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savage
murder was committed with very
· great premeditation - and without the
least provocation
murdered
on the part of the
Wontan.
Under a belief that the deceased
Chun
Ngam
Mui was
taking out of his
reach Chun a mi with whom he had.
formed an improper
say
I also append to my
notes the
depositions taken before the Magistrate
which were
put in evidence by the learned counsel who defended the
prisoner.
I have 4.
(signed) & Snowden,
deting Chief Justice.
connection- and
on
whom I dare
he had spent
more
money
than
vas
admitted, on the
N. B. 25 June.
morning
a
cooking
before the Coroner
Her AALI
also
put
in evidence
The statement of the prisoner made
of the murder the prisoner took
chopper,
a most deadly weapon, and set
orit to intercept them.
There is reason to think that his
intention was to murder both women,
; and that he would have succeeded
but for the vigorous resistence they made:
the learned Counsel for the prisoner. ?
by the
(signed) J. Snowden:
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