Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-24
HOLDS COURT IN CHINA.
namen Accused of Murder-Lets
Them All Go.

namen Accused of Murder-Lets
Them All Go.
From, the New York Sun.
During the negotiations between Ger
many and China for cession of territory
on the part of the latter and the appoint
in the case of the murdered German mis-
sionaries. Mr.. Eugene Wolf. correspondent
Of the. Berliner Tageblatt, was travelling
aged to get some facts in regard to the
massacre, and proceeded south to the prov,
nes of 6 Shah.Toung Gssa When nn me ne rsaGned
provicar, or chief of missionaries, Pastor
Freydanemetz, who gave him all the de-
of authority, told him that he was charged
by the German government to clear up the
affair. The provicar said that the local au-
thorities had arrested thirteen Cinnamon
and that ne was not sure that among
them there was a single one really impii-
Gated in the massacre.
to improvise a court and to try the pris-
oners himself. He was aided by the pro-
vicar, man of little experience, who act
ed as interpreter. Through him he COM
PEELED the mandarin to send for the ac-
cused in their prison. Then Mr.. Wolf. ac-
comPaIed by his d4g: WHICH icn ne cas ad hsis Sis
solemn entree into the court room, where
the mandarin awaited him. The journalist
made his dog take the chair on his right.
To the provicar he assigned the chair on
the left. and to the mandarin the fourtn
chair.
According to letter sent. to the Ger
mania by Pastor Stenz of the Congrega-
ton of the Divine Word. In the province OF
for his credentials. But the journalist.
knowing perfectly well the sort OF man ne
had to deal with, simply exhibited Iotded
ply, ordered the court to De opened ana
the accused to be summoned to the par
The proceedings commenced and the fol-
lou x-{Ycp 10
according to Pastor Stem:
Mr.. Wolf to the mandarin-"Say.o old fel-
low have come here to find out how you
are getting along with this case The am
hasSador is very angry with you. he
heard that you were a very iearneos nian' ,la,i
He gave me the names Of the real assas-
sins and now he wants you 70 nave tnem
arrested as quickly as possible I nave
found out that the accused parties are ao-
Mandarin" is not possible. They
have admitted their guilt Guilty or not.
Mr.. WoifL"Not by jugful. old fellow.
If they are innocent they must be dis
The prisoners when brought before the
bar presented a pitiable appearance. WIN
their dirty clothes, the chains that were
pnawing their limbs and the evidence or
the tortures which had been inflicted upon
them to force a confession. Mr.. Woif. our
ing their examination, learned through @ tne
denounced some of them from motives or
vengeance, while the others had been ar
rested merely to please the German gov
ernment. 1t did not require very long
examination by Mr.. Wolf to convince MN
that there was no case whatever against
the prisoners. Not only were the unfortu-
nate men innocent, but they had not even
heard of the assassinations for which they
were about to be beheaded.
The journalist listened with paternal So
licitude to their protestationS OF innocence
and at the end OF each ones story SAID. :.
You are discharged. You may now go.
After having held court like Judge on
the circuit. Mr. Wolf saluted the mandarin
and the chief of the missionaries. mounted
his horse and trotted away, followed oy ms
faithful four-footed companion, Herr Won
schuster Then he continued his TIP
through China as simple reporter WIFE,
out his intervention and the proceedings o,
his court the unfortunate Cinnamon wouio
all have lost their heads.
Mr. Wolf is one of the best military corre-
spondents in Europe at the present time,
He is well known in Paris. where ne rs
highly respected by all the French oincers
for the accuracy of his reports upon tne
French operations in Madagascar. ne
wants to deny the accuracy OF TINS STORY
but the missionaries and Berlin papers III
sist that it is true.