The American pirate who kicked off one of Hong Kong's earliest major political scandals
The American pirate who kicked off one of Hong Kong's earliest major political scandals Updated 7:57 PM ET, Tue December 22, 2020 Hong Kong (CNN)The 1857 trial of American pirate Eli Boggs in Hong Kong was a riveting affair, filled with tales of plunder, kidnapping and murder on the high seas. But it was Boggs' two-hour closing statement that shook the British colony's political establishment to its core. Boggs accused a top colonial official, Daniel Caldwell, and another notorious pirate, Ma Chow Wong, of working together in secret to protect each others' interests. Boggs claimed that Wong d...
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