Shanghai, Jan. 6.
One of the biggest armed robberies ever committed in this country was revealed in the First Special District Court yesterday when four suspects arrested in Shanghai were brought up for trial in connection with the theft of more than $320.00 in military funds carried by a Chinese ofoer an* his 18-year. old son, both of whom were brutally murdered about, two years ago in Kuyung, near Nanking twas recalled in court that five bandits who participated in the crime Were arrested and executed Tong ago by Chinese authorities but it was not revealed whether of not the loot had been revealed.
'The Settlement potice at frst or-rested five suspects in Shanghai but tone. of them' was soon released Because no evidence could be fount against him. The four suspects stil in custody denied that they had anything to do with the crime, telling the court. yesterday that they came fo Shanehal in August of last year refugees from" Kuyung, their native district.
The hearing was postponed sine die pending further Investigations and it was hinted, by the court that the suspects might be referred to the Supreme Court.
The crime was committed December. 1997. when an officer under General Yih Ting. commander of the New. Fourth "Route Army—now engaging the Japanese in Chekiank fand Kiangsu in guerilla warfare. was passing through Kuyung carrying more than $320,000 In military funds There he met a group of bandits who after murdering him "and. his "son robbed him also of the money he vied. The Seltle rent. police here were asked to help. arrest the Bandits and most of the suspects were arrested a few months ago and sent to the court, JBody of Murdered Man Vanishes Shanghei, Jan. 8.
'A murdered male refucee's body has been changed into that of a Jwoman. This isthe startling new Jdevelopment in the murder case ferred to the First Special District ICourt in which a refugee named Chang Peh-yuan was alleged to have been beaten to death because he re~ Yealed the secret of the theft of the Fetugee. rice. by five men' in. charge fof the No. 42 Refugee Camp in Fah iva, Cheng, when Is in the western "The five men, including the director of the refugee camp himself, are now Standing trial but when thely victim son led the police to investigate the Body on Friday by opening the eon Chinese "eoflin repaaitory near [Goimbin Road, they" found a dead woman Inside instead of the vielim who was amon, The police ave taking a serious view lor the matter and they are investigate ting whether st is 8 mistake made by employees of the coffin repository oF X'how been replaced by accomplices in, the crime who are at large.
recently: when they reedyed a reper ithe police began ete ation only From the dead man's son to the effect {ht nis father was beaten to death by {group of men as a personal revenge.
pointed out that before the mue~ Hlerous attaeke was made on his father ko: victim had revealed the secret hay here in charge. of the refugee amp hed sold part of the refugee rice fo" their own. advantage.
'Accordingly, the police arrested the fave men in' charge. of the refugee Jeomp Including Sheng Tze-kwang, the Samp director, and ehvrged them court for several crimes including the fnticting. of serious bodily "harm ausing deivh, The police wanted 10 examine the Body of the man alleged forgave been beaten to death, but chen they' went to the cof reposi= ory" they' found out. that. the cetin find its "contents had been changed entirely.
Mit was reveated in court at a recent Incaring thet the victim escaped from the refugee. camp, sometime after Ne foa been beaten but that he died on the wag. He wa en-fined by thane In'charge of the refugee camp in the presence of his son, who also lived Extortioners Given Jail Terms Shanghei, Jan. 0.
Boris Konaiff, a Russian photo studio salesman, was sentenced 18 months' imprisonment yesterday bby the First Special District Court charged with extortion by pesing a fa police detective. Two Chinese accomplices were given similar prison terms, while another couple drew one year's Imprisonment each, 'The sixth man was sentenced to-seven months In Jail, During the past two months they had' visited five Chinese residences -extorted $1,260 from their victims" by. posing a3 detectives faitached to "the Central Police Station. searching for opium. Tu all the eases the victims were asked to pay some money in order that their Seerets might be hushed up.
Among the victims there was a singsong girl living in Wel Lo Alloy off Foochow Road. 'The fake tactives went to her home and found some opium there. The gir! paid $120 as hush money, Two rich store keepers, the proprietor of a piece goods shop and the chief tenant of house In the western atom were the other' victims, The " sentenced men were extradited to the French police yesterday, since they were Delieved by the police to have also committed crimes in the Concession, Second Special Court
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