Case 14. Ms. Ma: Disguised Poisoning (Shandong, 1795)

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
5. Translator’s Notes xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I: Judicial Procedures
8. Introduction 29
9. Case 1. Xu Si: A Scuffle over a Debt ( Jiangsu, 1702) 30
10. Case 2. Li Huaiyu: The Missing Brother (Hunan, 1736) 37
11. Case 3. Ms. Guo: Accidental Homicide Concealed (Zhili, 1795) 52
12. Case 4. Li Cang: Blackmail and Arsenic (Shanxi, 1803) 59
13. Case 5. Cao Ligong: Attempted Rape That Led to Murder (Zhili, 1803) 64
14. Part II: Interrogation Techniques
15. Introduction 79
16. Case 6. Du Huailiang: Adultery That Brought Disaster (Shandong, 1696) 79
17. Case 7. Rui Meisheng: Manslaughter over an Outhouse (Anhui, 1722) 90
18. Case 8. Jia Mingyuan: Accidental Homicide (Fengtian, 1796) 96
19. Part III: Intent and Premeditated Violence
20. Introduction 103
21. Case 9. Luo Zhongyi: Kidnapping (Guangdong, 1728) 103
22. Case 10. Wang Azhen: Murder for Extortion (Guangdong, 1779) 116
23. Part IV: The Failure of “Confucian” Family Values
24. Introduction 122
25. Case 11. Li Er and Li San: Two Pecks of Beans (Fengtian, 1738) 123
26. Case 12. The Hong Brothers: A Quarrel over Manure (Hunan, 1738) 128
27. Case 13. Ms. Wang: Incest and Violent Homicide (Jilin, 1738) 133
28. Case 14. Ms. Ma: Disguised Poisoning (Shandong, 1795) 142
29. Part V: Control of Politically Marginal Groups and Individuals
30. Introduction 147
31. Case 15. A Village Vendetta and Han Intercession (Guangxi, 1728) 148
32. Case 16. Rebellious Religious Sectarians (North China, 1791–1814) 175
33. Case 17. Ji Yanghua: Secret Society Member (Shanxi, 1814) 201 201
34. Part VI: Social Mobility and Crime
35. Introduction 205
36. Case 18. Jin San: A Spurned Lover (Sichuan, 1728) 205
37. Case 19. Luo Fenpeng: A Phony Scholar-Official ( Jiangxi, 1763) 218
38. Part VII. Imperial Intervention
39. Introduction 226
40. Case 20. Li Yuchang: A Magistrate Murdered for His Integrity ( Jiangsu, 1809) 226
41. Appendix 1. Banners and Other Social Organizations 245
42. Appendix 2. Popular Religious Movements 247
43. Appendix 3. Cases Listed by Social Conflict 252
44. Chinese Character Glossary 255
45. Bibliography of Studies in English 271
46. Index 279