The Archive · 1939

Money Snatcher Sentenced

Shanghai, Aug. 16.

Convicted of robbery,' Chen Dehshun was sentenced fo one year and two months' imprisonment yesterday by the First Special District Court in connection with the snatching of a parcel containing $3,000 from a. bank employee walking near Ningpo Road. 'The crime. It will be recalled, was committed on August 6 when, after ashing a money order from the 'Shanghai Post Office, an employee of the Chun Fo Bank, Jinkee oad, was walking to his bank. At the inter~ section' of Szechuen and Ningpo!

The two youths, aged below 20, were alleged to have connived with two other persons at large in trying to strangle Tsing Hou-hsing to death in the park, Tsing screamed and struggled. Several British Tommies rushed to the scene by climbing fence, and arrested two of the men.

Tsing told the court that one of the at large placed a string around is neck shortly after 9 pin. while they were taking a walk together, while the other three men beat him severely. Two of the men are his. friends and he did not know the Feason why he was so murderously assaulted,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account