Taking advantage of the darkness, three highwaymen managed to escape after a gun battle near the intersect tion of Routes Culty and Ferguson at 4 a.m. yesterday.
The circumstances which led to the battle were as follows: OPE'S 956 and 842 of the French Police were on duty in Route Culty when they "were approached by a Chinese. who iold them that he had seen a corpse a little distance away.
Accompanied by the Chinese, CPC. 956 went to the place indicated. They were followed by C.P.C. 842, who was about ten feet behind. When near the spot indicated by the Chinese, the C.P.C's were surprised by three, highwaymen, two of them armed, jumped out of the darkness and ordered the policeman to give them their pistols.
C.P.C. 842 opened fire immediately at the attackers and the latter replied, firing at C.P.C.,956. The bullet hit his holster and clip, this saving the policeman's life.
A gun battle ensued between the gangsters and the policemen, but the former took advantage o? the darkness and disappeared in Avenue Haig direction. ut TEH. ge et lu iE CE it would make it more dangerous—then I hoped our man was going to run for it but when another couple of shots came our passengers made him put in at the opposite bank and all got off.
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