Two Detectives Wounded in Fight in North Kiangse Road Alley Oct. 15, BSPONDING to a gener: alarm yesterday morning at 8.50 o'clock, Hongkew uniformed men and detectives met four armed robbers in an alleyway off North Kiangse Road and accounted for them all.
During the opening few seconds of the fray, when at least 25 shots were exchanged, two foreign detec~ tives fell, badly wounded, and one robber was shot dead. The final engagement took place within the house, where the. police followed the robbers who had retreated.
The wounded are:—
3 Det.-Sgt. Medved bullet through right wrist. an artery in the right severed:
Det-Sgt, Wittinsky—two bullet wounds in the left leg. One robber, unarmed—wounded in the back.
The dead a Ringleader of the gang—shot dead in a hole under the Armed robber found lying in pool of blood when, detectives rushed the upper quarters.
Armed robber—shot by Chinese detectives in a search of the house.
Acting on information received, detectives carried out a subsequent raid on a house believed to be the headquarters of the gang, arresting several persons. Further raids were being carried out on suspected hous in the French Concession last night. It is believed that a ywerful organisation has been broken up.
Nearly 60, shots in all were ex: seedy for them. _Sub-Inspr, Willys etionged by the police and the armed jand Det.-Sergt. Self met the fang. and Det-Sgt, Medvedeft fell bers as they emerged from the door.
injured, while Det.-Sergt.
Sergt. Self fired and hit one man suffered two nasty wounds {n the head, 'The second. man open-left leg. (As the former spun ed with his' Mauser, making for the wing been struck by three entrance to the alley. Five of his Hauser bullets, Det-Sub-Inspr.
2763, calibre leaden missiles found Willys picked him up and, hurrying: marks in the persons of the two him away from the immediate scene Russian detectives. of the engagement, handed the pro-'The robbers then broke and ran Strate form to Sergt.. Wittinsky, back into the house, the party at who not Tealising that he had been the back door hearing, the other owned "carried him ota col. shooting and holding their fire. Ault, both, were rushed to General onthe. pavement, When 'While Sub-Inspr. Willys carried Sergt., Medvedeff to the road, the Hospital, Sergt. " Medvedett was others' halted and held 'a consulta operated' on at once, an artery. ton and came to the conclusion that the right arm having: been severed, fat least two other men must be Later investigations reveated that Inside, Voices on the first floor inthe. steel walstcout, which he was dicated that their quarry were there. WWenring had saved his lif The robber who had been hit by Set.
The diminutive Dot, Sat, Medved-Self lay in a pool of blood, a small cmt affectionately called "Dr. Wat-automatic a few fect distant. The waa the first to approach the first to have been shot as they releading to the alleyway, when treated in the initial instance was the armed. gang appeared. The wounded in the buttock. He calmly foremost man opened fire, One lipped in another clip, having fired Dullet struck Medvedemt on the right full 10 rounds. breast." Te penetrated six plates. of the locket, the eventh and, ight the police entered, The two for-'The ground floor was deserted Hopping it, andthe mangle ign officers were bent on going up missile was picked out from the awaggered out of the back door and Waistcoat at the hospital. Another was arrested, He carried no Siruck him six inches lower, and, weapon.
Hleochetting, from" th From the number of Mauser shells pemetzated his arm, inj found later, the police are certain artery. Almost' simultaneously {fnt' the inimediake ringleader had another bullet, crashed through his the stairs, uta door under the right wrist, "Unk staircase attracted heir attention. int Soto, Wittensky's not be" serio isan Hocked, bt they "ike Shortly before 9 auth, four armed Crouching behind, the door a ren, entered. the house which Meusted: 200" yards north and. the "ringleader, - working on. nape, Willys of the. Embankment House, a het nenoonil for tee bot slieywoy. leading west. from Nort the inmates insisted that four had Sdnngse Road. "They left one man broken in. Several Chinese. detec-guard, while the remainder herdtives ransacked the lower floor again ike "inmates. into. an" upstairs fand found their man. Two shots beginning to. ransack the Dre-by each and he collapsed, With the wounded affeers and the 'A. pedestrian who had noticed three robbers off to the General and their Rdvent, informed a. constable Police Hospitals, respectively, the who. wae patrolling the road. He ffieers learned from. the. fourth Jn'tumn went to a police telephone fat the gang's headquarters, was box, any few stope distant. Sergt. ina brothel on Kweichow Road. Yents and a C.P.C, ache were duty They immediately raided the place ear by, hurried 0 the back Joor, and arrested seven suspects, ineludalso opening into an alleyway. ing the man who had supplied the While the former tried to ick Pistols, "There was no wolence in inthe doors, the other Tooked Eomnection with this raid Trough a window. Both tried the Other information gained Into door andan alleged tout for' the evening, occupied their ime raiding eng opened it. in the meanwhile houses in the French Concession, fregoteral clarin was sounded. with the ce-operation of the French Hongkew. Before "the bell had police.
Hopred' ringing, eight men, "At the time of going to press, protective equipment, had Tett the Ipoth, Russian detectives were rest" Eompound in motorcars and. were ug quietly in hospital.
Being rushed fo the spot.
Oct. 18.
The two ofoers, on entering the The appearance of gangrene we mises, say three men. One. acoused police doctors yesterday to operate on Det-Sergt, Medvedef? Enptied his magazine, white Sergi.
net) abe andthe, CPG Feats fired five rounds with his 45 who, it will be recalled, was. shot in the armed battle in Hongkew Gelt: Two men are said. to have img. Owing to the fallen "apparel any out' of the artery in the right, ha. moment, which allowed the upper arm was severed, it was next to impossible to attend his right police to retreat outside and reload wrist, which was fractured. Yester-Bear pistols, the other party apday morning, surgeons amputated peared at the front door and met the right arm below the shoulder. Tiree oft the roubers, who were Bitempting to make. their escape Subsequent to two X-Rays, sur-way of what they thooghe was Jgeons also removed the last bullet a safe exit. from the leg of Sergt. Wittinsky, Four foreign detectives and whose condition is said to be much several Chinese detectives were better than his friend's.
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