CO129-149 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [1-4] — Page 284

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Two

07072-

witnesses were examined, and

the Magistrate very properly_

Committed

the Prisoners for Trial . The Jury found

thom Guilty,

and that of itself

sufficient Justification

tara. 14.

Vnspector Anningson having . produced Lee. Loi Irgan

A

I consider

he did all that his Ruity requirect . After procuring a Witness

an

for the Crown be

expected to make

Inspector cannot a. Search for other Witnesses to contradict him. It is not the Inspector's business to run after evidence for the Refence, but only to mention to the Magistrate that there is such evidence if he

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happens to know of it : Inspector Raly therefore

should have apprized the

Magistrate that Lee Loi Ngan' =

were in attendance.

Para: 16.

Who is to blame for not calling "Lee Lei Ayan

"

Crew

at the Trial ? the

Acting Attorney General (840 Fallard 20) could not be expected to call him for the Prosecution, and M. Maytlar the Counsel for the Prisoner, died not think proper to call him for the Defence . This however is a point

on which the Commissioners

were not called

apore

to Report

It does not concern the Police

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