The Governor reports his investigation of the charge against a military graduate, named Wang Chih-yung, of an organised robbery of the house of Yen Keéng-yueh amilituy student, whom he was on bad terms, A preliminary report already been submitted and by Imperial Rescript Wang Chih-yung was deprived of his degree and handed over for trial. Tt appears that Yen Keéng-yueh was a pupil of. Wrang Chih-yung and successful in the examinations for the military Ist degree, He did not pay} Wany as much as Wang expected, and bad feeling ensued between them. "They both resided at Linchin Hsien, and on 14th May, 1892, Wang arranged with four men to'rob You's house. For fear of being recognised he did not take an active part in the burglary. Some of the four men carried weapons. Two climbed the wail of the house and forced an entrance, two remained outside to receive the buoy. Yen and his wife awoke alarmed, and attempting to seize the robbers, were wounded. "The men escaped with the stolen articles, clothes, ornaments, ete., to Wang's house. Two of them were afterwards captured, two remain at large. Wang's part in the affair was clearly established.
The law provides that the leaders in an organised robbery, in which more than three men take part, of whom one or more carry weapons, shall, without regard to the amount of property stolen, or the number of robberies committed, be sentenced to one hundred strokes-with the heavy bamboo, and to banishment for three years. Again, the law provides that a master wounding a pupil shall be treated in a similar manner to a person who wounds a member of a younger generation of his own family; also that, in case of robbery from members of the offender's own family, the punishment shall be decreased five degrees. Wang Chih-yang is accordingly liable to one hundred blows, and banishment for three years. R duced five degrees, this punishment would be a hundred blows, but in consideration of the forfeiture ut his degree of military graduate, this may be remitted, and the man discharged. Two of the accomplices are liable to the punishments above laid down. The man who actually wounded Yen and his wife, and the fourth robber, are still uncaptured, and will be deale with when secured.—Rescript, Let the Board of Punishnients report.
The robbers were well armed with foreign guns, and m-riy of the soldiers were wounded in the attack. Regardless of nanger the troops rushed on and enpiured dearly all the bandits, Memorialist begs t" be allowed to select the most worthy for rewards, He has given orders fur the capture of the leaders still at large. Kescript. Noted. Let effec ive measur's be taken for the capture of the fugitive criminals," Cheng Hsiew-chih and' others. Rewards moy be suggested for the dose vin officers and men, who must be selected with proper discrimination, 24th December.
25th December.
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