Accused continued that advised the captain of the ship, French steamer, not to away, as it was mi and there would be great troup for him. He went to great pains avoid trouble for the captain. The situation was very critical. military commander said that he, would take the ship and"the cargo was worth about Tls. 900,000, The military also said that they would take the captain away for ransom, and later the captain came to accused and implored help as he was very frightened. The military had threatened to kill him and burn the ship. Yang Sen then insisted that} the guns belonged to accused, but. he never was charged. Later, about 100 soldiers came to accused's house, tied him up and took him across the river. He was beaten fend dragged along for ten days over the hills, His property was; annexed and sold by, the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.
He then described his imprisonment and said that his life was threatened. On one occasion they] said they would shoot him unless ho produced $200,000. After his release, Mr. Franklin took up the case for him and correspondence passed between Yang Sen and his lawyer, He was released _after Tseo Chi-chen had arrested two Japanese off a ship and said that he would shoot them if accused was not released. Some documents proving title to his property were in the Swiss Consulate-General and other documents had been given to a British subject named Capt. Brandt, who subsequently was shot, presumably on the instructions of Yang Sen. He estimated the present value fof his land and property in Chung-King to be $279,000, The Court adjourned.
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