RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the Supreme Court, during the last Ten Years.
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Number
Number
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed.
YEAR.
of Cases.
of Convicted. Acquitted.
Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
(a.) 1876,.
64
109
76
24
8
(a.) 1877,
127
179
135
39
7
1978,.
157
216
163
45
6
(b.) 1879,.
148
202
135
54
11
13
1880,.
91
160
120
34
6
as to oo or co
9
5
8
Total,..
587
866
629
196
38
41
1881,.
105
154
111
39
(c.) 1882,
124
187
124
38
(d.) 1883,
91
126
70
1884,
68
101
65
20
1885,.
91
147
103
90822
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4
15
21
26
14
28(d.)
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2
8
16
22
16
22
Total,..
479
715
473
145
54
91
5
Average of 1st Period,.
117
1731
125
391
73
81
95%
143
943
29
10%
181
Average of 2nd Period,
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(a.) In these years the "Charges Abandoned" and "Postponed" are not included in the Grand Total in the published Returns; but
ibey are added here to make the figures tally. (b.) 1. Under Offence of "Breaking into a Dwelling House" out of 9 prisoners, 6 only are accounted for, the remaining 3 must have
been acquitted, and have been posted accordingly.
2. Under" Murder" out of 3 prisoners, 2 only have been accounted for, the 3rd was probably acquitted.
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3. Under Unlawfully giving false Statement to Registrar General" the prisoner although convicted does not appear under the
heading, but the facts appear in a foot note on the Return.
(c.) In one case the recognizance was 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,
INDICTMENTS and INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, for the year 1885.
Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.
Showing how the cases tried in
the Superior Courts ended.
(Each prisoner tried, counted as a separate case; where a large number of Prisoners have been convicted together, the fact is mentioned in a note.)
N
3 1
2
22
1
Jndgment for the crown,
Judgment for the Prisoner....
Prisoner found Insane,
Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or ab- sence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),..
Cases Postponed,...
103
223
25
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147
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10
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61
20
3
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16
1
1 15 2 12
83
24
Note-In one case 11 Prisoners were concerned and in another 10,