A coolie was charged with being concerned with others in preventing coolies employed by the China Merchants' Ca. from doing work on the company's wharf at Pootuag by e-pelling them under threats of violence to pay money to the gang. Mr. Middleton, for the prosecution, said that the coolies were so terrified that he was only able t" get one to come to Court to give evidence against the ging. A complaint had been male to the American Consul about the matter and he had written to the Taotai.
Prisoner was sentenced to 300 blows and three months' cangue.
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