Telegram-herald., 1889-06-23
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crime astAlly L.Aes place ag g1g1G ffs
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ssz.ssd Ne prss-1t1S magistrate. .LSs.1sd
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Only 4xaL cal1ss from paper LanterEs % ooS-
soa SIc4s a. oil cups, Ehlca 1gt serve ~
crng t1so proalEzS1eo ths weird shadows
nlsung aS-sat tas coxnsTs aad i1rki2g
sElsGg lie w0od s06k IL Lhs root. Sllsace
pfsv4lls, TIA fs~ sPecIstors watching ths
proeeelsn 80 standing hke statues. The 40
ccss1, dragged from tns d.EAAsss AID nlta
" Chinese prisso. Ia forced - zne@i ce-
fore ne laaxinsnt seaG throughout the
tElaL Weakened by uLtreatmenE aaa aD-
p4lied SY us 0wo - psrsuslOus iInag glalngs,
he 0tteA rsq ARES s1ly llttls lgdleiOos ter
Forizi4s - el-c1s = fIl confession II his
called. Er0a these DO osGs Or Affirmation .
demanded. the breaking Of . saucer
and othsr fOru1s for administering al
cath 20 q ChlA4la4a ls.d down IN En xhsh
i4~-Sosxs being quite uakaown IN Chiasss
cogrta Any hesitation or refusal %
aas~sr tbs magistrates qaestiOns-for TO
i g1tge, Jury aud crown prosecu Tor al IN
one, aud 10 eOuasel for ths defense IS a.
b0~ed punished Dy slaps on tns cheek Or
the Application Of tbs oanooO 10 the thlghs,
sod sliullar penalties mere severely adnla-
Istsred caecA ths gisfus OF false testimony.
Should tho prisoner. ia face OF strong evil
dence, peralst Ia denyng his guil.. VARIOUS
persuasive measures are rSsOFtod u, such
a. forciag hlm ~ kaeel on CHAINS, hang
az him up BY the taunbs or suspead-
iaz han Dy the neck IN u wooden frame so
tba. rs toes Just touch tho ground. Al
such t0rtures arc Illegal, but a confession
has 20 DC obtained somehow before sentence
can D. passed. and cases are many and the
Gme for settling them short Seldom can
the stoutest rogue, or, alas innocent man,
bod out against such treatment continued
throu ghoatthe uight and renewed, II neces-
sary, sgssn and again.
When two or more persons are equally
suspected OF theft or the Ike. the magls-
trates Oman show great Ingenuity Ia de-
tectink the guilty. In cross-examination
they are peculiarly sdiltul ia obtaining dam
aglng admissions, their suavo manner de-
eeiving tho accused as % the Importance
OF the point they inquire about so careless
Iy Two instances of extra judicial methods
for ascer.Aining tho culprit among many
equally under suspicion deserve TO be re-
corded for their cleverness. Some balls Of
opium taken from q paratical junk by a rev
enuo cruiser myterlously disappeared while
being transferred u tho latter vessel
Op.ura - very pressous in China, and . ball
a. easily split up and secreted IN the
wide sleeycs or the voluminOus waistoand
OF Chinese sailor. The commander
81 the vessel was 10th 20 insti-
tutc a search OF the ship and crew know
ing well the craftiness OF ms men, and that
even n found tho opium would most prob
ably D. IA The bundle OF some innocent
man lie thcrefore resOrted 10 a plan as
simple - 10 proved effective. In his 7cabin
was, "a is usual, a shrine OF The Goddess
OF Mercy and of the Chinese Neptune Be
fore these deIties be instituted a solemn
service, which was prolonged I'LL evening.
When night fell he mustered the crew aud
called them ono by ono into the dlmly-
Hghted CABIN. Here each man had TO make
inx before tAe images, aud, dipping his
In ger IA n saucer Of water, TO smear his
face al over. being warned that, II be were
guilty. the divfnities would make his face
appear streaked with black When the
thseCs turn cAae, he tried - outwi. the gods
b. rubbing his In ger on the bottom OF the
saucer. but, % lis horror. when he reached
the hghL his face was al over black
marks. the WHY commander having held
the saucer over q lamp before commencin z
the experiment
Ia another case. where several servants
were suspected q theft, each man was
given q bamboo OF the same length marked
with his name. which had % bo deposited
in au urn before a small shrlno IN the outer
prison where they were confined. Tho
eficer announced that the Culprits rod
would grow, by interpositlOn of providence,
one inch during the night The prisoners
vvsrs then locked up. no wa.ch being kept
on the urn. Ou the reassemoling OF the
court one rod was found 10 be an inch
shorter than the rest, "a the thief had
under cover Of the darkness endeavored 20
circumvcnt the supposed divine power by
biting blt OF hls rod
When any article disappears from a
private house and one OF tho inmates Is sus-
pected of purl0inIng II, i. is usual, before
having recourse % tss magistrate. whose
underanxs exact huge soes for doing any
thing. OF nothing. % tau N a priest and hold
a communion service. This consists ia in
vok.nE The evil spirits aud bribing them BY
offerings sad music ~ hound the cu.prit 20
death within the year II continues for
three days and lights If tAe terrified thief
does not confess and maze restitution be
fore that time. q result very frequently y
achieved EuroDoans living 90 China have
tired this method. but not with much sue
cess. "A the g0ngnE All other e.scortaaf {
sounds which consntuto the music, 90
sF,..trafly drive away sleep thas ne neigh
h.,~tr.r foreigners insist on its beng inter
r-e-sd dar,ng The night. snd, 50 say the
C1inese. spoil the charm
OF ate years Chinese newspapers ca The
European model have been started. Ard srs
we'll supported In ths matter of advertise
ments 50 now. ne loser n bank notes OF
ether portable property can, and very fre-
ruenf3V does, announces "a loss IA good
Chinese In she columns - ere - the tdTes
leadiug "a les. adsuas sul1aois rewards
for tas recovery - IA property aui tAe do
fr--tion u a., thief The European settle
r7.pf AZ shan zaai a.ons - e. the towns q
china employs regular detectives - toe ex
,..ns.,of ne rate-vavers Wh@n. = ever. ths
f-,-insss, Govern zlens WI follow The exam
s.s ser theu, by this western oomnlzity
it = impossible q prsilcs
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