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The Copy of a Des pateth on the subject which
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Minister at Washington
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20th March 1868.
(Copy)
170
SUMMONS FOR WITNESS.
AT THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.
28 the cause in Barnes B. by John Maddison,
Copy
[The penalty for disobedience to this Summons is 100 Dollars, and attendance may be enforced by Warrant of Apprehension.]
If practicable, the Copy must be served on the Party personally;
but if this be impracticable, it may be left at his last usual Place of Abode, or be affixed to some conspicuous part of the outside of such Abode: and the reason why the Personal Service could not be made, must be stated in the Return.)
Carpenter, Barque "Reindeer" is Plaintiff, Captain E. W. Nichols, commanding Barque "Victoria" Defendant.
To William Jones, a Constable of the said Colony, and to all other Constables of the said Colony.
Upon information laid before me, J. J. Mitchell, Soft.,
Whereas a complaint was made to one of HER MAJESTY'S JUSTICES OF THE PEACE in and for the said Colony, for that the said Defendant on the 20th October inst., on board the Barque "Reindeer", in Victoria Harbor, did assault and beat John Maddison; unlawfully
and hath been made to appear to me that
Samuel Nelson, Seaman, the Cook & the Steward of the said Barque are Witnesses in this matter and are likely to give material evidence therein; these are therefore to require you to summon the said Witnesses (delivering to them a copy hereof) to be and appear at the Office aforesaid on Tuesday the 23rd day of October 1855, at twelve o'clock in the noon, before such JUSTICE or JUSTICES OF THE PEACE for the said Colony as may then be there, to testify what they shall know concerning the matter of the said complaint.
Given under my Hand and Seal this 22nd day of October in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Fifty-five
William Jones.
(Signed) W. H. Mitchell, Assistant Magistrate.
I, a Constable of the said Colony, do hereby certify, that on the 22nd of October 1855, at half past four o'clock, P.M. I duly summoned the within named Witnesses and served a true Copy of this Summons on them in the manner following, that is to say: Personally.
(Signed) William Jones, Constable.