The Archive · 1934

Bank Car Robbery Arrests

Following the arrest of four rob: ber suspects at the comer of to 9 am. in Nanking road on October 29 on the north side near the Bund during prohibited hours, There were previous convictions against him and the case was dismissed by the Registrar, Mr. 1. 7. Morris, with a caution, Ma, H. M, Howell was fined $/- tu H. M. Police Court on Tuesday (Nov. 21) by the Registrar, Mr. I. T. Morris, for ranking a car during prohibited hours on November 8 in' Nanking road on the south side near the Bund. There have been four simi Kwentning and Kinchow Roads on Sunday and the seizure of two pletrac offences committed by the de. fendant dating from October 1927 stab wounds which, therefore, con~ pneumonia swas, the complication of tols, the SMP. conducted a series of raide on Hochien Road, Mohawk up to 1992, tributed to the death, Dr. R. Sontelli, who first saw Sergt. Stritzel at the General Hospital on November 10

Road, Great Western Road' and Chi-Miss Virginia de Carvalho was nese territory and arrested seven fined £1 in ILM. Police Court on more believed to be members of the Tuesday (Nov, 27) by the Registrar, counsel, Mr. Felthan Watson, and the defending' counsel, Mr. Paul F. de Bruyn Kops, sum up on the case, After the complainant was taken to hospital it was found he had four deep wounds one of which had penetrated the kidney region.

Mr. Kops, defending counsel, summing up the case, said that the defendant had an excellent record. He had been employed on ships for the past fourteen years, and at the time this affair occurred was boatswain's mate in the s, President Lincoln, "He had under him some 30 to 40 men and held a position of some responsibility, being in charge of the drill of the ship's crew and general care of the ship's gear. Mr. Kops said that the last time the ship was in port he had asked the officers about the defendant ana they spoke of him very well.

Defending counsel said that ever since the Morro Castle disaster the work on board ships had been tightened. On the last voyage of the defendant he had been overworked owing to several members of the crew being not quite efficient and Jhad had no leave at any of the ports. At Shanghai he obtained leave and fon the ay of the quarrel admits he had drunk a great deal. He come ashore at 1230 pin. and remained at the Savoy Bar unfit the quarrel Started, Mr. Kops: said thet. there and later at the St. Marie's Hospital on November 20, gave the same opinion, Dr. Cecit Bennett, Medical Super same gang.

While two of the nevlv-arrested were detained at the Public Safety Bureau, the five others were brought before the First Soecisl District intendent of the Shanghai General Hospital, stated that Sergt. Strtzel Court on Tuesday (Nov. 27) when left the' hospital strictly against the [Successful application for their etenattending surgeon's order. In Dr. Bennett's opinion, stab wounds would not have caused his death.

Dr. MeCracken, after submitting his report regarding an autopsy performed on November 28, stated that all_the stab wounds were hesled. The deceased had lost much Blood from the stab wounds and his resistance was therefore lowered. It was a serious move on the part of the deceased to have left hospital prematurely, thus exposing himself fo more chances of contracting pneu The late Sergt. Stritzel was stabbed following a quarrel in a bar and died leet Monday. Meanwhile, Jack Pinyan, the defendant, whose trial recently took place before Judse M. J. Helmick, has been remanded in gaol pending the conclusion of the Inquest. tion was. made. Mr, TS. Lea, Asstant Municipal Advocate, told the 'Court that theoe five men were cone Sere with those already in custody the highway robbery of an armour-4 car conveying $5200 of the Shans fai Commercial' and Savings Bank which took place on Avenue Haig on Nov. 21 two of the prisoners. questioned by he Court, Penfeed their part two more men have been arrested the highway robbery.

connection with this robbery. One the men, Tau Heuetehing, wae messenger of the Chisotung Univer-Sly, Siccawei. He is said to have confessed that he furnished information that the bank sent money to the University every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and that he had received $280 from the proceeds of the robbery.

Both prisoners were renianded by the First District Court on Thursday trial with those already Inquest on Hungjao Victim "Tt ig: about time that something should be done to stop this kind of dangerous flying, as the aeropl krash at Hungiao Aerodrome on Wedfernoon is the second Closing of Bank Well Planned charge that the closing, on Octo ber It, the Notional tedustial Bank on Henkiog and war planned frost some out at to who serous tragedy' "tu four rmonths"|by "the Banke authorities long. me struck the first Blow.

Defendant remarked Mr. W. T. Collins, Com-lage was spedded by Mr. Paul ¥. Ru, Mr. 1. T. Morris, for improper driving, failure to obey the signal of a polled officer, and for driving with only one headlight. A further charge against the defendant for ranking a motor ear on the south side of Nanking road near the Bund from 4 pin. to 5.15 pin. on October 31, during prow hibited hours, was dismissed with caution, For having disfigured for Ife her rival by throwing sulphuric acid on liber face and arms, Woo Shih-chuan, young woman who claimed to be School teacher, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the First Special District Court last Wednesday morning. The add-throwing oe. fourred in a Sinza Road house on morning of September 22 when the victim, a beautiful young girl, was still {n bed. Having gained entrance fo the house, the accused emptied two bottles of the vitriol on. her rival's face and arms. She was arrested by other inmates of the house just when she was about to flee, She admitted jealousy was the motive.

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