Murderer Confesses nucsen, murderer" who "Was Shanghai, July 23.
recently caught red-handed after he had shot and killed a French tram Inspector has now. recovered. from wounds which he received during the police chase and made a full con fession "yesterday in the Second Special Distriel Court implicating {two detained. former conductors he company as the instigators of the! rime. The courtroom was filled capacity with visitors when Lu made fis confession, but all the others "more than 20 accused, mostly con: ductors of the company—denied that they were involved inthe crime. Hearing was postponed to August 5.
Lu confessed that it was he who followed Chen Kuo-kos, the murder fed man, inva tram ear and shot him ter he had been made familiar with the vieUim's face by his two Instigat ors one of whom was, dismissed. by ite company' through a report sent in by deceased. Te said that he tried several times to shoot the victim but hho only' succeeded Jone 23 ina tram, Wa Sen sion, one of the accused conductors also Sdmitted that he served as a lookout Guring the crime, "Another former Conductor told the judge" that his dismissal, was caused by a report Seritten by "deceased, but he denied That all ether accused were involved "The French police have been work ingon the theory. that accused had contributed $5 each for hiring the imittderes byt accused denied this esterday, one of them stating that the money was being raised to help ras in figneial From the SHANGHAI
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