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himself and Gertrude Dayton (identified by the prize-fighter Bellew), &c. These were taken charge of by the American Consul-General who at once telegraphed to Washington for instructions and asking permission to hand Adsetts over to the British Consul to be sent here for trial. Both Adsetts and Dayton appear to be American subjects and Mr. Fowler, the American Consul-General, at the suggestion of Mr. Brady, the British Consul, telegraphed to Washington that Adsetts was confined on a United States Man-of-War thinking that this might facilitate his rendition to Hongkong. Meanwhile this Government applied for his extradition offering to send all necessary documents and evidence, but Consul-General Fowler declined pending advices from Washington. On August 17th, Consul Brady wrote that the prisoner was still on board the "Galveston" but that the American Consul-General had informed him that that vessel was proceeding at once on a month's cruise, and it would be necessary to again land him, and place him in the British Consular Gaol. On August 27th, a further telegram from Consul Brady informed me that a private house had served the purpose of an American Gaol since August 21st, on which date he had been landed. Meanwhile the question of the competency of the American Consular Court or Supreme

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himself and Gertrude Dayton (identified by the prize-fighter Bellew), &c. These were taken charge of by the American Consul-General who at once telegraphed to Washington for instructions and asking permission to hand Adsetts over to the British Consul to be sent here for trial. Both Adsetts and Dayton appear to be American subjects and Mr. Fowler, the American Consul-General, at the suggestion of Mr. Brady, the British Consul, telegraphed to Washington that Adsetts was confined on a United States Man-of-War thinking that this might facilitate his rendition to Hongkong. Meanwhile this Government applied for his extradition offering to send all necessary documents and evidence, but Consul-General Fowler declined pending advices from Washington. On August 17th, Consul Brady wrote that the prisoner was still on board the "Galveston" but that the American Consul-General had informed him that that vessel was proceeding at once on a month's cruise, and it would be necessary to again land him, and place him in the British Consular Gaol. On August 27th, a further telegram from Consul Brady informed me that a private house had served the purpose of an American Gaol since August 21st, on which date he had been landed. Meanwhile the question of the competency of the American Consular Court or Supreme
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himself and Gertrude Dayton (identified by the prize- 352* -fighter Bellew), &c. These were taken charge of by the American Consul-General who at once telegraphed to A 14 Washington for instructions and asking permission to hand Adsetts over to the British Consul to be sent here for trial. Both Adsetts and Dayton appear to be American subjects and Mr. Fowler, the American Consul-General, at the suggestion of Mr. Brady, the British Consul,. telegraph- to the his fou! -edithat Adsetts was confined on a United States Man-of- -edit -War thinking that this might facilitate his rendition to Hongkong. Meanwhile this Government applied for his extradition offering to send all necessary documents and evidence, but Consul-General Fowler declined pending advices from Washington. On August 17th. Consul Brady wrote that the prisoner was still on board the "Galveston" but that the American Consul-General had informed him that that vessel was proceeding at once on a month's cruise, and it would be necessary to again land him, and place him in the British Consular Caol. On August 27th. a further telegram from Consul Brady informed me that a private house had served the purpose of an American Gaol since August 21st on which date he had been landed. Meanwhile the question of the competency of the American Consular Court or Supreme
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himself and Gertrude Dayton (identified by the prize-

352*

-fighter Bellew), &c. These were taken charge of by the

American Consul-General who at once telegraphed to

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Washington for instructions and asking permission to hand

Adsetts over to the British Consul to be sent here for

trial. Both Adsetts and Dayton appear to be American

subjects and Mr. Fowler, the American Consul-General, at

the suggestion of Mr. Brady, the British Consul,. telegraph-

to the his fou!

-edithat Adsetts was confined on a United States Man-of-

-edit

-War thinking that this might facilitate his rendition to

Hongkong. Meanwhile this Government applied for his

extradition offering to send all necessary documents and

evidence, but Consul-General Fowler declined pending

advices from Washington. On August 17th. Consul Brady wrote

that the prisoner was still on board the "Galveston" but

that the American Consul-General had informed him that that

vessel was proceeding at once on a month's cruise, and it

would be necessary to again land him, and place him in the

British Consular Caol. On August 27th. a further telegram

from Consul Brady informed me that a private house had

served the purpose of an American Gaol since August 21st

on which date he had been landed. Meanwhile the question

of the competency of the American Consular Court or

Supreme

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