Sergeant and Gang Charged With Theft An old servant, of a rich Chines? living at 80 Seymour Road and two other persons are being detained by the First Special District Court in connection with a series of thefts committed in the residence of the wealthy "master. The booty, consisting of both jewellery and cash and a pass book indicating that U, S.$2,000 had been deposited with the Shanghai office of the National City Bank of New York, must be worth a great sum of money and the police have found some of the stolen articles including two pass books.
Since the crimes were committed over a long period of time which fact shows that more investigations are necessary the police have asked the court to postpone the hearing to Saturday. The old servant who wea the confidence of his master for many years is Huang Tien-hwang, who was the last to be arrested and who is now staying in hospital because at the time of his arrest he swailoy something for unknown. reasons. expected that he will be able to appear in court at the scheduled time.
It was revealed by the prosecution that Huang recently suddenly àis-appeared from the residence of his master. Mr. Chen Chi-bleo, when the latter was investigating a theft vommitted in the household.—His disappearance aroused suspicions and more investigations revealed that an iron box containing jewellery and some pass books were missing. Since the things contained in the box were not of every-day use Mr. Chen never took trouble to open it for a long time. Mr. Chen also found some pawnshop tickets in the missing servant's room. Both the Central Police and banks concerned: were quickly notified, and further investigations brought.to light that many stolen articles including gold bracelets, some pearls, a camera, a typewriter, curios and clothes had been mortgaged to pawn shops. These were taken out from the shops.
The first arrest was effected when Huang Yen-ping, a young man living in Range Road, was caught by the Central police while he was trying to cash some money with one of the stolen pass books. He was arrested at the telephonic request from: an employee of the Shanghai Office of the Natiórial City Bank of New York. Through: his -alleged confession -the second man Liang Tze-ming was arrested.
Following the confession made by Liang, the police went to a hotel in Kweichow Road where they failed to locate the missing servant. In his hotel room, however, the iron box then only containing one pass book of a Chinese bank was recovered, together with a key. The servant was arrested on Wednesday in Rue clu. Consulat having sheen seen by another servant. of the victim by chance. "The latter servant asked the Frehch police to arrest "him and later he was extradited to the Bubbling Well. Police Station.
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