if he had declared the contrary
witnesses
over
to the next.
to the Court
Going ers belonging
as the elders before whom his brother brought him,
Clau
Their neglect
to hand him
to justice is not to be wondered at; but, when called on
Magistrate to find
by
the
who could speak to the antecedents
of the prisoner being summoned, it would be natural enough that they should prejudice
the known associate
arrested
of robbers to convict.
Jean's
Nor
is the objection to them
being
the only watchman going after the robbers
as at first sight appears. The watchmen
on the spot laid down,
seeing
the force of the assailants, being in the distance, bearing disturbance, come to see what
was the matter, and
seeming
on the thieves seems to have tried
to get away again, when a part
of the gang carried lighted torches
attacked him. Other
guards
on night
in China, whether there
be moon
or not,
the thieves also
carry
lights;
having paper
matches ready to blow into flame,
when they got
into the house they
meant to rob.
With the difficulty of making interpretation and still more of
getting
a Chinese to
give
a
direct
answer to a direct question, it is
almost impossible to get satisfactory
evidence according
to our views,
and
after the break
down of the first charge brought, and the strong suspicion that it was manufactured for the occasion,
it is natural
the Government should
require clear
distinct proof that
the