CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 436

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For become law, will introduce more changes more important and radical than I contemplated...

In addition to what he has written, the Acting Chief Justice has verbally complained to me that the Ordinance as it stands does not make any provision to prevent the evidence of one prisoner being used against another prisoner arraigned with him.

In my judgment, they should be so used if necessary, it being left to the Judge to point out to the jury the value of such testimony in each particular case; and I think Section 5 of the Ordinance sufficiently expresses this idea.

(Signed) Thos. Mayllar...
Acting Attorney General,
Hong Kong,
April, 1872.

(True Copy)
Acting Colonial Secretary.

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For become law, will introduce more changes more important and radical than I contemplated... In addition to what he has written, the Acting Chief Justice has verbally complained to me that the Ordinance as it stands does not make any provision to prevent the evidence of one prisoner being used against another prisoner arraigned with him. In my judgment, they should be so used if necessary, it being left to the Judge to point out to the jury the value of such testimony in each particular case; and I think Section 5 of the Ordinance sufficiently expresses this idea. (Signed) Thos. Mayllar... Acting Attorney General, Hong Kong, April, 1872. (True Copy) Acting Colonial Secretary.
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ever

for

become law, will introduce

anore

changes

ortant and radical

important

than I contemplated...

In addition to what he

has written, the Acting Chief. droties has verbally complained to me that the Ordinance as it

stands does not matte

any

provision to prevent the

of

one

any him

prisoner being used against other prisoner arraigned with

o w

hv

the

Aamul

information.

my judgment, they

presiding

should be so used if necessary, it being left to tho Sudge to point out to the dury the value of such

such testimmy

in

each particular ease; and I -think Section 5 of the Ordinan

3

434

Al

-sufficiently exprepes this idea. –

(Signed) Thos & Mayllar..

thong dong

th

C

Aating Attorney

April, 1872...

(True Copy)

mit.

General.-

Acting Colonial Sentary

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