The prisoner, lately a storekeeper in Brond-way, Hongkew, was charged with inciting one Erik Francis Akerman, on the 4th of January, fire to a dwelling-house, A992, Broad: yale Deoaatoxn appeared for the proseou-00 "Pho prisoner was undefended, 'The charge having been read, he said he understood it, Erik Fraxois Akerman, depored—I am a Swede, was last an' auotiot In December and January last I was living at A992, Broadway, Hongkew. Iwas the tenant of the house. It was in my name. Blackwood and Welch lived there with me, The prisoner lived next door on one The house on the other side was empty. Powell's house was A993. Prisoner carried on the business of a ship chandler and general store-keeper. He lived in the house, I was acquainted with him at that time, [remember the 4th of January last. I then owed him $50, Thad no insurance on my house, Prisoner lad not any insurance on his house before that day. I know the prisoner tried on several occasions to get a policy of insurance on it in the month of December. I am not certain of the date when he got one. Ido not known whether he had one on that
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