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not at the scene of the shooting, and he deeply regrets that he should
have been involved in an incident which had such fatal results.
7. That your humble petitioner is very repentant of his action, and fully
appreciates the disgrace he has brought to himself and to his family,
and the grief that has been caused to the family of the deceased.
Therefore he is appealing to Your Excellency the Governor to
pardon him for his act and to remit his present sentence of hanging and to
substitute one of imprisonment so that he can repent and atone for all his
wrongdoing.
That your humble petitioner promises to remember this for ever
and thence forward to lead a useful and industrious life and be of benerit
to the community.
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and your Petitioner as on duty bound will ever pray,
呈請人將感恩不盡
&c.
何貴華
Prisoner's Signature.
犯人簽署
&c.
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