and the prisoner Huang Hoi. The latter Jadded that he had known the acjeused, who was also a Cantonese, for some time past. On the night lof August 24, witness stated, he met his own brother (a detective of the IChapei Public Safety Bureau) and the accused in a Cantonese sing-song lgir's house. off North Szechuen Road. They then went. to Teh.
jing Lee, Haining Road, where witness was told by accused to wait outside @ house while he and his, brother went inside. Witness denied ery. sis tine oar, aving any knowledge of, tho -rob-
Accused, who stated he was. secretary" of the Chapel Public Safety Bureau, questioned. by. the Court, said he' Bad "never sted complainant's house although on the of August 2f and Bi he went [Kee Alleyway. Accused continued a friend living in. Teh Hist that Hueng Hoi bad told him thet there war hi eel hun and that "he intended "to" inforst the opium den i the a
officers of Hongkew Police Station So that he could be rewarded,
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