CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 321

Cheung a thin (who had been convicted of Murder) to an Sentence of penal servitude for life; and, in accordance with the practice in

such enses

I beg leave to enclose Copies of the Judges report and

notes of evidence together with the

the Executive Council

Minutes of

and some other papers

2.

on

Mr. Browden Ferat & units -

Misuries of brecutor to

Suport of trial from. Dairy & Karment of Inspecta Purusta Mattias tenues induxe jed

the subject.

As the majority of

of the

Executive Council advised me to

execute the prisoner, I have

entered on the minutes muy

reasons at some

length for acting in opposition to the judgment of the majority. I also asked

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the Clerk

Council to invite the

members to insert on the minutes

their reasons.

for

the course

they

"recommended and this they have

been good enough to do.

3

The Judges Report and notes

of evidence were considered at two

Meetings of Council,

on the 2586

f

June and. Itt of July; and at the

first meeting

of

we had the advantage

the Judge's presence as I had specially summoned him to attend. On both occasions I pointed out that, unfortunately, the evidence was imperfect and did not in my opinion negative beyoud