The Henry N. Demenil Case
Figures
Figures
Henry N. Demenil 德门内
Key Figures
Scholar, Filmmaker, Podcast Host
Scholar, Filmmaker, Podcast Host
The Henry N. Demenil Case
An American who shot a Tibetan Buddhist monk to death in Yunnan in 1906.
The Tibetan Buddhist monk who was shot to death.
The Chinese soldier who was escorting Demenil from Sichuan to Yunnan. He was one of the two witnesses of this case and was sent to Shanghai to testify in the trail of Demenil.
The other soldier escorting Demenil with Li Yushan.
He sent multiple telegraphs to the Qing officials in Sichuan trying to stop Demenil from proceeding to Yunnan.
Elder Brother of Zhao Erfeng. He wrote complaints about the trial of Demenil in the US Court for China in Shanghai.
川东道台
Batang /‘Ba’ thang Magistrate in Sichuan
巴塘后营管带. He arranged two soldiers to escort Demenil from Sichuan to Yunnan. Zhao Erfeng scolded him for doing so.
First Judge of the US Court for China in Shanghai, who tried the Demenil case.
US District Attorney for the US Court for China in Shanghai, where he prosecuted Demenil for killing the Tibetan monk.
Demenil’s lawyer for the trial
Interpreter in the court trial of the Demenil case
US Ambassador in China 美国驻华大使
US General Consul for China in Shanghai
US consul in Chongqing 重庆. He requested Demenil to be transferred from Lijiang in Yunnan to the consular court in Chongqing, and then arranged Demenil to be transferred to the US Court for China in Shanghai. Later, Demenil accused him for mistreatment in the US and this was reported by the Washington Post.
美臬署提调, US Embassy in China
美臬署文案, US Embassy in China
美按察使署参赞, US Court for China in Shanghai
云南丽江知府.
云南总督
巴塘县令
上海道台
上海县令, the City Magistrate of Shanghai, who was sent to audit the trial of the Demenil case in the US Court for China in Shanghai.
Cuilan Liu