The Archive · 1939

Conniving at Murder

Shanghai, Sept, 12.

Found guilty of having connived with one of the partners of the Yung 'Yuan Gambling Houses in the Western District to murder another partner IMow Hsiang-yung, an employee of the establishment, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment yesterday by the First Special District Court, The crime was committed on July 28 in Bubbling Well Road near Tifeng Road when Chang Kong-mel, the unfortunate partner, was dead by several gunmen who escaped, The Court found that the crime was 'a result of business rivalry between partners; Mow was only- recently caught in Vu Ya Ching Road where he met another employee of the establishment,

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