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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH APRIL, 1893.
INDICTMENTS and INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, for the Year 1892.
Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.
Showing how the cases tried in
the Superior Courts ended.
(Each Prisoner tried counts as a separate case; where a large number of Prisoners have been convicted together, the fact is mentioned in a note.)
Total.
Murder.
Manslaughter.
Attempt at murder.
Concealment of Birth.
Judgment for the Crown,......
18
1
Judgment for the Prisoner,
17
1
2
Prisoner found Insane,..
Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or absence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),
Cases postponed,
:
:
9
1
:
:
:
44
2
3
:
;
:
FO
Abortion.
:
Rape.
Unnatural Crimes.
Robbery with violence.
Other offences against the Person.
Offences against Property.
Miscellaneous offences.
:
:
:
1
:
10
:
1
8
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:
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C
1
8
19
11
BRUCE SHEPHERD, Acting Registrar.
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 23rd day of March, 1893.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the Supreme Court, during the last Ten Years.
Charges Abandoned.
YEAR.
Number Number
of
of Cases. Persons.
Convicted. Acquitted.
No. of* Cases.
No. of Persons.
Postponed.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
(c.) 1883, (d.) 1884,
1885,.
(e.) 1886,
(f) 1887,.
CURE
91
126
70
26
14
28d
2
68
101
91
147
ទីទ
65
20
8
16
103
22
16
22
...
75
107
59
20
16
27e
91
155
82
36
17
26
20
1
8
Total,.
419
636
379
124
71
119
4
11
1888,
101
186
99
47
28
40
(9.) 1889,
92
143
64
41
24
37
1890,
59
80
43
20
7
17
1891,
32
37
26
9
1892,
30
44
18
17
GREND
Total,.
314
490
250
134
65
105
Average of 1st}
Period, .... f
834
1273
75g
243
14}
233
2}
Average of 2ndĮ
Period,
f
623
98
50
26
13
21
e. In one case the recognizance estreated, this case is included in the total, but not in any other of the above headings.
d. In one case the recognizance estreated, and one prisoner committed suicide in the Gaol.
e. In one case the recognizance estreated.
f. In three cases the recognizances were estreated.
g. In one case the recognizance estreated, this case is included in the total, but not in any other of the above headings.
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 23rd day of March, 1893.
BRUCE SHEPHERD, Acting Registrar.