Haul Arrested Three Accused of Robbery In Kinnear Road Three alleged notorious robbers who are charged on several counts by the Settlement police were also charged yesterday in the First Special District Court with a new crime committed on January 17 in the Kinnear Road residence of Pan San-shan who was alleged to have business connections with the Japanese. It was revealed that in this crime alone more than $23,000 was stolen.
The French police also wished to have them extradited, but the judge ruled that they be detained by the Settlement court pending final trial.
It was stated in court that five men broke into the Pan residence on the pretext of presenting a gift They then went into the bedroom "where they forced Mr. Pan to surrender a key for opening a safe from which the money was stolen. Only two of the men confessed to this crime.
The accused were also alleged to have committed other crimes, including the hold-up at 10-51 Hsin Dong Ka Loong in West Hongkew on February 27 when they made off with $1,300. Two other men who also participated in this crime are at large.
The trio was recently caught by the Sinza police and in their possession. four pistols and more than 30 rounds of ammunition were found.
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