December, 17th—In 1876 " man named Tung Nin and his brother Tung Hsin, natives of Ch'ing Hsien in Chihli, became, on consideration of a payment of tivo, the mortgages of a house containing four rooms which belonged to their distant relative, Tung Yii-chen. A deed of mortgage having brawn up, Tung Niu entered upon possession of the two rooms un the west side, Tung Hsin took the two on the east, and Tung Yii-chen went to live with his father-in-law. Last autumn the latter redeemed the half of the property occupied sion, asked Tung Niu for the title deeds by Tung Hsin, and on resuming posses-that he might record thereon the redan tion of part of the mortgage, Tung Niu, however, wished to have a separate deed drawn up for his portion of the premises, and a dispute ensued which gave rise to high words on both sides and ended in a permanent rupture. One evening early in the present year Tung Yii-chen and his wife were sitting at home talking over the matter and speculating on the result of Tung Niv's roguery in refusing to cancel the mortgage. The husband said he had a mind to get together a few of his friends and give the fellow a thrashing that would do for him, but the wife suggested that it would be better to ome the title deeds wud dispossess him in that way. Tung Niu, who happened to be passing the window at the moment, overheard the: conversation, and determined to have his revenge by killing the man and his wife. According armed with a hoe, he prized open the door of the house and killed them both. The families though distantly related, were nu longer connected by ties of mourning, and the ordinary law is, therefore, applicable to the case, Under this the murderer has been sentenced to decapitation, with exposure of the head, and the support of the mother a ti victim. half his property has been appropriated for
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