The mystery surrounding the Lester Chinese Hospital murders several weeks ago when a Chinese hying wounded in bed, a Chinese detective guarding him and a French Concession Chinese policeman were shot was cleared in the Second Branch Kiangan High Court on Mon-Jday when confessions of their. part the brutal crime were made by three of the ten alleged Communists rounded up by the Municipal Police who seized a" miniature arsenal in the arrested persons' houses.
The men who made the confessions were Zau Shee, Kwang Wel-en, and [Chu King-ming. Zau told the Court that it was he who had shot dead Yoong Kuo-hwa as the latter lay in bed in the ward of the Lester Hospital, nursing wounds he had received in previous attempt upoti his life in jo Shanse Road lodging house.
Mr. King 8, Kum, Assistant Muni ole. Agvaeatey,. Weowennting "Bet specified further charges of murders fand attempted murders against several of the prisoners. these me jeluding the murder of Wong King-hua, political agent of Public Safety Bureau, at the corner of Hankow and Kwangse Roads, on June 9 this year, the attempted murder CPC. No. 888 of the Municipal Police at the same place and on the same date, the attempted murder of Cheng Ching, another Chinese political agent, the murder of Ma shao-wu and' La Ko-ching, high Kuomintang ofMcials, last year.
'The charges of sedition and posses sion of over 1,000 rounds of ammun\- tion, 27 pistols, bombs, steel vest, Jete,' with the intent to put them {nto criminal uses, were preferred by the Police against all of the ten prisoners who all pleaded guilty yesterday.
Many witnesses for the Police fave evidence and photos, documents, ete. prepared by the Police in this im-[portant case, were submitted to the Court at this hearing which was adjourned sine die after lasting the whole morning.
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