For the first time in the annals Jof local crime, foreigner was charged ty the Settlement police with armed robbery, he _being alleged to have taken part in. the hold-up at 62 Sinza Road, at 8 a.m. on September 6 with a gang] fof four Chinese.
Preliminary in qui wore started both in the Portuguese Consular Court in the Sassoon House and the First Special District Court on September 24. The for eigner, Antonio Oscar Rangel, Portuguese, 38 years old, is detain-Jed at the Amoy: Road Gaol. A large number of police officers; were present in the Consular Court.
Detective Sub-Inspector Gash and Detective Sergeant Tilton of the West Hongkew Station made jose the arrests. Rangel was talon at] 26 Nenzing Road at 545 pan. on September 17, following the rovndof a gang of eight Chinese the French Concession. when the statements of both the foreigner and a Chinese confessed robber in the gang are disclosed by the police.
The first intimation that @ foreigner was actually seen on the Scene of the crime was placed with the voteers of the Gordon Road Police Station by a Chinese com-lamont residing ae 62 Sinca Yond fon September 6. He reported that five men, three of whom were arm: fed. with' pistols, had invaded—his house at about' 8.am._and escap-with a booty of $770. Of the Three armed robbers, one was a foreigner who stood at the rear of the time of the rob-result. Clues mounted after incident on Purdon Road on September 15, when two pedestrians. were shot dead and one robber was wounded and another arrested by the West Hongkew police. "Four men, three of whom were "rined with pistols, participated in the attempted robbery at 20 Elgin Road and the shooting affray—started ter an alarm had been raised by the master of the house.
Quick work om the part of the army! police resulted in the round-up of six additional suspects. Interrogations elicited the fact that the first accused of the gang had also committed the robbery at 62 Sinza Road. The man confessed and gave the description of the foreigner, which led to the arrest of Rangel. One pistol wa In the First first accused told the judge that he and a Portuguese, together two Chinese, who are now still large, visited 62 Sinza Road. The Judge, however, refrained from asking any question concerning the foreigner. The case was remanded sine die until the wounded robber is able to appear in court, Tt was. reported that when the ing, raided 20 Elgin Road, Engish language was spoken by—the gangsters. Police investigation, however, "shows that no foreigner Participated in that crime,
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