"Chou. Chen-fang Harms Others to the Harm of Himself.
"Report of the Court of Martial Law te the Commander-in-Chief.
"Report requesting permission for stated action:
"Chou Shen-hsuan, one of the "gentry of Liuyang, introduced Chou Chen-fang as one who had reformed and who had important information to give. The information afforded by the said Chou Chen-fang is as follows "With Tan Sheng-ching, Wu Chih-chien, Hsii Chih-muh, Wu Mong, he himself under the direetion of Li' T'ai-kai brought bombs into the city with the intention of bombing certain prominent members of the executive government. -On the day when the former Provincial Assembly was being dis solved."each of these went to the Wu Meng, and Hsii Chih-muh all left and went elsewhere leaving behind Tan Sheng-ching and Wu Chih-chien. Not long after these} two left the chapel in the Hesich'ang-kai to go to No. 5, San-kung-ssu and: at the same time they stored bombs, powder, etc., at No. 43, Chin-fuh-hong. I, fearful of punishment, secretly give this information, in order to redeem my name from my rime.'
"Deeming his confession to be of importance, arrangements made at once for the arrest of these two men at No. 5, San-kung-ssu. There was an empty bomb ca Also at No, 43, Chin-fuh-hong, after searching, a packet of some white powder and an empty bomb case were found all of which wer brought to the court.
Immediately; the two criminals [sie] Tan Sheng-ching and the other were closely} examined. They stated that they were Pingkiang men, tailors by trade, who had been studying the phonetic script at the chapel, hoarding with the doorkeeper. They had some idea of getting a livelihood by helping the foreigner to sell books. 'I did not know Chou Chen-fang, but he constantly came to worship at the chapel and so we) gt to know him. Hearing that Mr. Warren was about to return and fearing he might not be willing to let us stay on the chapel pre mises, I consulted with Wu Chih-chien and we agreed to move. Chou Chen-fang, hearing of this, told us} that there was a, decent: place at the house of P'eng Sheng-ching, at No. 5, San-kung-ssu, which would tie) cheap. So we moved there and Chou Chen-fang helped us with a loan of $4. The box said to be a bomb case, was only a tin canister! which was used for holding chess men,.and Chou Chen-fang told us to bring it along with us. As to anyone having directed vs abi.nt bombs, ete., we know nothing at all of such a matter and we beg you of} your grace to make a thorough investigation concerning this.'
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