157
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.
Abortion.
Judgment for the Crown,......
18
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
9
1
out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),
Cases postponed,
:
44
2
3
:.
:
:
:
Rape.
Unnatural Crimes.
Robbery with violence.
Other offences against the Person.
Offences against Property.
Miscellaneous offences.
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:
:
3
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v
1
2
*
:
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8
9
N
:
10
5
1
8
19
11
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Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 23rd day of March, 1893.
BRUCE SHEPHERD,
Acting Registrar.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the SUPREME COURT, during the last Ten Years.
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed.
YEAR.
of Cases.
Number Number
of Persons.
Convicted. Acquitted.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
(c.) 1883,.
(d.) 1884,.
1885,.
(e.) 1886,
(f.) 1887,.
28R2
91
126
70
26
68
101
65
91
147
103
75
107
59
94
155
82
82228
14
28d
2
2
20
8
16
16
22
20
16
27e
1
1
36
17
26
8
Total,
419
636
379
124
71
119
4
11
1888,.
101
186
99
47
28
40
(g.) 1889,......
92
143
64
41
24
37
1890,.
59
80
43
1891,.
32
37
26
1892,.
30
44
18
25
20
17
9
17
OMENO
Total,.
314
490
250
134
65
105
:
Average of 1st
Period,
834
1271
75
243
145
234
Average of 2nd
623
98
50
261
13
21
Period,
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21
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c. 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.
A. 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.