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RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the Yeur 1001.
Number of Casea tried.
Number of Persons tried,
CRIME.
14
I
Administering poison with intent to murder,
Altering a stamp,
Arson,
Assault with intent to rob,
Convicted,
Acquitted.
1
Death.
Death Recorded.
Hard Labour
over One Year.
Hard Labour One Year and under.
SENTENCE.
Solitary Confinement→
Number of Persons.
Privately Flogged-
Number of Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons,
No. of Cases.
No. of PersonĘ,
Charges
Cases
Abandoned. Postponed.
Attempt at Larceny,
Attempt at Murder,
Being a member of an unlawful society,
Bringing counterfeit coins into the Colony,.
1
-
Counselling, procuring &c., a third party to throw
corrosive fluid.
1
Disobeying order of banishment,
3
Forgery,
1
Giving a bribe to a public servant with a view to
influence his conduct.....
3
Larceny,
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Larceny in a dwelling house with menaces,
3
Manslaughter,
Murder,
1
Obtaining goods by false pretences,
Obtaining bribe with a view to influence his conduct
as a public servant,
1
2
1
10
15
5
3
1
2
1
2
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Obtaining money by false pretences,..
Perjury,
Firacy,
Robbery,
Robbery being armed,
Robbery and wounding,
1a
Selling counterfeit King's coin,
2
2
2
12
10
21
21
4
3
1
3
Shop breaking,
2
1
Uttering a forged will and testament,
03
Stealing letter,
Throwing corrosive fluid with intent to burn,.
Uttering a forged Bank note,
Uttering a forged request for delivery of goods with
intent to defraud,
Uttering counterfeit coins,
Wounding with intent to murder,
322 :
213
1212
213
60
96
2
7
21
3
82
14
G
59
16
3+
2
2
Of 98 Persons
.96 were indicted.
Two were not indicted which are included under' the heading of "Charges Abandoned,” 2
98 Persons.
a. In this case the Prisoner was fined $500.
Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 7th day of January, 1902.
J. W. NORTON KYSHE, Registrar.
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