and which receipt will free you from any responsibility on their account.
I remain,
(Signed) Richard Moosnam
The Honourable,
Sir,
Major Caine,
Chief Magistrate,
Victoria, 31st October, 1841.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letters No. 211 & 262 of the 28th Instant.
I am to acquaint you that His Excellency the Governor desires me to state that he entirely concurs in your opinion as to the guilt of Le Aman; that had the case been sooner referred to him, His Excellency would not have had any hesitation in sentencing him to at least two years' hard labour, for as a Servant of Government it must be remembered, that he was guilty in a tenfold degree. This, however, cannot now be remedied.
I cannot better convey to you His Excellency's opinion as to the culpability of Le Aman than by quoting his own words: "I take this opportunity to observe that I consider accused persons being allowed to prove alibis by the testimony of abandoned women is altogether inadmissible. Amongst all classes of Chinese there seems to me to be a total absence of veracity, or any moral feeling, and in this case, had I been the presiding Magistrate, and Le Aman had not been able to prove, by circumstantial evidence (always the best in China), that he was absent with the leave, and with the knowledge of his superiors and lawfully...
and which receipt will, free you, from. any responsibility on their account.
Iremain. Ve
(Signed) Richard Moosnam
The Honmable,
Sir..
Major Caine.
Chief . Magistrate,
-
Victoria, 312th October, 18413.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters N211 + 262 of
the 28th Instant.
me to
His Excellency the Governor, derivet
that he entirely. say, that he
concurs in.
Your opinion as to the quilt
and the
1 Le Aman; that had the case been sooner. referred to him. His Excelleney would
to
hesitation in
not have had any Sentencing him at least two years,
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hard Labour, for...
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however, cannot new be remedied_
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"to prove.
"Abandoned. Women is
altogether..
" inadmissible _ Amongst all classes of
"Chinese there
seems to
me
to be a total.
" absence of veracity, or any moral feeling, and in this case, had I been the presiding "Magistrate, and Yaong Aebo had not been "able to prove, by
prove, by Circumstantial.
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"Evidence. (always the best in Chinx), that
absent with the leave, and
The
was
"Knowledge of his superiors and
lawfully
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