and the W. S. Vice Condul was not disproned by the defendant who refused to adduce any futter Exidence in his defence, Contenting himself with pleading not guilty, the fact of the defen dant being engaged in the collectin and Phipping of Chinese subjects by the American Vepel called. Wandering Jew' was notonlyge matter of feneral notonety, buthe hard chartered that repel for the purpose. _ I M's Consul had been

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required by the Chief Chinese authority at the Port to punit defendant for a heach of chinese law. that authouty hard termed it buying Chinese Subjects Hhi's Consul was not prepared to sengit was actual purchase but so much a head was paid to certar Chinese who were employed by defendant for the purpose and there was mery reason to believe many of these people were abducted

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