The Archive · 1939

27 Years at Large

Shanghai, Jan. 17.

Wang Kal-liang, who 27 years ago escaped from Police Hospital while serving a 10-year prison, term, who. was only recently re: arrested on another charge will not serve out his long prison term. The Judge of the Execution Court of th First Special District Court yesterday showed leniency to the now S7-year old man by sentencing him to. six Months" imprisonment for that crime.

'Last week Wang was arrested and later sentenced to six months' imprisonment having been charged with Miegally possessing six ounces of opium. He was given an alternative by the judge who ruled that he ralght pay a fine of $180 for his latest rime but he failed to do so. His Hingerprints proved that he was the man. who escaped from the Police Hospital in 1912

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