1949-01-26 — Page 15

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1940.

CUSTOMS PASS BUS HOLD-UP

BUTTERFIELD &SWIRE Story Of Arrest

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Told In Court

Five Portuguese youths, returning from a shoot-

ing trip, were responsible for the arrest of‚à man, alleged to be connected with the arm- ed robbery on board a forry-bus on the oven- ing of December 5 last, after they had fired five shots at the fugitives.

The story of how they were brought into the case was narrated by Sebastian Estevao di Carvalho, Ernest Antonio, and Edward Carmo, at the committal proceedings, taken before Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday, against Li Kwok;on, aged 24....

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Il in charged with armed rob-vehicle left Lung Kong Road bery by two or more personK, terminus at 5.10 p.m. on December Carvalho said that at 5.30 p.m.5 fast. He atarted to collect the on the date in question they were fares from the passengers andi. walking down Military Rond with the day's takings, had about when they saw two Chinesh run- $5 in 1 money bag. He had aha

about 1,000 unused tickets. ning up. One of the men had a gun in hand.

المودة

While the bus was going along On being asked what the mat-Cusotme Pass Road, near Military ter was,

one of the man unid. Road, he heard the sound of "A robbery

the road." { breaking glass. down

Looking up, he Thinking that there two were saw someone breaking, a pane of detectives, the purty of five of glass in the driver's cabin. This Portuguese youths let them pass. man poked his gun through the the aperture and fired a shot in They then saw a crowd down

the direction of the driver, the bottom of the hill and got sus- picious. Antonio was sent down to investigate, and, on being told by the driver, conductor and passet- gers that the two men were ari- ell robbers, shouted the informa-

on to lits, friends,

Unrela immediately fred, two shots at the fugitives, who were i then 150 to 200 yards in front, and then handed the gun to Fred dnd chased, after the

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Hydman, in turn, fred Two shots at the escaping men. By thie time the robbers were rounding A bend, whereupon Carmo Bred a shot at them.

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The bus was stopped and the

driver jumped out. The armed

man pointed the gun at witness and the passengers and told them not to move. Accused, who was sitting at the rear of the bus, put his hand in his pocket as if to draw out something and said, "Don't move,”

Wilness said that he was then robbed of the money bag by ne- cused who then got off the bus ufter the armed man. The money bag, suid witness, was taken from accused by the armed man.

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PRISON WARDERS ON

MENACES CHARGE

"Tho caso is of some considorable importance. bo- cause it demonstrates that pepple in a position of control or influence over someone; also have used that position to exploit the unfortunate ond miserable situation' of other people." Mr. M. Heenan, Crown Counsel, made these re- marks when opening the case for the Crown against three warders attached to Victoria'. Remand. Prison and one ex-warder.

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They were arraigned before in the act." The arrest of Santos Mr. Justice Wicks, (Acting Addi~ led to the arrest of the other three tional Judge) and Jury at the men aging and have

Mr. J.G.B.D. Stuart, Principal | Supreme Court yesterday.

Timothy

Officer of Victoria Remand Pri Din, The accused,

son, said that first and third Gussy Marin dos Santos, Saple

Mario Ahmed and Jose

accused joined the Prison De. partment

1940, Azedu, who are belt tried

on May 21, second accused on March 22, 11 counts of demanding money

1946 with menaces, corruption'in omce

and fourth accused on and conspiracy, all pleaded not August 10, 1846, sulity.

Replying to Timothy Din, Mr. Mr. Heenan said that the facts Stuart anid ho had heard 110 were somewhat compliented and a ecmplaints from Ho Luk during the time the man was in the Re- trifle difficult to follow.

mund Prison that he had either been assaulted or threatened by the warders.

The incidents which gave rise to the indictment before the Court had their origin in the arrest of ane Ho Luk master of the Ah Tung Electrical Shop of No. 101 Cheungshawan Road, on August, on a charge of receiving stolen property and his subsequent de- tention in the Victoria Remund

Mr. Stuart also agreed that Ho Luk, as o

o remand prisoner, was given the privilege of having his own food brought to him, and cigarolles and visitors every day. On conclusion of lestimony by

Prison, where he came under theo Luk and Fung Yuk, als wife, control of the first three accused. hearing was adjourned until 16

The allegations in the indictam, today.

a count of con- ment Included spiracy against all four accused, which is that the four of them used the official position of the first three accused in order to "bleed" Ho Luk's family friends of money on the pretence, that such paynients would ermure for Ho Luk good treatment while he was in prison..

Crown's Case

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Mr. Heenan said that Ho Luk was arrested on August 1 and sent to Victoria Remand Prison) on August 7. While there, he WAS approached at varying times by each of the first three

Acaused.

It was the case for the Crown that these three accused per suaded Ho Luk to write chits to

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