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proved. . . The most material witness for the prosecution, is Postage who swears to hearing, a short time previous to the Murder, the conversation detailed between the deceased, and his wife "Hong: nee she", which it seems, that the appellant, by Lo: Atow's boat gave alarm to Bong: saing fook, but, not to his wife, that afterwards, he heard a voice, and distinguished that of Lo. Atow's, calling for a rope, a stone, and water; after this, he heard a splash in the water, and nothing further until next morning, and then he saw Lo: Atow; in deceased's boat, marked the blood on the boat, mat and Kiev jus.
It is most remarkable, that this witness did not have the body of the deceased, and did not report what he heard, and saw, though, by his showing, it is evident, that he must have anticipated, being required eventually to give evidence thereon, for the circumstance...
Remarks by the Magistrate of Hong Kong.
A circumstance of his making inquiries, having him the body, and examining, and identifying it, as that of Wing sharryfack, to cross questions, he swore, that business of his, yet he clearly proved, that he and it was no business of his.
It is not the least singular feature of this case, that he should meet a stranger in the Bay, the day after the murder, and that he should converse with him about the murder, thereby showing the stranger that the murder was known, and talked about, though he affects to say, that it was mere wings of his...
It is also evident, that the first conversation he had with a stranger relative to the Murder, should have been with a person, whose acquaintance he had just made. The first evidence for the prosecution, acknowledges that So boys told him, that the other (4) Prisoners, were in Lockton's boat, whilst all the others landed at Wing spongifort; beat...