RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the SUPREME Court, during the last Ten Years.
21
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed.
Number
Number
YEAR.
of Cases.
of Convicted. Acquitted. Persons.
No. of
Cases.
No. of Persons.
No. of
Cases.
No. of Persons.
1892.
1893,
1894,
1895,
1896,
15 10 60. Ht 25
30
43
36
26
64
45488
44
18
17
57
33
16
44
21
17
39
23
9
60
27
26
23-8
4465 4
9
Total,.
199
244
122
85
23.
336
(a) 1897,
52
67
39
17
11
(b) 1898,
36
54
39
10
1899,
65
98
77
12
(c) 1900,
43
91
73
14
(d) 1901,
60
98
82
14
14H4N
11
4
2
2
Total,..
256
408
310
67
29
31
Average of 1st Period,.
394
483
213
17
4323
73/
Average of 2nd Period,.
514
813
62
133
61
a. In one case the recognizance estreated. b. In two cases the recognizance estreated, e. In two cases the recognizance estreated. d. In one case the prisoner was fined $500.
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Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th day of January, 1902.
J. W. NORTON KYSHE,
Registrar.
INDICTMENTS and INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG for the Year 1901.
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.
1 1
82
6
14
3
Judgment 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,
...
2
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98
6
1
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10
5
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Abortion.
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Rape,
Unnatural Crimes.
Robbery with Violence.
Other Offences against the
Person.
Offences against Property.
Miscellaneous Offences.
Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th day of January, 1902.
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29
10
25
J. W. NORTON KYSHE,
Registrar.