Your humble Petitioner did not strike the deceased though he did strike a person who was an associate of the deceased in order to defend himself from this person.
He
That your humble Petitioner is very rependent of his action. fully appreciates the disgrace he has brought on his honourable family and the
He fact that he has failed in his obligations, as eldest son, to his family. realises the error of his ways in becoming associated with persons of criminal nature. Therefore he is appealing to His Excellency the Governor to pardon him for his act and to remit his present sentence of hanging and substitute one of imprisonment so that he could repent and atone for his wrong doing. That your humble Petitioner promises to remember this forever and thence forward to lead a useful, industrious life and be of benefit to the community, and his family
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and your Petitioner as on duty bound will ever pray,
呈請人將感恩不盡
林田竿
Prisoner's Signature. 犯人簽署
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