was committed a short time since near the Confucian temple in the western part of the city. The victim was lady of some me: a secondary wife of an official who is now serving as magistrate or hsien in a distant county. The lady was found dead in her bed one morning, having been stabbed in a number of places. She was a relative of the Hioh Kuan A/G} of the Kiangning Fu Two sons of this prominent olticial had tried to borrow money from her a short time before the murder and have been arrested in company with the cook, and charged with the crime. The evidence against them is very damaging and the case excites the greatest interest owing to the high social standing of the parties concerned. It is thought the old teacher, father of the supposed murderers, will seek refuge from disgrace in suicide.
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