CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 402

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17. The letter is written to dis-allow

the

exposures

expences of a firin of Solicitors here whow Sir John Smale had induced to undertake to assist counsel in

a tuuv

a fee

defending

named Ahuet who had been-

acc

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to add, says.

tried for murder. I the bolonial decretory, that beyond paying to lemusel who defended the prisoner the Government has no intuction, nor is it

les customary, as this becillmcy understands, to pay other

euns than those mentione

above. "The Solicitors

so we sLU

ov

only

only $12.30

thiast the pagucent cons refused

principle. 18. Thus up to September 1873 thiore practice of the Kund. 17. Der Joler Emale writes a long letter

was wo

tir

- defence of the allowance of these fees and set forth at great; length his meves as to the anessity of the services

6 of a Solicitor as Counsel. This letter is very..

well

20.

as a bows.

ou

valuable so me exposition of dir Jolene domcles crive on the subject of the defener of presours which I do not think are quite understord. Ishall refer to it agaie Lagain. What happened in the interval... between the trial of Alment and Depts 1877, when two men named Givenue and Pachor were tried for murder, as to the amplaquent of a Solicitor I do not know

excerpt

memorable

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Counsel

sion. The

occasion.

sivorces of both bocused and Solicitor were obtained but a fearful catastrophe vary.

nearly happened the leourt bring decord

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