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all Prisoners being assumed innocent until proved guilty-
20 Prisoners out
it
would be justifiable to confine them in order to ensure their appearance.
This
My Lord,
finding that they
I need scarcely say would only prove a remedy wears an unseemly appearance,
of 5
56
having been acquitted,
come of two
for
may, both for the sake of them after a confinement of months - But be this as it
for the convenience of Prosecutors and witnesses, and in common justice to the Prisoner, there certainly ought not to intervene a longer space between two Sessions than that at present allowed, viz. from the end of April to the 15th July, a period of two months and a half.
The issue of the last Session induced me personally, and in a friendly manner to consult the Chief Justice as to what measures could be adopted to prevent the evil. He admitted that the witnesses are generally liable to personal restraint, during perhaps a couple of months for the purpose of making good their charges, would prefer abandoning them altogether, or would, more probably, take the Law into their own hands and never return to the Colony.
Your Lordship will have the goodness to observe that the Session above alluded to, having opened on the 15th July, the previous one opened and closed on the 15th April, so that the 56 Prisoners in Jail in the absence of witnesses appeared to hint that, whenever there was good reason to believe that Witnesses intended to quit the Colony, it
(three months...
This, my Lord, is a true and honest account of the present state of our Principal Judicial establishment, which it appears to me is but ill adapted to the requirements of the Colony. Such as it is,
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all Prisoners being accumed innocent until
proved quilty-
20 Prisoners out
it
would be justifiable to confine them in order
to ensure their ap
appearance.
This
My Lord,
finding that they
I need seareely say would only prove a remedy
wears an unseemly af
unseemly appearanes,
of 5
56
haring.
been
requitted.,
come of
two
ofor
Miel:
for
may,
both for the
of them after a confinements of
Mouths - But be this as it.
sake of the
the convenienec of Proccentors and witnesses, and in common justice to the
justies-
Prisoner, there certainly ought not to intervene
Two Sessions a longer spree
between
from
ary
of time than that at presents allowed._, the end of April_ to the 15th July, a period of two souths and a half. The
viz.
issue of the last. Session induced_me_ personally, and in a
friendly
amanner to
consult the Chief Justice as to what
measures could be adopted_ to prevent_
r e eu te nee
acquittals
A
of the evil. He admitted that the
Avere
lly in con
generally
consequence of t
witnesses
liable to personal restraint, during perhaps
couple of mouths
for the
A
purpose of making good their charges, would prefer abandoning them altogether, on, would, more probably, take the Law into their own hands and never_~_ return to the Colony..
-
Your Lordship will have the
gooduces
to observe that the session, above alluded to,
opened
having
opened on the 15th July, the previous one
and closed on the 15#_ April, so that the
Jail
56 Prisoners in Jail
of
the
absence of witnesses and appeared to hint
that, whenever there was
ood reason to believe
good
that. Witnesses intended_ to quit the Colony,
it
(three months...
This, my
were
the accumulation
Lord, is a true and honest
f
necounts of the present writing of our Principal Indicial retablishment, which it appears
me,
to
requirements of
is but ill adapted to the the [olony. Such as it is,
Such as it is, it is however
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