Prisoners, who are all able seamen stayin; at the Sailors' Home, were charg atealing a box and its contents, viz., 14 sets of the ten commandments, value $96; 13 pictures, value $6; 2 robes, value $30; one scarf, value $3 one coat, value 50 cents; 3 coats, value $4; 3 books, value $4; and two sheets of parchment, value $2; making a total value of $149.50, the property of Moses Isanc Bruustein, a Jew, who arrived from Hongkong on the previous day.
Moses Isaac BronsTetx, the prosecutor, through Sergeant Obaldo Kluth, who acted as interpreter, deposed—I am a Jew and a bookbinder hy'trade, I arrived in Shanghai about ten o'clock on Wednesday morning in company with another Jew whom I became acquainted with in Hongkong, and who gave the name of Eliac, I brought on shore" box containing clothing and other articles, My friend was with him, but he had no Inggage except a few books. Two coolies from the steamer took us toa house where we saw Joseph Mores, other Jew, whom we asked tu obtain " place for to stay at, Moses would have nothing todo with us, whereupon we went.to the Wharf Hotel. The mistress there asked a European to take us to the Garibaldi Tavern on the French side. While at the Wharf Hotel, the luggage was in two jinrikshas at the door, and the mi treas of a house asked the European to take us to the Garibaldi, The European was the prisones 8) Be wu. the only person with us wel "Hotel. The Tue: gage in 29 fiuvikshea, and tricad, and srigye had a 2 Among the luggego was ¢ produced, which was on the top of the other articles. It was then locked, and the hinges were not broken as they erenow. When we started, I went first, my friend was next, then came the luggage, and the prisoner was ast, About ten minutes afterwar I noticed that three other men had joined ne, all in jinriksbas, Wo came to a bridge—the Kiangai Road Bridge over the Soochow Cresk—and I and my friend crossed over. I then looked round and saw that the jinrikebas with the luggage wore standing. I and my friend walked back, found that the box produced was missi Triggs and the three other men had decamped. Before coming up to the bridge, I saw they were following us, but when I'and my friend were over the bridge we saw they had gone away and the box was missing. I spoke to the two jinriksba coolies in German and a little English, and one of them "No and the other seemed as if he wanted to rub away with the other luggage. We walked towards the Wossung Road and met a native constable, who took us to the Fiongkew Police Station. I cannot identify all the prisoners, I recognise Trigua as the man who took us from the Wharf and I think Gregory was one of the other men who joined us, but I am not aura. The next time I saw my box it was at the Police Station. It had then been broken open. I examined the contents and found a letter was missing, and the contents had been overhauled. One of the sets of the ten commandments, which I wear on my head when I attend religious services, had been broken open. The letter was the only thing I missed, I bad shown it to nobody in Shanghai. The last ereon I showed it to was Mr. Isaac Zackabodi, in Messrs, Sassvon and Ca., in Hongkong. It was very valuable to me, because any Jew I showed it to must give me assistance. It was worth two or three thousand dollars to me.
Idon't know what time it was when we left the Wharf Hotel.
By the prisoner Ti1Gcs—I did not see you take my box. If did, should have been very foolish if I had not prevented you.
(O'Farnett and Moornovse had no questions ack the witness, In answer to the prisoner Gregory, witness said he thought he was one of the men who ined Triggs about ten minutes after they left the Wharf Hotel, Hotel, stated that' the prosecutor and his friend came to the Hotel about half-past one o'clock on the previous day. He was in the kitchen, and his mistress ordered him to call jinrikshas and instruct the coolies to take the Jews to the Garibaldi Hotel on the Yanj king-pang. Prosecutor had already two rikshas which contained box and other Tuggage, and witness got two others. When they started the prisoners followed them, all in jinrikehas, Tore were eight jinrilcehas altogether—the two Jows first, then the two Tour prisoners following. He had known Trigg inrikelas containing the luggage, and the
along time, 'Triggs had been staying at the Sailors' Home, and had been ta the habit of coming to the Hotel to see the newspaper, He had not seen the other prisoners very They were with Trigge on Wednesday ing in the Hotel.
Lonpsuur asked the prisoners i they had any questions to put.
Taiacs replied—I will plead guilty, my hould like the thing settled a Tam the man who com-I took the chest and opened i ing settle Joux Wricer, barman at the Bo: Tavern, Woorung Road, Hongkew, de} About half-past two o'clock on Wedui afternoon, the four prisoners came to the Boar's Head, and called for drinks. They came together. They had nothing with them when first they came in, Gregory called for th liquor, and Barney (Telge) inquired, whether we had a room to let, He was told by proprietor that we had no room to let, wh upon he and O'Farrell wont to the front door of the tavern and brought a box inside, It was the box now produced, It was then in good condition. 'Triggs and O'Farrell asked fley could leave the box for the time being in the back room, and the proprietor of the tavern told them' they could not, In spite of this, however, they carried the box into the back room. 'Triggs then came and asked #f Thad any keys, and I anid "yes," and d him a bunch' of keys which 1 had y pocket, riggs looked at the keys, made no remark about them. The loter told Trigys that be would not freon th box epeved in his premi la of to give him the tell went into the back they remained thr red to me along and L went to a what they wer Que of them of the ten looked of the box and told Lad been opened, ordered Trigga and O'Farrell off the While all this was going on, the isoners, Moorhouse and Gregory, at the ba saying it was his box their clothes, I did not hear Muorhouse say anything about its contents, but they in the time, After the proprietor went ir~:° back room and ordered Triggs and "sell to take the box away, Moorhouse a in the house about five li back rance to the Triggs and O'Farrell house by that door, ter Gregory and Moor-{eft the bar, I saw them in jintikehaa she other two prisoners going in the on of the Tiendong Road, I could not yether they had the box with them, athing more of them until I saw them this morning. Gregory paip for the ud told us that he bad been paid off erning from the Queen of the West, Wits deposed-—I am a' Ser-"of the Municipal Police Force. I was in ied yesterday of the theft of a box by farr lars, and the box and the men were me, I went in search of the es. [arrested Triggs and Moorhouse in "Set near the Astor House Hotel. They
42 box now in Court between his jinrikshas, clove, together, Trigg and a set of the commandments net bag his hand. I asked him Bie se replied "Lam going to. take he was going to do with the box,
it he Hongkew Police Station." I sai well, #22n come along with me,
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