Two men who were arrested on August 20 following the robbery of $10,000 from the occupants of a car on Shanse Road were sentenced to nine years and 30 months" imprisonment respectively. The two robbers, who were assisted by a third one who escaped with $6,000 of the loot, held up the bank messengers of the Great China Dispensary in Foochow Road while they were travelling in the vehicle along Shanse Road. Before the sentenced men could escape, an alarm was raised resulting in. their arrest and the recovery of $4,000.
Four suspected robbers who were arrested on Sept. 11 by some Japanese officers in Hailar Road near Wuchow Road when they attempted to hold upo pedestrian were remanded in custody for a week by the court. While trying to flee, the suspects dropped a loaded pistol. Two suspected whart thieves accused of having stolen a leather suilease from Miss Nancy D. T, Woo after she had landed on the Customs Jetty from the s. President Coolidge on September 11 were also remanded for a week. They were arrested in 9 hotel after the police lad been informed of the crime. noeked, the following morning witness continued, she held a conversation with the rst witness, the landlady, and Inter missed from her wardrobe the suitcase containing the money and valuables, She notified the police and went to the home of Btrs. Roma. Witness identified a suitcase produced in court as her property. She also old the court that she had checked its contents in the home of Mus Roma and discovered that nly $115 was missing.
Detective Sergeant C. W. Crossley attached to the Hongkew station was the only police witness. On the morning of September i, he saw a Written complaint made by Mra, Rereurreetion, who disclosed that she suspected the wecused owing to formation furnished by the landlady.
Witness went on to describe his visit to the home of Mrs. Roma with the complaining witness and the dis: covery of the suilease with all its contents except $115, which Mrs, Rosurreceien said way missing.
Giving evidence ju her own behalf, accused emphatically denied the lar cony ud declared that she had not been to the home of Mrs. Roma on the day mentioned, in fact she had not visited the place for months.
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