Next came the four rioters who had been apprehended by Manly and his men. They had very little to say beyond that they were quietly passing by when they were pounced upon, dragged into the house, tied up, and ultimately despatched to the magistrate, They had never seen the foreigners at all, nor had they been beaten. Besides these, there were two witnesses who had been put forward by the Sungpu headmen as fit to testify to all which had taken place, but when asked what it was, they bore witness to, they said "nothing."
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