CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 492

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exercising his great influence amonget the Chinese population in the same direction; giving bail himself, or finding bail for the accused; auch in other on all recasions proving himself his steadfact friend and ally. Indeed, "whenever the interests

ways

of Machowwog

In his friends interference of Mr. faldwell

were in question, the

Expacity

was

in some

prompt and decided.

20. During the trial which resulted in Machowtoon's conviction, and afterward, Me faldwell exerted himself to the Butmost for the prisoner

prisoner. He assisted

the Counsel and Attorney in getting up the defence. He

evidence at

gave

N. 18 in argentin

to Mientes of link

Knic

where the

the trial on behalf of the prisoner, and

stated that "the Books produced were

#

of

of an

the

ordinary mercantile character. the conviction he solicited

day after

from the bovernor a pride

mitigation of the Sentence, nor this not proving successful, a petition,

drawn

up by

some

friends of

the convict, was forwarded to the

j

Government by her Caldwell who interected himself in support of

it.

Se next wrote a letter

rendeavouring to explain away all the suspicious circumstances in MachowWoong's previous history- and when directed to examine the papers found in mackowloong's