Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-02

ted DIR. Lord TO proceed 10 Wehoho" vi
board the United States ship Monocacy.
A court was held OH board that vessel,
consisting Of the two United States ma
val officers as assessors and DIR. Lord.
The finding ofthe court was that Bur
nett was guilty, but the assessors de-
INJURED. An appeal as to the constltu-
tionality of the court was made to u
F. Seward, ex-United States minister at
Picking, by Burnett. and he (thc ex-
minister) ordered q new trial, which
accordingly took place an October last
ut Ningoo.
For the defence Burnett denied any
completely in the abduction. Tic sald
that the boatman, All Hcc,. brought the
woman to him, and as soon So he found
| out she came from the nnnnery he Or
dered her to he sent back. He totally
denied tho statement made by the girl
and the old nun. He endeavored to
prove by means ola proclamation is
saed by the Chinese officials, THAT III
the eleventh moon Of last year all nun
neries were to be closed, and proclaim
Ing that the reason was because tho
houses were tho residences of courtezans
and vicious women
Several Of the young nuns were sol"
to residents at Wcnchow for sums vary
ing from twenty to thirty dollars cach'
no alleged, and he handed a list OF the
nirls names into court. tie sald, i
merely told All Hec that if l liked the
girl l would keep her, and pay him five
dollars for his fee as go-betwcen. When
found was in trouble l informed the
commissioner of customs, MIR. Mckay.
I;e suspended me and reported the affair
| to the inspector. l am dismissed from
the customs and lost $500, which am
entitled to.
Burnett's counsel, }. }. Henderson,
late United States consul at Annoy, COM
blamed that All Hee had been kept with
his legs in irons for six months. An
Hee was in court and could not stand
ND to be. examined) he had received
four hundred blows upon his face. The
provincial Judge at Hangchow had sen
fenced him to strangulation, the p''nsll-
ment fer adoption, and the hardness i'll
conformation by the board of punish
ment in Peking was the only reason why
the decree had not been carrieuout.
The witness, ALI Hee, and indeed the
whole of the Chinese for the prosecll'
ton, we're in awe, and appeared to be
afraid of the magistrate and Taotai o.
Ningpo, who occupied seats in thu
court, despite defendants counscPs pro
test. |.t- t.-
The oath of the witness. was as fol
lows:
| Ibclieve in Heaven and earth, ant
, if | do not speak the truth may tho ven
gcance of the gods fall upon me-"
The finding Of the court, which wa
again dissented to by the assessors, wa
that Burnett was to be imprisoned TO
one year in the consular house a
Shanghai and pay a fine of $500.
A protest was again entered by MI
Henderson, who gave notice of appca
. to the United States Minister, which wa
. allowed, and Mr.. Burnett was release
upon giving ball for 81. 500.
The foreign community in Shanghai
y whilst not exhonerating Burnett, hay
shown their opinions very strongly NJ
- on DIR. Lords conduct III his allege
y leaning towards the Chinese side, an
= allowing the Mandarins to have a shal
7 in tho trial. One of Burnctts prime
pal witnesses was spirited away an
not be found. .r,. '.u.f
Il 1t is extremely probable that IL
T" case will be sent to the Supreme Cou
, Of the United States, that court being
=, according to the United States consul'
" regulations for China and Japan, Il
, point of final appeal. ..a