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officers or to members of the public in the area, but he accepts that it
was the shot that he fired which caused the death of the police Sergeant.
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 grief that has been caused to the family of the deceased. He
realises fully his error in allowing himself to be tempted into taking
part in the events leading to this fatal incident.
Therefore he is appealing to Your 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 can repent and atone for all his wrongdoing.
That your humble petitioner promises to remember this forever, and
thence forward to lead a useful and industrious life and be of benefit 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.
&c.
Prisoner's Signature.
犯人簽署