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Houghing, 28th April 1858.

(Eyly)

My Dear Sir Jelen,

25

At the conclusion of the investigation which you instituted in Council, concerning the Chinese who had been condemned on the charge of burglary and murder at West Cow-loon, on the night of February, you were good enough to express a wish that I would assist you in making farther inquiries about the prisoner Le A-sho, and I was happy to undertake to do so, having a strong impression on my mind that the account which he gave of himself - involving an alibi on the occasion of the burglary - was substantially correct.

His statements were to the effect that he belonged to the village of Sung-shan, in the market district...

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Houghing, 28th April 1858. (Eyly) My Dear Sir Jelen, 25 At the conclusion of the investigation which you instituted in Council, concerning the Chinese who had been condemned on the charge of burglary and murder at West Cow-loon, on the night of February, you were good enough to express a wish that I would assist you in making farther inquiries about the prisoner Le A-sho, and I was happy to undertake to do so, having a strong impression on my mind that the account which he gave of himself - involving an alibi on the occasion of the burglary - was substantially correct. His statements were to the effect that he belonged to the village of Sung-shan, in the market district... Page 26
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Houghing, 28th April 1858.

(Eyly)

My Dear Sir Jelen,

25

At the conclusion of the

186

investigation which you instituted in Comeil, concerning the Chinese who had been condemned on the charge

ne

2 ? East- burglary and murder at Wes Cont

the first of farmory, you were flood to express a with that I would assist you sin mocking farther inquiries "about the prisoner Le A show, and I

happy to undertake to do so, having a strong impression mind that the account which be

Trow

Le gouve

of himself - involving an alibin on the recasion of the burglary;_snow substan -_tially emeet.

"Hir statements were to the effect theant he belonged to the village of Sung-

<thin-shan, in the market circle

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