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the man "Tam Pak for" and the other witnesses whom he had been instrumental in procuring had been allured by the prospect of the reward and had fabricated the whole of their evidence.
7. Some of the principal Chinese Shopkeepers formed themselves into a Committee, and petitioned the Government on behalf of the four Prisoners, urging that they were prepared to adduce fresh evidence which would not only establish the innocence of the Prisoners but convict "Tam-Pak Foo" and the other witnesses of Perjury.
8. The Petitioners were informed that if that were the case, the most legitimate course would be to prosecute "Tam Pak For" and the other witnesses for Perjury.
9. This was the course they immediately adopted, and the trial of "Tam Pak For" at the present Sessions resulted in his being convicted of Perjury by the unanimous Verdict of the Jury.
10. As this was the first instance of "Private Prosecution" since the case of Regina v. Souza, in which the Chief Justice expressed his opinion, that there should be no Private Prosecution in this Colony and that it was the duty of the Attorney General to institute and conduct all Prosecutions requested by the Registrar of the Supreme Court.