Shanghai, May 18, Sentences ranging from' two years Jand six months to twelve years were passed on a gang of seven robbers, including x woman, by Judge Djicn Jin the WPirst Special District Court yesterday morning. Two pistols and eleven rounds of "ammunition were confiscated, The seven persons were arrested together with three others, all women, by detectives of Central Station in the latter par, of April in. several raids, Six of the accused: were hand-Jed over to the French authorities for inquiries, as they are suspected to Jnave also been involved in armed lerimes in the Concession, About ten charges of armed robberies and receiving stolen property were filed against the accused. Acjeording to the prosecution, armed robberies were committed In Louza Jand Central districts in April' this year. The three women were found Four of the accused received jewelve years' Imprisonment terms, two were sentenced to eight years' imprisonment, while one to two years and six' months? jail term, 'They were: Ching Sih-kung, aged 30, [Tsaung Ziang-pao, aged 26, Wong 'Tsu-ling, aged 30' and Tsang Lien= sung, aged. 40, (each receiving twelve yeara' prison term); Tseu. Kung-pao, Jaged 25 and Zah Yung-sung, aged 24. (eight years' jail term), and Tsu Tsaung-sz, M-year old woman (two years and six months' imprisonment), May 21.
Forty-five out of 62 robber suspects arrested by detectives of Central Station received sentences ranging from fifteen years to_ six months at the" First Special District Court yesterday. One of the suspects had ied during detention, while the rest were released.
'The round-up, believed to be one of the biggest by the Settlement Police in the past ten years, resulted from two months' exhaustive work. Twenty-one pistols and 600 rounds of ammunition were seized and con-
'A total of 27 charges of armed robberies and possession of frearm: and ammunition were fled again the gang. According to the prosect tion, the suspects were responsible for 'a haul of cash" and jewellery estimated at $100,000, At the conclusion of the case yesterday, Judge Feng highly commended the Settlement Police in rounding up the Big, dangerous gong. 'Tribute was paid to Detective. Inspector A. Telfer, Detective Sub-Inspector J. J. Rose and Sergeant Chiang Zai-pel' for their noteworthy work, and also to Mr. Thomas S. Lea for his efetent manner in presenting 'Among the accused is a woman who received a suspended sentence of eight months imprisonment charges of Keeping arms and arn-munition, Two. of the accused received fifteen years' jail term each; 24 wore sentenced to prison terms ranging from twelve years and six months to ten years.
The majority of the accused are ex-convicts who left the Tsachoching Prison to join the labour corps after the outbreak of hostilities in Shang hal. The men soon escaped to Shangtral and committed over twenty arm= ed robberies between November last year and beginning of March this year.
First arrests wore made in a raid on a lodging house in Hankow Road. Detectives of Central Station, headed by Det. Inspr. Telfer and Det, Sub-Inspr. Ross, arrested a total of 62 suspects in' subsequent raids. Some of the suspects were arrested in the French Concession with the assistance of, the French Police.
Twenty-seven of the convicted men were extradited to the French Con: cession, where they will be tried by the Second Special District Court.
May 22, Seven robbers were sentenced by the First Special District Court yesterday. Convicted om six armed robbery charges, one of them was sentenced to seven and a: half years in jail. The gang of six received sentences ranging from three to, two years.
The first robber was arrested by a search party led by Sergeant Crouch in an alleyway of Ningpo Road on May 6. In his possession was found an automatic pistol and rounds of ammunition, The man, Zung Ziang-yoong, aged admitted "having committed six highway robberies.
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