At the resumed hearing of the Post Office robbery case in the First Spe-
Jciat District Court, lest Wednesday, Mr. T. T. Tsang, Assistant Municipal Advocate, who prosecuted told the Court that Woo Kung, the Buddhist priest alleged to be the leader of the gang, had confessed to the crime in Dixwell Road police station before several detectives and two accused involved in the case.
Chu. Kuo-ping and Wu Pu-kwei, charged with aiding and abetting in the hold-up, supported this statement, saying that priest told the police he fired from beneath a long black gown during the robbery. A gown bearing a small hole on the right side near the waist was submitted as evidence by the police.
Mr. Wong Kai, employed in the Parcel Department of the Post Office, North Soochow Rod, said he was In his office, which faces the compound, at the time of the robbery, and as soon as he heard shots, he rushed to a window to see what had happened. He saw one man westing a dark grey gown firing three shots. 'The priest looked Ike the gun mo' but was thinner. The gown in Court Jooked like the one worn by the gunman.
The priest admitted the confess sion, saying that he made it under pressure. He persisted that he had not taken part in the robbery.
Questioned by the judge, the other two accused said the police did not beat the priest when the latter confessed to the crime.
'Chen Chu-sze, a woman, Li Yi-sun, a cabin boy, and Wu Pu-kwel, formly a constable stationed in the Post Ofice, who were charged with accepting a part of the loot, misappropriation, and aiding and abeting in' the robbery, respectively, were remanded to next Wednesday for judgment, $500 bail being granted the woman. The police altogether charged eleven persons in Court and the other eight accused, including the priest, were remanded also to next Wednesday for further investigation.
The police reported that the priest had also made a written confession to the Chinese authorities in Funing, north Kiangsu, where he was arrest ed. The Court has sent an official letter to the Funing authorities for the document, which is expected to be sent here before next Wednesday.
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