'Acting on information obtained 9 few days ago, detectives from Crime Branch of the Shanghai hun pal Police, Headed" by. Inspector 5.°G, Crluhton, and accompanied. by Topresentatives' of the United States find Japanese Consulate "authorities and "a member of the Japanese Kendarmerle, cartied out a swift raid Yerterday morning on houses 24 and 25 of the Young. Allen Court "in Chapoo Road, where, atter a. brief search, they arrested "the wanted! man, li the entrances to. the two houses, oth'in Guinan" Road and fa'Young Allen "Court, were Left Hiarded. by the police, Who. Ast 'Wont to house 28, "The premises were Thoroughly' searched, but no sons of flay lid been found there. The Simeals then proceed," through a passage connecting the two houses, Xoo, 24, stating! with the ground soor, the party came to the first-where Sno of the rooms allele double About Riley not living there: vanished when ey saw baseball equipment anda wallet with "J, R." imprinted none of. the "rooms, 'The Sceupant, however was not in ale fhouh the bed' lid "not boon made "me oftcars of the law then bron couded to search all the Toon of the house and came tothe ate, on the thie oe, "Entering one of the the pect saw their man ang under Tooms, occupied by a Japanese lady,
th bed With ihele pistols ready, the afte. ra ordered Riley to' come out. The fonder was obeyed promptly, with the Sranted man creeping out "with his Hands up and saying: "0. "boys, alts up."
Trying to Escape According (0 detectives, Riley was trying to make brea by escaping by. the toot of the house, ut Was ought up with before. "he hada shane 10 dogo, "At the time of his arrest, ho tind "his shoes on, bout hie soks wore "missing. That the was desperately hoping. to evade ttrestwas also noticed in. the mane hor in which lig had dressed, "His trousers" Were. pulled. over his Pyamas and n leather jacket served {ovhide the fact that he hed sum, of approximately $10.00 was indi pockets when eae Siested, "thir including' "U.S. and focal astats, in dalton to a fave yen who kept the an hide-out, which Riley had
ignorant of the fact that she had been harbouring a criminal, it was earned, singe the wanted man hag registered there under the name of Lawrence Frank, could not be ascertained just how long Riley had lived in the house, since It was known that ho lad fad several hide-outs in the French Concession, Hongkew and the western district of the Inter~ national Settlement, Since his escape from the custody for the United States Court December 4, Riley managed to evade arrest although on several occasions hho came within shadow of being caught, On one occasion, the police Inrived just a few minutes after Riley had left a night resort tu' Hongkew, He was taken to the Ward. oad gaol ponding his re~ appearance at the US, Court, Forfeited Bail will be recalled that Riley forfeited his U'S.$25,000 bail, posted Riley was formerly a well-known gute in Shanghai, his activities in} operating slot-machines "and other gambling devices being conducted ulto openly, When charged in the US. Court he at frst denied operat ing' gambling machines," but later reversed his providing the were able prove that he is an American sub-feet, It was while obtaining evidence in establishing this, that the District "Attorney was notified of Riley's previous record,
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