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into finding s prisoner Quiltech of a crime not clearly proved, ord "Not Guilty of a prime morally, but not bastly established).
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On this headsitis Excellency is too well aware of the obstacks to satisfactory information withs, which the mendacity/ of the Chinomen, and the ignorance and dishonesty of Hbe interpreters, murs pares, and sole channels of communication with that people, beset us.
And I would fain hope that the Governor will represent shongly to Fecretary M. Labouchere, how important
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thing it is, to arm the
jt jo, Attorney General with the power of subpating to reinvestigation, should arsopportunity occur, many of the pases which miscarry upon a first trials, not for loak of proof, but,
et for lank of the means to ensure
it.
It is therefore that I recommend the making it rompetent to a jury in any
of
criminal case to return a verdict, according to the facts,
"Not Prover"; - and the providing that such a verdict shall not be pleadable in