Evening star., 1896-10-23
HELD AT A LEGATION.
Reported Capture of Chinese Con.
spiratOr in London.

nepOrte0 capture OF Chinese Com
spiratOr In London.
The London Globe yesterday published a
startling story of the alleged kidnapping
and Imprisonment of Chinaman In the
Chinese legation there. The newspaper
mentioned says that the Chinese govern
ment learned in November last that there
existed conspiracy to seize the Viceroy
of Canton as the first step toward the
overthrow Of the present Manchu dynasty
The plot, the Globe adds, was disclosed by
the premature importation of four hundred
coolies to Canton from Hong Kong to as
sist in the seizure Of the viceroy, which
aroused suspicion.
Some of the leaders were then arrested
and confessed, but one of them, a doctor
named Sun Yatsen, escaped to America,
and thence made his way to London.
The doctor, it is now alleged, has been
missing since Saturday week ago, and
some of his English friends claim they
nave learned that he is imprisoned at the
Chinese legation, having been seized by
couple of Cinnamon as he was passing the
Iegation.
The foreign Office and Scotland Yard au-
thcrities have been notified and detectives
to prevent the removal Of the doctor. The
friends of the latter have applied for a
writ of habeas corpus, but it Is doubted
whether the writ is applicable at the lega-
ton.
[ The Chinese officials deny that the doctor
is detained at the legation, but the friends
of the alleged conspirator claim to possess
conclusive proof that he is held prisoner
there.
The story regarding the Imprisonment of
Chinaman in the Chinese legation is
confirmed. though there are various re-
ports of the manner in which the arrest
was made.
Sir Halliday Mccartney, the counsellor of
the Chinese legation, has come out in
interview protesting strongly against the
statement that the man was captured in
the street.
HE was not even induced to visit the
legation said Sir Halliday, but came
there Of his own accord more than once,
believing that he would not be recognized,
with view to spying on the officials
there. He was recognized and arrested"
man an was Chinese ' sub subject % but dec Declines @
to give further information in the matter.
The mans friends in London. however,
claim that he Is British subject. He has
means of communicating with his friends
and he has conveyed to them the intelli-
gence that he fears that he will be pol
scned or starved to death, having had
ractically nothing to eat since his arrest.
Sun-Y at-Sen, the name of the prisoner
practiced as a physician in the United
States before going to London. He ar
rived in England on the Germanic October
1, and took chambers at No. Gray's Inn
piece.
The officials Of the Chinese legation have
hatly denied the story that an English
Judge was applied to by the friends Of
sun fat-Sen TOT haDeas corpus, and have
declared the inability of the Judge to in
| terfere.
The Standard says in an editorial on the
episodes: IF the man was kidnapped Great
Britain has a right to demand his release
II Ii quite clear that he cannot be executed
or submitted to an inquisitorial exa nina
ton while within our shores. We trust
that China will realize the Importance of
| the issue and will retire with good grace
| from an untenable position"
| The Daily News says editorially on the
same subject: ''The rights Of extra-terri-
| tcriality merely protect the lawful inmates
| of legations. .Sun-Yat-Sen must be released
| forthwith"