Shanghai, Sept, 13.
Kien Ab-loh, a former Siccawei Catholic printing shop employee who recently surrendered himself to the French Concession police confessing that he had participated in the murder of Fathar F. Lebreton. in the latter's Foam at Siccawei on August 30, was brought before the Second Special District Court yesterday morning for trial, Judgment was reserved despite the fact that he repeated his confess sion in which he said that he was forced to join a murder gang of five. The hearing was postponed to September 30 and during the postponement the French police will make efforts arrest the other four criminals, Kiow told the court plainly that it was he and the ringleader of the gang, who is at large, who broke into the unfortunate priest's room to com mit the crime. While they were coin-mitting the crime in the room three other accomplices were waiting out side as guards. Ho said that the ring-Jeader, "Chow Yuahelai, strand Father Lebreton's with' his hands while he was asked 10 hold the feet of the priest so that he could not move. He explained, however, that did $0 under threat of death.
Afer the crime, he told the cow hho was again forced to go to Pootuns, by the ringleader and other men and there they Iiid ina dairy. It was a rainy night and he was wet all through, he said, but he managed to. escape front his men and came across the river to register in a hotel where he lived for afew days to allow his clothes to dry. Afler that, he thought it would be good for him to make a confession toa French priest in a Avenue Dubail Church which he did.
He was asked to surrender himself to the police which he also did.
Asked as to why he had surrendered himself to the police, he stammered in a erying voice that he could not bear the thought of leaving his wife and children behind. touch with the gan the introduction of other accomplices. and although he did not tell the judge as to how much money his accom= plices had stolen from the murdered Priest he slated that ho had. not obtained a cent from them. Previous repot(s had it that the gang decamped with only $260 being unable to break. 'a safe in which $20,000 was contained.
Dressed in a neat light blue long gown, the 25-year old self-confessed criminal appeared 10 be as innocent looking as the many Chinese students. Jand orphans Yrought up by French Fathers and Sisters at Siccawei. Tne ease may be described by the Chinese' as a ease of "returning virtue with hatred" because the murdered priest was the man to whom he owed much. Seventeen years ago he, as a orphan, was placed in the Catholic orphanage of which the late priest was. the director. Later, he was taught printing and was employed by the printing shop at Siccawei. was dismissed {wo months ago and he Soon was used by the murderers be~ cause he know the habits of the victim.
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