Shander was then arrested by the spoliee and confessed to having been one of those who kidnapped both Hoffmann and Sherell and then both} Avanoff and. Shander stated" they were only members of the gang and the leader and initiator of the whole organisation wax the official of the detective police department, Nikolai Mavtinoff, "This unexpected deelaration of thee witnesses caused a sensation in the Police Station and was at first not believed. However, after carefully investigating the faituation it wae found. that the Statements were true and not only Martinoff but several of those round him wore arrested, These arrests occurred on October: 9, and were the first clues to the unravelling the whole ease.
On October 13, the polic another man named" Komi who is known in Harbin as the head the organisation cated the Rus-ian Brotherhood. He was arrested at Tmienpo station on the eastern me and according to the statements of Tvanoff and Martinoff, he person. ally assisted in the kidnapping of Simon Kaspe.
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