fifty chests of Opium which
Awas
brought to Fah
"to-sucon and there divided. Another boat was
" hired there which brought forty chests to Hongkong,
"
where it
was put in Asoo's boat in the three-
" prisoners (Lacu Mput, Leang Ashin, and Chrong
that,
i
"Checu, alias Cheang Aser) were then present-
"
Asco received more than tivo chests of Opium-
"besides money.
"
That the said informer Ter Apo has since been found quilty of extorting money from
persons under threats
intimidation, to the
paid a certain
effect that unless he were
sum of money,
having
he would charge parties with
committed, acts of piracy, and who being
so convicted _ on such charge,
such charge, has been sentenced.
to hard labour for three
year
in Her
Majesty's
Jail of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong afou said___ that at the time the said evidence
was
es given by the said. Too Ape against your
Petitioners, he
was known to have threatened
-party,
one - Chan thee, that if
a sum
of
money were not paid to him, he would-
with piracy, but that this fact =
the Jury who convicted.
pous never
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charge..
him
laid before
our Petitioners
- you'r
That at the time of the conviction of
your Petitioners the
jury
were
doubtless saliefied
of their quilt, but since it has been proved that the said Too Apo
then and had been formerly
was
guilty of colorting money.
under the circumstances
aforesaid, the conviction of the said. Toe Ape -naturally gives rise to suspicions that. the said Too Apo, was actuated by similar motives in
giving
his evidence
against your
That
your
Peditimers
of the charge of which they ;
rendergoing
and are now.
Petitioners.
not quilly
ale
were convicted,
their sentences.
Your Petitioners then fore humbly pray
that - Your Excellency will be pleased to take into your
consideration the
circumstances of your. Petitioners' cases
and that Your Excellency will be pleased mercifully to reverse
your