The Archive · 1940

Kidnapping

A Johnson garage driver named Chien Ah-liang was brought before the First Special District Court yesterday on a writ of detention and he will be tried together with Pang Chiang-sen, who was arrested some days ago in connection with an attempted kidnapping committed on August 19. Chien was alleged to have received $25 from would-be kidnappers, whose car he drove. He drove his car to the western district and on the way he was forced to get out. When the police later intercepted the car, they found Pang inside. Pang was arrested and he was alleged to have confessed that his men had hired the car im order to kidnap an electric globe [manufacturing comp^ny's manager. They failed in the attempt, he was alleged to have told the police.

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