Two Armed Robbers June 10.
Two armed robbers were arrested by the French police yesterday morning following an attempt made by them to rob iwo coal shop employees of money they were given take to the main office of the The crime occurred at about 9 a.m. yyesferday on Rue Pere Froe. The two messengers were in a taxi, entrusted with $5,000 in cash and a cheque when two bandits, brandish. ing their pistols, stopped the car and foreed their entry into the vehicle, One of them took the seat next to the chauffeur, while the other covered the messengers in the rear seat, The robbers then ordered the chaulfour to drive on.
The scene was witnessed by a Chinese police watchman, who blew his whistle and aftracied the attention of Chinese detective No. 245, on @uty in the vicinity. The latter placed himself in middle of the street. and made an attempt to stop the criminals. The chauffeur in the meantime hed abandoned the taxi bby jumping out of it and the vehicle was zigzagging in the street, Snally hitting the front of a wine shop and smashing a jar with wine, Police Give Chase was then that the detective and three Chinese policemen, the latter also attracted by the whistle, pursued the robbers, who had taken the money from' their victims and were making an effort to get away. One fas the police were catching up with him, discarded his pistol, but was arrested by us CPC. near 217 Rue Pere Froe." The other, with only the detective after him at frst, turned into an alleyway off Rue' Amital Bayle, then re-entered Rue Pere Froe through a shop.
Seeing himself trapped, the robber took refuge behind an electric ole and opened fire at the detective, who retaliated Several shots were exchanged before the robber's pistol jammed and hho started to run, but was caught by OPE'S 137 and A8%, who came running from an opposite direction, Both robbers will be brought court this morning.
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