As a sequel to the death of Mr. ut, Suen'22, clerk in the export mont of' Mesira, Arahold:
and a member of the SIP. (Specials, who. was_ killed fast as he left Loden Police Station From duty on the night of April 38, when he was mistaken for an armed fobber and shot dead by membert fet the 'Muniepal Police, the deceased' fathers Mr. Shen' Chistang, through lawyers, Drs. We' Ghang" ava LG. Yang, of Messrs. Yeh & Ca., addressed eter to the "Chinese Ratepayers (Association requesting the latter lodge a strong protest with the [Shanghai Municipal Council against ithe reckless shooting of the police tot 'Temeailng thet prosscatioe of tke policemen' concerned, bythe [Coundll, in the Shanghai' Special District Court. Should the Counci jfeil to prosecute the police involved, ccensed's father: wil intitvte private criminal prosecution.
The letter charges the Municipal [Police with negligence because Chinese constable fol-the robbers from Sinza Road, where the robbery took place, the corner of Thibet and Nan~ king Roads, and he should have
Jelothing and general appearance. been, seaualnted with the outlaw's Even had the constable mistaken [deceased for the robber whom he thad followed, the police should. not thave fired as many as ten shots feccause investigations elicited the act that deceased was brought Jdown by the first shot and it was quite unnecessary to fire any more.
Furthermore, the letter continues, the policemen who took part in the shooting later instigated an assist-fant in a shoe shop in Sinza Road, Iwhere the robbery occurred, falsely to identify deceased as one of the robbers. in order to absolve them selves from the charge of reckless shooting and negligence of duty. [They were, therefore, not only neg-agent, but' they made false. allega tions after the regrettable incident (states the letter) in order to absolve themselves from blame, 0 they should be dealt with most I 1g to law. The [Chinese Ratepayers ation, therefore, is requested to lodge a strong protest with the Council and Jdemand the prosecution of the constables. concerned.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.