The three persons arrested by the police last Thursday in connection with the Post OMlce robbery were charged in the First Special District Court, last Wednesday, with aldinghind abetting a gang of armed robbers in the hold-up. They were Tseu Yauzeh, alias Yang Er Ma Ts, aged 4 Liew Dau-sung, 32; and Kyth. Vuny ping, 33, all of whom are natives of Funing, north Kiangsu.
Mr. T, T. Tsang, Assistant Municipal Advocate, who prosecuted, said the first of the three assisted Woo Kung. the Buddhist priest alleged to be the the gang, in boarding steamer at the French Bund two days atter the robbery, while the other two had taken part in the planning of the hold-up. All the trio denied the charges.
Mr. Yang Ping-ti, cashier of the Post Office, said the banknotes used by the Post Office usually were obtained from the Central Bank, they were chopped with the mark "20" and the Chinese character "past." On the morning' of the hold-up, one bag contained $20,000 in notes bearing: these marks, but this bag was not touched. The robbers escaped with another bag containing $91,000 in notes which bore no special marks. Tt was therefore impossible for him to identity any notes recovered by the 'The Judge then cleared. the Court of all the accused except Woo Kung. the Buddhist priest, and questioned him regarding the' details of the robbery. As the accused denied every question, the Judge reminded him of his confession in Court during 2 previous hearing, and also his confession, not only to the Funing authorities, but to the Settlement! Police as well.
The accused replied that he confessed under pressure, saying that, he had committed the crime, "he! would not deny It.
"During a previous hearing, you gave minute details of the robbery, the Judge told the accused. "You said you borrowed a long, gown from the first accused and then proceeded to ithe Post Office In-a motor car and perpetrated the cum
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