Subscribed and sworn Shanghai, this 15th day of April, 1380.
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(Signed) 0, N. Dexyy, U.S. Consul-General, Mr, Hexpensox said that he appeared for the defendant. If it were right to plead at th stage, he would enter a plea of "Not Guilty."
The Count requested the Clerk to make an order appointing Mr. Myburgh as prosecutor for the United States.
Mr. Hexpersos thought that he should file a demurrer to the complaint on the ground that it had not been found by a Grand Jury, and he would also ask now that prisoner be tried by a Jury.
he Court asked the Clerk to note the objections made, which would, however, he over-ruled, and to enter the plea of "Not Guilty."
The drawing for Associates was then proceeded with, "It resulted in the selection of Messrs, W. H. Carr, C. P. Blethen, R. Enstlack and C. H. Hutchings.
The prisoner was then remanded till ten o'clock on Monday morning.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.