On the night of the riot the mother of the dead child went to the grave to burn incense and saw that the coffin had been ed. 'The missionaries' friends heard of this and influenced the woman to make a row. An examination was made by the tina, ana then the woman went to the Herangeon the quack Sooboe er having stolen te of the yamen and began to appeal for
her child. Having thus gained entrance to the official the whole plot as divulged was laid before the oficial. The parties having been arrested confessed their crime. But—and now begins the sad part of the story and the despicableness of Chinese justice apy the quack doctor knew who d found out the plot and that the family had shown themselves especially friendly to the missionary cause, so in making his confession he implicated the eldest son, saying that he too had a part in the This man was then arrested and bei unable to make him confess, the official ordered the torture applied. This was done three several times, when the who is not physically strong, said he would confess to a share in the fir if the thamacled sad thrown Gate prison.
ture Min: fe was then sionary, are made to suffer at every possible chance or excuse the officials can find. Knowing who had created the trouble; knowing who unearthed the plot; knowing that their own case was so very weak; Knowing who had been the friends of the missionary; the official takes the lowest and meanest form of spite. He cannot injure the foreigners any more than has been done, so he will injure the cause of the missionaries by making an innocent man who has been their friend suffer and thus score off others. The Taotai's deputy has not yet returned, but the Consul expects little or no difficulty in the settlement of the case. The demands that he will make at the proper time will be ample satisfaction to the missionaries. When these are made, and your correspondent is able, without betraying a certain amount of con fidence, they shall be duly reported to you.
Chinkiang, 19th May.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.