Shanghai, Aug. 24.
The five young Russians who were recently. sentenced by the. First Special District Court to prison terms for committing more than ten bur-Blaries in the Settlement were also formally charged yesterday in the Second. Special District Court with more than 50 similar crimes which they were alleged {o have committed inthe Concession.
Yesterday's hearing was confined te questioning L, Fedin, one of the five accused, in regard to his part in the Concession crimes. In addi ti {to his criminal adventures in the Settlement, accused admitted having repeated ihe offences in the Concession. {twas revealed in court that if the accused were all also found guilty by the Concession court, the value of the stolen articles would be infereased to about $100,000, The five accused are well known local Russian and sporting circles. The robberies had. been committed over a period of several months and was only after the police had made most painstaking efforts that the gang was finally discovered, The five cused are L, Fedin, V. Fedin, Maryen Paviov, V. Gravity and A, Mereu:
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