(2) Some time ago there were re Tia man named Téung and his wife. or three years ago the husband went off to Tarbagatai to make enquiries after his Sirs. Tung was thus left entirely alo parents and took with him his only child.
Soon afterwards a man called Wang Ts'ai-pao-tzu, who had been left a solitary widower with one young son, asked Mrs, Tung to take care of the boy for him. This brought Wang Ts'ai-pao-tzw frequently to her house, and on one occasion he succeeded in corrupting her. After that he frequently slept in the house, and from time to time made presents to her of money or articles. Before long, the new year being at hand, an old aunt' invited Mrs. Tung' to spend the day with her, and took the opportunity to tell her that she ought not to take charge of Wang Ts'ai-pao-tzu's boy. Mrs. Tsung then appealed to a cousin who as present, named Wang Lien-sheng, and asked him to find a house for her.' He accordingly hired a room for her at a tael a month; and when she moved into it he took up his abode in another room outside it, in front. Before she had been there a week, he attempted two nights in succession to pay court to her, but was mat by refuels and abusive language, Ten days afterwards, while he was still enraged, he happened to come home at midnight and discovered ith He immediately broke out Wang Ts'ai-pao-tzu was in the room into violent language and taunted her ith yielding to other men while she refused him, Wang Ts'ai-pao-tzu jumped up, seized a wooden shovel, and attacked Wang Lien-sheng. The latter drew a knife which he carried, and when his antagonist tried to close, stabbed him in the breast, The wounded' man fell, and Wang Lien sheng turned on Mrs.' Téung, who was screaming for help, and stabbed her also, after which he fled. When help came, Wang Ts'ai-pao-tzu was already dead. The Memorialist has sentenced the murderer to strangled after the usual term, that punishment being prescribed by Jaw for the crime of killing any one ina brawl. The penalty for adultery is one month's cangue and one hundred blows. But as women are never exposed in the cangue, the woman Tung is condemned to be flogged only. When she +has received her punishment, she will be delivered to her husband, who will receive her or disown her as he pleases.—Referred to the Board of Punishments.
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