News of Moh Yung-ching's death was sent to the Chehsien early the same morning, and in the afternoon he held an enquiry at the hospital. His arrival caused thousands of Chinese to congregate, and as far as the eye could reach in both directions the street was packed, and even officials had great difficulty in going to and fro. The enquiry was of a formal kind and was conducted in Chinese, without interpretation, The principal feature seemed to be the examination of the body of the deceased by two native doctors who accompanied theChehsien. They took careful inventory of the measurement of each wound, and minutely inspected theresultofthe operation hich had been performed by Dr. Jamieson removing the feet, replacing them in their position, and evincing great exactitude with the view apparently to determine that all the ments were there. Koo Ching-cheo and Moh-leo were asked a few questions and implicated each other in the fight, Koo Ching-chee saying that the broken scabbard found in the teashop belonged to Moh-lee, A nephew of the deceased made an application for the body, explaining that he wished to wrap it in cloth and bury it in the ground. His request was granted, and he at once took the body away to a house in the Hupeh Road, followed by a great crowd.
Altogether eight persons are in ousted! in connection with the murder of Mol Yung-ching, at the teashop, in the Maloo, and they were brought before Chen,' the Chinese Magistrate, and Dr. Macgowan, the United States Assessor, at the Mixed'Court on Tuesday. Koo Ching-chee and Moh-lee were charged wi murdering Moh Yung-ching; and Nee Ah-sung, Koo Ching-chee's landlord, and Soh yuen, Moh-lee's landlord, are charged with aiding and abetting in the murder; while the other four persons are coolies employed at the houses and are in custody as witnesses, but during the investigation they knelt before the Magistrate with the four accused. The swords, knives, pistol,
seized by the Police, were all produced boxes, bedding, and wearing apparel in Court—an cular demonstration of the character of the men who have trated this dreadful murder, The art yard was literally packed with natives, Whose eagerness to obtain a glance at Koo Ching-chee and Moh-leo kept several constables well employed in beating them back with canes. A large crowd also gathered round the entrance to the Court and followed the prisoners to and from the Louza Police Station, Seven or eight foreigners were present during the investigation, and one of them took a very creditable sketch of the features of the two prisoners charged with the murder, and it may be added it would be difficult to obtain two better specimens of the desperadoes who periodically visit Shanghai from the North.
The investigation was conducted in Chinese. Each of the prisoners and the four witnesses were questioned in turn; and we were informed that the testimony showed that the large Japanese sword with which Moh Yung-ching is supposed to have been butchered, was the property of Moh-leo, and that after the fight he was seen put it under the bed of his landlord, where it was subsequently found by the Police. Koo Ching-chee acknowledged that the dagger knife found in the teashop belonged to him, and also admitted that he had a fight with the deceased. It also transpired during the enquiry that Koo Ching-chee and Moh-lee, as well as the other men suspected of being concerned in the fight, are Mahomedans.
The Magistrate and his clerk took care ful notes of the evidence, and at the close of the investigation the prisoners and the four witnesses were ordered to be sent into the City to be tried before the District Magistrate. The clothing and bedding found in Soh-muen's house, belonging to the Shansi men who have decamped and are suspected of implication in the outrage, were ordered for the time being to remain in the custody of the Police. One of the boxes belonging to these men contained $57, and the clothing generally indicates that they are not men of a lowly position far as money is concerned.
An excited crowd followed the prisoners back to the Louza Police Station and
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