Shanghai, 3rd August. Before 0. N. Denny, Esq., Consul-General.
U.S. (Boxtcs) v. B. F, Lerrureisp, Charge of receiving Stolen Property.
The prisoner, a storekeeper in Hongkew, was brought up in custody charged with having received two bains and a tin of butter ight of Sunday last, knowing the exme been stal Waurer Hare, sworn, deposed that he and some other men belonging to the British ship lorna took the stolen property produced in Court to the prisoner's house on Sunday night about ten o'clock. Prisoner had agreed with them during the afternoon to take "some things" from them that they had: to sell, bat witness did not think that prisoner knew the ham and butter to have been stolen when he received them. He saw the prisoner give some money to one of the men, but he did not know how much money he gave him,
made between the men and the prisoner on By Mr, Staaeurso—An arrangement was Hill had had to go to Tients his recent return from the Us Sdvised nod believed that he rear urgency an
a material witness on the hearing of the and he (Mr. Wainewright) asked for adjournment go that he could be called, it being expected that Mr. Hill would be back before the 12th Mr. Hespsrsox objected to course being adopted, and said that it was not his intention to go beyond what appeared on the record. It was his intention to contrive himself purely to the matter of procedure, and, according to the motion he had filed, he asked that the injunction be dissolved on the ground that it was not granted with due process of law. He failed to see that Mr. Hill's evidence would assist the Court in any way. The case had now been under consideration for about a year and a half, and there were serious objections to a further postponement.
To answer to Mr. Wainewright, Mr. Henderson explained that he appeared for rayed. for ral, ditting of this Court at Chambers, the or ing that M. Ti, Yates appeared ted to a temporary injunction, ati filed his petition, and the injunction w: was not the agent or attorney of Elizabeth Adams Hill at Shanghai, and had no authority to act for her la any, manner, he having, on the 7th day of October, 1878, under a power of substitution from Elizabeth Adams Hill, appointed Geo. J. W. Cowie as her agent and attorney at Shanghai in his own place and s These facts were made to Appear to the Consul-General in writing, under oath, before the injunction was granted. It was further in like manner at the same time made to appear that the property to be affected by the injunction was an uadivi are of lands of which Elizabeth Adams Hill, M. TI Yates, and others were owners in common, and that Elizabeth Adams Hill's are of the rents and profits thereof, amounting to $275 or $300 per month, lad been, since the said 7th of October, 1878, still paid by the tenants into the hands of M. "T. Yates, and by him handed to the then agent of Elizabetht
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