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made by lôle to questions
of confessions made by
put by Captain Filinan, and that
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held
met to bole to make those
Confessimus, he did not appear to
have been warned as
to their
consequences, also that the Crow
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wounded
and the
absent, altho'
the only witnesses present at the Commission of the facts charged.
the Jury
avere.
then directed to
consider the case on the evidence
which would
ago before
them and
that if they thought it demanded further enquiry, they would find a
Bill accordingly.
The
foreman of the
Jury having replied
in
to the Court That
much as the evidence to be
adduced
was anticipated by the charge, the
Jury or its Foreman might be
recalled and
further directed to take into consideration the
entry
in the Ship's Log book relating
to the transaction - this
entry
appearing to be material evidence
in the
case.
The
Chief Justice stated
he thought the application
unnecessary
before the Jury busy.
(in consequence
the
Log book
was subsequently applied
for on the application
from Government) That the
depositions of Ching
taken at
Shanghae before Mr Consul Alcock, might be laid before the Jury as evidence, provided
any of the Witnesses for the
prosecution