The Archive · 1934

Murder in Chinese Lodgings

Wang Tub-loong, alias Wang ig-san, 28, coolie, charged with having murdered Tsu Ts-van, Nanwei police officer, in the Wei Ping Jodging, house at No. 374 Kyung Zen Alley. Joft Canton Road, at 820 pin. on Friday, confessed to the crime in the First Special District Court on Saturday morning. He suid the other man {was wanted by the police for the killing and he decided to murder Tsu because the latter had been ruthless his capacity as a police officer.

"The accused stated that the police Joficer had a personal grudge Jagainst his father, and went so far Jas to concoct a case against him. The accused's father was sentenced to two of the housebreakings. He also ad~ mitted being the owner of the motor: car seized in the Baikal Road garage and said this car was used by him {o transport stolen articles, the Court was. told. years' imprisonment, and subsequent-fly died in prison. in revenge, the Jaccused decided to kill the officer. The accused also told the judge that the police oticer had maltreated the other man in a dispute arising out ofa land deal.

An inquest was subsequently held jin the. Public Mortuary when a verdict of death caused by. bullet Jwounds was returned. The case will come up for hearing next week.

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