The Archive · 1939

Wounded Kidnapper Remanded

Indicted on a charge of attempted kidnapping, Wu Ching-sen, a middle-Chinese, was arraigned before the First Special District Court yesterday and remanded in custody for a week pending further investigations. He. admitted. that. he had taken part in the attempted kidnap-Ping. with two other men who are at, large.

Wu, it will be recalled, was shot in the chest during an attempt to Snatch Ho Liang-chang, son of a "in his wealthy merchant, in Lane 1112 off (yü Yuen Road on March 18.

The intended victim was leaving a house a private motor car which kid-tried to stop. There-was an of shots between Ho's and the kidnappers and Wu was wounded.

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