CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 233

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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

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when at Pai Hao Chiao Hsu, I sold 3 head to Wei Kên, a native

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of Payune; two head to Liu Sen; 2 head to Cho Fu Fai; one head

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劉已 to Wei Chiungs and one head to Liu I. On the 19th November, I

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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

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