The Archive · 1938

Typewriter Thief Murders Coolie

Man Found Strangled with Towel in Kiukiang Road Loot Recovered

n office coolie yesterday morning with his life for leeping in a room of M Hudson "s prem es at 210 Kiuki ug Road, across from the temporary quarters of St.

Luke's Hospital, He was apparently awakened by robbers, and to avoid detection: n the intruders pounced upon him, gagged him with a small towel and left him to die of suffocation, All they took was a type writer, which was in the room where the coolie was asleep, A few hours after the crime wi discovered, alert detectives from Central Station recovered the stolen typewriter and the are now looking for the robber or robbers n sponsible It was estimated that the crime curred at about 6 a.m, yest terday, At 9.30, members of the office rived' and discovered the Lb od the strangled coolie.

They called the Police at once It is believed the gained ance by the main office door, lo open temporarily coolie, by the hapless

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