Shenghai, Jan. 26.
Charged with extortion, 'a former: Chinese constable attached to the Seltlement police was brought before the First Special District Court yesterday on a writ of detention. Chu Wel-ming, the accused, was alleged to have tried to collect $400 on behalf Jot van extortion gang which had already obtained "$200 from the victim, a rich merchant from Tsungming named Wang Tseng-chen Trying to live in peace, Wang recently sold his house and came to Shanghai to live in the Nan Fong Hotel, Kiukiang Road. of which he Isa shareholder. On January 23 three guests, one of whom was his felond, called on him and alleged that the was 2 guerilla Jeader in his native home.
Threatening to report it to the Japanese military the gangsters sus-gested that Wang pay them $10.000 in order to keep the matter hushed up. After repeated negotiations which were carried on in a lane off Szechuen Road it was foally agreed that Wang should pay $600 to settle the affair. We paid $200 later in the hotel promising to pay the balance on January 24.
'Before making the last payment the victim reported the matter the Louza police and when the ae fed turned up en January 24.0 bo-half' of the gang to obtain $400 he was caught by his former colleagues.
was alleged.
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