CO129-149 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [1-4] — Page 263

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and two others, where as it would seem

alone was not the inducement.

money

Here one of the witnesses for the prosecution

a change of

was committed for trial on or

perjury and afterwards discharged by

Proclamation,

ریم

also

were the

the Prisoners.

It is to be deeply regretted that those

who instigated this charge

to go unpunished,

I were esllowed

as the falsity of their

acensation might have been tested by a

trial.

22.

"

Referring to the distribution of

that

the Showkewan reward it appears eight Chinese were recommended by & Inspector Daly to share in it, of these

four

"

men Kwok-W. Tai (Water Police Sorgsent) Yung. A. Yune" (Informer)

Chewing - A. To- (Polios Interpreter) muds

"

"Chung - Sing Constable Bacswain of

Mr Daly's boat) had nothing whatever

to do with obtaining or giving information

in the case.

It

In reparting our exambersions in

conclusions

this matter we think it right to state that the Court has had no opportunity

of examining M. Deane, the Superintendant of Polier who

ho is

absent on leave,

and further, that it has been unable to obtain any

any documents, written.

instructions

ex

orders given by that Officer to his subardinales . Horvever, we learn that he assumed the entire .. management of the prosecution in the -case during it's three stages. We r

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