No. 5114-NOVEMBER 27, 1879.]
LOCAL AND GENERAL
cisco on the 16th Nor
THE E. & à. steamer Howen, with Austra lians Mails left Singapore yeaterday.
OWING to the crowded state of our columns with mail and other matter, the Police In- telligence and Marine Court stand over till to-morrow.
H. E. Senhor J. Joaé da Graça, the now Governor of Macno, with Senhora Graça and suite, left for that port to-day in the Portu- guess gun-boat Tajo.
VAL Vose and Ira Brown arrived here this morning from Canton, where they have beso well received in two entertainments gîven in that city. They proceed to Shanghai
to-morrow.
By the charity of Signer Cagli, a charitable concert will be given at the Italian convent, Cafus Road, on Saturday, 29th Instant, by
DEATH OF A CHILD FROM EXPOSURE. INQUEST.
The enquiry into the death of a female Chinese child, about twelve months old, held on Tuesday last, was resumed to-day before the Coroner, C. V. Creagh, Esq., and Messrs A, Levy, J. M. Hanlon, and
A. O. de Guttieres, as a jury.
THE CHINA MAIL.
he made off in a westerly direction followed candidly state, failed, as he had expected what was the woman's object? An to that the first occasion. The complaint made bad in a case like this, pointing out that If two in the story he had already told before the follow the line of the prisoner himself, who clerks, do, and had been spread about, and differed in their sworn testimony as to The next AvaTRALLAN MAN may be expected the Sergeant. On attempting to effoot 'he would fail, in shaking the chief witness he could give then no light. He could only been the subject of gossip amongst the persons (in this case interested persons) bere on or about the 4th proxy., by the arrest the Chinaman turned round upon Magistrates, conoceted or not. There were said that for various reasons, because he this excited the woman and others. If the facts the correct version of which must be E. & A. steamer Bowen, which left Singa-hla would-be captor and made an attack two ways of dealing with a case like this, had torn down placards about these slaves relations between the woman and Aboy known to both of them, and overal of one approaching it from the surrounding who had been lost, had been instrumental were as suggested it was reasonable that the their statements, say three or four, some pore on the 26th inst. The next Exos Max, may be expected here upon him, compelling the policeman to circumstances, the other dealing with the in putting down some Chinese evils in which woman would be noisy or angry over it of them the leading statements in their ad probably they were interested, the Chinese That fact quite explained all that she had acount of what transpired were described as falso by an independent witness, he would by the F. & 0. steamer Peshawar, four make use of the weapon provided for his inherent gircumstances themselves days late, through the breaking down of the self protection. Be fired-one chamber of judging of their truth by their couslatency of a certain class were always trying to got to do with the case. Bis learned friend
with the surrounding circumstances. It circumvent him, bring him to grief, and had spoken truly as to our ignorance of the not believe them on their oath with regard to Met Australia.
bla revolver, the bullet lodging in the left the story was in itself incredible, or suob as annoy him. Mixing himself up an Bowler working of the mind of a Chinaman; we other matters evon it incapable of diaproof. The next AMERICAN MAIL may be looked for
here on or about the 14th December by the breast of the presumed thief.. He was at revolted their common sense, their know had done among ao many Chinese affairs, It only got glimpses of it now and again. And As to the charactor of the boy he referred P.M.S. City of Peking, which left San Fran- once conveyed to the Hospital and received ledge of human nature, or their experience was hardly possible to escape. Then again of this he asked the jury to have resolled to the evidenco of Dr. Ayres. The whole of life, they might conclude that the aur they might say that the boy would hardly go tion when they dealt with the conduct of point the jury had to decide was whether prompt attendance at the bands of Dr. rounding circumstances had been made to this tremendous length for that purpose, the boy. Had he had the blood of Western the woman and this boy were the witnesses of Marques, At present there is no danger to fit the story. The particular points but he thought it probable, as he already civilisation in his veins, he might have truth. If they were, then Mr Seth was not which he asked them. to carefully consider said, that the bay did not know the extrema grappled with and fought the man anggest-to be belloved on bis oath, for he aware that apprehended from the wound, and the case
were (1) the position and character of gravity of the charge he made, nor the Ing snob a thing to him; but his question several of their statements as to what took in Court was Would you havo mě strike place in bis office were false. The Inter is progressing favorably. The man had a the man against whom the charge was atter depth of dishonor i brought on bundle of clothes in his possession, and no made; (2), and this was a very important European against whom it was brought my master? I cannot strike ty master." preter, Li Hong all, was in the same posi- doubt the matter will form the subject of and material point in this case, the position They had to test bis story by the light of He know he was strong enough to resist tion. The jurors must decide between the the the inconsistencies and contradictions it any attempts to force him; as he did resist two versions, one that of the woman and the and character of the man making investigation on his recovery and discharge charge; and (3) they had to look not only contained. They would have the benefit renewed attempts. He gave them very first witness, the other that of Mr Seth and to the cironmstances of the cats as detalled before coming to a verdict of His Lordship's good reason for not running away; but Hong Mi. On oue side or the other from hospital into the custody of the polios. but to the whole surrounding circumstan: es summing up, in which he would explain might have been called a thief. As to his there was perjury: There was no middle And if they believed that the first and especially the conduct of the parties the law on the different points involved inconsistency" in taking the $1, why, course.
witness and the woman were perjured on H M.S. Foxhound, Commander W. H. G. We(Japan Gazette) are very sorry to have to themsolves immediately before and af o and would read over the evidence as it stood whoever heard of a Chinamau refusing mo Nowell, was inspected to-day by the Com-announce that Lady Parkes died on the 12th the time when the offence was said to have on his notes, with those o maents thereon ney. That was, be would argue, an apology those points where they had independent Some stres seemed to which Hin Lordship's sense of Justice and a solatium, for the rudeness of the beastly evidence to prove it, they were to believe instant. The sad news will have been been committed. modore. On Saturday next she proceeds anticipated by many of our community, as have been laid on the fact that Bowler Mercy towards this poor unfortunate man suggestion his master had made him, and they wore perjured on all points whether But the theirs or not. "That was the whole issue. her ladyship's health had been failing for wanted a cook that night particularly, the would dictate. His appeal had been rather be had pocketed it, no doubt satisfied that shey had fudependent testimony besides.
to their reason on the facts of the use. Ho there would be no more of this to Singapore.
some time past, and there was every, reason presumption being that he wanted a man to fear that the last sudden relapse would to be put to the vile purpose the boy says hardly liked to put it in the way that if assault with intent which was charged did for the jury. There had been lying msré deter prove fatal. We offer our sincere tribute of he was put to, that he premeditated the they had any reasonable doubt they would not take place till many hours after this, throughout this case thick and threefold; respect to Lady Parkes memory, remem effence from four o'clock in the afternoon.give the prisoner the benefit of that doubt; after it he would not lie down on the bed na lying had over been bering, as we do, her exemplary life, her This, he believed, was dieproved to the but he asked them more to remember the assault really took place in the mornin. mined. It was for the jury to say on kind heart, her sagacious mind, and, if the minds of the Jury by his first going to this that this was the story of one wan, and that and by the time he left the house to go which side the lying lay and give their This man b longing to a cartain class, against straight to the police station, bis mind was vordiet accordingly. With regard to the story could be told, her heroic courage and old hawker, whom he met by chance.
reduced the matter to one of sudden another man whose position In the world ecgaged on something else than the $1 note. offer of the prisoner to withdraw his fortitude.
temptation rather then set purpose. No they would also bear in mind and to consider Had this been a trumped-up osse they would charge against the boy on a ndition that man la his senses, he submitted, would the very serious bature of the charge as have been careful to retain the number of be withdraw this grave charge against him, have incurred the frantic risk of yielding grave or graver than that of murder; the note, the boy reading and writing Kng be could quite understand that the pri When he put the note int over bad d me as many men in the event to a sudden desire of this kind and but he asked far more than that; he lish; but no. forcing the boy after his refusal; and it asked them to say that ha left the Court his hand in this Court be said, "I don't of a charge like this would have done. It must be admitted that Mr Bowler bad fully free from any stain upon his cha- know if that was it. It was a new note," Lo he could stop it at that point the scandal. would be stopped, and as had been said a certain amount of dishonour clung to a shown no want of sense or shrewdness. It racter, to say that the charges of indulging concludlog the Attorney General said, with was not pretended that he was drunk: o in those filthy acts and beastly babits of regard to what bad fallen from his learned
man who had such a charge made.against had boon correcting proofs and readinu which he had been accused were completely friend, that he thought it would be a very
him. it was no proof of his guilt that he was willing to withdraw the plaint for books up till the time he wo it to bed. If any untrue, for the man who lives with such a queer state of things were an offends such, 43 mas bad acted as Bowler was said to have stigma as theyformed on his character was this not to be punished by the criminal law. acted in this matter that night, he must be to become an outcast from all respectable An improvement might be made by hearing desertion of service, which osused as he one lost to all sense of honour or shame in society, a social parlab. No imprisonment, such cases with closed doors; but he hoped believed at the moment this false charge...
the time would never come in this land gainat bim if that fell to the ground by these matters and carrying out persistently no punishment, that could be imposed on his nefarious practices reckless of the it would carry with it auch despair as that when there would not be punishment for the sama blow. But the charge standing Mr Dr. Marques made a post mortem ex-
Nothing of the kind had which his social isolation for ever would such bestly offeus e. He had been careful Bowler wrote out at once with bls own hand a charge against this woman and Aboy for amination of the body yesterday and found consequsuces. a number of vesicles on the abdomen and been shown. So that the first point arislug cause. He coubi no hope to obtain a living, to do nothing during this aise to obstruct face, probably caused by some hot applica- in the case put them in this difficulty, his career would be blasted. He reminded the fair trial of the prisoner at the bar; he aspiring to extort money from him on a ffance. He instanced several cases where tion. On opening the body the spleen was that it presumed the existence of as mething them of the very great responsibility that désired to unduly press no point; he was threat to charge hm with this nunatural
not there to press for a conviction. His observed to be very large and the langevry like a wild improbability. And notreated with them, in believin: the obscure
in Eng and. He knew personally a case aud man; indifferently alike whether the man much congested. He concluded that the
and improbable and unsupported story of duty was to see justice done between man auch nefarious practices had come to light was a Chinese or an Englishman, and that where a vile attorney under threat of mak child had suffered from ague, and that
such a man as the first witness. He asked death was accelerated by exposure to cold.
the jury not only to find Mr Bowler inno-
No institution aloud noiest and purest of the highest Society Exposure to a temperature of 70° Fab. for
cent of the charge brought against him, but clear full justice that we all expec: to find inning a vile charge ag inst a lady amongst the a few hours would cause congestion of the
to send him forth to the world under sagh British Court of law. a finding that no man would hereafter be bigher in the United Kingdom thin the ad had obtained mo ay year after year. The lunga.
Efforts, it was proved by the police, had
able to cast a stone at him on account of ministration of Justice, and he happened lady's husband would have faced the Court to know that the administration of Justice and exposed the man but his wife though been made daily since the finding of the
this false charge having been made.
Mr Hayllar said he had to call certain in this Colony was the admiration of the innocent could not be brought to face the whole of tho Canton province, And there- ordeal, and that eminet man, one of the body to trace the parents but without suc-
evidence.
fore he asked them with the whole leat men in his walk of life, worried unt by this ile acoundrel bad to retire from his evidence of the trial before them, as honest conscientious, sensible, true men, psition, leaving ungathered the highest Lonours in the hands of his native.country not to flinch from their duty because
To give-honours which were for him our the prisoner charged happened to be a
The tain, and, there was everyoson to believe, follow countrymen of their own. prisoner had had as able a defence as could near. There had been no previous case. be made, the whole case had been, gane of the kind brought to light here where extortion under a threat of making a into very closely and no holes had beau
Dane charge had been charged; but how picked in the story of the night's pro- innocent, they must believe that Aboy free from a vile crime so common in Eng- But it might be ceadings. If they hold Mr Bowler to be long our respectability would preserve us wickedly and maliciously laid this false land it is difficult to say. charge to cover his dealeation of 20 (or said, if Bowler was so courageous in the. $1.20), or that he did it at the instigation of morning what becomes of wil bis bravery Bome enemies of Mr Bowler, or that he did by afternoon. He believed that like many snother man's it oozed out at the enda of it to get away from a place where he wan
not under any idea he was doing auch He asked the jury to say whether he was guilty of any or all of these; they havingseen rong, not because he was unable to meet the facts, but because he knew that a cer his demeanour in the witness box, would be able to judge. The fact that Bowler tain amount of discredit and dishonour chose the man himself, took him off with always attach to a man who has been so
on the morning of the 10th, shows plainly such should be the case was no doubt a him on the evening of the 9th, and that the charged, even though he misy secure the offence was alleged to have been committed verdict of the jury in his favour concert. Ae to what had been said about He agreed with the Counsel for the prisoner the absence of any possibility of previous great misto tune, but we could not alter it. that it was very probable the boy did not Witb know the gravity of the office, with premeditation he wished to say that he never suggested anything of the kind.
of China.on it-the law there. regard to the alleged inaccuracies of the which he charge the prisoner, for with what took place at Mr Seth's office, he view account of the woman and the boy as to regard to this offence such was
There was no law in China against it. Be; pointed out how Mr Seth himself had beou was as perfect as Mr Hayllar could wish. entirely mistaken as to two or three impr. called at his Own request to correct imitated in this country. The Chief Justice Consulting with another shen read through the whole of the evidence
the Royal Italian Opera Company, for the benefit of the orphans of that institution.
We have received from the author, Eli T. Shoppard, LL.B, a pamphlet of 90 folios, on "Extra-Territoriality in Japan," being an enquiry with particular reference to the immunity of foreigners in Japan from the municipal laws of the Territory, by virtue of existing Treaty stipulations. We shall recur to the subject when we have carefully gone through this elaborate essay.
ecas.
content with the boy's refusal to be a party to an abominable crime he provides Lim with the corpus delicti by giving him a paper dollar. The boy too by his acceptance of the dollar put himself in an inconsistent position; his conduct was inconsistent with the state of his mind at the time, as he hat explained it to thom. Did they believe the boy's story that, if all that he told them had been done to him and it was as revolting to his feelings, he could have raised no sların to obtain assistance, or at all events, being a man of good physique, have strug- per-gled with the prisoner, instead of submitt ing quietly to all the revolting indignities pat upon him according to his own story, It was not easy for them portaps to enter into the workings of a Chinaman's mind, but they must look narrowly to this man's own story and say whether in itself it was His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir not an inherent improbability. Nono of
John Smale.)
the witnesses called from No. 45, East- street, could be regarded as independent Thursday, Nov. 27th.
witnesses if this story was a false one, for
After an explanation by the Coroner of what constituted murder and what man- slaughter, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against some person or
sons unknown.
His Excellency A. Mori, the Japanese Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St James, arrived here last evening in the M. M. steamer Volga, accompanied by his wife; and they are now guests at Govern- ment House. The Japanese Minister, who is now on his way to London, was the first representative of Japan to Washington, and was afterwards sent as Minister Pleni-(Before potentiary to Peking, on the settlement of the Formosa dificulty.----
Á TACHT raos over a harbour course is fixed
for Saturday next, starting at 10 o'clock from the Coalsheds, Kowloon. The entries
and stations are:-
1.--Ariel, 2.--Naomi.
3.-+Naiad: 4.- Wave,
The course is from Coalsheds to mark off Cow-e-chow, back to the Channel Books, thence round Mesanee, back to Channel Rooks once more, and finish at Mesanes. First prize, $40; second prize, $10.
Tax Amended Exolso (Opium) Ordinance
SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Hie Lordship: Do you think it necessa- ry The Attorney General will then have his reply.
Mr Hayllar, on reconsideration, asid be would call no witnesses.
is Lordship: Then, do I go on to sum up now, gentlemen 1
The Acting Attorney General said he desired to call attention to a few points very brily. He believed he had the right to reply. He would not occupy more than
fifteen minutes.
They
The Chief Justice (with great warmth of manner): h, take fifteen hours, Mr Ate T. L BOWLEB ACQUITTED BY A MAJORITY. it was in that house that somehow, and attorney. Take fifteen hunre. You have the
Bome time, and for reasons which it was right of reply. T. I. Bowler was arraigned on a charge difficult to fathom, that the charge, if false,
The Acting Attorney General enid his of having on the 9th October last attempted was concocted. It was when they came to object was, to brush away a number of lonely because there were no other servants. is fingers, and that he had made this fer to commit an unnatural offence points whore it was possible to test hair olon is which seemed to have arisen where, Chun Asow. Another count charged him veracity by independent evidence that the be believed, none should exist. with assaulting and beating the above- Gamed Chivaman, on the same date, with case broke down. The complainant and the had got practically three defene a put for woman Ho Ayow were not, if they were toward here. The first was that the boy intent to commit the said crime. The believe the evidence of Mr Seth and the absconded with the $1.2) ($1 advance of following gentlemen were the jury em- Chinese clerk, the witnesses of truth as panelled-Messrs W. H. Ray, A. M'Iver, H. M. Mohta, L. Beyer, J. H. dos Remedics, to what took place at the ice of the Magistracy. And proved not true on these C. V. Smith, and F. H. Aranjee.
[Report continued from yesterday's lesue.] several poins they were not to be believed Mr Haylar shortly after four o'clock at all. The truth about the dollar-that bogan his address. They had new arrived it was given as an advance in the East at that stage of this painful core when it became his duty to lay before them the defence the prisoner and to make to this terrible charge, The charge, as the At- torney General had said, was one as serious
was made by the boy. Then there was the
That
the
is published in the Gazette of yesterday' murders. It was one which most people ness and the woman, if they believed the gistrate. Now, he (ibe Attorney General), tant facts of that day and had been re-oped that porfection wou'd never be
wages and 20 cents entrusted to him to make purchases) and that in order to cover himself should aby charge be made on account of this, this wicked and malicious Chare statement to explain this, made by the pil Street house and not at Bowler's Loose at Boner before the Magistrate, that the boy night-was kept back from the jury. Those had said he was lonely and would not who combined to keep back the truth could combine to trump up a fake story stay as there were no other s rvants. Then there was what might be called the main dealing in detail with the statement sworn defence, which was contained in the pri- to by Mr Beth and Li Hung Mi, as com-soner's elaborate statement before the Ma. as marder, if not more grave than some pared with that sworn to by the first wit
knowing something of the man's previous woman was not the witness of truth on history and he know
that his house them, after date; as is also the Merchant Shipping would esteem as one bringing with it, if Consolidation Bill, covering 36 pages. had the reputation of being a refuge
the feeling with which it was regarded the offer of the $10. God forbid that be for people who were so-called slaves In conclusion he said he had tried to deal consider their verdict, again pressing strong- with the case as dispassionately as hely on them and instruoting them that the tention is drawn to the regulation defining amongst Christians. He had often enter-should deal harshly with any woman orthought therefore there might be the districts where hawkers may use or tained very seriour doubts, and indeed noW take away the character of an honest wo-something in the conspiracy line of de could, and he must confess he would be sule point they had to decide was whether nis clerk or the woman and Aboy. Their atter cries or make other noises for the entertained doubt whether, in crimes of man ; but they were there to deal with this fence, but that they should have bed the sorry to see the man convicted If they the perjury lay on the side of Mr Seth and this kind, there was any benefit arising to matter in no sentimental way, brosuse be hearing of this case showed that he had could in their consciences say he was not purpose of buying or selling their goods" the public from their being brought up and
was prepared to show that this woman was doubts even as to that line of defence. He gui.ty, nobody would be more rejoiced than verdict would be not guilty or guilty the districte excepted being "No. 5 Die laid before the public in any Court. Be not living the life she represented; she was reminded them how the matter las as be the gentleman now addressing them; but according as they believed the one side of if they believed from the evidence is.d the other had committed the parjury a loose woman, leading a lo eo life and al- trict, Queen's Rood, the Praya, Bonham understood that more than one of the lead-
ing nations on the Continent bad come
The jury, after a retirement of a quarter They could not find Bowler quite innocent duly to the State under whoso protection Road, and the District to the south to conclusion that she balance in four to though he could not prove she had been live the Prisoner and the first witness. before thom that he was guilty, it was their beyond doubt pressn. i. the case. thereof," The appointment by the Secretary public morality was to relegate offences of this ing with Aboy, he could prore she had been without virtually finding that the boy Abo they now were that they should fearlessly of an hour, brought in a verdict of not living with another man during the absence was guilty of as grave an offence as-that-
of State of Mr Hugh McCallum, to be apothecary and analyst in the Colonial Surgeon's Deperiment, is also notified.
H. E. Chung How, the Chinese Minister
the 27th Regiment along with the band and His Excellency the Regimental colore. Minister proceeded to Government House, where he will be the guest of the Governor to-night.
a
He even
guilty by a majority, six being for that de
His Lordship thought the jury had not. liverance and one jucor holding the pri ouer guilty. had a sulficient time to argue the case out,
a serious charge and not to be dealt with
and asked them to return again. This was
kind only to the social punist ment which they of her husband. Coming to the conduct of alleged against Bowler, for, if the offence say this man was guilty, so that he might bore, and only when charges of violence or force were made were they the subject of ort. Mr Bowler himself that day, his conduct shared in this case was one of the most be punished according to law. Had this minal investigation. That seemed to him was easily understood if they thought for a serious that could be heard, it was all the been a got-up case by any guild of Chinese moment what man with any honour in him more gravo an offence to falsely aconse any against this man he had no doubt there salutary change in the law on the Continent, would not shrink from any such charge as
man of it. He had said at the outset that would have been some legal aid to carry ou and, as far as his own feelings were concern- ad, he often thought it would be a good ne this being even publicly made against him. this was an offence, like rape, easy to make the case but it was a cate coming before Bowler knew at the time of no other reason and often difficult to disprove. But his him in the usual way, developing out of an to introduce here, or amongst nations wat than his having made the charge against learned friend had been, be admitted, ordinary summons case and uo legal assist lightly. If it were murder bo could not He laft the would be right in taking it in this case. to the Russian Court, en route for fees did not entertain the same feeling towards the boy of deserting his service for this entirely unable to shake the evidence of ange other than the ordinary officers of the take such a verdict; he did not ace ha and arriving here yesterday by the M. M. this offence as is entertained by Christians false charge being made agaiunt him. He the boy in any particular concerning that Orewa was concerned in it.
That question had not been anfficiently care in the hauds of the Jury. steamer Ozus, landed here to-day at noon nations, and who therefore might be apt to had thought, if the one being withdrawn night The Jury saw the man's demeanour
The Chief Justice asked whether the Jury argued out between themselves or they. accompanied by bir suite, and was received bring a charge of this kind against a fore the other would go also, he would be doing in the witness box. Did it not impress
were agreed already; or whether they would would all have agreed. no wrong, he thought, in that. The way in them? That was where the difficulty came igner not knowing the excoalre depth of
Mr Hiylar said he had known cases ia with a salute of 19 gons from the saluting infamy which it entailed and the criminal which he admitted before the Magistrate in iu the trial of a case of simply bearing the prefer to hear him.
The Jury consulting, Mr Ray, as foreman which one man had turned the rest of the punishment it brought as its consequence his after attempt to have the charge with depositions read; one could go through the
sponsibility of having the jurors sent back battery, and a guard of honor furnished by in making these remarks he was not going drawn showed that he did not believe he papera, and mark icoonaistencies, but by said they were prepared to hear the whole jury, aud he would rather not take the re
case out to the bitter end." out of his way, because he thought they
was doing anything wrong,
a witness' demeanour they could judge
agala; he would prefer a safe verdict to would see the importance of what he had said, knowing the charge was false did not wish whether he was speaking the words of an
His Lordship the Chief Justice, in pro-the possibility of that happening, as he if they were able to come to the conclusion to
to run the risk of its casting a fearful honest man. He must say that man's ceeding to sum up, said this extraordinary knew it had before and so might again. which he asked them to come, of absolving sigma upon him by being brought publicly evidence and his whole demeanour in the case had been accompanied by extraordinary The Attorney General asid it was a ver the prisoner from the charge under which forward. He asked the jury not to im box struck him very much. He watched circumstances, circumstances entirely an diet for the desendant; he had no hope of he stood and letting him leave the court without dishonour, as in toto a man whose pute guilt to bim on account of what he him throughout the whole time, alike when precedented in that curt. Never before gettig any other. He was quite content
bad then, thoughtlessly no doubt, done,
noting bow precisely he gave the same fitness of a juror challenged by the prisoner. His Lordship : And you say you are, Mr THE Yokohams papers record the death of innocence had been proved and not merely believing this a trick to extort money from laying before them, the evidence in chief, had he seen an attempt to try by triers the with it if his learned friend was.
one whose guilt had not been proved. The him, but to interpret it more generously version as when before the magistrate, Never before bad he heard two jurors of
Mr Hayliar: I would very much rather Capt. Smith of the P. O. steamer Ma- Attorney General had pointed out in open and mercifully and believe that bodidsheact when he was being cross-examined by Mr unexceptional character peremptorily obal
at a daring the page ng negos oral had pointed out in open- lacca, and state that
to maintain bis respectability which Woold-
astrod by the Court the exercise of its the Attorney General. The prisoner lost back kuowing the possibilities, of the vessel from Hongkong Captain Smithto make and very difficult to disproze,A
man who was going to attempt to commit be soiled even by the mention of his name haylar and when certain questione were lenged by the Counsel for the Prosecution. accept it (it's safe) than see the jury sent was incapacitated from duty by the illness an offenes like this or who really did in connection with such a beastly charge, duty, to elidt the truth in the by that the presence on the jury of two men His Lordship: have seen what you The question might be occurring to some interests of truth and justice. He thought than whom, he was compelled to say, there mention, one strong willed often tam the of their minds, what was the object of this and submitted to the jury that that man's were no mora intelligent or able men, or which has proved fatal." There was there commit it was not likely to do so be-
tinded, I shall acaopt the verdict, although fore no foundation, as we thought at the fore witnessen, and a man who was to charge? There, he must confeas, he was evidence stood unimpeachable and un-- disinterested men to this colony or in the Jury with him. As both counsels are sa- lay a falae charge of such an attempt not in a position to supply evidence. They impeached. With regard to the possibility world. He reiterated what the Counsel had time, for the absurd rumours afloat bere on was not likely to select a time as the alleged could only judge of it from what had occur of a conspiracy; what evidence was there said as to the nature of the offence charged, what should be done in such a osão as this. Tue Jury were then discharged, the var red in this Court, and it seemed to him, if of it. Mr Bowler hired this man as cook referred to the terms of its descrip receipt of the intelligence of his death. Mr time of the offence when witnesses were Consul Dohmen, with regard to the death at charge as areatly coressed the mea they believed the evidence of Mr Seth, it and brought him away from his house in tion in the ludigiment, and described diet recorded and the prisoner discharged.
an "infernal" crime; which false charge was more was tolerably obvious the woman, Fay You East Street a few minutes after he first it as
Mr Hayilar applied to have the $1.20 rei witusares there were who had been tamper for some reason or other, was at the bottom saw him. They never saw each other he would have expressed in shorter turned to blr Bowler,
His Lordship said he did not know that the day after leaving Hongkong, finds that od with, as the defense had the right then of the charge. Why, otherwise, did they before. The man was not a volunteer English did his position here allow him to
to cross-examine more than one witness **the cause of death was the bursting of a claiming to have been a spectator of the had her prompting the man and taking the Mr Bowler chose him himself. Where was do so. He read the details of several cases he could do that under this, verdict o the money be impounded and an intars active part she had taken in the matter the evidence of any conspiracy? The of rape, which as the Attorney fteners! had cironmstances alleged and of hearing He had no doubt his learned friend would one moment they were asked to believe properly said were scalagons to cases of pleader summons taken out in Summary different accounts of the same transaction. But in a case of this kind the details were put it, and quite properly too (indeed be the man came to his house with an ulterior this kind, in which, when the evidence Surladiation, when the question can be
had put everything before the Jary most motive the next moment dr Bowler told appeared of the strongest possible nature, tried, SHOETLY before 1 o'clock this morning an so simple that any person of ordinary fairly for the pramoner), where was the op him the man said he was lonely and wanted facts had been brought to light which The Court rose shortly after 8.30p.m., and
intelligence could master them or manufac ture them and, if of ordinary memory, could portunity for communication with the
As to the noise at the Court house by the capable of having committed the offence af stands adjourned till Tuesday next, the retain them suffisently to repeat them in woman; the boy left Bowler's house at half to go away and he would not let him leave showed the man charged was physically in- observed a sockis turking about fu a sus precisely the same form here a at the past fivej and bo was in the Police offde with woman, that was on the return of the pr the time charged He quoted from Taylor 2nd proximo, then the Oons pleacy piploys manner. On seeing the polloman police court. He had therefore, he must his charge at 10 minutes to 6 o'clock, honner and a boy from the Charge-room, not on on Evidense as to the reception of evidence (the $17,000 case) will be heard
of Mr P. E. Pistorius on the 4th November,
abscess on the liver."
Indian Police Sergeant, while patrolling in
the neighbourhood of Bonbam Strand West,
Hayllar
it is not in accordance with my view f