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mode in which the remuneration was to be distributed was the Comprador of the steamer, and used to accompan was agreed on by Mr Caldwell, Mr Randall, myself, and us in all our voyages. and Mr Heaton the second engineer. A certain portion went to the ship, coal, wear and tear, &c., a portion to the
Proceedings of 8th July continued.
crew, and a portion to the Captain, Engineers, and officers. JOHN ROBERTS, Deputy Inspector of Police and Depute
of
Inspector of Markets,-Called and examined.
I recollect the apprehension of a man who was charged with ling a watch from Mr Lapraik. I was examined in the gol upon a subsequent charge of piracy against the same man I was examined in the presence of the Acting Colonial Se named Kwan Chan-hee, From circumstances, I imagined the cretary, Mr Caldwell, Mr Inglis, and a Chinese prisone man was accused from dislike between him and Ma-chon theyWong and Kwan Chun-hee and this man.
When I was era
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present when he brought there. I searched him, and well, on account of Beaver having been in Ma-chow Wong's. nd on him pieces of red paper, eight or nine inches long, employ before. I cannot recollect whether Mr Caldwell was Chinese characters, which were interpreted to me by one there when I told Mr Mitchell of the interpretation I put the Chinese in the station named Ahee. It was to the upon the paper or not. I don't think I told Mr May about bet, that Beaver was an American, a very good man, and the paper while the trial was going on.
been some time in his employ; I kept it for a day or When he was examined at the Police Court, the paper produced by me before Mr Mitchell. I cannot recollect ether it was interpreted in Court. I recollect perfectly In a day or two ling Mr Mitchell what the effect of it was. ter Beaver was remanded, I was sent for by the Acting onial Secretary. At about 6 o'clock in the morning I ot to the Acting Colonial Secretary's house. He commenced ing mc, as licensing day was coming on, about the
I know from reference to my chart, that Luy-chow near Hainan is from 8 to 10 miles from the mouth of a river, stands a little way back from the shore. I have been past, but never in it.
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[Read Lyons' evidence concerning his visit to the Gaol to inquire about Beaver and the paper, and Beaver's conversation with himself.]
I agree with nearly every portion of it. Beaver himself I was at Boggs's trial, and told me that he was with Akwai.
When I came here yes-mined there was a paper shown to me, and I was asked if jaracter of the different Public-house keepers. After that saw the paper produced. I do not know what was done with
The steamer was about a mile and a half from the shore.
paper before.
The Elders of the village came on board and made an ar- rangement with Mr Caldwell for the payment of a sum of money if we could catch these desperadoes, but I do not know the amount. The boat went for the purpose assisting people belonging to the Elders, and Mr Caldwell went in it. There were four armed men, four men pulling the second Engineer and the Captain. When Roberts and Lyons asked me these questions, they did not tell me should want me to give evidence. terday, Roberts told me he had written down what I had had ever seen the said. I told him I thought it very curious, and that if I had I had seen the paper before, that it was written by a friend The answer I gave was that known that, I should not have said anything. When the of mine about a year before; it was relating to the sale of boat went off with Mr Caldwell, I saw the men wading in lorcha. The Acting Colonial Secretary then remarked that the mud and trying to get on shore. The vessel was so far the prisoner had that paper in his possession, and had given it off that I could not see whether they landed or not; they to Kwan Chun-hee, and that the prisoner was head partner in may have done so; there was continually firing in the directe purchase of the foreha. The Acting Colonial Secretari tion of the villages, and great numbers of people on shore! then went on to say that the paper had been given by this prisoner to Kwan Chun-hee within the last few days in Gaola Re-examined,--During the time in which I was employed and that Kwan Chun-hee had given it up to accuse the prisoners on board the Eaglet we never made any prisoners. In the The Acting Colonial Secretary then asked me about the Kulan affair there was loss of life sustained-five of the searching of the prisoner at the Station, and I said I thought Rattler's and six or eight of the Powhattan's men were killed,
it was impossible he could have been locked up, without any besides other casualties. The information that the junks Paper which he might have had on his body being found. captured at St John's were pirates was obtained from the prisoner before his arrest.
The Acting Colonial Secretary asked nie if I had ever secal fleet of two or three hundred junks which we met on our
I told him I had seen him way to Mameë.
We were going to Nowchow for a convoy, Central Police Station. He then asked me if I could recog-- one time previously, when he was making a charge in the and fell in with this fleet. We hailed them, and asked ifnise a man named Yik-foo, if I saw him. He then asked me they had seen the fleet we were about to convoy. They if the prisoner was not Yik-foo, and I said that he was not. told us that the pirates had gone ahead, and we then ran The Acting Colonialecretary then sent my round the body into Mamee, where I think we got information that the pirates of the Gaol to take another look, had proceeded farther up. The Captain and Pilot were as well assured the prisoner was not Yik-foo.
I returned, and told him I on the paddle-box, and they had the conversation with well then asked me, as the prisoner was sick at the time, these junks. There was a rumour that the steamer was to could his sickness not have altered him, so that I could not receive $5,000 for the Swatow affair if the villages had recognise him. I assured him he was not Yik-foo, upon been taken. The Eaglet's Comprador lived on board the whieh I was dismissed. A short time afterwards I met the ship, and went with us in the cruizes. When in harbour Acting Colonial Secretary at the Central Police Station, and he went ashore and brought off with him provisions as
in speaking to him I remarked that I had been told by oue required. I do not know his name, or that any person of the European prisoners, that the paper had been in Gaol living on shore acted as Ship's Comprador. I do not by since the conviction of Kwan Chun-hee, I then told him name know Szekai I once prosecuted a servant of mine
that Kwan Chun-hee had already brought a charge against called Abing who was in the steamer; and I remembera Tong Akü which had been proved false. The charge against gunner, Roderick, a Portuguese, who, after he quitted the had been convicted. Dr Bridges said that he would see into Toug Akü was after the sessious at which Ma-chow Wong vessel, was indicted for a larceny but acquitted; but I have no recollection of any other person whom I have seen on board the Gaol, and ascertain whether it was as I said with reference the matter, that he would inquire amongst the prisoners in the Eaglet having been brought up for any offence. no recollection of seeing any one wearing spectacles coming in the Police Court, when he told me that what I
paper. I again saw the Acting Colonial Secretary up on board except as a passenger.
Sai I have seen Passengers correct, and that he was convinced the paper had been in gnol wearing spectacles. I never received any other sum than all the time. the $55 either as prize-money or remuneration for extra or dangerous service. [Lai Sze-kai shewn to witness.] This
I have
to the
Mr Cald-
was
I remember the apprehension of Beaver; he was appre- hended and brought to the Police Station by Mr Caldwell. I
I
s finished I told him about this man Beaver, and a case it. I had seen the paper at the Police Station, and knew that piracy which I had known, and which had occurred in the Boggs was going to produce it. I believe the paper was in a tin evious January. I told him about a gun being purchasad box which he had. It was given into the hands of the Con- on the lorcha, also that the money had not been paid, and stable, and carried to the Supreme Court the usual way., at an order had been given, I was under the impression read it, and recollect it saying something about Ma-chow Wong, Ma-chow Wong. The pirate who took the lorcha was the brother or brother-in-law of Mr Caldwell, being a gooder -kwai, and he had an European with him. The Acting man, and recommending him. I have an idea it said some lonial Secretary said he would like very much to see the thing about provisions. I do not know whether the paper was der; it was for $80. The lorcha came in two days after-produced at the Police Court. I thought the paper was in I do ards. I boarded her as she came to an anchor about half- Mr Caldwell's handwriting, but am not certain of it. at four or five in the morning. I took the Captain of the not recollect his signature being to it; it might have been. rcha, and Achong, the Chinese owner, up to Dr Bridges's Can swear to Mr Caldwell's handwriting now, but could not buse about 7 o'clock, and they produced a paper which they then. Boggs told me the paper was from Mr Caldwell, and dwas the one to which I alluded. It was only an told me to take care of it as he would produce it on his defence. knowledgment of having taken a gun worth $70, which I do not know what connection ever existed between Mr Cald- ey intended to pay for. There was no order on any par- well and Boggs, further than that Boggs was in Akwai's cular house. The paper was then sent together with the first lorcha, which was said to be connected with Ma-chow Wong. per found on Beaver's person to Mr Wade to be translated; I heard the evidence of Randall and Stone, and do not agree ad the Acting Calonial Secretary told me that as Mr Cald- in their version of our conversation. Mr Randall told me that ell had already a charge for confederation with pirates $5,000 was the first agreement, and that $12,000 was subse- gainst Beaver, I had better send my witnesses down to him.quently paid for the bombardment of the village. Randall he witnesses were first sent down to Mr Caldwell, and then said nothing about the pirates taking any boats from Ma-mee. went before the Magistrate. After the paper was translated, The pirates were captured and taken into Ma-mee. He then was returned to me by Mr Grand-Pré, and after getting it told me that he was very much disappointed in not being able went before the Magistrate again, with the witnesses, and to capture the junk which was loaded with opium. I asked the paper was again produced before the Assistant Magistrate him how he knew she was a pirate. He said, "they did not care what the devil she was, so that she had the opium on Mr Mitchell. I do not know whether it was interpreted to im at that time. The examination lasted over a space of board." Randall did tell me that they got $12,000 for bom- three weeks, and the paper was taken there every day for barding the village at Swatow, and made use of the word amination. The witnesses failed to identify Beaver, and he squeeze with reference to it. He said his share was $500, was sentenced to find security for three months, or quit the and the Engineer's $250. I knew that Mr Caldwell was polony; he quitted the colony. This paper was never to my master of the Eaglet, and know nothing of her cruises except At one nowledge in Mr Caldwell's possession. He saw it, but I that she conroyed. I never saw her out at sea,
After the time I was in her neighbourhood, and saw part of her convoy. Bon't know that he read it at the Police Court.
I was then going to Hoihow on the West Coast, and was told. it was part of her convoy, but did not see the steamer, not know whom she was owned by,
reatigation was over, Beaver asked for his paper, but Mr Mitchell said that they were to be retained. The last time saw the paper was at the Magistracy, when he was com- pitted to the Gaol upon not being able to find security. I have not seen it since. I have looked over the papers in the agistracy, and that document is not attached to the case. Beaver told me that he had been in the employ of Mr Cald
and Ma-chow Wong on board a lorcha. If I had not en told, I should not have taken my witnesses to Mr Cald.
I do.
MANOEL DA SILVA, Sergeant in the Water Police,- Called and examined.
I remember the apprehension of Po-Pak-Shing on a charge of piracy. I had his boats and family in custody, and believe they, the boat and family, were connected with Ma-chow