Shanghai, Mar. 25, 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 rime 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.
Tt was stated in court that five men broke into the Pan residence fon 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 contested to this crime, The accused were also alleged to have committed other crimes, including the hold-up at 10-81" Hsin Dong Ka Loong in West Hongkew on February 27 when they made off men who also participated in this crime are 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, Newspaper Vendor Murdered Shanghai, Mar, 25, Five men were brought before the First Special District Court yesterday bythe Louza police In "connection with "the mureer on" March 21 of Wu Kwel-sen, a popular Chinese Inewspaper vendor, which crime Was committed by several men in "an alley' in: Foothow Road.
No charges were framed against
more investigations, suspecting that the men othe police wanted to make the ringleader of the crime was still at large. No. inquest has been held ver "the body of the victim, Who unbed on Tuesday night in St, Luke's Hospital. Charges. will framed after the inquest.
was revealed in court that short= Jy after 11 pin. the vielim left his hotel, the Jem Hwa Hotel, but before could reach the mouth'of the alley in which the small hotel is located, several men rushed up to him and Knifed him many times, "The victim did not reveal the motive of the crime to the police, but the latter are following the theory that business competition between the victim and the man at large, also a newspaper. vendor, might have resulted in the tragedy.
"The five suspects Were arrested on Thursday. ina house in Lane 38?
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