Detailed accounts of the armed robbery in the Post Office compound in North Soochow Road on September 8, and the arrest of a number: Jof suspects were given by representa tives of the Settlement Police in the First Special District Court, last Wednesday. The eight accused were remanded to next week.
Det. Inspr. Bennett said he made investigations within. ten minutes of the robbery and found that the gang had shot down the coolie Arst jand then snatched a money-bag from him. "No less than four automatic Pistols were used by the robbers, According to Det. Sub-Inspr. Crowther, Chu Koh-ping and Wang Chen-ste were arrested on the s. Tuckwo fon September 20, following the receipt of secret ' information by. EDE. 240, Chih Chen-zo, 2 woman, who evaded arrest on board, later: was located in Sinza district. From information by the accused, the Buddhist priest, Woo Kung, believed to be leader of the gang, was arrested. Some of the stolen property was recovered.
Mr. T. S. Lea, Assistant Municipal Advocate, who outlined the case. said the priest was on the scene of the robbery, while Woo Ping-kwel, until recently a constable stationed inside the Post Ofes, was charged. with having supplied information. of the delivery of money at the Post Omfice. The constable had been Picked out by the priest in two diffi fent identification parades.
Li Yiesung, cabin boy on the JTuckwo, was charged with misappropriation. Mr. Lea said that, when the frst two accused boarded the vessel, the cabin boy was trusted with a bed cover and a pillow. lin' which were concealed $1,000 of the Post Office money. The accused had knowledge of the money and had appropriated the sum to himself, Another accused, Li Hsueh-sze, a farmer from Kompo, was detained. suspects were found police, Mr. Lea said, they were secretly followed to a certain teahouse, where the farmer was seen to accept a bundle of money given by a suspect. The farmer, Mr. Lea Jeontinued, might be a relative of the Jsuspect and not concerned with the: factual robbery.
Questioned by the Judge, the farm-ler said he had been sent' to Shanghai by a friend to get some mont from a certain, person in Shanghai jand he had no knowledge of the robbery.
The number of persons arrested in connection with the robbery has increased to sixteen, three more rests being effected by police in Chapel and the Seltiement on Thursday. Brought before the First Speci] Disiriet Court on Friday, the three new prisoners gave their names as. Tseu You-yeh, Lien Dan-sung, and ym, yumeaiay, end: 00id Shay were) all natives of Funing. north Kiangsu, where Woo Kung, the Buddhist priest alleged to be one of the three leaders: of the gang, was recently ended.
The three prisoners denied having any connection with the gang but the prosecution told the Court that they had been implicated by those already in custody as their accomplices. The prosecution asked for remand for further inguities. The request was granted.
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