Shanghai, Feb, 26th, Before Dr. R. Kraven, Acting Consul.
The Tea Robbery from the "John Potts."
Juuivs Frevericx Mayer alias Brown, was charged with stealing nine chests, containing upwards of 540 Ibs, of green tea, from the barque John Potts.
ge against the prisoner waa stated at length, and the evidence of Thomas Cuningham, the chief officer, taken de bene esse, the vessel being ready for sea,—The facts are of course the same as those sworn to before the U.S. Court, so it is needless to repeat them.
Prisoner made a lengthy statement in German, the gist of which was that he denied the charge of robbery altogether and that he bought the tea from two Chinamen in the native city.
The Courr remanded the prisoner till Saturday next, for the completion of the case.
The third prisoner, Hausen, is a Dane, and the case against him will be heard. at Danish Consulate to-day.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.