· 1914 1860
Inclosure Not in Drop:
Chief Justice, reporting case of
Letter from the Acting
Verdict in
charged with wilful Henry Piper McCord,
murder,
on ground of "Insanity" 9 Jul 1860.
and the acquitted
(Copy)
In the Supreme Court of Hong Kong
Special Criminal Sessions. Wednesday the 11th day of July 1860.
Regina v Henry Piper McCord,
able seaman on board the British ship Epsom.
charged with the murder
of Peter Davis,
The Acting Attorney General
opened the case, and called,
Thomas Buckland, who,
sworn, stated, — I am
duly sworn
Master of the "Epsom", she is a
British ship, she was
lying
at Whampoa on the evening of
the 19th of last month,
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