CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8] — Page 223

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the Danish Ship 'Emnending" bound

to Aoughou

from San Francises to

When the Thin reached the Southern

hire in this

side of this Eland Mr. Portions put his baggage into a Chinese bost yaccustomed to più for

harbour and licenced by the Registrar General. The boat prented by his

direction towards Macas and when at no great distance

from

that piace the 15 # May last the boatmen

on the

murdered the unfortunate Centieman

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and

threw his bode overboard. The Master of the boat and his wife were apprehended through the sections of the friends of the deceased and of the Acting Superintendent of Police

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M. faldwell and two of the bratimen

were

brought forward as witnesses .

Both prisoners were trien at the same

pris

time and found guilty.

on

An Excentive Council was held

the 20th fustant and the dunge

attended with his minutes. He

the

strongly recommended

for mercy female prisoner, said he hat is Inisgivings as to the jurisdiction of the court to try the case and expressed a wish that if the Council had any doubt of the propriety of the finding

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of the Jury, increy might also be istended to the heale Risoner. The Sentence on the Female prisoner has been commuted to transportation

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