358
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the SUPREME Court, during the last Ten Years.
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed.
Number
Number
YEAR.
of Cases.
of Convicted. Acquitted. Persous.
No. of
No. of
No. of
Cases.
Persons.
Cases.
No. of Persous.
(a.) 1877,.
127
179
135
39
1878,
157
216
163
45
1-0
na
(b.) 1879,.
148
202
135
54
11
13
1880..
91
160
120
34
G
1881,.
105
154
111
· 39
1
Total........
628
911
664
211
31
36
(c.) 1882,
124
187
124
38
(d.) 1883,
91
126
70
1884,.
68
101
65
1885,
91
147
103
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15
21
1
26
14
28d
20
16
:
22
16
22
(c.) 1886,
75
107
59
20
16
27c
Ι
Total,..
149
668
421
126
433
69
114
4.
6
Average of 1st)
Period,
125
1821
1324
421
61
71
Average of 2nd
Period...
894
1338
841
251
13
224
(a.) In this year the Charges abandoned and Postponed are not included in the Grand Total in the published Returns; but they are
added here to make the figure 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.
3. Under Unlawfully giving false statement to Begistrar General the prisoner although convicted does not appear under the beading,
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.
(e.) In one case the recognizance estreated.
INDICTMENTS and Informations in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, for the Year 1886.
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.)
Total.
Murder, other than wife or child murder.
Manslaughter.
Attempt at murder.
Murder of wife, Reputed wife,
or Concubine.
Child murder.
Concealment of Birth.
Abortion.
Rape.
Unnatural Crimes.
Other offences against the Person.
Malicious Injuries to Property. Robbery with violence.
Other offences against Property. Miscellaneous offences.
Prædial Larceny.
Judgment for the Crown,
59
Judgment for the Prisoner,,
20
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,......
(a)
(b.)
27
1
107
3 1
:
:
:
:
(a) The Acting Attorney General accepted the plea of guilty of Manslaughter. (7) Including one who did not appear and whose recognizance was estreated.
:
:
:
:
:
:
11
3
42
1
00
8
1
4
4
24
:
4
:..
:
19
3
:
65
65
30