Shanghai, 8th February. Before O. N. Dexwy, Esq., Consul-General, Acting Judiciatly.
Tue Usirep Srares v. Eowanp Witsox BLackwoop. custody, was charged, as will be seen below, The prisoner, who was, brought up in g set fire toa house in Hongkew it of January.
Drvsa10Np appeared for the prosecation.
Tu answer to questions from the Court, he stated t) citizen of the United States, and that hie name was Edward Wilsow Blackwood.
The following complaint was read to the prisoner, who was told that he need not plead at that time The defendant above-named, Edward Wilson Blackwood, a citizen of the United States of America, +8 accused upon oath of John Gould by complaint of the crime of arson committed as follows:—Th Edward Wilson Blackwood did, on the Slat day of January, the year of our Lord one thousand cig hundred and eighty-one, in the day-time, wilfully, feloniously, voluntarily and malici-Bot fit burn a certain ho kew, in Shanghai, Empire of China, in the possession of one Erik raucis Ackerman, contrary to Iniv, and against the peace and 'F, Jobm Gould, do solemnly swear that the of the people of the United States,
forth in the foregoing complaint are trae as I verily be!
(Signed) Jonw Gout.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th February, 1881.
(Signed) 0. N. Denny, U.3. Consul-General, acting Judicially.
B.R. Lew's, Clerk of Court, for Associates then took:
0. Dalrymple ani chosen. did not 9.30.
mple, Ne. OE. &. Simmons waa day, owing to the absence of
drawn to take his place on the Bauch as Associate.
1th Feb, Before O. N. Daxwy, Esq., Consul-General, Judge, and' Bessrs. H. C. EH. Smmoxs, Assessors.
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