Shanghai, 9th Auguat, 1882. Before 0. N. Dex, Esq., Conaul-General, Acting Judicially. application for s writ of habeas corpus by His Honour gave judgment on an
J. F, Croasett, a former missionary. The pleadings, which were entirely document ary, read as follows IN THE MATTER OF TRB APPLICATION OF J. F. straint is thereof con: in this, that the pet arrived here from the United States mouth of June last to engag of labour, and to prosecute his Chinese studies. That he proceeded at once to of the province tung. That he had only been in said joint eleven days, when, on or about day of July last, he was arrested Chinese authorities acting, as the petitioner is informed and belieres, under the instruction +f Chester Holcombe, list., then in charge of the United States Legntion at Peking as Secretary and {ntei taken to Tientsin, and there into the custody of the United States Consul, who, without infern him of the cause of his arrest, placed on board of une of the C.MLS. steamers in charge of the Capt taken to the United States Const upon arrival in Shanghai, formed and belie: 0 acting und theater Holcos ect againat That the petitioner ful conduct of the arid officials
that a writ of Unbeas Corpus may be granted directed to the said Geo. Adam Shufeldt, Marshal, ax aforesaid, commanding him to have the body of petitioner before the Court at a time and place to do and receive what shall then and there considered concerning the petition gether with the said writ, to the en the petitioner may be restored to his Subscribed, and sworn to, ete., (Signed) J. F. Crosserr, Whereupon the following order was entered Upon ronding and fi J. F. Crossett, duly si him, whereby it appears that ho is illegally reattained of his liberty by George Adam Shufeldt, United States Consular Court for th hai, Empire of Chins, and stating where' the illegality cousiats, from which it appears to me that a writ of Habeas Corpus Ought to issue. It is therefore ordered that a writ of Habeas Corpus issue out of and under the seal of this Consular Court directed to the said George Adam Shufelit, ited Si Marshal for the Shang! the body of Court room of the said on the 25th day of July hour of 10 a.m. of that day I then Croasett, together with the time and can and that be have th (Signed) 0, N. Dexsy, Consul-Ger Acting Jud ly 24th, 1882.
The following la the writ To George Adam Shufeldt, Marshal for the United States Consular Quurt of the District of Shanghai, Empire of China, In the name of the United States of Ameri Teommand you that yon have the boily of J. F. Crossett by you detained and by aint by whatsoorer aid J. F. Crossett shall be Witness my hand and official seal this '24th day of July, a.p. 1882.
(Signed) 0. N. Denwy, U.S. Conaul General, At the time and pi rit the U.! wer To O. N. Danny, U.S. Consul-General, Acting Judicially.
I, George Adam Shufeldt, United States Marshal for the Consular Court at Shanghai, in obedience to the order made by your Honor on the 24th instant, wherein 1 was commanded to have the body of J.
Crosaott now in my custody at the U.S.
ular Court Room in Shanghai on the 2th day of July, 1882, at the hour of 10 'a.m. of said day, together with the time of such detention, make answer aid J. nto riy custody tant. That the tion is by reason of me ugh the United Consulate General at Shanghai, from.
Holcombe, Exquire, Secretsry and Interpreter in charge of the United States Legation of ted 13th July, 1882, a copy of which is herat" attached and made a part hereof.
T also attveh and make part of answer as relating to the cause of do tion, x envy of medical certificate signed by Dre, Kenneth Mackenzie and Andrew Irwin, of transmitted in a dos-patch'' from the U'S. Consul at that port to your Ho: our as United States Conwul-General, all of which ig submitted in jus fication of my act 4 the an J, F, Crossett of his liberty, (Signed) Grorue Avam Snorexpr, U.S. Marahal.
Shanghai, July 25th 1882.
(No. 17.) Legation Pek _N. Denny, Esq., "of the United Sta Tuly 13th, 1842, United States Cons -General, Shang!
Acting under advice from this Mr. Consul Zuck is sending to ery into your charge the of the Rev. J. Fisher Crossett, an American citizen, who is" lunatic, "Mr. Zuck will advise you of the despatch of Mr. Crossett and will furnish you with a medical certificate as to his mental condition, Mr' Crossett was formerly a mi Chi-nan-fu, lost his 1878.9, and at my sug ye: the United States, by the which he Inboured, in the Spring of 187: He has recently returned to Shantus having worked his passage out to China vid Europe, a8 a deck hand on atexmships, and has been roving about Shangtung half waked and destitute, ju the guise none beggar, He was arrested by the inese authorities of Chi-nan-fa at my request and sent to our Consul at Tientsin, Me. Zuck has boon requested to eond him to you. And I bey you to seo that he is taken charge of by the Marshal of the Consulate General upon arrival at Shanghai, and placed under proper restraint whi to send him asa second engin or passenger direct to New York by going vid Suez. 8 expense to the passage vid San
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