Wetter from the
Singapore 6th Jebsen a
ayy 1859
82793
understa
I have the honor to Inform you that, under no doubt has been cast, by favorable friends at
Harney General Menghing, upon the generally received statement of
the his having been obliged to leave this place for China.
the 17th May. a crime; ( which statement is substantially embodied in my communication of
17th May 1857.
By
lost, to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State ;)
between
I employed the few hours, intervening
arrival yesterday and my departure today,
in writing to the
authorities, and enquiring.
to refresh the officers' memory of the proceedings, alleged to have been taken, in the matter.
The
Tatparstant Magistrate, M. Dunman, who perfectly remembered the circumstances of case, and M. Woods the principal lawyer (formerly chief-clerk,) whose recollection exactly tallied with that of the Magistrate, informed me that there was no hope of my being
able to obtain the
documentary evidence which I sought.
They
were not quite
nor could
sure that any had ever
existed ; as the crime was compounded, by "friends" of the culprit, very soon after the menace of
criminal process came to Caldwell's knowledge: They positively stated, Whether the warrant had been issued, or the preliminary information, upon which it was actually, reduced to writing.
At any rate, they said, the police records, of that period had been so 'ill kept, that whatever papers there might...
The Honorable H... Mercer
Colonial Secretary
Hong Kong.
Law
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Wetter from the
Singapore 6th Jebsen a
ayy 1859
82793
understa
I have the horror to Inform you that, und
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Harney General Menghing, upon the generally received statement of
the his having been obliged to leave this place for think.
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17th May 1857.
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