Shanghai May 30. ANY a modern fiction writer would consider himself gratified had he thought of writing a book as colourful as the career of Koo A-san, 26 year-old native of Kompo, who was arrested by Settlement detectives on Vu Yuen Road shortly after noon on May 26. Notwithstanding his comparative youth, he has probably taken part in more armed robberies, holdups, attempted murders and shooting affrays against guardians of the law and al gangs, than any of the eri iminals at present imprisoned at the Ward Road Gaol, according to the confessions he is understood to have made, Accused, whilst already having confessed to his participation in a large number of major crimes, is suspected of having been connected with a far larger number, and careful investigations on the part of detectives who are questioning him daily, should eventually reveal all his shady exploits, Highlights in Koo's career are sgorstood. tobe ig participation on the evening of "December. the holdup of seven prominent Baitish and American residents on Columbia Toad, when st will be re-folied, a. gang of heavily-armed Sanaitsexzaped with a handsome foot jewellery, watches nnd other valu ables:
"The old _up on the evening of December 1%, of two CPSs along Brenan toad, when they. were armed and bound by the desperadoes "Pho snootcup: which oceutred tarism Road on December 17, when ome 60 shots were fired by the police in'an engagement with @ large' gang armed thugs, several "of which were "injure Tis cteape from custody of the Japanese Gendarmerie, together with ihtec of his necompligs, at 4 nm. On the morning of January 25, when they ogamed their liberty" alter climbing a wall which was fo have constituted Poreing 2 physician at pistol point n'a Chinese Hospital" on_Afarkham Road on Junuary 2 to treat one me jured "member of the kan} Wounds sustained in an encounter with the police, and to force the same physician to follow him on January 4, {attend to an injured man in the Tatter's hide-out in Fah Hwa village Shooting Recatled robbery, although at the time of his arrest, he was not found in possession of a firearm,
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