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of shots the detective was hit. A Yim- passerby a woman Au Yeung
detective challenged The Argyle Street shooting 58 or 60 the
them to stop. They continued and affair of May 30 between a were crossing Sai Yee Street and the detective and armed robbers, detective opened fire. The robbers during which a woman was returned the fire and in the exchange killed, and the subsequent attempt to shoot Sergeant wan who was between the two fires Pope following a robbery in was hit and later died. It could not Shanghai Street, was related be proved which shot killed her.
In spite of his wound Tang in full at the Criminal Ses-tinued the chase. After passing the sions this morning when two railway bridge the four robbers se- Victory men appeared before the parated, three turning into
Avenue. One reaching the corner of Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Peace Avenue the detective saw an MacGregor, on several Indian counts.
Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Counsel, conducted the case for the Crown and the accused were not re- presented.
con-
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con- them stables and left the chase to while he returned to the station and In was later admitted to Hospital. the meantime Leung Wing had still maintained his watch on the robbers: and saw them making for path leading to the Houmuntin cemetery, At this path the Indian police gave up the chase and Leung saw them use a telephone at the Texaco filling.
The accused are charged with rob- bery by two or more of a quantity of gold articles from No. 449, Shanghai Street, unlawful possession of arms and ammunition, shooting at Sergeant station.
OLAST 4 TIMES TO DAY Pope with intent to cause grievous
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Leung saw the robbers making for able Sergeant Pope and to evade ar- the hills and returned to the shop.. rest and with shooting at Sergeant Pope with intent to murder.
Here he found Inspector Carey and
the
The jury was composed of the fol-Sergeant Pope making enquiries. He told the Police officers what he knew lowing:-Francis Connolly (fore- man), Cahn Keng, Chung King-sin, and then took the police in two cars Yap Fui-san, Tso Yin-kin, Loo Suen to the point where the robbers had wing and Lionel Bruce Chuey.
taken the final route. Mr. Prentis said that on May 30, a
The police then broke up into two and robbery was committed at the gold-parties, Sergeant Pope with one smith's shop at No. 449 Shanghai Inspector Carey with the other. After Street. Shortly before noon the man- searching for 15 minutes round aging partner and his fokis were in face of the hill Sergeant Pope sud- the shop. Among the fokis were Leung denly came upon three men who were Ki who was sitting near the entrance squatting in a hollow. Calling on them of the shop and Leung Wing who was not to move Sergeant Pope jumped slightly in the rear of the premises into the hollow and caught hold of near the lavatory. Suddenly a Chinese one of the men. At the same time man appeared in the shop. He was he called out to one of his detective dressed in black. He pointed a gun at assistants. The other two men then Leung Ki and told him not to move. ran to one side of the hollow,
Four men then rushed into the shop. first defendant turned round and shot They were all armed with revolvers, at Sergeant Pope. Pope then twisted and a shot was heard in the street. All the arm of the man he held and tried the five robbers lined themselves to draw his gun but the robbers had along the counter behind which three disappeared. The Chinese detective accountants were sitting. They broke took Pope's prisoner over, but he saw the glass counters with the butts of two men leaving the hollow and about the revolvers and extracted a quantity (30 to 40 yards from him. He open- of gold articles.
and
ed fire, which the men returned. After As this was going on Leung Wing this exchange of shots the men took heard the shots and shouts. Realising a path leading to the Houmuntin ce- that the shop was being robbed he ran metery and disappeared. Sergeant back and there met another foki, Pope took up the chase and saw the Leung Pui who was blowing a police men going down a water course. Lat- whistle. Leung Wing took the whistle er he met Inspector Carey and other from him and ran through the back door to Dundas Street. He saw four men advancing towards him and cross the opposite side of the road. They at- tracted his attention by the revolvers they were carrying. One of the men was carrying an umbrella.
FIRED TWICE
police officers and a detective who- suspected that the men had hidden: themselves in
After an enclosure. instructions from Carey the men scat- tered and Pope and Carey and a Chinese detective found the enclo-. sure. The Chinese policeman was stationed at the entrance while Pope and Carey went inside and began to
search.
The enclosure which had been used
Leung blew his whistle and the four men hurried on and one turned and fired two shots at Leung. The men then turned into Portland Street and by villagers as a kind of chicken-pen then into Cheung Sha Street where contained a large number of hollows. Leung followed them blowing his After searching, Pope saw the feet of whistle at intervals. At Cheung Sha Street three more shots were fired at He arrested the
a man jutting out from some rocks. man and in the Leung. The robbers turned into Soy crevice near by found a fully loaded Street and then into Sai Yeung Choi
mauser pistol and a quantity of Street with Leung still following them.
price At this point Leung shouted "Robbers" Jewellery which still had the and continued blowing his whistle. His tags on them. The man was search-
ed and a quantity of ammunition- cries were heard by a detective who
was found near by. was escorting two female banishees to the station. The robbers saw the
Continuing their search the Police He was detective, Tang Kia, stop, and they arrested the second man. pointed their revolvers at him. Tang found hiding between some rocks and then shouted "I am Not a detective," when arrested had a cocked and load- The robbers did not shoot but con-ed automatic pistol and also tinued on. Tang followed them and jewellery later identified as that stol- at the corner of Nelson Street and en from Shanghai Street. Argylle Street the four men held up
some
The statement made by the prison- a lorry, by crossing in front of it. The ers when charged was then read and detective got on the lorry and told the Mr. Prentis concluded his outline by driver to proceed and take { drawing attention to the charge the next turning with the hope relation to the shooting.
."
in The men'
of intercepting their robbers, were charged with shooting at Ser- When the robbers reached Argyle geant Pope with the intent to murder Street. they turned into Waterloo and alternatively with intent to main, Road, When they passed Tung Choi disable or disfigure Sergeant Pope or · Street the lorry came up behind and to evade lawful arrest. Tang alighted. When near house No.
The case. is proceeding.