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there is not evidence enough to convict him, we cannot well put forward a demand for his dismissal, as that would amount to asking that he should be punished because he is strongly suspected.
Under these circumstances I should not propose to make any representation to the Chinese Government against these two officials in the sense of Sir Henry Blake's suggestion in the case.
There remain A., B. and C.
A. is Ting Cheong, who in the opinion of the Attorney-General should be charged with murder, as being one of the gang which was present at and actually perpetrated the murder,
The evidence against him, so far as it can be traced from the Judges' Notes, is as follows:-
Page 10. A witness named Chan deposed that according to statement made in his presence, the murder was arranged by the witness' brother and other persons, of whom A. was one; that it was actually committed by his brother and by A., and that they both received rewards for it, as did the man Li Kwal-fan
Li Kwai-fan, who was convicted and sentenced to death at Hongkong.
Page 12. Another witness closely connects A. with the murder, but this witness is unfortunately dead (Kong Ngau Ying).
Page 15. Another witness shows that A. was intimate with the man Li Kwal-fan, already executed for his share in the murder,
The above seems to be all the evidence against Tung Cheong, and it appears strong enough to justify a demand for his trial.
B. and C. The evidence, in the opinion of the Attorney-General, constitutes a strong case against these two persons of conspiring to murder together with Tung Cheong, Li Kwal-fan and Cham Lam Tsai, and he considers that there is more evidence to support the charge of conspiracy than that of being accessory before the fact.
boat.
B. is Yeung Tsing Kai, captain of a Chinese gun-boat.
Page 7. A witness deposed that he met on this gunboat