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德泰
角墟
石 Te Tai shop at Shih Chio Hsü, I bought 5 head from Liu A-yü
now in Court. This made a total of 14 head. On the 17th November
危根
when at Pai Hao Chiao Hsu, I sold 3 head to Wei Kên, a native
花藤
劉森
卓福泰
of Payune; two head to Liu Sen; 2 head to Cho Fu Fai; one head
危
琼
劉已 to Wei Chiungs and one head to Liu I. On the 19th November, I
邱陳
危文
(I A
again sold one head to Wei Wen; one head to Chiu Chen Yang;
張亞成 two head to Chiang A-chao and one head to Chang A-cheng. All
my oxen were bought for ready money, and were all re-sold".
"Liu A-yi deposed that the oxen he had sold to
Yu A-wei had been purchased for ready money from the Tê Tai
shop at Shih Chào Hgü, and re-sold by him".
"Liu Kuan-lin deposed that the oxen sold by him
to Yu A-wei, had been bought for ready money from Tseng Yang a
ranch proprietor at Shih Chio Hsü, and resold by him.
"Yu A-wei and the others, on being closely questioned
affienied complicity with the robbers, or having sold property
knowing the same to have been stolen. I have imprisoned them
pending the appearance of the proprietors of the Tề Tai and
other shops mentioned in the evidence, whom I have requested
the Ching Yuan Hsien to arrest. When they appear, I shall
question them closely as to the antecedents of the stolen
cattle, which I am endeavouring to recover. I have offered
rewards for the apprehension of the thieves, whose arrest I
em...