Crawley was sentenced two years' imprisonment on charges of smuggling opium by Judge Milton 'D. Purdy in the United States Court for China yesterday.
Dr, Sellett, prosecuting for the Government, told the Fudge that the ease wad adjourned upon request accused to make sera for a change of pica, Questioned by Judge Purdy censed said that he had promised the District Attorney to plead guilty and that he was going to keep the promise—pleading guilty to the four Courts on opium smuggling. Both counsel for prosecution and defence Felrained from making any remark, but accused, in addressing the court, Sought for leniency. "Ihave been in the Far East for 18 yea and tle realise how seriously th ease san turn out," he said, hho drew the' attention of the court to the fact that he has two children who are totally dependent upon him, Upon being cence to the puni Dr. Sellett outlined to the court that the first account provides the maximum sentence of 10 years pris G.$5,000 fine, the second, 2'years plus: G.$10,000 fine, the third, 10 years pias G.$5,000 me and the fourth 2 years plus G.$5,000 fine.
imposing the sentence, Iudge Purdy said that despite his the action of ucview of his willingness to use a aval vessel to transport the nar aties, which had been ruled out by the civilised world, and also to corrupt a naval officer. In order to give the defendant an opportunity "to get over it," and also.in view of the suffering' of the innocent ones who are closely associated with him, Judge Purdy gave two years' sentence to each account, the sentence to run concurrently.
Crawley sails to-day by the President Cleveland for MeNcill Island, U.S.A. where the will serve his sentence. M. C. McHenry, formerly attached to the U. S. naval transport, and Mr. C. H, Andrews, U. customs guard, who came out here as witnesses, loft here for the States
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