CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10] — Page 356

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trunk was put in the Baggage Room, and on the 7th of August an offensive smell proceeded from it. On being opened it was found to contain the body of a European woman. The body was buried, but later exhumed and identified by a friend of Gertrude Dayton's as being the remains of that woman. In the trunk were found 2 towels marked 'Hongkong Hotel'; in short the circumstantial evidence seemed conclusively to point to the guilt of the man Adsetts.

This Government thereupon communicated with the Police at Shanghai and elsewhere, and offered a reward of $500 for his apprehension. Adsetts was a powerful man, an ex-pugilist, and his arrest at Chefoo was effected not without difficulty by a constable of the British Consulate and an American prize-fighter to whom the reward has been disbursed. They effected the arrest on August 13th on the warrant of the American Consul-General there.

As the only gaol in Chefoo is at the British Consulate Adsetts was confined there, but escaped a few hours afterwards. He was recaptured and again confined in the British Consular Gaol. Later it was deemed advisable to place him on board the United States Cruiser "Galveston" then in harbour. In his possession was found a quantity of ladies' toilet articles with the name "Gertrude" and a photograph of himself

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351 trunk was put in the Baggage Room, and on the 7th of August an offensive smell proceeded from it. On being opened it was found to contain the body of a European woman. The body was buried, but later exhumed and identified by a friend of Gertrude Dayton's as being the remains of that woman. In the trunk were found 2 towels marked 'Hongkong Hotel'; in short the circumstantial evidence seemed conclusively to point to the guilt of the man Adsetts. This Government thereupon communicated with the Police at Shanghai and elsewhere, and offered a reward of $500 for his apprehension. Adsetts was a powerful man, an ex-pugilist, and his arrest at Chefoo was effected not without difficulty by a constable of the British Consulate and an American prize-fighter to whom the reward has been disbursed. They effected the arrest on August 13th on the warrant of the American Consul-General there. As the only gaol in Chefoo is at the British Consulate Adsetts was confined there, but escaped a few hours afterwards. He was recaptured and again confined in the British Consular Gaol. Later it was deemed advisable to place him on board the United States Cruiser "Galveston" then in harbour. In his possession was found a quantity of ladies' toilet articles with the name "Gertrude" and a photograph of himself

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351 trunk was put in the Baggage Room, and on the 7th. of August an offensive smell proceeded from it. On being opened it was found to contain the body of a European woman. The body was buried, but later exhumed and identifi- -ed by a friend of Gertrude Dayton's as being the remains of that woman. In the trunk were found 2 towels marked *Hongkong Hotel'; in short the circumstantial evidence seemed conclusively to point to the guilt of the man Adsetts. This Government thereupon communicated with the Police at Shanghai and elsewhere, and offered a reward of $500 for his apprehension. Adsetts was a powerful man, an ex-pugilist, and his arrest at Chefoo was effected not without difficulty by a constable of the British Consulate and an American prize-fighter to whom the reward has been disbursed. They effected the arrest on August 13th. on the warrant of the American Consul-General there. As the only gaol in Chefoo is at the British Consulate Adsetts was confined there, but escaped a few hours afterwards. He was recaptured and again confined in the British Consular Gaol. Later it was deemed advisable to place him on board the United States Cruiser "Galveston" then in harbour. In his possession was found a quantity of ladies toilet + articles with the name "Gertrude" and a photograph of himself

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trunk was put in the Baggage Room, and on the 7th. of

August an offensive smell proceeded from it. On being

opened it was found to contain the body of a European

woman. The body was buried, but later exhumed and identifi-

-ed by a friend of Gertrude Dayton's as being the remains

of that woman. In the trunk were found 2 towels marked

*Hongkong Hotel'; in short the circumstantial evidence

seemed conclusively to point to the guilt of the man

Adsetts. This Government thereupon communicated with the

Police at Shanghai and elsewhere, and offered a reward of

$500 for his apprehension. Adsetts was a powerful man,

an ex-pugilist, and his arrest at Chefoo was effected not

without difficulty by a constable of the British Consulate

and an American prize-fighter to whom the reward has been

disbursed. They effected the arrest on August 13th. on the

warrant of the American Consul-General there. As the only

gaol in Chefoo is at the British Consulate Adsetts was

confined there, but escaped a few hours afterwards. He was

recaptured and again confined in the British Consular

Gaol. Later it was deemed advisable to place him on board

the United States Cruiser "Galveston" then in harbour. In

his possession was found a quantity of ladies toilet

articles with the name "Gertrude" and a photograph of

himself

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