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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E

:

98

6

1

:

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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2765

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29

10

25

J. W. NORTON KYSHE,

Registrar.

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