before City Magistrate Tien (fi) who said "I have sent for you several ti imes and you have not come. You were then arrested and taken to the Paoshan Police Station.
Year brother has gone to the Settlement Police and falsely reported that you wore illegally arrested with " view to provoking trouble with the Paoshan Police."
Then he ordered his runners to give me 2,000 blows. They only gave 700 blows as 1 had promised them money to lay on ightly, and I gave them $24. The Magistrate stopped them whan they had given me 700 blows as my legs were bleeding very mach.
He ordered the runners to take me back to the cell and irons on my ankles. Next day the two ranners Ting Shi Tsang (JHU) and Yih Ah Nyi (3 faj—) asked me for $200, saying that if T gare them this amount they would try and help me, but I gave them no money because I did not bel that they would help me. About 10 days later I was again brought the Magistrate, and the com-Teang Sih Ching (2B3GIP) was there. Isioant whose name was on the warrant,
He told the Magistrate that his wife fan-tan without his T had stamped the wanted the fan-tan back. trate asked me to produce it. that the fan-tan was not possession; that it had been mortgaged tos woman named Sung Zia Sa (PROBEG) for $1,500; that it could not be obtained unless the money was returned; and that I was not the middleman, bat in the 7th moon of the 31st year of Kuaoghsn stam]
the paper only. Then the Magistrate ordered his ranner to me 200 slaps on the face, I in promised money if beatee lightly and subsequently paid $12 to the ranners. They struck me with a piece of loathe handred times on each cheek. then taken back to my cell, aod some wanty days afterwards, T do not. remember the exact date, was brought before the Magistrate once more. He said that I mast produce my brother who made a false report to the Police of the Foreign Settlement and also asked when I could produce the fang-tan, I said that my brother was employed by s foreign firm, and that I thought he could not appear but that I would send for him.
Twas not beaten on this occasion, but was ten day afterwards again brought up for ial and asked about my brother. I told the Magistrate that my brother refused to come, bat he said he must come, and sent' me back to the cell. The same ocearred on two later occa. ions. I was only asked if my brother was coming, but was not beaten. About the 4th of the 11th moon I was again aken into the Magistrate's Con: He said that Chen the Taotai's interpreter told him that the Brit Consul had asked that I should be released, and added that I was the cause of this foreign interference, He ordered his rueners to give me 2000 blows. This time I received the fall 2000 the blows given ax lightly as possible, but when the runners had finished I was in a very bad condition. I was taken back to the cell and brought again before the Magistrate on the 6th day of the 11th moon, The Magistrate addressing me said that he had seen from the newspapers that two loafers were taken and charged with illegally arresting me, and adding that I had bribed witnesses to testify falsely against these men, ordered that I should again receive 2000 blows. The blowa were administered in fall and I pat $12 to the maners on this occasion also.
On the 19th day of the 11th moon I was again brought into Court. The Magistrate said that he had received a letter from the Mixed Court Magistrate stating that the Municipal Authoritice were asking for my release, He also said that I bad best try and induce the foreigners to Lay a complaint him with the Ws obtain his punishment, he added, angrily throwing his chair down on the the night before I leave the Yamen I will kill you." Tae ronners were then ordered to administer 2000 blows. After receiving 900 blows I became unconscious and upon recovery found myself in the cell, I asked a roner who was there how many blows I had recei id 900, and that the Mi saw that I hed fainted. This was the last trial and the last beating.
I was taken from the Magistrate's to the Taotai's Yamen on the night thet the Assessors came, and was kept there unti! the following morning. I was then brought before the Taotai and the Magistrate sitting together. This was about 8.30 a.m. The Taotai asked me where I was arrested and I ssid near the gate of the Vu Yuen Cotton Mill. He asked me if it we ide or outside the Settlement, if to secure my appearance when called on, I replied that T could not find security in the City but he said "You must try to find someone." I was away and my friends subsequently found a shopkeeper living on the Chinese Bund who went security for my appearance.
About mid-day a blacksmith was called la who took away my fetters and I was told that I could go.
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