The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-16
50 Claims q Chinese Charged at
HOlq Kong.
NE WAS NAIvUAllltD MERE
Arraisnsd TO Answer Tor Burglary
10 wealthy Lawyers Clerk
tnsussr Conspiracy Alleged.

Hastings at the magistracy In Hong
kong. A pake who claims to be natur-
allied citizen Of this country is the
principal.
IL appears that there is an extra
dition ordinance In the treaty between
Her Majesty and the Emepror of Chi
ma, wherein It is agreed that If crimi-
nails, subjects of China, shall take ref
uge in Hongkong or on board the
British ships there, they shall upon due
requisition by the Chinese authorities,
be searched for, and, on proof OF their
guilt, be delivered up. The crimes men
toned in the first schedule OF the
ordinance, includes that of burglary.
The present case was that OF Chi
naman whom the chinese authorities
wished to get hold of, on the ground
that he was one of band OF robbers
who ransacked a shop at Cha Tan kok
In the Sun On district, on the 10th OF
October. As the accused belonged TO
the progressive section Of the commun-
ity. the case excited considerable in
ierest among the Chinese reform party
they claiming that the charge was
merely a trumped up one and that 1t
had been formulated because that was
the only way in which the Chinese au-
thorities could secure the mans extra
dition.
The defendant was accused of hav-
ing committed the crime of burglary
within the jurisdiction of China. The
first point to be made on behalf of the
prosecution was to prove that defen-
dant was a Chinese subject. The Sec
ond point would be to prove that he
was one of a band OF men who COM
mitted the outrage alleged. With re-
gard to the first point,-that defendant
was Chinese subject-he, Mr.. Robin
son, for the prosecution, proposed to
call the sergeant interpreter who took
down what defendant said on the
charge being read over to him and aft
er the man had been cautioned, and
thereby to show that the man was born
in China, and that he had bought lat
terly a Chinese title. and that he had
adopted the customs of China with re-
gard to marriage and the purchase OF
a son, and that he held lands in China
As to the charge of burglary, the
prosecution alleged that in the month
of October a band of men entered the
village of Cha Tan Kok, some in chair:
and others on foot, and went to shoI
called the Tung Hing Tai shop and ap
propriated the cash they found in th'
shop and also most of the stock II
trade. He should call the genera
manager to prove defendant was in thu
silk shop when the men entered thu
village. that they entered the shol
pointing revolvers, and that they rob
bed the shop and went away.
Ho Ping Put, sergeant Interpreter a
the Central Police Station, said he wa
on duty when defendant was brough
in at half past on the Goth Of Octo
Der. After being charged and dul,
cautioned, he voluntarily made a state
ment, which witness took down and o
which the following is translation:
"1he charge against me OF commit
ting the crime of burglary Is not true
am wrongfully accused. am rich
To accuse me of the base crime is
false accusation. ! went to Honolulu
when I was seven years OF age.
brought my family when was thirty
five years OF age to my native village
was in my village for six years. Ate
! had come back from Honolulu pur
chased fields and lands, lent money I
people, married and bought son. NOV
I have account books and some deed
of land as evidence. Two or thre
months age heard that many burgla
ries were being committed. At tina
time was grieved to hear that ric
and grain We're dear. l had over fort
piculs of grain left. ! told my folk
to carry it out for sale. The people sol
1t for $500 per picul, but | sold 1t 10
9s.6V, as j ledTueu tuht ihcy WI
starving. Afterwards the rich men re
buked me and said that ] wanted t
compete and sell at low price. TIE
days ago was told that some person
went to Sun On city and accused me
treason. I did not believe IT. Afte
that heard that robberies were takin
place In the neighborhood. Ten day
ago was told that some soldiers wer
coming to arrest me. was afrai
when heard that. Therefore ! cam
to Hongkong at once. I came here q
night on the 18th inst. On the morn
ing OF the following day my wife wa
at home. Suddenly over ten person
came to her house. and took away b
force all clothing, trunks, and every
thing. My wife only retained the &C
count books and some jewelry. and ra