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Return of briminal cases that have been tried in the Supreme Court

Cases

number of Persons.

་་

of Houghong during the Year 1853._

Crime.

Abduction of Girls under 16 years of Age..

11 Assault.

/ 2 Attempting to Commit Felony.

7 Burglary..

Larceny.

// Larceny in a dwelling house. 2 3 Mandlaughter..

//

Misprision of felony..

11 Murder..

;; Murder on the high seas.:

!! Obtaining goods under false pretences.

Perjury..

Tiracy..

// Piracy with Endangering life.

2 Piracy with

wounding..

/ Receiving goods obtained by false pretences..

3 4 Receiving stolen goods.

// Robbery with trims.

22 Hobbery with bounding.

12 Stealing and receiving.

// Founding in the intent to do some grievous

Convicted,

Acquitted.

2

2

Sentence.

Death.

Seath

recorded.

Transportation

mw

255

Remarks.

Charges that-poned.

Abandoned

Hard labor over

One year.

Hand labor

and under

Number off!

Number of!

.

Persous

Al

*

20

2

fr

Caars,

гладните

Persona..

bodily harm

3244

Total.

23 8

2 8 49

513

ino years imprisonment and $10 fire to the Eueen, and further imprisonment until euch fine be tenis, the period of imprisonment to be reduced trone year if the child is restored wits Father within a mouth from the date of sentence. b/ Prisoners tried on on duformation for receiving stolen goods. _ " / Strongly recommended to mercy. / Méñenses absent. 2./ Prosecution withdrawn, prisoners convicted the one for obtaming goods. • under false pretences, the other for receiving the same, -

(Signed; H.R. Mason,

Acting Deputy Registrar.

[ Signed) W. H. Alexander,

Acting Registrar._

True Loky I

Maine

Colonial secretary.

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