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COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC - PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

Return of criminal cases that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the year 1858.

Number of Cases Crime Number of Persons Convicted Number of Persons Acquitted Sentence Recorded Transportation Hard Labor Number of Cases
1 Abduction of girls under 16 years of age 1
14 Accessory after the fact to larceny and felony 14
27 Adult 27
1 Assault and false imprisonment 1
614 Burglary 614
Burglary with Violence 1 1
Cutting with intent to do grievous bodily harm
2 Embezzlement by servant 2 2
Extortion by Alice Constable, and demanding money with menaces
22 Manslaughter 12 22
Misdemeanours 5 5
12 Murder 12
1 Obtaining goods or Money under false pretences 1
22 Perjury 22
20 Piracy 47 47
13 2 2
Piracy with wounding 6 6
Piracy with Violence 1 1
Receiving Stolen goods 3 3
15 Receiving goods piratically 15
11 Robbery 13 13
Robbery with arms 33 33
5 Robbery with violence 5
Robbery with intent to do grievous bodily harm 2 2
23 Stealing in a dwelling House 23
3 Stealing 3
Total 1100 46 9 7 50 9 23 19 36

Several prisoners were tried for Murder and were subsequently acquitted. One of the cases, the prisoner was afterwards found guilty of obtaining money by false pretences. Your Lordship will observe that at the conclusion of the trial, one of the prisoners was discharged against whom a verdict of not guilty was returned.

5 prisoners committed suicide in gaol before the day of trial. 2 of them were prisoners charged with Piracy. One of these prisoners was convicted on another indictment of Piracy. Four of the cases, the prisoners were convicted of Piracy. In one of these cases, the prisoner was priorly acquitted of Robbery with violence. In five of these cases, the prisoners were convicted of stealing in a dwelling house.

... kristaan lovvisteles in tlu ostar Caca.

N.R. Masson

Deputy Registrar.

W. He groander

Acting Colonial Secretary

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference TITLUC.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC - PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON Return of criminal cases that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the year 1858. Number of Cases Crime Number of Persons Convicted Number of Persons Acquitted Sentence Recorded Transportation Hard Labor Number of Cases 1 Abduction of girls under 16 years of age 1 14 Accessory after the fact to larceny and felony 14 27 Adult 27 1 Assault and false imprisonment 1 614 Burglary 614 Burglary with Violence 1 1 Cutting with intent to do grievous bodily harm 2 Embezzlement by servant 2 2 Extortion by Alice Constable, and demanding money with menaces 22 Manslaughter 12 22 Misdemeanours 5 5 12 Murder 12 1 Obtaining goods or Money under false pretences 1 22 Perjury 22 20 Piracy 47 47 13 2 2 Piracy with wounding 6 6 Piracy with Violence 1 1 Receiving Stolen goods 3 3 15 Receiving goods piratically 15 11 Robbery 13 13 Robbery with arms 33 33 5 Robbery with violence 5 Robbery with intent to do grievous bodily harm 2 2 23 Stealing in a dwelling House 23 3 Stealing 3 Total 1100 46 9 7 50 9 23 19 36 Several prisoners were tried for Murder and were subsequently acquitted. One of the cases, the prisoner was afterwards found guilty of obtaining money by false pretences. Your Lordship will observe that at the conclusion of the trial, one of the prisoners was discharged against whom a verdict of not guilty was returned. 5 prisoners committed suicide in gaol before the day of trial. 2 of them were prisoners charged with Piracy. One of these prisoners was convicted on another indictment of Piracy. Four of the cases, the prisoners were convicted of Piracy. In one of these cases, the prisoner was priorly acquitted of Robbery with violence. In five of these cases, the prisoners were convicted of stealing in a dwelling house. ... kristaan lovvisteles in tlu ostar Caca. N.R. Masson Deputy Registrar. W. He groander Acting Colonial Secretary
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference TITLUC.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON 13ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE Return of criminal cases that have ben bred 206 in the Supreme Court of Honghong during the your 1858. Number of Catat Number of th Crime. Convicted Acquitted 77776 Sentine Feath recorded Transportation Kard·labovover Hard laborone ja ar asal asanla Kuumber of Cases Number of Frarms. Number flases Number of Persons. 1 Altbauction of girls under 16 years of age 14 accessory after the fact theracy and felony- 27 Adult 1 15 Assault and false impriso 614 Burglary Burglary warth ding a with Violence- 1 Cutting with intent to do grievous bodily harm 2 berbezzhmant by servent_ 2 lutortion by Alice Constable, and demanding Broney Larceny with saunas 22 Manslaughter- |2|3 Misdawulaneurs. 5 | 12| Murdır. 1 obtaining goods or Money under false pretences? 22 Perjury 20 47 Strach. 13 2 Piracy with wounding 6 Piraly with Violence L Recribing Stolen goods. 3 15 Receiving goods piratically. 11 13 Robbery. Hottery witharus 33 5 Robbery with our އ ounding. 2y withe violence. with butent to dan bodily harde some gliensed 23. Stealling in a dwelling Housen 3 Stealing. hip Folal • 110046 9 7 50. 9 23 19 36 AfPrimers bried for Mardan and youreanetede. Blora of Chase primmers Afterwards lourished off obtaining bromy by falsa out- get yoursting ribniewed against hicalfraduate the first consange at the compleating the add tagainst one of and anallien la appearandeṛyaive nutrice wheat alle downl •5/Alomarkolmmitted suicide in bad before the day of Grial/w of them prismarstonvioled of Bure evara convicted owwether indictments of Piracy. Ifore of these prisoners com violed of founder / Low ader. Afsu five of the cases the primers of these prisoners convicted of biracy-X/sus priorach acquillade of Robbery wi the videnta paisthen primer in live of these cases cobicted of bleating in as bevelling housentes Kisoners iss .. kristaan lovvisteles in tlu ostar Caca. (dig?) •N.R.Masson Deputy Registrar. (Thure Popy (dig?) W. He groander, Actina bolonial Secretary
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference

TITLUC.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

13ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

Return of criminal cases that have ben bred

206

in the Supreme Court of Honghong during the your 1858.

Number of Catat

Number of th

Crime.

Convicted

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Number

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Number

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Number

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27 Adult

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2 berbezzhmant by servent_ 2 lutortion by Alice Constable,

and demanding Broney Larceny

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22 Manslaughter- |2|3 Misdawulaneurs.

5 | 12| Murdır.

1 obtaining goods or Money under false pretences? 22 Perjury

20 47 Strach.

13

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6 Piraly with Violence L Recribing Stolen goods.

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AfPrimers bried for Mardan and youreanetede. Blora of Chase primmers Afterwards lourished off obtaining bromy by falsa out-

get yoursting ribniewed against hicalfraduate the first consange at the compleating the add

tagainst one of

and anallien la appearandeṛyaive nutrice wheat alle downl

•5/Alomarkolmmitted suicide in bad before the day of Grial/w of them prismarstonvioled of Bure evara convicted owwether indictments of Piracy. Ifore of these prisoners com violed of founder / Low ader. Afsu five of the cases the primers of these prisoners convicted of biracy-X/sus priorach acquillade of Robbery wi the videnta paisthen primer in live of these cases cobicted of bleating in as bevelling housentes Kisoners iss

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kristaan lovvisteles in tlu ostar Caca.

(dig?) •N.R.Masson

Deputy Registrar.

(Thure Popy (dig?) W. He groander,

Actina bolonial Secretary

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