Woman Loses Husband and Savings and is then Sedulously Blackmailed Frow Ove Own Taichow, Che, Feb. 21, of "using a thief to catch a thief,"
The China New Year has been Got news of the fact of treasure] kept here in the usual way with stored away, ordered 40 men whom crackers and feasting, the last few) they control, belonging io, another days of the old year being given to village, fo break into. this house feasting the spirits of the dead, and, and get the money. This they did] burning a curious kind of brown trid secured $10,000.
Paper, cut up in a certain fashion 'The owner of the house recogniz-to induce the spirits to give pros ed one man, and unfortunately call-Perity to the family during—the} ed him by. name, Therefore, coming year. Last Monday' even-the next hight a band of the same ing, little piles of paper were being men came again, put a rope around burned in front of almost every! the man's "neck, dragged him out! house. Then, too, at the end of and shot him. "This they did be-the year, the kitchen god has cause they feared that, having dis shave of feasting, and, when his} Tips were well stuck together with woul officials for covered who the ruffians. were, he
wame of the sticky sweetmeats, he ust give the names of some was taken down from his throne of the' offenders. The widow. and over the kitchen stove, burned, and children had to leave the village sent into the next world, where hi lat once, as they feared further in-would find to his dismay that. his jury. Afterwards the widow took Hipg were glued tightly" together, ind thus be unable to render an the case to, the lew courts, and the Recount of the family's doings dur-Hioweven, they determined for make judge passed sentence on the guilty.
jing. the year! fa fight for it, and took the case Government schools here fo Hangchow, and there, where the pot keep the Lunar New facts were not so' well-known, the They broke up for the winter hol ders were acquitted.
The days on Janumy 37, and. opened Widow then took the'case to again on' February 14, China New and there. too the dec Year Day. war' given in favour of the gulfy This. has caveed a great A Village Tragedy of indignation here, "Ic"has In a village about 60 Li from this emboldened the robbers, and city, a family consisting of a man, ven much prestige, power, and his wife with three children, and fneotragement. to. those Tocal "amen Dis old "mother was attacked by a whom the offsials are using." After Band of 40 robbers and $10,000 The final' decision "was made, " the taken away. 'This man was a good robbers. insisted on. the. widow and peaceful citizen, hard working, iving thems more ones, and she and Heading a useful life, and by ciuafly-bad io pay out between six diligence and thrift had' saved find seven hundred dollars' because small fortune, but as there seemed no safe place' to put his money, he hid it in his house, as he feared the peace in the village have bands eight men. who ate keep hat, if he put it me bank or shop, robbers under their control the local robbers would. soon heat asians. part of the country' and of it, and would immediately kidnap him and demand all he had. then they age an opportunity Making ® Hule moner, they is ete However, in, spite of all his care their commands £0" thave' men, and some one discovered that he had ate obeyed, money hidden away in his house, Rotd Building and soon eight of the local men Who really are robbers, but whom The motor road from this city the officials are using to preserve to Tietal is gang on apace. I order in the place on the principal is said that it will be opened next} month. The road eventually will be made right on to. Shaoshing,
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